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Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, of Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, told BBC Radio Wiltshire: "With the watch, we are retelling Isidor's story. It's a phenomenal piece of memorabilia."

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

“These women are retelling the past,” she said, “but producing the memory to be in the present, and to design the future.”

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

To be sure, these shows that are retelling history rely on a naive audience to pack the punch they do.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2019

They are retelling, dramatisation, and forms of seat-work.

From Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling by Bryant, Sara Cone