The Vintage Read Show

Feb 26 2021 5 mins

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Join me for vintage reads and movie reviews! Every episode I will introduce a new vintage "read" or classic movie for you to explore... Bestsellers & box office hits from the 40s, 50s, 60s & 70s. I will share some "behind the scenes" insights from the movie productions, as well as quotes from my own vintage movie mag collection! I hope this podcast inspires you to read, watch...or do both! Come and join me for some retro fun.

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Binge Worthy Vintage TV Series - To The Manor Born

Feb 26 2021 4 mins

I indulged myself and purchased the streaming app Britbox. What a delight for this vintage TV series aficionado! In this episode I chat about my new fave “To The Manor Born”, a series from the 70s starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles. I hope it inspires you to watch it and it gives you many hours of enjoyment!

Dark Victory 1939 Movie Club Selection For October

Nov 01 2020 4 mins

This was a career transforming movie for the amazing Bette Davis. Her dramatic performance will captivate you (and make you cry!)

Excellent Women By Barbara Pym, Book Selection For September

Oct 03 2020 3 mins

Our second vintage book club selection is Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, a New York Times bestseller in 1952. In this episode I tell you a little about the author and her late in life fame!

12 Angry Men 1957 Movie Club Selection For August

Aug 05 2020 6 mins

A first glimpse at the tense drama 12 Angry Men. The book, by Reginald Rose, was first published in 1954 and he went on to write the first TV screenplay. Henry Fonda was keen to produce and star in it, managing to bring it to the silver screen under the brilliant direction of Sydney Lumet in 1957. It went on to be nominated for 4 Academy awards, I guarantee this classic, powerful m

The Parasites By Daphne Du Maurier, Book Selection For August

Jul 24 2020 7 mins

Our first vintage book club selection is The Parasites by Daphne Du Maurier. From it's explosive opening this wonderful book takes you on an intriguing journey, however it wasn't the book itself that first attracted me to read it! It was the story behind its creation, the setting where Daphene Du Maurier wrote it! The gatehouse of the grand old estate Menabilly on the dramatic Corn