Talking Books With Dr. D

Episode 7 from my Instagram posts. I look at four extracts from the Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius's book- The Meditations. I hope you enjoy and get something out of it.

This episode is an audio extract from my live telecast on Instagram, so please pardon the quality. I look at four extracts from the Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius's book- The Meditations. I hope you enjoy and get something out of it. 

A reading and interpretation of the great Philosopher king’s personal diary which is hugely relevant even today.

In this episode I talk to my dear friend Vivek on the concept of the music album as serialised stories. This week we features The Cure's seminal 1989 album - Disintegration. Enjoy! Please subscribe and share! #thecure #thetopshelf

Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Chapter 5 of JK Rowling’s fairytale- The Ickabog

Chapter 4 of JK Rowling’s fairytale- The Ickabog

Chapter 3 of JK Rowling’s fairytale- The Ickabog

Chapter 2 of JK Rowling’s fairytale- The Ickabog

Hello I’m back and reading the first chapter of JK Rowling’s new fairytale ‘The Ickabog’

In which I read out two classic nasty rhymes by Roald Dahl

Read from the book ‘Through the Water Curtain and Other Tales from Around the World’.

In which I read a winter poem by Ted Hughes. Please enjoy.

How can you read more? What can I do to be a frequent reader? In this episode I share some of the things that have helped me read more. Enjoy and hope it helps :)

In this episode I read a story from the delightful set of short stories that feature the main character Nicolas and his friends! Written by Rene Goscinny & Jean Jacques Sempe. Enjoy & Share!

In which I do a read-aloud of the popular children's book "Pig the Pug" by Aaron Blabey