Sunshine in Dorset as we learn of Bernadette of Lourdes; We ponder most people are seeking to be kind; and King of the Picts shows us how Dilpmacy is done.

Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋‍♀️ Helloooo and a very happy Thursday dear friends and I wish you a happy day. Thank you for joining me and just a reminder that you should be able to rate and review this podcast from whichever platform you use and that these ratings make me as happy as a child at Christmas. It makes all the work worth it, especially when I read kind words. Some (discerning?) chap gave me a one star which sent my review average tumbling, so if just 5 of you give me 5 stars, my average will be 5 again. I know it probably doesn’t deserve 5 stars, but it would be lovely ☺️ And please tell me who you are and why you listen. I know I have regular listeners in Slovakia, Sweden, South Africa, Ukraine, Australia, Canada, the US, Ireland, Luxembourg and Herne Bay (home of my beloved Nan). So reply with a hello if you’ve a minute to spare. Best wishes Support the show 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. We’ve reached over 80,000 downloads. Don’t try to listen in order, unless you’re very committed. Dip in and out, choosing an episode based on the title information. Whether you are interested in history, literature, poetry or one-to-one chatting, I try to give you something that will interest you. This is a podcast for the curious, the kind and - possibly - the suffering or lonely. Historian Tom Holland is the Honorary Patron of this podcast. Thank you Tom🙏 Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free. Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth. Let’s gather up the beautiful things and ponder them in our hearts. Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. I would be so grateful if you would spare the time to give me a kind review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😬☺️🥴 Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Sir Richard Eyre; Actors Guy Henry and Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Author Nicola Cornick; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela T...