We had a little good news last night . . . “Reading Between The Lines”, our story podcast, has been named Podcast Of The Year by PPA Scotland!
This project began during the first coronavirus lockdown, as a way to keep up with our audience at a difficult time, and to take advantage of all the wonderful stories we have in our Archives.
Our main aim was for you all to enjoy it — and, thankfully, the feedback we’ve had tells us that you have!
And now it’s been recognised by our peers in the publishing industry, too. We couldn’t be more pleased!
A great start
In the beginning, we weren’t quite sure how popular “Reading Between The Lines” would be. We love our stories, of course, and we know that our readers do.
But we also knew that many of our readers weren’t podcast listeners. Would we be able to persuade them to listen to ours?
Uncovering a wonderful theme from our past, and securing the the equally wonderful Neil Brand to perform it for us, was a great start.
Oddfellows on board
Then there’s our sponsor: friendship society the Oddfellows.
As soon as they heard about our plans, they were keen to get involved.
They’re a great fit for “Reading Between The Lines”. Their motto is “be part of a friendlier society”, after all . . . and we like to think we’re doing our part to make that society a reality!
Each episode this season has a little collection of audio clips from Oddfellows members, who have called in to “The People’s Friend” to give us their answers to some important question.
Here, for example. we asked them: “What qualities do you look for in a friend”
Listen to PPA Scotland’s Podcast Of The Year!
Here’s a list of all our season one episodes.
Just click the titles to open the episodes automatically in a podcast app you have installed on your computer, phone or tablet.
Season 1
Episode 1: “A Night Among Robbers: An American Adventure” (1871), by anon
Narrated by Alex, with a panel of Alex, Iain, Mairi and David.
Episode 2: “The MacPeevers’ Christmas Cards” (1906), by A.P. Macdonald
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Marion and Barry.
Episode 3: “The Story Of A Masterpiece: An Artist’s Romance” (1905), by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
Narrated by Alex, with a panel of Iain, Alex, Mairi and David.
Episode 4: “The MacPeever Wrangles: The Secrets Of Freemasonry” (1906), by A.P. Macdonald
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Abbie and Barry.
Episode 5: “Love And Pride” (1927), by Rachel Monroe
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Abbie and Barry.
Episode 6: “The MacPeever Wrangles: The Burglar” (1906), by A.P. Macdonald
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Angela and Barry.
Episode 7: “The Girl Engine Driver: A Tale Of A Race With A Forest Fire” (1916), by W.D. Morris
Narrated by Marion, with a panel of Iain, Marion, Tracey and Barry.
Episode 8: “Caroline Wickham” (1910), by Herbert Jamieson
Narrated by Marion, with a panel of Iain, Marion, Tracey and Barry.
Episode 9: “The Black Sheep Of The Family: A Tale Of A Fancy Dress Ball” (1911), by Evelyn Hope
Narrated by Marion, with a panel of Iain, Marion, Tracey and Barry.
Episode 10: “Stella And The Spy: The Romance Of A Spring Holiday” (1917), by Margaret Douglas
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Marion and David.
Episode 11: “A Marked Man” (1911), by Paul Herring
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Marion and David.
Episode 12: “My Connemara Ghost” (1910), by J.E.M.
Narrated by Lucy, with a panel of Iain, Lucy, Angela and Barry.
Season 2
Episode 1: “Her Promise Broken” (1936), by Annie S. Swan
Narrated by Angela, with a panel of Iain, Angela, David and special guest Charlotte Lauder.
Episode 2: “The MacPeever Wrangles: Over The Football Match”
Narrated by Judey, with a panel of Iain, Judey, Abbie and Barry.
For more on our story podcast, click the tag below.
Iain McDonald I am the Digital Content Editor at the “Friend”, making me responsible for managing the flow of interesting and entertaining content on the magazine’s website and social media channels.
