Episodes

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Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of scandal, politics and celebrity stalkers in Regency England. Lady Caroline Lamb is famous for being Lord Byron’s crazy ex-girlfriend, and for writing him into her novel as a villain… but not enough people talk about all the poetry she wrote during her chaotic, creative life!
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Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Hot Cup of History - Poets Behaving Badly - Caroline Lamb Part I
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of scandal, politics and celebrity stalkers in Regency England. Lady Caroline Lamb is famous for being Lord Byron’s crazy ex-girlfriend, and for writing him into her novel as a villain… but not enough people talk about all the poetry she wrote during her chaotic, creative life!
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Sunday Jan 11, 2026
Tales From Cramberleigh 3
Sunday Jan 11, 2026
Sunday Jan 11, 2026
Three bonus stories from the world of Cramberleigh, a fictional costume drama TV show featuring in Tansy’s time travel comedy novel, Time of the Cat.
This week: in “Style Over Substance,” all three stories connect up in a 1970s tale of secret agents and time displacement.
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Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Tales From Cramberleigh 2
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Three bonus stories from the world of Cramberleigh, a fictional costume drama TV show featuring in Tansy’s time travel comedy novel, Time of the Cat.
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Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Tales From Cramberleigh 1
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Three bonus stories from the world of Cramberleigh, a fictional costume drama TV show featuring in Tansy’s time travel comedy novel, Time of the Cat.
This week: in “Miss Mead Suspects,” the new Cramberleigh governess investigates the mysterious disappearances of the women who previously held her job while caring for two creepy Edwardian children in an isolated country house.
Where did all the governesses go? The answer may surprise you!
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Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Hot Cup of History - Poets Behaving Badly - Thomas Wyatt
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
A new season of Tansy’s Hot Cup of History begins with treason and sonnets. Who was Thomas Wyatt, how did he manage to avoid execution so many times, and did he have a thing for (or with!) Anne Boleyn? Most importantly, was he any good as a poet?
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Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Tomb of Brass Epilogue
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Two rival archaeologists, Colin Hathaway and Tag Gardiner, have been released after 25 years trapped as ghosts in a tomb. As they struggle to adapt to this strange new world, they have a new mystery to solve: more gargoyles, more curses, and a whole lot more family secrets.
Tomb of Brass (The Gargoyle Mysteries #2) is a direct sequel to Curse of Bronze, which you can listen to for free in early episodes of this podcast, or download as an ebook from my website at tansyrr.com
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Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Tomb of Brass Episode 22
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Two rival archaeologists, Colin Hathaway and Tag Gardiner, have been released after 25 years trapped as ghosts in a tomb. As they struggle to adapt to this strange new world, they have a new mystery to solve: more gargoyles, more curses, and a whole lot more family secrets.
Tomb of Brass (The Gargoyle Mysteries #2) is a direct sequel to Curse of Bronze, which you can listen to for free in early episodes of this podcast, or download as an ebook from my website at tansyrr.com
Sign up to my author newsletter for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at tansyrr.com and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at Patreon where you can receive all kinds of cool rewards, early ebooks and exclusive stories for a small monthly pledge.

Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Tomb of Brass Episode 21
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Two rival archaeologists, Colin Hathaway and Tag Gardiner, have been released after 25 years trapped as ghosts in a tomb. As they struggle to adapt to this strange new world, they have a new mystery to solve: more gargoyles, more curses, and a whole lot more family secrets.
Tomb of Brass (The Gargoyle Mysteries #2) is a direct sequel to Curse of Bronze, which you can listen to for free in early episodes of this podcast, or download as an ebook from my website at tansyrr.com
Sign up to my author newsletter for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at tansyrr.com and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at Patreon where you can receive all kinds of cool rewards, early ebooks and exclusive stories for a small monthly pledge.

Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Tomb of Brass Episode 20
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Two rival archaeologists, Colin Hathaway and Tag Gardiner, have been released after 25 years trapped as ghosts in a tomb. As they struggle to adapt to this strange new world, they have a new mystery to solve: more gargoyles, more curses, and a whole lot more family secrets.
Tomb of Brass (The Gargoyle Mysteries #2) is a direct sequel to Curse of Bronze, which you can listen to for free in early episodes of this podcast, or download as an ebook from my website at tansyrr.com
Sign up to my author newsletter for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at tansyrr.com and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at Patreon where you can receive all kinds

