Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 12
Maurice
April 27, 2026
Looking back at savagery with a nostalgic eye. Read for you by Maurice Newman
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Maurice
April 27, 2026
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 11.
Maurice
April 27, 2026
And on it goes. The Savage finds that civilisation isn’t as civilised as he’d like it to be. Read for you by Maurice Newman.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapters 9 and 10
Maurice
April 24, 2026
In the 1930s, Henry Ford’s production lines were the cutting edge of new technology. A hundred years ago Huxley predicted that tech would overtake religion. Was he right? Too soon to say, but he may have been. Read for you by…
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 7
Maurice
April 8, 2026
The tale travels on. Huxley’s nightmare vision continues to unfold. How much of his crystal ball gazing rings true today? Read for you by Maurice Newman
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 6
Maurice
March 30, 2026
It just doesn’t get any better really. Maurice continues Huxley’s dystopian tale.
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 5
Maurice
March 25, 2026
And so on. A ‘Savage’ in the new world. Read for you by Maurice
Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley – Chapter 4
Maurice
March 16, 2026
The story continues. The plot thickens. The world doesn’t get any sunnier! Read for you by Maurice
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 1.
Maurice
February 23, 2026
This book gives us a dystopian view of the 21st Century from an early 20th Century viewpoint. Published in 1931, Huxley’s book tells us that being worried about the future in a world where technology has gone mad is nothing new. Let’s…
Just William 6: A Question of Grammar
Maurice
February 13, 2026
William’s interpretation of the ‘double negative’ leads to chaos. Read for you by Maurice Newman
Just William by Richmal Crompton. Number 5: The Show
Maurice
February 6, 2026
William and friends decide to raise funds by putting on a show. The venue? William’s house. Disaster? Waiting in the wings. Read for you by Maurice Newman.
Just William by Richmal Crompton. 4: The Fall of the Idol
Maurice
January 30, 2026
William is at it again! Another of Richmal Crompton’s wonderful stories about a young man who isn’t naughty, isn’t evil, isn’t in any way deliberately unpleasant to anyone or any thing. He’s Just William! Read for you by Maurice Newman.