Hello Readers.

Welcome to Part 2 of our Christmas Special. Grab a sherry and a couple of generously sized mince pies and enjoy Chris & Vic unleashing their thoughts about the TV adaptation Rivals TV series on Disney Plus. We've also got the added bonus of their personal top three books of the year, there are a few surprises in there!

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Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast, in no particular order

Rivals the TV Series

Winter King Bernard Cornwell

Titanic Lives Richard Davenport Hines

The Boys In The Boat Daniel James Brown

The Crime At Black Dudley Margery Allingham

Mosquito Rowland White

The Custom Of The Country Edith Wharton

We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out what the talent thought about the Rivals TV series on Disney Plus, stay tuned and have a mince pie at the ready.

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Hello Readers.

Welcome to Part 1 of our Christmas Special, covering Rivals by Jilly Cooper, hold onto your baubles as Chris & Vic cover the ups and downs of this 1980s bonkbuster and what they thought of it.

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Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

Rivals by Jilly Cooper

Rivals the TV Series

We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out what the talent thought about the Rivals TV series on Disney Plus, stay tuned and have a mince pie at the ready.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Crimson Petal and The White, along with an extended trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

The Crimson Petal and The White by Michel Faber

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Hardy Candy (2005)

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) 2020

The Hunt (2020)

We will see you soon for our very special December episode and you can find out what Vic and Chris thought about what they have read in the run up to Christmas.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Chris' take on The Crimson Petal and The White and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.

Here’s a list of the books mentioned in the podcast.

The Crimson Petal and The White by Michel Faber

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Come back in two weeks when Vic will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Terror, along with the traditional ding dong of the traditional trivial argument. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

The Terror by Dan Simmons

Who Goes There? by John W Cambell

Polar Horror by

Franklin by Andrew Lambert

Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson

Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Lady Franklin’s Revenge by Ken McGoogan

The Terror

Thing From Another World

Horror Express

The Faculty

The Abominable Snowman

Ice Warriors

The Seeds of Doom

Alien v Predator

Shackleton

National Maritime Museum

We will see you soon for our next episode and you can find out what Chris thought about next months read and what he read as well as or instead.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Vic's take on The Terror and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.

The Terror by Dan Simmons

Hell House by Richard Matheson

Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron

Bloodlust and Bonnets by Emily McGovern

She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor

Come back in two weeks when Chris will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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Here's Chris' take on Rivers of London and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in two weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch

The First Day on The Somme by Martin Middlebrooke

Tommy by Richard Holmes

Who Goes There? by John W Campbell

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronvitch

Come back in two weeks when Vic will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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