The Well Told Tale
Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.
Podcasting since 2020 • 238 episodes
The Well Told Tale
Latest Episodes
Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Part 2 (of 11)
Last week, our main characters Axel and his uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, discovered a coded message from a 16th-century alchemist, Arne Saknussemm. Axel has decoded the message but has decided not to share this information, with his uncle.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 239
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49:46
Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Part 1 (of 11)
Our next story has seen numerous adaptations, including films, plays, radio dramas, and even a theme park ride. 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', a classic by Jules Verne first published in French in 1864, gained further popularity wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 238
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38:05
The Oversight by Miles J Breuer
Our story this week is by Miles J Breuer, an American-Czech physician who wrote science fiction and short stories in his spare time. This story is typical of Breuer's writing: fast paced and full of interesting ideas.You can suppor...
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Season 1
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Episode 237
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43:59
The Shadow Out of Time - Part 4 (of 4)
We rejoin Nathaniel in Australia, where he is excavating ancient ruins. He believes these ruins are the place where he was held captive during his period of amnesia. Despite his apprehensions, he finds himself increasingly drawn into the darkne...
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Season 1
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Episode 236
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39:59
The Shadow Out of Time - Part 3 (of 4)
Last week, we learned more about our protagonist, Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, as he worked through what happened to him between 1908 and 1913. Piecing it all together from his dreams and accounts of others who seem to have gone through the same ...
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Season 1
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Episode 235
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41:13