Tea o'clock with Cella

Join us for our spooky spectacular as we delve into some of our favourite witchy reads!

In our latest The Story of the Novel Without Men Episode we’re heading to a gothic 18th century tale. Join us as we talk about Ann Radcliffe’s first novel, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne.  An episode full of gothic tropes, questions of the setting of Medieval Scotland and even a brief history of Gothic literature. Enjoy!  Episode details: What we’ve been consuming: 00:52- Rewitched (Halloween...

Spooky season is here and so is the long awaited sequel to Practical Magic ! Tune in to hear our thoughts... Episode details: 3.25- Starside by Alex Aster 14.31- The Tempest by Victoria Aveyard 22.19- Practical Magic 2

We’re back with a bookish episode on Meg Mason’s recent novel Sophie Standing There. Join us as we unpack the story and our thoughts on it all, oh and we get a bit meta too 00:45- Inception 05:38- It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey 07:51- Ashley Posen, Novel Love Story and The 7 Year Slip 10:02- Geese and Westside Cowboy 12:08- Sophie, Standing There

We're all about hearts in this double-whammy episode! We couldn't resist chatting about one of our fav books of the year AND the finale to one of our fav shows <3 Episode details 0.22- Heart the Lover by Lily King 28.02- The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 30.49- Sl*gs by Emma Jane Unsworth 37.32- Heartstopper Forever

Chatting all about Claire Daverley's latest novel 'people in love'! Get ready to fall in love, have your heartbroken, and put back together again. Episode details: 04:12- Charli xcx New Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ 08:43- The Compound by Ashling Rawles (spoiler warning) 21:12- People in Love by Claire Daverley

Join us as we muse on the blockbuster film of the year: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey ! Episode details: 1:43 - What We've Been Consuming: Hadestown 8.13 - What We've Been Consuming: Norwegian Wood 19.47 - The Odyssey (text) 25.50 - The Odyssey (film)

Our next instalment in The Novel Without Men is here! We’ve come all the way up to the modern day and are discussing Monica Ali’s Love Marriage. A tapestry of family life that Ceri Jones calls “a masterpiece”.  Listen to us catch up on what we’ve been reading and watching lately, and all things Love Marriage.  Episode details: 04:45- What We’ve Been Consuming Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller 06:...

As promised, we bring you our thoughts on the second half of The Other Bennet Sister . Tune in to hear our thoughts on the last five episodes of this fantastic show...Episode details: 3.15 - Disclosure Day 7.40 - The Odyssey - audiobook 11.30 - Good Omens S3 15.22 - The Other Bennet Sister, E6-10

We're heading back into Matt Haig's Midnight World with 'The Midnight Train'. We kick off with a bumper What We've Been Consuming as we catch up on our recent reads and listens! Episode details: 00:58- Fahrenheit 451 04:10- 1984 11:34- Niall Horan's Dinner Party 12:21- Uncharmed 12:53- A Beautiful Lack of Consequences 15:42- The Paris Apartment 23:07- The Midnight Train

We love The Other Bennet Sister so much, that we're bringing it to you in two instalments! Tune in to hear our thoughts on the first five episodes of this fantastic show... Episode details: 4.14 - Books we've been consuming: Stay for a Spell 5.25 - I'm Glad My Mom Died 8.51 - Nobody's Fool 10.50 - The Wedding People 13.10 - The Other Bennet Sister

This episode we delve into a different kind of read for us, with the wonderful Ursula K. Le Guin's sci-fi sensation: The Left Hand of Darkness . Episode details: 1.50 - Heart the Lover 7.00 - Jesus Christ Superstar 13.16 The Left Hand of Darkness

The highly anticipated sequel to the 2006 film is today's topic. Listen to us chat about returning to the streets of New York and a bit of Met Gala chat too! That's all. Episode details: What we've been consuming; 01.43- Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe 08.06- Crescent City 3 and A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas and Olive by Emma Gannon 12.21 - The Devil Wears Prada 2

This week we go on a journey to the Highlands as we dive into the spellbinding Lochbound by Rebecca Templeton... Episode details: 3.23 - Taskmaster S21 5.09 - The Great Divide, Noah Kahan 8.38 - Lochbound

We attended one of the most anticipated weddings of the year, and are chatting all about it! Listen and let us know your thoughts on Emma and Charlie and if you feel inclined the worst thing you’ve ever done… Episode details:  What we’ve been consuming 01:39- Rewitched 03:45- Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood 07:20- The Drama

Acclaimed author of Green Dot Madeleine Gray returns with a love story about friendship... and we couldn't wait to chat about it!

A bumper episode this week as we discuss Harry’s new album, Oscars predictions as Awards season comes to an end, and of course a Paul Mescal film (which is wonderful) ‘The History of Sound’.  It’s a biggun’! Episode details  2.11- What we’ve been consuming. Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally  14.48 - Oscars predictions   27.52 - The History of Sound

We're so excited to bring you a slightly different bookish episode, as we discuss Helene Hanff's moving memoir. 1.21 - What we've been consuming: Open Wide by Jessica Gross 4.49 - What we've been consuming: Prizefighter by Mumford & Sons 7.09 - 84 Charing Cross Road

The world is talking about it and so are we, it’s Wuthering Heights time!  This may be an unpopular opinion but these two English lit girls loved this film! Listen in to hear what was so compelling about Emerald Fennell’s adaptation for Wuthering Heights for us.  What We’ve Been Consuming 00.24-Charlixcx and Mumford and Sons 02.24- Bookish by Lucy Mangan 05.25- Wuthering Heights Book Episode 07.33...

We are beyond excited to be back with a brand new instalment in our The Story of the Novel Without Men series! Join us as we do a deep dive into Zelda Fitzgerald's Save Me the Waltz ... Episode details: 0.59 - What We've Been Consuming: The Courting of Bristol Keats 8.29 - What We've Been Consuming: Only Ever Yours 17.15 - Save Me the Waltz

Welcome back, can you believe series 6 is here!?  We’re kicking off with a big film that (spoiler alert) we loved, Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same name.  Episode details: 02.08- What We’ve Been Consuming. 10.13- Hamnet Discussion Also enjoy us getting grips with our new technology 😅

Join us as we discuss A Merry Little Ex-Mas and My Secret Santa!

Merry Christmas (almost!) Our festive book episode this year, has us chatting about a book described as a Hallmark movie but with a bit more spice. Laurie Gilmore's 'The Christmas Tree Farm'. Listen in to see what we think and other festive books you can read in the run up to Christmas. Happy Listening!

In this episode we chat about the highly anticipated second instalment of Wicked, For Good! Team Pink or Team Green?

Tune in to hear us wax lyrical about one of our favourite books this year!