Dispatch to a Friend
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsTwo Australian friends share their letters to each other, revealing their love of books, gardening, travel and cooking, and the ordinary pleasures in life.
Annabelle Hickson and Gillian Bell live in different states in Australia. Annabelle lives on a pecan farm in the north west of NSW. She is a writer, photographer and flower lover. Gillian lives in Brisbane, Queensland. She is a cake-maker and private cook who travels the world with her whisk to make wedding cakes.
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Episodes
S4, Ep4: Scotland & Friendship ( for Amanda )
December 31, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThe two friends reminisce about the gathering in Scotland in 2019 (when no-one knew what 2020 had in store) with Canadian friend and podcaster Lindsay Cameron Wilson https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com Instagram: @dispatchtoafriend
S4, Ep3: Fruit Crumble & Snapped Synapses
November 15, 2020 09:07 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBGillian volunteers to dust an Italian apartment and plans a summer of fruit crumbles while Annabelle nearly goes postal as her magazine’s publishing day looms & mice invade her home. https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com Instagram: @dispatchtoafriend
S4, Ep2: Worn Out Carpet & Persistent Dreams
October 29, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBGillian writes of carpet conundrums growing up & a garden makeover while Annabelle shares the secret of the woman who lives inside her. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com Instagram: @dispatchtoafriend Galah Press: https://galahpress.com/ Instagram: @galah.press
S4, Ep1: Let’s Talk Galah
October 22, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBThe two friends are back behind the microphone and Annabelle’s new role as a magazine founder/editor is all the talk. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com Galah Press: https://galahpress.com/ Instagram: @galah.press
S3, Ep1: Christmas
December 19, 2019 20:09 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBAnnabelle and Gillian kick off Season 3 with a special Christmas episode. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep11 Christmas Special: Wildlife Ambulances and Cheeses Christ
December 27, 2018 00:43 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBAnnabelle is on a long road trip to tick off her Christmas present list while Gillian is cleaning out the pantry, celebrating numerous family birthdays and trying to catch a bird in the run up to Christmas. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep10: A Snake in the House
October 25, 2018 08:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBAnnabelle introduces a new member to the family after another visit from an uninvited snake, while Gillian recalls an invasion of moths while eating coffee cake. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep9: Breakfast in Bed, and Other Divisive Matters
October 18, 2018 09:48 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBGillian and Annabelle disagree about the merits of breakfast in bed and the writer Karl Ove Knausgaard. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep8: How to Boil Water and the Trauma of the Credit Card Tap
October 11, 2018 08:00 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBAnnabelle is in Sydney suffering from the ‘credit card tap’ while Gillian contemplates the pleasures of a good scotch egg, roasting chickens and a cookbook that discusses how to boil water. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep7: Floating on Lilo with a Bowl of Cauliflower Soup UPDATED
September 28, 2018 02:41 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBAnnabelle convalesces on a lilo contemplating a return to choir singing, while Gillian is keen to dress up for a joyful Von Trapp singalong. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep6: 4P's, 3G's; Pickles and Banana Cake
September 20, 2018 09:00 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBAnnabelle’s life takes a serious turn of events and Gillian chats about weddings, pickles and banana cake in an attempt to help her friend through a difficult time. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep5: Birds and Star Signs
September 13, 2018 09:00 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBGillian compares her life to a migratory bird in her own home and uncovers her friend’s star sign. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep4: Catmint, Venn Diagrams & Bread Pudding
September 06, 2018 09:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBSpring has sprung, motivating Annabelle to get stuck into the garden, while Gillian hangs onto winter with a delicious, spiced bread pudding. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep3: Coffins, Jam Tarts and Dirty Cars
August 30, 2018 09:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBAnnabelle finds herself lying in a coffin, while Gillian writes to her urban neighbours making excuses for Annabelle’s filthy country car. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep2: Reward for your Efforts
August 23, 2018 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBGillian writes about walking with Charles Darwin and the importance of effort while Annabelle regales tales of dodging kangaroos and a country fair misunderstanding. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S2, Ep1: Uncookable Hags
August 16, 2018 09:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBSeason 2 starts with Annabelle stumped by a dish of beans while Gillian comes out of the closet over flannelette. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep12: Did Virginia Pass This Way?
July 05, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBJoin Annabelle and Gillian for the last episode in season 1 as they ramble across the South Downs in Sussex to the home of English authors, Virginia and Leonard Woolf. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep11: The Wedding Cake Maker
June 28, 2018 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBFollow Gillian as she makes a wedding cake in Scotland. Annabelle comes along for the ride and sees firsthand the lengths to which her friend goes to make the perfect cake. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep10: You Really Should Have Told Me
June 21, 2018 09:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBAnnabelle and Gillian arrive in Scotland and tour the Isle of Skye in search of Annie’s ancestral roots. They meet some fierce Scots along the way. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep9: Annabelle Applauds Mediocrity & Gillian's Hygge
June 14, 2018 09:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MBAnnabelle applauds mediocrity and a poem, while Gillian talks about hygge and shares a proverb for life. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep8: Post-hoc Women and the Tale of a Swedish Wedding Cake
June 07, 2018 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBAnnabelle writes an ode to condensed milk and shares a story of a fierce woman and a book manuscript, while Gillian recounts the making of a wedding cake for a young couple in Sweden, under very trying circumstances. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com/
S1, Ep7: Tree Shakers and the Tunnel of Whispers
May 31, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBAnnabelle contemplates becoming a fierce, angry woman mid pecan harvest, while Gillian parties in Denmark and has a coffee date with Claus Dalby in his famous garden in Aarhus. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep6: On with the Daffs and a Dachsund Called Dahlia
May 24, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBGillian contemplates slowing down time and childhood holidays while Annabelle, packing for her own camping trip is distracted by gardening videos. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep4: Gillian to the Rescue as Annabelle’s Common Sense Fails
May 17, 2018 09:00 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBAnnabelle has a mental breakdown in the kitchen while trying to bake a cake while Gillian texts instructions from a train in Japan. Dispatch to a Friend Website: www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep5: Monks House, Pecans and Complicated Love Lives
May 17, 2018 09:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBGillian dreams about Virginia Woolf's garden and lemons, while Annabelle is occupied with surprise cats and Navaho pecans. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep3: Tears and Toilets
May 10, 2018 09:15 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBGillian, distraught, writes to Annabelle and Annabelle replies with thoughts on Japanese loos. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep2: Ice Cream Tubs and Pantry Moths
May 09, 2018 21:15 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBAnnabelle underestimates her ice-cream tubs while Gillian wages war against the pantry moths. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com
S1, Ep1: Two Breads and a Pumpkin Pie
May 09, 2018 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBAnnabelle writes the first dispatch to Gillian after Gillian visits and completely takes over her kitchen. Dispatch to a Friend Website: https://www.dispatchtoafriend.com