Things We Read Instead

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Here are Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of H G Well's The War of the Worlds. 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. or get in touch via email at [email protected].

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

To Read Instead

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells

To Watch Instead

The Invisible Man 1933

First Men in the Moon 2010

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 1996

Other Honourable Mentions

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Fatherland by Robert Harris

The Hollow Man 2000

Threads1985

The War Game 1966

We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode all about Vic's favourite book - Stephen King's Salem's Lot!

Also apologies for the delay in getting this out to you all, we have had a sad loss at TWRI HQ. We lost our beloved best boy, Jimmy Malone James - the Mini Schnauzer, who we dedicate this episode to - Rest well young pup x

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Hello Lovely Readers!

Welcome to the start of the THIRD season of Things We Read Instead! What a treat we have for you lucky readers! Chris & Vic are kicking things off this season with H G Well's The War of the Worlds . Let's see what our Girly Swot thought and in two weeks we'll be back with what you could have read instead :)

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 [email protected],

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

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Is This a Mind of My Own? by Kathy Burke

Meditation for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Vagabond by Tim Curry

Other Honourable Mentions

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Somnium by Johannes Kepler

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Independence Day 1996

Muppet Treasure Island 1996

The Fugitive 1993

The Rest Is History (Podcast)

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Hello Lovely Readers!

Welcome to the final part of our Christmas Special, Chris & Vic are going through their top three books for the year and the feature we've all been waiting for... SHAG MARRY KILL!

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 [email protected],

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

Vic's Top Three Books of 2025

Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Chris' Top Three Books of 2025

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Other Honourable Mentions

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

Scrooged 1988

The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993

Apocalypse Now 1979

1917 2019

Clash of the Titans 1981

Rosemary's Baby 1968

The Rest is History - Belgian Congo Episodes

We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out both Chris & Vic's top three books for the year and the feature we've all been waiting for... SHAG MARRY KILL!

stay tuned and raid the biggest box of chocolates you can find.

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Hello Lovely Readers!

Welcome to Part 2 of our Christmas Special, covering the final round of the festive dust up between Ira Levin & John Wyndham, try not to spill your Baileys (other Christmas tipples are also available) while Chris & Vic cover their final choices in this Horror rumble.

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 [email protected],

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

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

Rosemary's Baby 1968

The Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham

Other honourable mentions

The Omen by David Seltzer 

The Omen 1976

Get Out 2017

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out both Chris & Vic's top three books for the year and the feature we've all been waiting for... SHAG MARRY KILL!

stay tuned and raid the biggest box of chocolates you can find.

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Merry Christmas Readers!

Welcome to Part 1 of our Christmas Special, covering the inter talent festive dust up between Ira Levin & John Wyndham, hold onto your baubles as Chris & Vic cover 3 books each by these two Sci-Fi heayweights.

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

The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives 1975

The Stepford Wives 2004

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The Day of the Triffids 1963

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

The Village of the Damned 1960

The Midwich Cuckoos 2022

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 final two of their favourite Ira Levin & John Wyndham books on their lists, stay tuned and have a mince pie at the ready.

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Hello Readers.

Here are Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford. 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. or get in touch via email at [email protected].

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

To Read Instead

Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford

The Mitford Girls by Mary S Lovell

Decca The Letters of Jessica Mitford edited by Peter V Sussman

The Bolter by Frances Osborne

Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro

To Watch or Do Instead

Bright Young Things (2003)

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Campion (1989)

A Very British Scandal (2021)

Chatsworth House

We will see you in December for our very special Christmas episodes, have your baileys and mince pies at the ready :)

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Here is what Chris made of The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second half 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 [email protected], and follow us on Instagram.

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

Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood

The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers

Make sure you are subscribed for part two when the Girly Swot 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 Emily Brand's The Fall of the House of Byron. 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. or get in touch via email at [email protected].

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

To Read Instead

The Wager by David Grann

Don Juan by Lord Byron

The Vampyre by John Polidari

To Watch or Do Instead

Pirates exhibition

Myth and Reality: Military Art

Lady Caroline Lamb 1972

Beau Brummell: The Charming Man 2006

Gothic 1986

Newstead Abbey

We will see you in September for our next episode and you can find out what the War Bore thought about next month's read and what else he read instead.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Vic's take on Emily Brand's The Fall of the House of Byron 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 [email protected], and follow us on Instagram.

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

The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis

What’s That Lady Doing? by Lou Sanders

Am I Having Fun Now? by Suzi Ruffell

The Peepshow by Kate Summerscale

Making Movies by Sidney Lumet

Make sure you are subscribed for part two when the War Bore will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. 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. or get in touch via email at [email protected].

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

To Read Instead

The Same River Twice by Alice Walker

Singin’ & Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou

Just As I Am by Cecily Tyson

To Watch Instead

The Color Purple (1985)

Sinners (2025)

Rye Lane (2023)

We will see you in October when the Girly Swot and War Bore return for our next episode and you can find out what Vic thought about next months read and what else she read instead. :)

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