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The Things We Read Instead Christmas Special 2025 - Part 1

The Things We Read Instead Christmas Special 2025 - Part 1

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Merry Christmas Readers!


Welcome to Part 1 of our Christmas Special, covering the inter talent festive dust up between Ira Levin & John Wyndham, hold onto your baubles as Chris & Vic cover 3 books each by these two Sci-Fi heayweights.


Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,


Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.


The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives 1975

The Stepford Wives 2004


The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The Day of the Triffids 1963

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

The Village of the Damned 1960

The Midwich Cuckoos 2022


We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out what the talent thought about the final two of their favourite Ira Levin & John Wyndham books on their lists, stay tuned and have a mince pie at the ready.


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