Poor Robin's Curious Hindsights is essentially a hodgepodge of assorted material drawn from the past and present with no clear unifying theme or consistent narrative. It takes its satiric name from Poor Robin's Almanack, a long-running, influential English satirical almanac series that first appeared in 1662. A mix of art, photographs and video, it's more like a scrapbook of curiosities than a cohesive work. The result feels less like a structured collection and more like an eclectic assortment where the charm lies in its randomness rather than any overarching purpose.

ELIZABETH AND NED (Remastered) Remastered photo of Robin Johnson as Elizabeth I and Jeff Huset as Ned Lowenscroft in Elizabeth Rex. Original photo by Mark Jungmann, 2005

WILL AND NED (Remastered) Remastered photo of Bob Webster as Will Shakespeare and Jeff Huset as Ned Lowenscroft in Elizabeth Rex. Original photo by Mark Jungmann, 2005

Richard Ayoade reads a stream of anxious letters by Franz Kafka | Richard Ayoade joined us to read this particular string of letters, sent in 1912, as part of Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in December 2024. From: LETTERS TO FELICE by Franz Kafka, translated by James Stern and Elisabeth Duckworth. Used by permission of Schocken Books, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. © Schocken Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Letters Live

C.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters | In this audiobook, famed comedians John Cleese and Eric Idle play C.S. Lewis's hilarious characters Screwtape and Wormwood in a series of letters written to a young man about the basics of Christianity. This audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in Christianity, philosophy, or general screwball comedy. Cleese and Idle bring their A-game as Screwtape and Wormwood, and the clever, pointed dialogue makes for a hilarious and thought-provoking listen. John Cleese