'The Spirit of Christmas in Regent Street' (1928) by William Heath Robinson (Private collection)

For the final episode of the year, Caroline has revisited everything that's been on the show in 2024 and made a "Notes & Queries" episode that updates many of the topics discussed — with plenty of help from you listeners. Listen now: pod.link/1439204048

🧩 Are puzzles and games good for our brains? From Agatha Christie to the modern-day women smashing the cryptic glass ceiling - in our Boxing Day special, anita rani explores the history of puzzles, why they bring us joy, and the impact they can have on our minds 🧠 ⬇️

How do we feel about the "Notes & Queries" format? Should it become an annual Shedunnit tradition? pod.link/1439204048

A pair of armchairs from The Willow Tea Rooms. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1903. Image: Sotheby's.

Jugendstil interior. Koloman Moser. c.1900. Photo: David Forrester at MAK Vienna. 2023.

The streets of Kirkwall were full of festive fun tonight thanks to the #Orkney Christmas Tractor Run 🚜 🚨 🎄 Now in its 4th year, the run sees machinery of all shapes and sizes tour the town to spread some Christmas spirit and raise funds for local charities 😊 #VisitOrkney

What is it actually like to write about your illnesses, and how can it impact how you feel? In her talk, Writing Yourself Well, Caroline Crampton will explore just this at 7pm-8pm on Thursday 19th June. Tickets start from £10. Info here buff.ly/4fpikMN.

Shedunnit Book Club members on the higher tier get to hear Caroline Crampton reading a classic crime short story aloud every month — this time, it's a double bill of Mr Pepper tales by Basil Thomson from 1925. If you would like to hear this in full, join now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join

In January, the Shedunnit Book Club is reading The Paddington Mystery by John Rhode, which was first published in 1925. There's still plenty of time to join us to read and discuss the book. Sign up at shedunnitbookclub.com/join now.

"Painting – Winter (Snow in Vacciago)". Antonio Calderara. 1958. Image: Estorick.

Merrily grazing and foraging through the snow. Happy as cows in snow ❄️

New episode! Caroline Crampton started off the year with some time travel, reading her way through ten books from the last century. Tune into the episode now to hear how her journey from 1925 to 2025 went… Listen here: pod.link/1439204048

‘On the ground, circles come and go, lost by carelessness or erosion or suddenly appearing – like Bluestonehenge, a circle henge at the end of the Stonehenge Avenue, found by chance in 2008 during a small excavation.’ Rosemary Hill on stone circles: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Michael Longley CBE 1939-2025 As I post these portraits of my dear friend today, I am filled with sadness. And a great sense of pride. Michael was one of the Belfast greats. One of the Irish greats. One of the world’s greats. 1/4

‘You do not suddenly start needing philosophy on your eighteenth birthday: you have always needed it. Fantasy is philosophy’s more gorgeously painted cousin.’ Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

"Venetian Palace, Blackshore on the Blyth". Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1914. Image: Hunterian.

"'A Body Made of Glass' is a frustratingly circular read, filled with questions but few answers. Crampton rejects the idea of a cure for hypochondria, and the ease of a happy ending." helena constance 🕊 reviews Caroline Crampton’s biography of hypochondria. lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-are…

The paperback of A Body Made of Glass is now available in both the UK and the US! Morris the dog got very excited when I opened the box from @grantabooks and took one for himself immediately. The Ecco edition was appreciated a little more conventionally...

#OTD Poet Wilfred Owen was born in 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire. "They breathe like trees unstirred. Till like a cold gust thrilled the little word. At which each body and its soul begird. And tighten them for battle" (Spring Offensive) #WW1 Shrewsbury Morris Dancers