The David Charles Newsletter

Lucky Old You

Being here, now, conscious, on earth, is itself a fantastically favourable combination of circumstances.

Oct 28 • 

David Charles

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August 2025

Foiled: The Radio Show That Refused To Dye

Axed BBC Radio comedy Foiled is available to listen again - right here ✂️

Aug 29

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Self-Care Not Working? Try Adventure

There’s a lot to be said for a steady salary, a loving home life and a game that involves throwing sticks at other sticks

Aug 23

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I Could Have Been Nothing

Never forget that heartbeat pendulum of logic swings on our childish astonishment at the wonder of being alive. Grounding ourselves in the thought that…

Aug 10

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Unbelievably Lucky...

It’s unimaginable that this nightjar had not been tracking me all this time, that he had not been fully aware of my intrusion, my intentions, my being…

Aug 3

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July 2025

A Lot of Botany

As Camus might say: ‘One must imagine the moon happy.’

Jul 18

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June 2025

Join Me On Night Shift

A therapeutic journey through darkness, designed for men. Redefine your place in the universe with a little help from midnight: stars, moon, owls.

Jun 20

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I See The Future In My Dreams (And So Do You In Yours)

The only thing you know for certain is that it will be different from yesterday and different again tomorrow. One choice, endless variety.

Jun 13

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Not The Right Book

I’ve seen otherwise straight-laced, shoulder-padded clerks-of-the-court reduced to hands-and-knees licking the live rail to alleviate the boredom.

Jun 6

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May 2025

Fluent in Welcome: My Albanian Love Affair

I visited Albania for the fifth time, but how could it possibly live up to my hyperbole — Favourite Country in the World, really?

May 24

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March 2025

The Scent of a Thousand Miles

Someone cried out — ‘Brimstone!’ — and in a moment I know more than I ever knew. The logic of the universe was revealed.

Mar 19

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February 2025

A New Kind Of Adventure

These are people who, most often, lead from the middle. They listen carefully, they communicate clearly, and they laugh easily.

Feb 28

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