Ranked #1
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
Welcome to The Well Told Tale. This episode: a reading of The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. A psycholo... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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50mins
Ranked #2
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
This week, our Tale is 'Rip Van Winkle' by Washington Irving. While it draws on a variety of old stories and fairy tales... Read more
8 Apr 2020
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38mins
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The Masque of the Red Death
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The Call of Cthulhu - Part 3 (of 3)
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The Time Machine - Part 1 (of 5)
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Today we start a new tale, 'The Time Machine' by H. G. Wells. This masterwork of science fiction from 1895 gave rise to ... Read more
15 Jan 2020
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Beyond the Door
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This week we have a whimsical, if dark, short story by Philip K. Dick, "Beyond the Door." Best known for his sci-fi work... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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The Invisible Man - Part 1 (of 6)
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This week, we return to science fiction legend H. G. Wells and begin a new Tale, 'The Invisible Man.' Wells popularised ... Read more
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51mins
Ranked #8
The Time Machine - Part 5 (of 5)
The Time Machine - Part 5 (of 5)
The fifth and final part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller, still 800,000 years in... Read more
12 Feb 2020
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #9
The Time Machine - Part 4 (of 5)
The Time Machine - Part 4 (of 5)
The fourth part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller, 800,000 years in the future, ha... Read more
5 Feb 2020
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31mins
Ranked #10
The Time Machine - Part 3 (of 5)
The Time Machine - Part 3 (of 5)
The third part of our reading of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. The Time Traveller has travelled 800,000 years in th... Read more
29 Jan 2020
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42mins
Ranked #11
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
This week we have a short story from F. Scott Fitzgerald. Best known for his novel "The Great Gatsby," Fitzgerald only ... Read more
26 Feb 2020
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The Time Machine - Part 2 (of 5)
The Time Machine - Part 2 (of 5)
The second part of our telling of "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. In Part 1, the Time Traveller revealed his time mac... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 3 (of 4)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 3 (of 4)
The third part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. After a number of adventures and s... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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43mins
Ranked #14
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 4 (of 4)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 4 (of 4)
The fourth and final part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Alice has shared tea wi... Read more
1 Apr 2020
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40mins
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 1 (of 4)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 1 (of 4)
Today we start a new Tale, Lewis Carroll's beloved classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Since its publication in 1... Read more
11 Mar 2020
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37mins
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 2 (of 4)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Part 2 (of 4)
The second part of our reading of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. Alice has fallen down the rabbit ... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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43mins
Ranked #17
The Skull
The Skull
We return with another short story from one of our favourite science fiction writers, Philip K. Dick. Much of his work ... Read more
27 May 2020
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The Invisible Man - Part 6 (of 6)
The Invisible Man - Part 6 (of 6)
The final part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. The Invisible Man, Griffin, has been relaying his ... Read more
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1hr 14mins
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The Invisible Man - Part 5 (of 6)
The Invisible Man - Part 5 (of 6)
The fifth part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. We now know that the Invisible Man is called Griff... Read more
13 May 2020
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46mins
Ranked #20
The Invisible Man - Part 4 (of 6)
The Invisible Man - Part 4 (of 6)
The fourth part of our reading of 'The Invisible Man' by H. G. Wells. We last saw Thomas Marvel, the Invisible Man's un... Read more
6 May 2020
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45mins
