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Listen to curated to narrated articles. This week: the Post Office, political reform, and medical promises.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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In this episode, we dig into the (sometimes murky) world of public service: We hear from MP Danny Kruger on why we need a gentle radical revolution in political thinking around social care; we hear from Bishop Graham Tomlin with his reaction to the Post Office scandal; and we hear M. Ciftci's (possibly controversial) thoughts about the Hypocratic Oath, made by the medical profession.

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Seen & Unseen Aloud

21 July 2025

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Don Quixote liberating spirit, and the five-hour outdoor drama that wowed

Jonathan Rowlands feels liberated by reading Don Quixote and Rachel Luckett is uncharacteristically effusive

Natalie Garrett

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

Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza point toward a windmill

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza statues, Tandil, Argentina.

Alena Grebneva, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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This week we explore the world of art in literature and drama: Jonathan Rowlands feels liberated by reading Don Quixote and Rachel Luckett is uncharacteristically effusive about her experience attending The Life of Christ at Wintershall.

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