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Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests

Gretel le Maître

Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free, and you’re invited to join in. It’s super unpolished and Gretel would be grateful for you to forgive her for

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44:24

Wimsey agrees to Ring Treble Bob 🔔; Old Mother’s...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/23

Send us a text Hello and a very happy Thursday to you wherever you are. I know I have regular listeners in America, Canada, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, The Russian Federation and Czechia. Do say hello via my email: gretellem@yahoo.com. I would love to hear about you. Do you have a piece of music you would like me to play? An extract from a book to read? A poem? A message to a loved one? And do check X and BlueS...

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42:55

Jerusalem, Donatus and a close to Bede’s Life of...

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2025/10/22

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history a...

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54:26

We begin The Nine Tailors; Discuss Cuthbert’s...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text Hello and welcome to tonight’s episode, where we turn our backs to the lighter days and face with chins high the winter months ahead, by beginning The Nine Tailors, one of Dorothy L Sayers’ finest novels. Thank you so much for joining me and I hope you are well. Lots of love xx Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Cole...

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35:46

The Evolution of Church Architecture; Saint...

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2025/10/20

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history a...

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52:43

October Ponderings; Celtic Manuscripts; Cuthbert’s...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/19

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history a...

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50:45

Under Pressure; in Defence of our Forbears; Gretel...

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2025/10/18

Send us a text Dear lovely friends, team-mates, subscribers and newcomers. Thank you for joining me at this early hour. 🤗 G x Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted bu...

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47:56

Theresa of Avila; Columba the warrior; and Dorothy L...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history and nature...

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32:16

A Somerset church and wonderful May; Goats, cows,...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text Hello and thank you so much for joining me this balmy October Thursday. There will be two episodes today: in this one we go church exploring; the second one we will catch up with the literature. I hope you are well and coping with all life’s challenges. Thank you for your lovely emails. 😊 Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Compose...

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34:28

A Visit from Mrs Hedgehog; Peter Wimsey solves the...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history and nature...

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28:43

Saint Columba and the Scotts Guards 💂

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/13

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history and nature...

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37:56

Sherborne prepares for Pack Monday, Peter Wimsey gets...

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2025/10/12

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history and nature...

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24:37

Lord Peter Wimsey Investigates; while Richard of York...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/12

Send us a text Hallo! Thank you so much for joining me. There’ll be a second episode this evening, with some music from Sherborne Abbey. Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests. Your daily dose of calm. Unpolished and unscripted...

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31:42

Saturday morning Saints; Cuthbert nibbles on Five...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/11

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 33, 000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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39:34

The Hedgehogs are Awake still; The Marvellous...

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 33, 000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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34:36

Three Men (and a 🐕) out of their Boat; a Medley of...

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Hello and a very good morning from Buckfast Abbey. Today we finish Three Men in a Boat and I wend my way back to Dorset, where the cat and dog will need their usual post-separation reassurance. The sun is shining here and I hope it is for you too. Thank you for joining me. 😀🌳🍂 Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE...

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27:00

We close our summer with JL Carr: ‘there will always...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/08

Send us a text ‘They’ve gone and you can only wait for the pain to pass’ Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 33, 000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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49:25

The Breath of Autumnal Air in Oxgodby; Gretel waffles...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/07

Send us a text The second episode today, to listen to while tucking into bed with warm milk and an extra blanket. 🍂 Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 33, 000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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28:10

Buckfast Abbey; John Clare and Saints Bruno and Foy.

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/07

Send us a text Good evening. This is the first of two episodes, and this one ends without so much as a goodbye, for which I apologise. Come with me to Devonshire where we rest at a place of peace and tranquility. Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 33, 000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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38:46

A Month in the Country takes us to Ripon; a Barking...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Hello dear friends, subscribers and newcomers. Welcome to this odd podcast where everything is free, no adverts are there ever, and all it is is a daily chatter, bringing in literature from the past and the hope that we can create a little safe haven of peace and gentleness, kindness and hope. The only price you have to pay is putting up with the fact that nothing is edited or scripted so it’s all jolly ad hoc. But if you can put up with that, then you can joi...

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33:11

An Unexpected Chat with Genius Composer Matthew...

Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other... ·

2025/10/04

Send us a text Support the show Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. Your daily dose of calm. Episodes daily, no ads, no subscriptions required. 😊 #1 GOODPODS PODCAST OF THE WEEK: 32,000 All-time Downloads since October 2024 🥳 Love Gretel 🌝

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