Reading Between The Lines – the story podcast from The People’s Friend
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
”St. Valentine’s Violets”
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the season, "St. Valentine's Violets" by Ida May, first published in February 1930, the team finally get to the bottom of the ...
”The Cup Final and The Trouser Tree”
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a big departure from the "Friend" usual, the team discuss "The Cup Final And The Trouser Tree" from much loved A.P. Macdonald. What did we think of...
”I’ll Soon Be Home Again”
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I'll Soon Be Home Again" first published January 1945 speaks to a world nearing the end of war. The Fiction team share insight into writing stories f...
”A Cinema Star”
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In "A Cinema Star", Jacqueline, Marion and Jacki take issue with Barry's interpretation of a controversial story! Julian is possibly the most villaino...
”Just A Mother”
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Just A Mother" gets quite the response from the team and causes a bit of a clash! First published in April 1945, it's sure to get you talking, and it...
”The Moonstone Brooch”
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The Moonstone Brooch" was first published in March 1930. The "strange mystery" gets the teams hopes up, but we end up lost and confused and not in a ...
”Love’s Ambassador”
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In "Love's Ambassador" by Ida May, first published May 1920, Jacky falls a little bit in love with our main love interest! Plus, the episode gets dera...
”A Motor Knight Errant”
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Reading Between The Lines turns into a true crime podcast?! The team discuss how "A Motor Knight Errant", first published January 11, 19...
”They All Found Happiness”
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"They All Found Happiness" by Lilian Chisholm, first published April 1940, rubs the team up the wrong way! Jacky, Barry, Lucy and Tracey talk characte...
“The Healing Touch”
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we read "A Healing Touch", first published in January 1940. In a particularly riotous recording, the team disagree on whether it's too...
“The Film Star & Her Double”
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team discuss a "rip-roaring yarn" in "A Film Star & Her Double" by Dorothy Pollock, first published in February, 1920. Jacky is joined by Abbie, A...
“Changing Heart”
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 is starting off with a bang! "Changing Heart" by Margaret Scott, first published in July 1945, gets the team feeling quite emotional. Jacky, ...
“A Maid Of The Isles”
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode to finish Season 2, Angela, Jacky, Judey and Barry sit around the table in person for the first time to discuss the brand-new ...
“Ruth At The Crossroads”
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Iain, Alex, Abbie and Barry read “Ruth At The Crossroads’ by Mollie E Jamieson, and are left to wonder a little about the stories...
“Debts of Honour“
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Debts Of Honour”, by Humphrey Chalmers, is subtitled “The Story Of A Shopkeeper’s Clever Trick”, which sums things up quite nicely! Even if...
“A Mysterious Elopement”
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Iain is joined by Lisa from the “Friend” Features team, Poetry Ed Abbie, and archivist Barry to discuss “A Mysterious Elopement”...
“To Catch The Post”
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The protagonist of “To Catch The Post” isn’t just in one race against time, he’s in two! Iain, Angela, Judey and David are along for the ride,...
”The Cloudburst At Pine Creek”
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our series of American adventures continues this episode with “The Cloudburst At Pine Creek” by W. D. Morris, which was first published in “The ...
“The Ancestor: A Tale of A Picture Theft”
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Precocious children! Untrustworthy servants! Whisky! “The Ancestor” has it all. This episode, Iain is joined by “Friend” Fiction Ed Lucy, Mari...
“A Modern Knight Errant: The Tale Of A Rescue”
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, Iain is joined by “Friend” Features Editor Alex, Fiction Team’s Abbie, and Barry from the DC Thomson Archives to chat over “A Mo...
”Susie The Flower Girl”
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of "Reading Between The Lines", host Iain, "Friend" Fiction Editor Lucy, Features team's Marion and DC Thomson archivist David take a ...
”A Deal In Hearts”
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Reading Between The Lines" returns after a bit of a break . . . and after some awards success! On this episode of PPA Scotland's Podcast Of The Year ...
”The MacPeever Wrangles: Over The Football Match”
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of "Reading Between The Lines", host Iain is joined by "Friend" Production Editor Judey, Fiction team's Abbie and DC Thomson archivist...
"Her Promise Broken"
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Reading Between The Lines" is back with a bang! We're starting our second season with a story by the inimitable Annie S. Swan. Host Iain is joined by...
"My Connemara Ghost"
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first season of "Reading Between The Lines" concludes with "My Connemara Ghost", the light-hearted tale of a spooky encounter that has Iain, Angel...
"My Connemara Ghost"
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first season of "Reading Between The Lines" concludes with "My Connemara Ghost", the light-hearted tale of a spooky encounter that has Iain and th...
"A Marked Man"
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of our first season, the "Reading Between The Lines" team unearth "A Marked Man", by Paul Herring, which was first publishe...
"Stella And The Spy: The Romance Of A Spring Holiday"
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, the team from "The People's Friend" get together to chat about "Stella And The Spy: The Romance Of A Spring Holiday", by Margaret Dougla...
"The Black Sheep Of The Family: A Tale Of A Fancy Dress Ball"
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, host Iain is joined by Marion, Tracey and Barry for a chat about "The Black Sheep Of The Family: A Tale Of A Fancy Dress Ball", by Evely...
"Caroline Wickham"
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, host Iain is joined by Marion, Tracey and Barry for a chat about "Caroline Wickham", a story first published in "The People's Friend" in...
"The Girl Engine Driver: A Tale Of A Race With A Forest Fire"
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We knew we were on the right track the moment we discovered this story in our Archives. We're keen to see if you're onboard! This is "The Girl Engine ...
“The MacPeever Wrangles: The Burglar”
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You were never really meant to hear this episode of “Reading Between The Lines”… this was our pilot, recorded for our ears only. So you’ll not...
“Love And Pride”
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The team are in the Roaring Twenties this week with “Love And Pride”, first published in “The People’s Friend” in 1927. Judey, Abbie and Bar...
“The MacPeever Wrangles: The Secrets Of Freemasonry”
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The “Reading Between The Lines” team is back with the MacPeevers again this week, as the man of the house makes a comedic attempt to join the maso...
“The Story Of A Masterpiece: An Artist’s Romance”
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Iain and the team are reaching back to the start of the last century in this episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, as they sit down for a c...
“The MacPeevers’ Christmas Cards”
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special festive episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, the team from “The People’s Friend” have picked out a comedic little Christm...
“A Night Among Robbers: An American Adventure”
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, the team from “The People’s Friend” have unearthed a wee gem of a story first published...
Welcome to Reading Between The Lines!
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The People’s Friend magazine has been publishing for over 150 years, so we have a wonderful archive of stories. We’re going to share some of them ...