Reading Together
‘Reading Together’ is a podcast where pupils from Ditcham Park School talk about the books that we love and why. Each episode features a different book that we have read. We talk about what we love, what we don’t and why reading should be the beating heart of every school community.
Episodes
11 episodes
Episode 11 - 'The Time Machine' by HG Wells: Can we survive as a species?
We were delighted to have two special guests join us for this episode: Mrs. Hayden from Finance and Mr. Phillips who is our resident Adventure Sports Coordinator.In this episode we discussed the classic science fiction novella, 'The Time...
Episode 10 - World Book Day 2026
In today’s episode the Reading Together Book Club get together to discuss some of their most favourite books ever and try to convince of why reading is good for you!
Episode 9 - ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke
In today’s episode we discuss ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke - a galloping adventure story that is a powerful reminder of the power of stories to shape our reality.
Episode 8 - Of Mice and Murder
The new Reading Together crew discuss the murder mystery novel ‘Of Mice and Murder’ by Sally Smith and talk about what makes a good crime fighting duo.
Episode 7 - More World Book Day Chat
Mrs Roberts, Miss Snow, Mr Walton and Ted talk about adventure stories and why taking risks through stories is both safe and fun!
Episode 6 - World Book Day 2025
Mrs Roberts Hattie and Ben talk about books being relatable and why we all love a good cry!
Episode 5 - The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
In today’s episode Mrs Roberts and Amelia discuss ‘The Outside Boy’ by Jeanine Cummins whilst clumsily trying to avoid spoilers! It’s Amelia’s debut on the podcast so please give it a listen!
Episode 4 - Never Let Me Go
Mrs Roberts and Tea discuss the acclaimed novel ‘Never Let me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro and whether this is a book well suited to study at GCSE.
Episode 3 - Educated
Mrs Roberts and Tea discuss how much they both LOVED Tara Westover’s memoir ‘Educated’- a book that if it were fiction would seem unbelievable!