29th June, 2020 – The Vagabond

Episode 63 of the Marc’s Almanac podcast, hosted by Marc Sidwell, titled "29th June, 2020 – The Vagabond" was published on June 29, 2020 and runs 5 minutes.

June 29, 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 poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Vagabond. "Wealth I seek not, hope nor love, Nor a friend to know me; All I seek, the heaven above And the road below me..." From the show: The Rings of Saturn by WG Sebald Isaiah, 3:4-5 On this day: 29th June, 1613 – The Globe theatre, where some of William Shakespeare's greatest plays were first performed, burns down during a production of Henry VIII, or All is True On this day: 29th June, 1903 – Alan Blumlein is born in Hampstead, London. A brilliant electrical engineer, he invented stereo sound and pioneered TV and radio Music to wake you up – I've Got the Sexiest Accent in the World by Dominic Frisby 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 poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Vagabond.

"Wealth I seek not, hope nor love,
Nor a friend to know me;
All I seek, the heaven above
And the road below me..."

From the show:

The Rings of Saturn by WG Sebald

Isaiah, 3:4-5

On this day: 29th June, 1613 – The Globe theatre, where some of William Shakespeare's greatest plays were first performed, burns down during a production of Henry VIII, or All is True

On this day: 29th June, 1903 – Alan Blumlein is born in Hampstead, London. A brilliant electrical engineer, he invented stereo sound and pioneered TV and radio

Music to wake you up – I've Got the Sexiest Accent in the World by Dominic Frisby

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.