Seen & Unseen Aloud: Trump, Henry VIII, Paddington and Keegan

New episode: understanding the election, Tudor authority, the bear returns, and backstage goodness.

Nick Jones

Nick is the senior editor of Seen & Unseen.

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Paddington ponders Peru.

StudioCanal.

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This week's smorgasbord includes Graham Tomlin's claim that Trump's win may be neither total triumph nor total disaster; Jack Chisnall discusses national leadership from Henry VIII in Wolf Hall to present day; Krish Kandiah unpacks the Paddington Paradox and Kevin Hargaden shines a spotlight on the backstage goodness of Small Things like These.

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19 May 2025

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Insta judgement, Thunderbolts*, and the link between mind and body

New episode: listen to articles from Rosie Phillips, Giles Gough and Rachael Newham.

Natalie Garrett

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

A montage of villains from Thunderbolts*.

The Thunderbolts.

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In this episode, Rosie Phillips looks at how the human desire for truth and judgement plays out on social media; Giles Gough explores the unexpected depths of Marvel's latest unexpected blockbuster and Rachel Newham's own experience gets her asking questions about the relationship between mental and physical health.

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