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In the final episode of season one of Spec Fic Radio Theatre
we are bringing you fantasy inspired by Scottish Folklore. Daughter of Fire and Water is written by Lyndsey Croal
In Daughter of Fire and water by Lyndsey Croal you heard
Kelsey Griffin as Brida
Lewie Watson as Angus
Peter Forbes as Cernun
and Simone Low as Callie
Music was by Cameron Mackay
Sound design, direction and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory
If you would like to find out more about the writer of Daughter of Fire and Water, Lyndsey Croal you can follow the link below to visit her website.
https://lyndseycroal.co.uk/
Follow Lyndsey on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/lyndseycroal
You can hear Lyndsey Croal chatting with Spec Fic Radio Theatre producers Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen in this special live recording of our new Writing Worlds Podcast. This episode was recorded
at the Cymera Festival in Edinburgh. https://pod.link/1812994751/episode/95227555f90d04bb39e681e6d01040d2
This is the last episode in season one of Spec Fic Radio Theatre. On behalf of all of our writers and our producers, Emily Inkpen and me Chris Gregory, we'd like to thank you for listening.
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In the forests of Scandinavia a family is besieged by a malicious raven which watches and follows them everywhere they go. How will they escape from this curse and at what cost? The Seeing Trees is a dark Nordic mystery with elements of violence, peril, horror, language and elements that some listeners may find disturbing. Please do not listen if you object to any of the above.
In the Seeing Trees By Kaitlin Felix…
Charlie Richards played Trygve
Lewie Watson was Harleif
Tiffany Clare was Mother
Amy Forrest played Freja
Chris Gregory was Magnus and Townsman
Annika Kordes played Townswoman 1
Karen Cooper played Townswoman 2
The incantation was performed by Charlie Richards, Tiffany Clare, Kaitlin Felix and Chris Gregory with coaching, support and counselling by Kaitlin!
Original music and soundscapes were by Chris Gregory
The Seeing Trees was adapted from her original short story by Kaitlin Felix and Chris Gregory
Find out more about the writer of The Seeing Trees, Kaitlin Felix, by visiting her website here https://katifelix.com/
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Kaitlin will be appearing on our new podcast about world building "Writing Worlds" very soon. Subscribe here to have new episodes delivered to your feed as they are released https://pod.link/1812994751
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Flood survival operations are underway aboard the Ark and Captain Noah has delegated command to his sons and their partners. But as the voyage begins a spate of mysterious deaths prompt Parphia to turn detective and embark upon the world's first ever murder mystery. She is determined to record every last clue and discovery as she tries to solve the crimes, but has she bitten off more than she can chew and can she survive the mysterious Ark killer?
In Ark by Stephanie Weston you heard
Tiffany Clare as Parphia
Charlie Richards as Japhet
Emily Inkpen as Olla
Stephanie Weston as Leah
And Chris Gregory as Ham
Ark was directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen
Sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory
Ark was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London and by Richard Campbell
Ark by Stephanie Weston was the winner of the 2023 Pen to Print Audio Play competition.
You can find out more about Stephanie Weston by visiting her website https://tabb.cc/stephanie-weston
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As a historian in the bleak, climate-ravaged twenty-third century, it's Zoe's job to record and archive the past, not to recreate it. But when she comes across the diaries of Harry and Michelle, who lived two hundred years ago, she becomes fascinated by the minutiae of their lives and decides to write a novel about them, filling in the gaps with her own imaginings. Listeners are warned that this episode contains explicit language.
In Two Tribes by Chris Beckett you heard
Verity Blyth as Zoe
Rosa Samuels as Cally
Charlie Richards as Harry
Sadie Pepperrell as Michelle
And Marie Claire Wood as Letty
The main theme for Two Tribes is by Scott Ander
Sound design, soundscapes and direction are by Chris Gregory
Casting was by Chris Gregory and Chris Beckett
The script was adapted from Chris Beckett’s original novel by Chris Gregory and Chris Beckett
Sound effects are from freesound.org
This audio drama is an adaptation of part of the novel Two Tribes. If you would like to read the full novel it is out in paperback in the UK now and details on how to buy it are posted below
We would also like to thank Kate Straker of Corvus / Atlantic Books for her help and cooperation in the making of this audio drama.
You can find out more about Chris Beckett by visiting his website here
http://www.chris-beckett.com/
Follow Chris on twitter here https://twitter.com/chriszbeckett
And purchase Two Tribes here
On Hive https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Chris-Author-Becket…
And on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Tribes-Chris-Beckett/…
You can visit Corvus via their website here https://atlantic-books.co.uk/corvus/
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The theme tune for this edition is is called “The Hunt” by Scott Ander, from his EP “The Holocene” which you can listen to here
https://soundcloud.com/user-498615231/sets/the-hol…
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In Backdrop by Anna Orridge you heard
Marie-Claire Wood as Laura
Harri Rees-Jones as Marvin
Kelley Costigan as The Administrator
Kelli Winkler as the voice of Backdrop
and
Chris Gregory as Laura's father
Backdrop is based on a short story by Anna Orridge and adapted by Anna Orridge and Chris Gregory
You can find out more about Anna at: https://annaorridge.com
And read more about her anthology - The Utopia of Us - at: https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/anna-orridge-the-utopia-of-us-anthology-pre-order-available-now
Music, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory
Sound effects are from freesound.org
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In “Real Boy” by Cailean Steed you heard
Alex White as FoxKelley Costigan as CatKirsty Woolven as CarloCarl Wharton as FatherHadiya Morris as Motherand Verity Blyth as AzureMusic, sound design, direction and editing were by Chris GregroyCasting and character direction were by Chris Gregory and Cailean Steed Sound effects were from freesound.org Real Boy was the winner of the 2021 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition.
To find out more about Cailean Steed and their other work please visit their website here https://www.caileansteed.com/
Writing Worlds is created and presented by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory of the audio production company Alternative Stories. Listen to our other audio drama productions by following this link https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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And Bluesky here https://bsky.app/profile/storiesalt.bsky.social
Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by visiting her website here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/
Listen to The Dex Legacy and Wasteland, Emily’s award-winning audio drama series here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home/
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And Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/emilyinkpen.bsky.social
If you would like to get in touch with Alternative Stories please
contact us via [email protected]
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Marc Hughes, the larger-than-life presenter of the supernatural investigation TV show Paranormal Takedown, is in Shropshire visiting his friend Jack who claims that the Devil is active in the county. Alongside co-host Emilie Daniels, Marc has decided to make a special edition about the weird goings-on but upon arrival in the county he starts to realise that the stories he is hearing are stranger and darker than he imagined.
In “The Best of Men: Part 2” by Amy Boucher you can hear
Tiffany Clare as Emilie
Alex White as Marc
Carl Wharton as Jack
Amy Boucher as "Woman in the pub"
Chris Gregory as 'Owd Scratch
Music, sound design, production and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories.
The author of today’s episode, Amy Boucher, is a writer and folklorist whose narratives centre on her native Shropshire. Her emphasis tends to focus on the interplay between folklore, history and the paranormal.
To find out more about Amy Boucher and her work you can visit her blog at https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/
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Join us next week for more from the world of Alternative Stories audio drama
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When the presenter of a popular TV show investigating instances of paranormal activity receives a series of phone messages from an old friend claiming that he knows of supernatural goings-on in the county of Shropshire he is initially sceptical. Intrigued by the possibility of debunking the reports however, he makes plans to visit Shropshire and find out more about the phenomena.
In “The Best of Men - Part 1” by Amy Boucher you can hear
Tiffany Clare as Emilie
Alex White as Marc
and Carl Wharton as Jack
Music, sound design, production and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories.
The author of today’s episode, Amy Boucher, is a writer and folklorist whose narratives centre on her native Shropshire. Her emphasis tends to focus on the interplay between folklore, history and the paranormal.
To find out more about Amy Boucher and her work you can visit her blog at https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/
Follow Amy on Bluesky here https://bsky.app/profile/g0blinegg.bsky.social
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Join us next week for the second and final part of The Best of Men
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Two sisters receive an unexpected ultimatum. In order to inherit their share of the family wealth from their dead mother they must agree to spend a night together in the abandoned family home.
In “The Gathering” by Lewis Carter you heard
Miztli Rose as Sasha
Phoebe Batteson Brown as Gemma
Alex White as Tom
Chris Gregory as Clark
Sarah Golding as Mrs Harrington
Marie-Claire Wood as Rosie
And Emily Inkpen as the nurse
Other voices were played by members of the cast.
Production,sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory
“TheGathering” represented the UK at the International Audio Drama Festival 2022. Since then, Lewis has written a full series for us called Burnout. Burnout is a cyberpunk-thriller about ex-zero gravity racer, Theo Bazerov, a rogue AI nano-bot swarm called IRIS, and a whole cast of delicious, morally grey characters. It’s a lot of fun and you can listen to all of it right now on all platforms or via this link https://pod.link/1798982875
Find out more about Burnout and writer Lewis Carter here https://www.burnoutpod.com/
You can follow Lewis Carter on social media here https://www.instagram.com/fictionist4hire/
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Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her many projects here https://linktr.ee/emilyinkpen
Find out more about Chris and Alternative Stories here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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Sage and Elara's friendship grows to something more as they work together on a deep space mission. Even a near-deadly asteroid
impact cannot separate them, but as they dream of a life together on land
something begins to change.
In "A Ring Around" by Lyndsey Croal, Tiffany Clare plays Elara and Dina and Emily Inkpen plays Sage.
"A Ring Around" is adapted from a short story of the same name which appears in Lyndsey. Croal's collection "Limelight and Other Stories" (Shortwave Publishing 2024). Order a copy and find
out more here https://shop.shortwavepublishing.com/products/limelight-and-other-stories-paperback
Find out more about Lyndsey Croal and her work by visiting her website here https://lyndseycroal.co.uk/
You can follow Lyndsey on social media here
https://www.instagram.com/lyndseycroal
https://bsky.app/profile/lyndseycroal.bsky.social
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Find out more about Chris and Alternative Stories here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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Making a life on a new world following a family tragedy, Lyra and Neeva reflect on their past lines as farmers on Epsilon while coming to terms with the realities of existence on their new home, Lunasetti. Postcards From Another World by Frasier Armitage was the winner of the 2022 Pen To Print Audio Play Competition.
In Postcards from Another World by Frasier Armitage you heard Sarah Golding as LyraMarie-Claire Wood as NeevaWarren Graham as ZaboEmily Inkpen as the computerRhiannon Armitage as the Lunasetti spaceport announcer Chris Gregory as Privik.
Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories The original score was composed and performed by Chris GregorySound effects were from Freesound.orgCasting advice, actor coaching and beta listening were by Frasier Armitage.
You can find out more about Frasier Armitage and his work by visiting his website here https://frasierarmitage.com/
You can follow Frasier on Bluesky here https://bsky.app/profile/frasierarmitage.bsky.social
And Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/frasierarmitage/
Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her many projects here https://linktr.ee/emilyinkpen
Find out more about Chris and Alternative Stories here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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Welcome to Spec Fic Radio Theatre, and anthology podcast of standalone or short-run audio drama and audio fiction stories aimed at fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
In this preview episode we hear from producers Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen about what to expect in our first season and listen to trailers from some of the productions we'll be sharing in our first few weeks.
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