Apparently, reading the phone book is the ultimate test of endurance. I'm trying to bring it to life as something closer to an art form.

In this inaugural episode, we begin our journey through the August 1939 London Telephone Directory (Letters A-K). Expect names, titles, vintage exchange names, incredibly short numbers, and the strangely captivating rhythm of a bygone metropolis.

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