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  • The Best Of Men (Part One)
    2025/05/29
    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 and on X here https://x.com/g0blinegg Join us next week for the second and final part of The Best of Men Spec Fic Radio Theatre is brought to you by Alternative Stories and presented by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory. Our shows are free to listen to but not free to make. If you would like to support the show you can do so by making a small donation here https://ko-fi.com/alternativestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 分
  • The Gathering
    2025/05/22
    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/ https://x.com/fictionist4hire 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 Subscribe to Spec Fic Radio Theatre wherever you listen to podcasts to receive a new speculative fiction drama each week. Support Spec Fic Radio Theatre here https://ko-fi.com/alternativestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 分
  • A Ring Around
    2025/05/15
    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 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 Subscribe to Spec Fic Radio Theatre to receive a new speculative fiction drama each week. Our dramas are free to listen to but not free to make. If you would like to support our work by sponsoring an episode or actor or simply buying us a coffee you can do so here https://ko-fi.com/alternativestories Get in touch with Alternative Stories at office@alternativestories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 分
  • Postcards From Another World
    2025/05/15
    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 Subscribe to Spec Fic Radio Theatre wherever you listen to podcasts to receive a new speculative fiction drama each week.
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    42 分
  • Welcome To Spec Fic Radio Theatre
    2025/05/07
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 分