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Spotlight - Manx RadioSPOTLIGHT 25 SEPT 2024 - LitFest 24, Connections, Rob Cowley and Bard's favourite poets!H catches up with committee member Rakie Bennett as LitFest gets underway, hears about this year's NT Connections programme, a creative writing competition for youngsters organised by author Robert Cowley and just who are the Bard's favourite poets?2024-09-2526 min
It Gets GoodMay Wrap Up | Episode 9 Please enjoy this SPOILER FREE episode of the It Gets Good podcast! Join us for our first monthly wrap up episode! We’ll be going through all of the books we read during the month of May by rating and sharing what we loved and didn’t love so much. It was the weirdest reading month for Kyleigh, who had TWO 1-star ratings, Micaela only read four books, which is not the norm for her & Hannah had a handful of 5-star reads because she is better at picking books than Kyleigh is, clearly. P.S. Apol...2023-06-0722 min
Well Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 7: Iron WidowJoin hosts Rakie Bennett and Jenny Elliott as they review IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao and search for the perfect wine to pair with it.2022-09-2946 min
Journey Through: This Unforgettable Full Audiobook For Story Seekers.The Weekend Escape by Rakie BennettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522206to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Weekend Escape
Author: Rakie Bennett
Narrator: Sarah Lambie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
Release date: October 8, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends… It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their paradise is...2021-10-0810h 17
Ignite Your Imagination With Spoken Tales With Full AudiobookWeekend Escape Audiobook by Rakie BennettListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 522206
Title: Weekend Escape
Author: Rakie Bennett
Narrator: Sarah Lambie
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:17:01
Language: English
Release date: 10-08-21
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Noir
Summary:
A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends
It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that...2021-10-0810h 17
Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseThe Weekend Escape by Rakie BennettPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522206 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weekend Escape Author: Rakie Bennett Narrator: Sarah Lambie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 8, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends… It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their pa...2021-10-0803 minFind Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseThe Weekend Escape by Rakie BennettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522206to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Weekend Escape
Author: Rakie Bennett
Narrator: Sarah Lambie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
Release date: October 8, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
A deserted island, a vicious storm, a murderer amongst friends… It was meant to be a fun reunion, a chance for six friends to reconnect and relive the adventures that brought them together in the first place. But from the moment they arrive on their island home for the weekend, Lyndsey, Sonia, Bobbie, Amanda, Juliet, and Val realise that their paradise is...2021-10-0810h 17
Well Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 6: Women Don't Owe You PrettyWelcome to Episode 6! Join Rakie and Jenny while we chat about our book of the month, WOMEN DON'T OWE YOU PRETTY by Florence Given. If you want to drink along with us, these are our wines for this episode:
Echo Falls Merlot:
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/253865988
Blossom Hill Red:
https://bringmedrink.co.uk/product/blossom-hill-red-2/
Lambrini:
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/lambrini-perry--bianco-150cl
(Links are provided for reference only, we do not necessarily endorse any of these websites in particular...2021-02-1542 minWell Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 5: The MerciesThis month we're chatting about THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargraves. Come listen to our salty opinions about 17th century witch hunts, remote islands in Finnmark, allegorical whales, ungodly fishing, and whether Argentina has more penguins than Norway (spoiler, it obviously does).
Our wines this month are:
Stamford Brook Cabernet Sauvignon:
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/all-wine-/stamford-brook-cabernet-sauvignon-75cl
Coolwater Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc:
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-coolwater-marlborough-sauvignon--taste-the-difference-75cl
Penguin Sands Shiraz:
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product...2020-12-0300 minWell Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 4: The Year of the WitchingHappy Halloween! Join Rakie and their special guest Kel as they review The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson. What did we all think of this feminist witchy tale? And what should we drink while reading it?
The wines this month are:
Apothic Red: https://www.apothic.co.uk/our-wines/red
Diablo Dark Red: https://www.vivino.com/diablo-maule-valley-dark-red/w/6123450
Vina Albali Reserva: https://felixsolisavantis.com/en/wine/vina-albali-reserva/
(Please note these are not affiliate links, we are not sponsored by any of these companies, nor do we...2020-10-3100 min
Well Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 3: We Have Always Lived in the CastleLook who's back back BACK AGAIN! Fresh out of lockdown and ready to read some books and drink some wine (so, completely different from lockdown, then). This month we're reading WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by the wonderful Shirley Jackson. Find out which of these four (count em) wines pairs perfectly with a proper gothic thriller. (Pics to follow, yessir)2020-10-1400 min
Well Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 2: This Is How You Lose The Time WarWhat would you drink if you were a time-travelling genocidal-yet-amorous cyborg?
Join me and special guest Gemma Varnom as we chat about THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, and find out if we can pair a classy drink with this classy book (spoiler, our drinks are not classy, sorry not sorry).
If you're on the Isle of Man and you like the sound of a feminist book group, come join us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/650989458573495/ - all are welcome!
Follow us on...2020-02-2538 min
Well Red: Wine & Books PodcastEpisode 1: Flowers in the AtticThe 40-year-old classic that's been titillating impressionable youngsters for generations! Join us as we debate whether this is a triumph or just plain trash, how much incest is too much, and, most importantly, what should you drink while reading Flowers in the Attic?
The wines we sample this month are:
Pure (Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa)
Malbec (France)
Valle Del Aconacagua (Chardonnay, Chile)
Follow us on Twitter @WellRedIOM or Facebook @wellredpodcast2020-01-2933 minWell Red: Wine & Books PodcastAnnouncing: The Well Red PodcastDo you like books? Do you like wine? Do you like books and wine? Then come to the Well Red Podcast, here on the Isle of Man!
Each episode we'll discuss our Book of the Month and try to find the perfect wine to drink while reading it. Tune in next week for our very first episode.2020-01-2500 min