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Letters to my Dead Dad
Oliver Double lost his father in 2024. And while clearing out his house, he found a box containing every letter he'd written to his Dad since leaving for university in 1983. Scattered around various different rooms, he also found an amazing collection of objects relating to his family history, going right back to the late 19th Century. In each episode, you'll hear Double reading one of the letters and looking at an item from the Family History Box. Prepare to be amused, touched and surprised by…
Episodes
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Milligan, Punch and Grandad
Normal service is resumed, as Olly reads a letter he wrote on 25 April 1984 thanking Eddy for his birthday present – a book of limerick by Spike Milligan…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Scattering Ashes at Blakeney, part 2
We return to Olly and his siblings out on Blakeney marshes in Norfolk to scatter the ashes of their Dad, Eddy. Once that’s done, they repair to the Blakeney…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Scattering Ashes at Blakeney, part 1
We celebrate the start of Series 2 by taking you on location to Norfolk. Back in July 2025, Olly and his siblings venture out to Blakeney to scatter Eddy’s…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
National Service and Student Radio
The bumper final episode of Series One starts with a clip of Olly giving Eddy’s eulogy at St Denys’s Church, Sleaford. Olly’s talking about why Eddy became so…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Daily Mirror article and Rant cartoon
A letter Olly wrote to Eddy on 17 January 1984 leads him to ponder his long experience of seeing his own words in print, as the author of books and articles…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Jesus College letter and Chaotic Cabaret
Writing to Eddy on 12 January 1984, Olly is excited about his new sandwich toaster and anticipating his debut performance at the upcoming Chaotic Cabaret. This…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Jamaican penfriend and college band
Episode 5 begins with Olly reading a letter he wrote to his Dad on 30 November 1983. It’s a bulky missive, with updates about his ultra short lived college…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
1936 family photo and 1983 synth soundtrack
Episode 4 begins with another look in the Family History Box, where Olly finds a family photo from 1938 showing his Dad as a little boy standing slightly…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Cartoon birthday card
In episode 3, Olly contemplates a recent big birthday as he looks in the Family History Box and finds a cartoon birthday card he painted for his Dad back in…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Begging letters and freshmen photos
In the first episode of a brand new podcast, you’ll meet its creator and presenter Oliver Double – but you can call him Olly – and his late father Eddy. You’ll…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Eddy’s Definitions Quiz
In episode 2, Olly looks in the Family History Box and finds a scrap of paper on which his Dad wrote down some words to remind him to look them up in a…
- Letters to my Dead Dad
Preview: What is Letters To My Dead Dad?
Oliver Double - Olly to you - explains what his brand new, super-cosy podcast is all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.