Reading Glasses

Welcome to the Bulldogz literary review show. Discussions about books, authors, writing and reading and film adaptations.

Jan 11
2 min

Kyokushin: a complete guide

In Zaragoza, Spain, one man takes on the fight against physical and mental stagnation brought about by new confined lifestyles...with karate

Dec 24, 2020
5 min

Edgar Allan Poe - Gothic master

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic. That’s what Wikipedia will tell you. However, the real story of...

Dec 5, 2020
3 min

Classic Christmas, horror therapy - The Signalman by Charles Dickens

The full text is available to download here to read along with the audio. The signalman is a horror suspense story by Charles Dickens,...

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

Read me - Free books for free people

As the year comes to an end we welcome the new one with expectation, crossed fingers, legs and eyes. Although 2020 has been marked by the...

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

12 rules for life

Are we more lost now than we have been before, or are we simply more aware?

Aug 4, 2020
3 min

Reading glasses - The other Frank girl : Anne's older sister Margot

On August 4th 1944 The Frank family is discovered by the Gestapo, it is unclear who betrayed the family or if they were discovered by...

Dec 20, 2019
5 min

Charles Dickens, Father of Christmas

Charles John Huffman Dickens was an English writer and critic born in Landport, Hampshire England on 7th February 1812. Dickens is...

Feb 23, 2019
2 min

Potty for potter (and his offspring)

From his hospital bed, the sick man of Europe, Ross Gilman, recovers from surgery while plowing through as many books as possible. This...

Feb 17, 2019
2 min

Metropole – hell is other people

Imagine arriving in a city or country and not having a grasp of the language (sound familiar?) Unable to communicate, muted by...

Feb 11, 2019
3 min

Notes from Underground - Dostoevsky

'Notes from Underground,' like much of Dostoevsky’s work, is a study of character.

Feb 9, 2019
1 min

Bookswap|The posters

The bookswap library has seen many a book, face and pint come and go. Memories have been made and forgotten, friendships forged in the...

Merrick Wells

Apr 7, 2018
4 min

Operation Black Buck

An extraordinary mission, utilising pre cold war technology, in a bombing raid that saw warplanes ready for the scrapheap fly across the...

Sep 11, 2017
2 min

Reading Glasses: The Sprawling Metropolis

Metropole, a sprawling metropolis, alleyways of claustrophobic narrative tapering to an anxious dead end. The city is a maze, the people...

Merrick Wells

Jan 26, 2017
2 min

Reading Glass - Literally Hitler

Book Review: Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes An extraordinary example of a book that cannot be judged without delving beyond the cover....

Nov 10, 2016
1 min

Reading Glasses: In Conversation with Nina Pantelic

Our new programme "Reading Glasses". This is about all things books! (and wine!) This first series is all taken from our conversation...