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Eleanor & Alasdair Read That

Eleanor & Alasdair Read That

By: Eleanor Morton & Alasdair Beckett-King
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Two red-headed comedians revisit classic kids’ books. Will our childhood treasures stand the test of time? Or will we be forced to make fun of them on a podcast?Copyright 2024-2025 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • We Read Winnie the Pooh

    We Read Winnie the Pooh
    Jun 19 2026

    Here are Eleanor and Alasdair, coming down the stairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head. That's right, Eleanor has murdered Alasdair. But not before recording this month's episode all about A. A. Milne's 1926 classic Winnie the Pooh.

    Will Eleanor be able to contain her disdain for the 1966 Disney movie? Will Alasdair's Alan Bennett impression comes out more like Les Dennis doing Mavis from Coronation Street? And are ANY Winnie the Pooh quotes genuine?

    In the words of A. A. Milne, "I pity the fool who gets on a plane."
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    40 mins
  • We Read Charlotte's Web

    We Read Charlotte's Web
    May 19 2026

    Just like women be shopping, E. B. White. And White's 1952 novel Charlotte's Web is a blackly comical tear-jerker about a spider coming to the aid of a pig who doesn't want to be eaten. Are Eleanor and Alasdair fans of spiders? Or are we absolutely terrified of them?

    Well, what do you think? Based on everything you know about us, do you think we like spiders?
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    35 mins
  • We Read Johnny and the Bomb

    We Read Johnny and the Bomb
    Apr 19 2026

    Eleanor and Alasdair step into the trousers of time, with Terry Pratchett's 1996 novel Johnny and the Bomb. Five inept British teens find themselves in World War Two with bags of time on their hands.

    Was Johnny and the Bomb "The Bomb"? Or will it bomb in our estimation? And who were the real baddies in WW2?

    (It was the Nazis.)
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    43 mins
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A lovely podcast that has really become a monthly treat. As a former voracious reader of children's books (when a child), it's a real trip down memory lane. Love it.

Like rereading old favourites with friends!

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