In our last episode we were introduced to the legendary Van Helsing.  This week he travels to Whitby to help Dr Seward investigate Lucy's mysterious illness... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Dracula -...

At the end of the last episode Mina had recevied word from Jonathon Harker.  She has rushed to be by his side and is anxious to understand what happened to him... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Dracula -...

The strange occurances keep mounting in Whitby.  Why is Lucy sleep walking?  What is causing Renfield to act so erratically?  And where is Jonathon Harker?... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Dracula -...

The week we remain in England and Mina Murray.  Since arriving in Whitby to visit her old friend Lucy Westnera, there have been many tales of strange things happening, from empty graves to Lucy sleep walking.  Will the storm and the Russian ship off the coast hold the answers?... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no...

With Harker trapped in Count Dracula's castle the narrative moves to England and Jonathon Harker's love, Miss Mina Murray.  Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Dracula -...

After Jonathon's encounter with the the three mysterious women and Count Dracula's intervention we are left wondering; is there a way out for our hero? ... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Dracula -...

Jonathon Harker is now within Count Dracula's home, free to roam the castle but unable to leave.  His elusive host is nowhere to be seen during the day.  This and the lack of a reflection in the mirror is causing our hero to have concerns.   Proceed with caution as we discover what is next for Harker... Please support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting...

Those of a faint heart beware,  our new Tale is a dark fantasy and horror classic: 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker.  Tales of vampires weren't new when Stoker wrote Dracula; he borrowed heavily from Eastern European folklore and popularised stories of vampires.  Published over a century ago, 'Dracula' still has the power to terrify.  Younger listeners, proceed with caution as we embark upon our longest Well Told Tale to date! Support The Well Told Tale via our Patreon:...

We return to one of our favourite classic science fictions writers Philip K Dick.  This is a thrilling tale with twists and turns and an all prevading sense of paranoia... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale Buy Philip K Dick Books: Beyond Lies The Wub: Volume One Of The Collected Stories:...

It's our final journey to The Wind in the Willows.  Mr Toad, The Badger, Ratty and Moley are reunited and are ready to reclaim Toad Hall. Will they succeed?... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

Mr Toad is all washed up and ready to give up.  Will he ever return to his normal life?!  Never fear Ratty, Moley and friends are on hand to help... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

We return to Mr Toad's great escape! Will he make it back to  his beloved Toad Hall?... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781405237291 Illustrate Your Own: The Wind in the Willows:...

After such an exciting time last week, we return to a slower pace by the river with Ratty and Moley. Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9781405237291 Illustrate Your Own: The Wind in the...

Mr Toad's obsession with motor cars continues.  His latest adventure has landed him in jail.  Has he finally learnt his lesson...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

This week, we return to Ratty's house, where the seasons have rolled on, and the animals find themselves helping a fellow creature in trouble. Will their quest be successful...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

This week we return to the riverbank in early summer.  As promised Badger joins Ratty and Mole to help with Mr Toad's motor car obsession.  Will Mr Toad be receptive to their intervention...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant...

Mole is now settled on the riverbank and is preparing to take a trip with Ratty home for Christmas.  Unexpectedly Mole feels the pang for his old home, but can he remember the way... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

Last week Mole and Ratty were caught in a storm and now find themselves on Badger's doorstep.  Will they receive a warm welcome after such a snowy adventure...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

Last week, we met the inimitable Mr Toad, whose current obsession is with his new motorcar. This week, Mole resolves to meet the Badger. What adventures await him on his way to the Wild Wood...?  Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The...

Last week we met Mole who has moved to the peaceful riverbank and, with his new friend Ratty, is about to meet the most infamous toad of all time ... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Wind in the Willows -https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780755500796 The Reluctant Dragon -...

This week we begin a new Tale, Kenneth Grahame's family friendly classic 'The Wind in the Willows'.  Grahame wrote these stories for his son: tales of new fangled motorcars, messing about in boats, of Mole, Ratty, Badger and, of course, Mr Toad.  These may be simpler times but there are lots of adventures to be had... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors -...

This week, we have a short story from master of gothic fantasy horror, William Hope Hodgson.  Famous in his lifetime for his novels 'The House on the Borderland' and 'The Night Land', this short story, 'The Voice in the Night', has arguably been his most influential. Dark, brooding, fantastical, it bears the hallmarks of Hodgson's style, and its themes can be traced to the modern day, with horror works such as 'The Last of Us'. Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support...

This week brings us the concluding part of 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka.  Despite all he has been through, K. is still no closer to knowing what he has been put on trial for, or if his efforts to defend himself have been effective.  How will all this possibly reach a resolution...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors -...

This week brings us to the penultimate part of Kafka's 'The Trial'. K. has still made little progress in fighting his trial and is starting to give up hope that he ever will. Increasingly angry and paranoid, what will this week bring him...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Trial -...

This week we return to Kafka's paranoid world for 'The Trial'. It is clear our protagonist, K., is struggling with the process, and may need to find support from somewhere. But where can he turn, and who can he trust...? Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Trial -...