Reading Between The Lines – the story podcast from The People’s Friend

In our final episode of the season, "St. Valentine's Violets" by Ida May, first published in February 1930, the team finally get to the bottom of the Ida May mystery from episode 6. And we ask the question, "meddling mums" or "mother knows best"?! If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In a big departure from the "Friend" usual, the team discuss "The Cup Final And The Trouser Tree" from much loved A.P. Macdonald. What did we think of this tall tale being in the magazine? If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

"I'll Soon Be Home Again" first published January 1945 speaks to a world nearing the end of war. The Fiction team share insight into writing stories for the "Friend", and Jacqueline takes issue with the father in the story. . . If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In "A Cinema Star", Jacqueline, Marion and Jacki take issue with Barry's interpretation of a controversial story! Julian is possibly the most villainous love interest yet . . . If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

"Just A Mother" gets quite the response from the team and causes a bit of a clash! First published in April 1945, it's sure to get you talking, and it might surprise you. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

"The Moonstone Brooch" was first published in March 1930. The "strange mystery" gets the teams hopes up, but we end up lost and confused and not in a fun way! A great premise but . . . well written or a bit too daft? If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In "Love's Ambassador" by Ida May, first published May 1920, Jacky falls a little bit in love with our main love interest! Plus, the episode gets derailed a bit by David's wild PF Editor, David Paye, conspiracy theory . . . If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

This episode, Reading Between The Lines turns into a true crime podcast?! The team discuss how "A Motor Knight Errant", first published January 11, 1930, has a romance that reads more creepy thriller. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

"They All Found Happiness" by Lilian Chisholm, first published April 1940, rubs the team up the wrong way! Jacky, Barry, Lucy and Tracey talk character development, what story illustrations should give away and how much magazines should reflect world events. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In this episode we read "A Healing Touch", first published in January 1940. In a particularly riotous recording, the team disagree on whether it's too sweet or not, dealing with tough topics in the "Friend" and how to make . . . toast water?! If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

The team discuss a "rip-roaring yarn" in "A Film Star & Her Double" by Dorothy Pollock, first published in February, 1920. Jacky is joined by Abbie, Alex and David and talk about action-adventure in stories, old Hollywood glamour, and our struggle with quick romances. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

Season 3 is starting off with a bang! "Changing Heart" by Margaret Scott, first published in July 1945, gets the team feeling quite emotional. Jacky, Judey, Kirsty and David talk war-time at the "Friend" and using personal experience to interpret stories. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In this special episode to finish Season 2, Angela, Jacky, Judey and Barry sit around the table in person for the first time to discuss the brand-new release in our Classics Collection, "A Maid Of The Isles". Slightly different to our usual, Angela reads an extract of the book and the team talk about the amazing impact of Annie S. Swan and her career with the "Friend". "A Maid of the Isles" by Annie S. Swan is the fourth book in “The People’s Friend” Classics Collection. It was originally published in serial form in 1923. You can purchase a copy from the DC Thomson Shop. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

In this episode, Iain, Alex, Abbie and Barry read “Ruth At The Crossroads’ by Mollie E Jamieson, and are left to wonder a little about the stories not told! This story was first published in “The People’s Friend” in 1916, and reflected a desire to include the events of World War I without any lurid, potentially upsetting detail. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

“Debts Of Honour”, by Humphrey Chalmers, is subtitled “The Story Of A Shopkeeper’s Clever Trick”, which sums things up quite nicely! Even if it does encourage you to distrust correspondence from your local retailers… Iain, Lisa, Abbie and Barry are impressed by the characterisation on show in this work, first published in “The People’s Friend“ in 1913. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

This episode, Iain is joined by Lisa from the “Friend” Features team, Poetry Ed Abbie, and archivist Barry to discuss “A Mysterious Elopement”, first published anonymously in the magazine in September 1913. This story has a Frasier-like farcical element to it, and one of the most impressively laid-back protagonists ever committed to paper… If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

The protagonist of “To Catch The Post” isn’t just in one race against time, he’s in two! Iain, Angela, Judey and David are along for the ride, stopping to discuss female characterisation in the “Friend”, inexplicable illnesses, and the magazine’s moral centre along the way. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

Our series of American adventures continues this episode with “The Cloudburst At Pine Creek” by W. D. Morris, which was first published in “The People's Friend” in March 1910. Editor Angela, Production Editor Judey and archivist David join Iain for a chat about drama, setting and the importance of nailing down whose story you’re trying to tell. If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £8. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

Precocious children! Untrustworthy servants! Whisky! “The Ancestor” has it all. This episode, Iain is joined by “Friend” Fiction Ed Lucy, Marion from the Features team and DC Thomson archivist David to pore over a story first published in the magazine all the way back in 1913. Don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door? We have a new special offer just for “Reading Between The Lines” listeners: sign up today and you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin

This episode, Iain is joined by “Friend” Features Editor Alex, Fiction Team’s Abbie, and Barry from the DC Thomson Archives to chat over “A Modern Knight Errant: The Tale Of A Rescue”, by James Donald, which was first published in February 1910. Is the age of chivalry over? Ralph Denton thinks so, until he receives an unexpected piece of aerial correspondence… Don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door? We have a new special offer just for “Reading Between The Lines” listeners: sign up today and you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information. Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longest-running weekly women’s magazine! Facebook: facebook.com/PeoplesFriendMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/TheFriendMag This season of “Reading Between The Lines” is proudly sponsored by The Oddfellows. Be part of a friendlier society; give them a call today on 0800 028 1810 for a free information pack, or visit oddfellows.co.uk to find your nearest branch. The Dear Old “People’s Friend” theme: Words by Charles J Cunningham Music by Arthur Harold Performed for piano and clarinet by Neil Brand Sung by Jennifer Phin