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  • Week 103 - Rude Little Errand Boy

    Week 103 - Rude Little Errand Boy
    2025/12/20
    Yes, that’s The Man of the West. But NPB means that to refer to Ilbereth, the secretary for Father Christmas, who writes the largest portion of this second half of the 1937 letter. What does roast Polar Bear taste like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 分
  • Week 103 - One of the Cleverest Elves

    Week 103 - One of the Cleverest Elves
    2025/12/19
    Father Christmas wishes Tolkien a speedy recovery, and explains that he’s already giving away ‘second editions’ of The Hobbit just three months after its publication, as we look at the first part of the 1937 letter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Week 103 - A Letter Worth Hearing

    Week 103 - A Letter Worth Hearing
    2025/12/18
    Join The Man of the West for the 1936 letter as Father Christmas introduces us to a new member of Team North Pole, and Polar Bear takes a very long bath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 分
  • Week 103 - Quite a Nasty Outbreak

    Week 103 - Quite a Nasty Outbreak
    2025/12/17
    It’s 1935, and Father Christmas grows concerned about the goblins, expecting trouble with them soon — but hey, elvish magic sparkler spears should do the trick, right? Right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Week 103 - Frightful Mischief

    Week 103 - Frightful Mischief
    2025/12/16
    While The Man of the West is sometimes guilty of such trouble, today’s title refers to guests at the North Pole in 1934: Polar Bear’s young cousins, Paksu and Valkotukka! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Week 103 - I Enjoyed it Immensely!

    Week 103 - I Enjoyed it Immensely!
    2025/12/15
    It’s time for our holiday tradition of reading from Letters From Father Christmas, this time starting in 1933 as Polar Bear continues his goblin-smashing ways! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 分
  • Week 102 - Silmarillion Saturday: Great in Strength Both of Mind and Body

    Week 102 - Silmarillion Saturday: Great in Strength Both of Mind and Body
    2025/12/06
    No, today’s title… oh, you know the joke by now. Join The Man of the West as we conclude our time in Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin from The Silmarillion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 分
  • Week 102 - First Age Friday: A Light Was in His Face as the Light of Heaven

    Week 102 - First Age Friday: A Light Was in His Face as the Light of Heaven
    2025/12/05
    Just like yesterday, today’s title still isn’t a reference to The Man of the West — though it’s a bit more obvious this time. No, today’s the day we meet baby Eärendil, the half-elf who will save the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 分