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Friday 31 January 2020
Tuesday 28 January 2020
My new venture
When I
used to present The World Tonight on Radio 4, people often told me that they liked
to fall asleep listening to me. I chose, perhaps naïvely, to take it as a
compliment – apparently I have a very soothing voice.
Then, just
a few weeks ago, I was stopped in the park near where I live. ‘Are you Robin
Lustig?’ the man asked. ‘I want you to know that ever since you left the BBC,
I’ve had great difficulty getting to sleep.’
So I have
started a new venture – and I very much hope you’ll give it a try.
Given the
state of the world – and this definitely seems the appropriate time, especially if like me
you’re deeply depressed that the UK will have finally left the EU by the end of
the week – I have decided to try to offer you something that just might make
you feel a little bit better.
It’s a new
series of podcasts (and a YouTube channel) of me reading children’s stories. As
simple as that. I’m starting with the Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling, because
I always loved them as a child, and also because I think they’re a perfect way
to switch off from the world as it is, and, just for a few minutes, immerse
ourselves in a world as we would like it to be.
You can
find the podcasts by simply going to wherever you usually go to find your
podcasts and search for ‘Robin Lustig reading stories.’ They are already available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Acast, Pocket Casts and Breaker, and they should be on Apple Podcasts and others within the next few days.
(You can also find them on
YouTube if you’d like to watch my lips move as I read.)
Or you could just listen here:
As you can see, I’ve already
uploaded the first two stories, and there will be more in the coming weeks. If
you think you might enjoy them – and if you think your friends and family might
enjoy them as well – please click on the Subscribe and Share buttons, and do
leave a comment. I’ll need you to help me get them out into the big wide world,
so I’d really appreciate your help.
Perhaps
you’re wondering why the letters ASMR appear in the name of both the podcasts
and the YouTube channel. The letters stand for ‘autonomous sensory meridian
response’ – it’s a phenomenon that some people describe as a feeling of
euphoric tingling and relaxation that can result from watching certain videos
or hearing certain sounds, including, in some cases, a particular human voice.
It’s become quite the thing, apparently, so why not give it a go?
I have no
idea if there’s anything in it, but if the stories help you feel better, or
help you get to sleep – or if you just enjoy listening to them – I’ll be
delighted.
Many years
ago, a newspaper columnist wrote that the way I said ‘Good night’ at the end of
The World Tonight sent her off to bed with a song in her heart. Perhaps I can
now do the same for you. If nothing else, it’s an opportunity to hear me as you
have never heard me before.
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