Podcasts by The Chronicles of Clovis
‘Never speak ill of society. Society is perfectly capable of doing that for itself...’
A series of professionally produced readings of the Chronicles of Clovis. View the world of Edwardian society through the jaundiced eye of Clovis Sangrail, Saki's deliciously louche anti-hero.
Further podcasts by Saki (H.H. Munro), read by Richard Crowest
Podcast on the topic Comedy
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The Match-Maker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Clovis finds ultimate spiritual fulfilment in the unselfishness of an oyster, and announces his plans for his Mother's third marriage.
ListenThe Stampeding of Lady Bastable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Clovis finds a revolutionary way of avoiding an unpleasant stay at the Bastables' country seat.
ListenThe Background from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Beauty may be only skin deep, but what about art?
ListenHermann the Irascible - A Story of the Great Weep from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An alternative history of the Suffragette movement, where the cat-and-mouse act is replaced by the cat-and-cream act...
ListenThe Unrest-Cure from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Clovis overhears a railway passenger lamenting his humdrum life, he wates no time in devising a remedial program - or should that be pogrom?
ListenThe Jesting of Arlington Stringham from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The quest for domestic harmony is no joking matter... (This revised version corrects a missing section in the earlier upload.)
ListenSredni Vashtar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Saki's darkest tale, a stark warning to all domineering guardians not to go ferreting around where they're not wanted...
ListenAdrian - A Chapter in Acclimatization from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"One can discourage too much history in one's family, but one cannot always prevent geography."
ListenThe Easter Egg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A seemingly innocent story with a bleak and bitter twist in the tail - one with startling pre-echoes of an event that would lead ultimately to Saki's own death, along with millions upon millions of...
ListenFilboid Studge - The Story of a Mouse that Helped from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Credit Crunch for breakfast, anyone?
ListenThe Music on the Hill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Beware of horned beasts in autumn time.
ListenThe Way to the Dairy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the Brimley Bomefields find an aunt - and lose a fortune.
ListenThe Peace Offering from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the Baroness plans an entertainment, and Cassandra foretells disaster - with a little help from Clovis.
ListenThe Peace of Mowsle Barton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The peace and quiet of the countryside is like a duck pond - calm and tranquil on the surface, but with secrets hidden in its murky depths...
ListenThe Talking-Out of Tarrington from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Clovis covers his aunt’s escape with a peach of a story.
ListenThe Recessional from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Clovis pens an ode and Mrs Packletide finally bests Loona Bimberton.
ListenA Matter of Sentiment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Lady Susan disapproved of racing. She disapproved of many things; some people went as far as to say that she disapproved of most things."
ListenThe Secret Sin of Septimus Brope from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What dark impulses lurk in the breast of the editor of the Cathedral Monthly?
ListenMinisters of Grace from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Duke of Scaw is on the side of the angels - but whose side are the angels on?
ListenThe Remoulding of Groby Lington from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A man is known by the company he keeps.
ListenThe Boar-Pig from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Mrs Stossen attends a party, and Matilda makes a killing.
ListenThe Brogue from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the Mullets lose a horse and gain a son-in-law.
ListenThe Open Window from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the restfulness of romance is greatly over-estimated.
ListenThe Treasure Ship from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the Duchess of Dulverton discovers that gold diggers make poor treasure seekers.
ListenThe Cobweb from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For Hallowe’en, an atmospheric tale of death foretold.
ListenThe Unkindest Blow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the aristocracy learns a trick or two from the working masses.
ListenThe Romancers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which a scrounger is treated to a story that beggars belief.
ListenThe Schartz-Metterklume Method from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which the children get an education the parents will never forget.
ListenThe Seventh Pullet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One should always have something sensational to say in the train.
ListenThe Blind Spot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Clear soup is a more important factor in life than a clear conscience."
ListenA Touch of Realism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Lady Blonze learns to be careful what she wishes for.
ListenThe Yarkand Manner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"No-one is a hero to one's own office boy."
ListenThe Byzantine Omelette from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A socialist socialite discovers that you can't make an omelette without breaking a strike.
ListenThe Feast of Nemesis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Clovis puts the case for a season of ill will.
ListenThe Dreamer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If department stores are temples of commerce, it's always respectful to cover your head.
ListenThe Quince Tree from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
'I think to have a quince tree and not to make quince jam shows such strength of character.'
ListenThe Forbidden Buzzards from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
or... Clovis and the Art of Defensive Matchmaking
ListenClovis on Parental Responsibilities from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“Her view of life seems to be a non-stop run with an inexhaustible supply of petrol...”
ListenA Holiday Task from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One’s memory often plays tricks. Sometimes on other people...
ListenThe Stalled Ox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Art exists in seeing the unexpected in the everyday: an ox in a morning room, for instance...
ListenThe Story-teller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A stranger on a train spins a good yarn. Horribly good...
ListenThe Name Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“In a railway accident, things become very dear…”
ListenThe Lumber Room from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which Nicholas meets the Evil One, and his “aunt” becomes acquainted with the rainwater tank.
ListenThe Philanthropist and the Happy Cat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which charity begins at home, and ends in a tea shop.
ListenOn Approval from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In which an artist's reputation rests upon what he eats.
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