The ABC, Bear, and following fashion

New episode, why appointing an archbishop takes time, Bear Grylls's new book, and whither Anna Wintour is a moral compass.

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

The archbishop crowns the king.

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About the episode.

This week we hear from Graham Tomlin explaining why it seems like the Church of England is taking ages to appoint a new Archbishop of Canterbury; Bear Grylls gives us a personal introduction to his new book, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Alexandra Kytka-Sharpe dives into the world of fashion to find out whether or not Anna Wintour should be our moral compass.

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7 April 2025

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Seen & Unseen Aloud, by Seen & Unseen

A weekly editor's pick of the best of Seen & Unseen magazine.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

About Seen & Unseen Aloud

Listen to a curated short selection of the Seen & Unseen editor's top picks from the online magazine.

Episodes usually consist of three or four articles and go live on Mondays.

We also release themed boxsets from time to time.

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Natalie Garrett, who also writes for Seen & Unseen, narrates and produces episodes. Find out more about Natalie and her writing.

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