14th December, 2020 – The Darkling Thrush

Episode 84 of the Marc’s Almanac podcast, hosted by Marc Sidwell, titled "14th December, 2020 – The Darkling Thrush" was published on December 14, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.

December 14, 2020 ·5m · Marc’s Almanac

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Summary

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush. "I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-grey..." From the show: Ecclesiastes 9:7 Ice in the Bedroom by PG Wodehouse On this day: 14th December, 1901, the first major ping pong tournament, for men and women, takes place in London's Royal Aquarium On this day: 14th December, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team become the first to reach the South Pole, beating the doomed expedition of Captain Scott Music to wake you up – Santa Baby by Kylie Minogue Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.

Episode Description

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

With a poem by Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush.

"I leant upon a coppice gate

When Frost was spectre-grey..."

From the show:

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Ice in the Bedroom by PG Wodehouse

On this day: 14th December, 1901, the first major ping pong tournament, for men and women, takes place in London's Royal Aquarium

On this day: 14th December, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team become the first to reach the South Pole, beating the doomed expedition of Captain Scott

Music to wake you up – Santa Baby by Kylie Minogue

Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message.

If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me.

Have a lovely day.