18th May, 2020 – When in Disgrace with Fortune

Episode 42 of the Marc’s Almanac podcast, hosted by Marc Sidwell, titled "18th May, 2020 – When in Disgrace with Fortune" was published on May 18, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.

May 18, 2020 ·5m · Marc’s Almanac

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Summary

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a sonnet by William Shakespeare. "When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state..." From the show: Wilding: The return of nature to a British farm by Isabella Tree On this day: 18 May 1742, Lionel Lukin, inventor of the "unsinkable" lifeboat born in Great Dunmow, Essex On this day: 18 May 1830, Edwin Beard Budding, inventor of the lawnmower, goes into business with John Ferrabee in Stroud, Gloucestershire to produce lawnmowers commercially Music to wake you up – When it Rains it Pours by Luke Combs 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 the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

With a sonnet by William Shakespeare.

"When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state..."

From the show:

Wilding: The return of nature to a British farm by Isabella Tree

On this day: 18 May 1742, Lionel Lukin, inventor of the "unsinkable" lifeboat born in Great Dunmow, Essex

On this day: 18 May 1830, Edwin Beard Budding, inventor of the lawnmower, goes into business with John Ferrabee in Stroud, Gloucestershire to produce lawnmowers commercially

Music to wake you up – When it Rains it Pours by Luke Combs

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.