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The Toast Maker

by Eliza Hartley
35 episodes · 88 hours · Still being read · 22 free · 13 on Patreon
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The Toast Maker — Episode 1 By Eliza Hartley Welcome to a very special evening, dear listeners. Tonight marks the beginning of something wonderfully gentle—our first episode of The Toast Maker by Eliza Hartley, a British writer who understands that the most profound stories…

About this story

The Toast Maker by Eliza Hartley is a cosy bedtime story for grown-ups, told in parts, on Sleepbound Nights. 35 episodes, about 88 hours in all. New episodes are still being added — the latest went up on 6 September 2026. 22 episodes are free — play them here, or in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app. The other 13 episodes are for members on Patreon. Read at the pace of two people who actually want you to fall asleep.

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    The Toast Maker – Episode 1: A Rainy Thursday Also: Without the intro (Patreon)
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 2: When the Lights Go Out Also: Without the intro (Patreon)
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 3: The Old Posts Come Out Also: Without the intro (Patreon)
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 4: Sunday Fences Also: Without the intro (Patreon)
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 5: November Pansies
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 6: Church, Chutney & Dinner with Tom
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 7: The Marmalade Lesson
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 8: The Roofer Question
    46 min
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 9: The Spare Room
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 10: The Wednesday Walk
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 11: The Thursday Walking Group
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 12: The Attic and the Afternoon
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 13: The Presentation
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 14: You'll Do
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 15: A Free Woman Till Nine
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 16: The Blue Door
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 17: The Christmas Fair
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 18: The Recipe Box
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 19: The B&B on Darlow Road
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 20: The Emergency Cake
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 21: The Wooden Star
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 22: The Plate That Waited
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 23: His Father's Bench
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 24: For Margaret
    46 min Members
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 25: The Saved Pew
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 26: Christmas Morning, Room for One More
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 27: He Can See the Dinner
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 28: The Right Part of the Dark
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    The Toast Maker — Episode 29: A Boxing Day That Doesn't Have to Finish
    44 min Members
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    The Toast Maker – Episode 30: The Lost Days
    47 min Members
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    The Toast Maker – Part 31: Twelfth Night
    30 min Members
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    The Toast Maker: Volume One — eBook and Audiobook · eBook to keep
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    The Toast Maker: Volume 2 - eBook & Audiobook · eBook to keep
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    The Toast Maker: Volume Three - eBook & Audiobook · eBook to keep
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    The Toast Maker — now as books you can keep · eBook to keep
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Latest 6 Sept 2026.

The other 13 episodes are for members. £4.99 a month on Patreon opens every recording — over 500 readings across our three shows. Part one is free on a selection of our series, always.

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