A dark and ominous Victorian / Gothic ambience piece, inspired by the eerie and foggy streets of 19th-century London. Perfect for horror, mystery, and suspenseful scenes. Let the imagination flow. 

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Sonnets from the Portuguese 28: My letters! all dead paper, ... mute and white !
By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

My letters! all dead paper, ... mute and white! 
And yet they seem alive and quivering
Against my tremulous hands which loose the string
And let them drop down on my knee to-night.
This said, ... he wished to have me in his sight
Once, as a friend: this fixed a day in spring
To come and touch my hand ... a simple thing,
Yet I wept for it! — this, ... the paper's light ...
Said, Dear, I love thee; and I sank and quailed
As if God's future thundered on my past.
This said, I am thine — and so its ink has paled
With lying at my heart that beat too fast.
And this ... O Love, thy words have ill availed,
If, what this said, I dared repeat at last!

My letters! all dead paper... ༘⋆♡⸝⸝💌⊹。°˖➴

"The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by side, in the old frames which their broad shoulders filled, they startled one with the fixed gaze of their eyes, their fierce moustaches and the chests whose deep curves filled the enormous shells of their cuirasses."

This 1884 French novel exemplifies the Decadence literary movement and influenced Oscar Wilde. Join us to explore a style of writing from a time and place so unlike our own.

Against the Grain

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ms in the history of medicine: milk, mercury and menopause.
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Ep.13 - Milk, Mercury and Menopause

In this episode, Daisy and Olivia explore some Ns in the history of medicine: nurses, nails and nymphomania. 
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Dr Daisy Cunynghame (@RCPEHeritage) - Researcher/Presenter
Laura Burgess (@laura.burgess.18) - Producer/Social Media/Presenter
Dr Sarah Hayward - Editor/Producer

Ep.14 - Nurses, Nails and Nymphomania

⛧°. ⋆༺☾𖤓༻⋆. °⛧
⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆♱⋆ཋྀ ˚₊‧⁺
As I dance around the flowers 
Butterflies in my hair
Enchanted by love, & by beauty 
in the courts medieval palace
 With silken gems, & careful grace where humbled hearts are no longer hidden, veiled in lace.

far beyond the castle's walls, where harps play as twilight falls. there flowers sway, and angels dance, A meadow wrapped in sunlight’s trance.
Where tangled vines intertwine And songbirds call to us, soft and divine.
 here love laughs loud, and dreams run free, as children play beneath the trees.
no silver rings, no binding ties, just wild hearts beneath infinite skies—
 A place to twirl, to breathe, to sing, In mossy groves, where faeries wing. For she who’s touched by the forest’s charmsb  Brings love and light to nature’s warm arms.

Shakespeare knew, as we can see, That court and meadow both hold glee.
Just as we do,
Upon a midsummer nights dream
☽𖤐☾

a midsummer nights dream ☾𖤓

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A wallflower and a rake join together to solve a mystery in this charming grumpy/sunshine historical rom-com—the first book in a new series from the bestselling author of A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem!

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A Wallflower’s Guide to Viscounts and Vice By Manda Collins, Read By Mary Jane Wells (Audiobook Excerpt)

Another House Mix

In this episode, Daisy, Charlotte and Olivia discuss some Os in the history of medicine: oranges, obesity and osteoporosis. 

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Ep.15 - Oranges, Obesity and Osteoporosis

In this episode, Daisy, Laura and Olivia explore some Ps in the history of medicine: pregnancy, Pepys and phrenology. 
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Laura Burgess (@laura.burgess.18) - Producer/Social Media/Presenter
Dr Sarah Hayward - Editor/Producer

Ep.16 - Pregnancy, Pepys and Phrenology

Lyrics: sTL after Eliza Cook
Music: Leto Spectra

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The worm, the rich worm, has a noble domain
In the field that is stored with its millions of slain;
The charnel-grounds widen, to me they belong,
With the vaults of the sepulchre, sculptured and strong.

Cities of splendour, where palace and gate,
Where the marble of strength and the purple of state;
Where the mart and arena, the olive and vine,
Once flourished in glory; oh! are ye not mine?

Go look for Carthage, and I shall be found
In the desolate ruin and weed-covered mound;
And the slime of my trailing discovers my home,
'Mid the pillars of Tyre and the temples of Rome.

Cities of splendour, where palace and gate,
Where the marble of strength and the purple of state;
Where the mart and arena, the olive and vine,
Once flourished in glory; oh! are ye not mine?

Daughters of earth, if I happen to meet
Your bloom-plucking fingers and sod-treading feet--
Oh! turn not away with the shriek of disgust
From the thing you must mate with in darkness and dust.

Oh! the worm, the rich worm, has a noble domain,
Where monarchs are voiceless I revel and reign;
I delve at my ease and regale where I may;
None dispute with the worm in his will or his way.

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Worm's Noble Domain

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This fortnightly podcast from the Physicians' Gallery at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh presents stories from medicine, past and present

The Strange Recital is an audio anthology of short fiction. We delight in perceptions of reality that warp and fold in unexpected ways. Each episode runs about 25 minutes and features a story by one writer, plus an author interview with a twist. For older episodes, visit our website.

Cú Ste crafts audio canvases where AI meets digital and analog rhythms, blurring the lines between dancefloor energy and introspective depth. With a flair for weaving narrative into sound—evident in tracks like "Somewhere in Texas: Belle's Version" and "Skate Away"—their music feels like a journey from country to city, from self to others, across every genre in the record store.

Drawing from global influences and a DIY ethos, Cu.Ste’s work has been described as "a sonic collage of the future-past", resonating with fans of avant-garde electronica and groove-driven experimentation. Their 2025 album "Somewhere in Texas" explores themes of displacement and nostalgia, packaged in beats that defy genre conventions.

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