The Well Told Tale

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...? Boo...

7 Kesä 202326min

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 ...

31 Touko 202326min

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...

24 Touko 202327min

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...

10 Touko 202332min

This week, we return to one of the English language's wittiest writers, Oscar Wilde. We have already dipped into his 1880 short story collection for children 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales', and th...

25 Tammi 202321min

To celebrate the end of the Christmas season and the start of a New Year, we bring you this classic short story, 'The Gift of the Magi', by O. Henry. It is his first appearance on The Well Told Tale, ...

6 Tammi 202313min

We have reached the finale of Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' with a bumper episode. This week, our adventurers find themselves in freezing waters. Will our heroes finally escape the Naut...

14 Joulu 20222h 50min

This week, we have the penultimate part of '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. Our intrepid heroes are plotting their escape from the grip of Captain Nemo, but will he ever give them the opportunity? Wil...

23 Marras 20221h 2min