{"podcast":{"title":"A Reading Life, A Writing Life, with Sally Bayley","slug":"a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400","podcast_index_feed_id":5890400,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/readinglifewritinglife/feed.xml","website_url":"https://readinglifewritinglife.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15515358/ARLAWL-FINAL_2__vsrabu.jpg","author":"Sally Bayley, Andrew Smith","episode_count":95,"summary":"Acclaimed writer Sally Bayley lives on a narrowboat, surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature, sustained by reading and writing. In this series, she invites us into her life, showing us how books can have the power to change our lives. Sally has recently been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease, but this is not a misery memoir podcast; she shows us how literature and connection to nature can console and give courage and insight even in the most difficult times. This podcast series is produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award winning producer Andrew Smith","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:20:29.274602+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400"},"episode":{"title":"The 27th Kingdom","slug":"the-27th-kingdom","published_at":"2025-07-03T17:49:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/the-27th-kingdom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400","url":"https://readinglifewritinglife.podbean.com/e/the-27th-kingdom/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5g7u6mucpfgm6ni8/JB_Draft_28sw3z.mp3","summary":"‘Mrs Mason looked now through Aunt Irene’s rich windows, sparking like spring water and framing fat pink shrubs that grew with child-like health in the tiny London garden.’ This week, we join Sally navigating the world of Alice Thomas Ellis’ absurdist novel, The 27th Kingdom (1982), exploring the parallel lives of its two central women. Listen for a meditation on building character, society, and our means of placing ourselves in the world around us. More information on Ellis and her work can be found here. This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen. Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.","meta_description":"‘Mrs Mason looked now through Aunt Irene’s rich windows, sparking like spring water and framing fat pink shrubs that grew with child-like health in the ti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1395,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/episodes/the-27th-kingdom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/the-27th-kingdom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}