Episodios

  • Daughter Of Fire And Water

    Daughter Of Fire And Water
    Jul 17 2025
    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. If you have enjoyed the show please leave us a like, rating or review wherever you listen to podcasts. You may like to know that Alternative Stories now has a Patreon page where you can listen to all of our shows ad free and ahead of general release. You can find out more and join here https://www.patreon.com/c/AltStories One of the things you'll be able to enjoy is the third series of our award-winning science fiction drama The Dex legacy which will be launching on Friday 25th July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 m
  • The Seeing Trees

    The Seeing Trees
    Jul 10 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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/ And follow Kaitlin on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/kfelix_writes/ 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 You can find all our other podcasts and link to Alternative Stories on social media by following this link https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Ark

    Ark
    Jul 3 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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 And you can follow Stephanie on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stephanie__weston/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m
  • Two Tribes

    Two Tribes
    Jun 26 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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/ Follow Corvus on twitter here https://twitter.com/CorvusBooks 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… You can follow Scott on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/scottandermusic/ To find out more about Alternative Stories and listen to our other audio drama podcasts please visit the link below https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories Our podcasts are free to listen to but not free to make. If you would like to support the show please visit the link below https://ko-fi.com/alternativestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • Backdrop

    Backdrop
    Jun 19 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 m
  • Real Boy

    Real Boy
    Jun 12 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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 Follow Alternative Stories on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ 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/ And follow Emily on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ And Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/emilyinkpen.bsky.social If you would like to get in touch with Alternative Stories please contact us via office@alternativestories.com All of our audio drama productions are free to listen to but not free to make. If you would like to support the show and receive our eternal gratitude you can do so via this link https://ko-fi.com/alternativestories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 m
  • The Best Of Men (Part Two)

    The Best Of Men (Part Two)
    Jun 5 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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/ 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 more from the world of Alternative Stories audio drama 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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    56 m
  • The Best Of Men (Part One)

    The Best Of Men (Part One)
    May 29 2025
    Join our Patreon for ad-free podcasts and bonus content ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/AltStories⁠ 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 m