19th May, 2020 – Ode to a Nightingale
Episode 43 of the Marc’s Almanac podcast, hosted by Marc Sidwell, titled "19th May, 2020 – Ode to a Nightingale" was published on May 19, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.
May 19, 2020 ·5m · Marc’s Almanac
Summary
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With an extract from Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats. "I cannot see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs..." From the show: Dunstan by Conn Iggulden On this day: 19th May, 988 – The death of Dunstan, politician, priest, silversmith and scholar, who pulled the devil by the nose with red-hot tongs On this day: 19th May, 1649 – England is declared a Commonwealth and will remain a republic for 11 years Music to wake you up – Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles 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 an extract from Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats.
"I cannot see what flowers are at my feet,
Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs..."
From the show:
On this day: 19th May, 988 – The death of Dunstan, politician, priest, silversmith and scholar, who pulled the devil by the nose with red-hot tongs
On this day: 19th May, 1649 – England is declared a Commonwealth and will remain a republic for 11 years
Music to wake you up – Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
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.
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