The Healing Voice
Poems, stories, meditations and more. An oasis of calm amidst busy life. We can all benefit from 5 minutes reflection or relaxation - preferably far longer. The Healing Voice is there to allow you to do just that. So, welcome, and relax.Read by Colin WD McLean for The Healing Voice. (See also 'The Healing Voice' Channel on YouTube.com)
Episodes
159 episodes
The Story-Teller - a short story, by Saki (H.H. Munro)
What's better than a good story to keep children entertained? A better option, it turns out, is an improper story. You have been warned.March 2026
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Season 15
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Episode 12
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12:03
The Interlopers - a short story, by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Might a crisis make you change your long-held views? Will that work out? Let Saki explain ..
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Season 15
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Episode 11
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13:44
The Schartz-Metterklume Method - a short story, by Saki
Saki pokes yet more fun at Edwardian society, and children's education in particular. In Lady Carlotta, we meet something of a free spirit in an era of otherwise strict social codes.-oOo-
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Season 15
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Episode 10
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11:03
Tobermory - a short story, by Saki
A talking cat? That shouldn't be so very challenging. Surely .. In one of Saki's finest stories the humour and the gentle digs at Edwardian society are very evident.-oOo-
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Season 15
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Episode 9
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17:24
The Tell-Tale Heart - a short story, by Edgar Allan Poe
One of Edgar Allan Poe's finest. Certainly one of his best known, if not best loved, short stories. It is a challenge to us to keep a clear conscience .. and a warning as to what befalls us if we cannot. Warning: horror and gory detail; what el...
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Season 15
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Episode 8
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17:26
The Story Of An Hour - a short story, by Kate Chopin
'The Story of an Hour' is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was originally published in
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Season 15
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Episode 7
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7:15
A Bread and Butter Miss - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
How to pick the Derby winner. One house guest may have the answer.(Culinary note: it was often the fashion, at least in the UK, to serve whitebait with a slice or two of buttered brown bread.)A short story by Saki. Rea...
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Season 15
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Episode 6
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10:06
The Romancers - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Just two chaps having a chat on a park bench. Or so it seems. The art of spinning a story from the master story teller himself.
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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9:35
The Mouse - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
A testing time for Theodoric as he travels with an unwanted additional passenger. Saki, as ever, keeps us guessing.
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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9:35
Down Pens - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Is there a better way to write Christmas 'Thank You' letters? Egbert thinks so. Janetta needs convincing. Saki in delightfully inventive mode.
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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8:15
Train Journey - a 10-minute Guided Meditation
Written by Colin WD McLean
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Season 16
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Episode 2
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10:02
Resting In Gentle Sound - a 10-minute Guided Meditation
Written by Colin WD McLean.
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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9:59
The Year's Awakening - a poem by Thomas Hardy
The Year's Awakening is a poem by Thomas Hardy, published in his 1914 collection Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Remedies. Written in February 1910, the poem reflects on the subtle, almost imperceptible signs of ...
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Season 13
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Episode 4
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1:01
The Open Window - a short story, by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Whar price imagination? Or good manners? Saki flexes his short story muscles to telling effect. A master of the genre.
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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7:27
The Masque Of The Red Death - a short story by Edgar Allen Poe
How dark do you like your short stories? Edgar Allen Poe does not disappoint in this short but poignant tale of short-sightedness and hubris.
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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17:32
Ozymandias - a poem, by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ozymandias is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817. It was first published in The Examiner on January 11, 1818, under the pen name Glirastes. The poem w...
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Season 13
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Episode 3
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0:57
Death Is Nothing At All - poem, by Henry Scott-Holland
Inspired by a sermon given in St Paul's Cathedral, London, following the death of King Edward VII, this poem has remained a firm favourite with those who mourn ever since. Here in its full form. May it bring comfort to those who need to hear it...
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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1:55
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 06 / 27 - There was a cry! There was!
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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12:20
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 05 / 27 - Cry in the Corridor
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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12:11
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 04 / 27 - Martha
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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29:02
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 03 / 27 - Across the moor
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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8:26
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 02 / 27 - Mistress Mary, quite contrary
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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15:07
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 01 / 27 - There is no one left
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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11:43