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In this episode of the Alternative Stories podcast we're chatting with poet, novelist and audio drama writer Madeleine F White about the two books she is publishing in the first part of 2025; the poetry collection 'The Horse and The Girl' and the verse memoir 'Maiden Mother Crone' 

 We have a full length interview with Madeleine and excerpts from the collections read by Madeleine.  We also hear a clip from Madeleine's audio drama 'The Ark' based on her debut novel 'Mother of Floods' and an excerpt from an episode of the 'Write On! Audio' Podcast. 

You can follow Madeleine f White on social media here 

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https://www.instagram.com/madeleinefwhite/

The Horse and The Girl and Maiden Mother Crone are both published by Sea Crow Press.  You can find out more and order copies here 

https://www.seacrowpress.com/

Find out more about the  Write On! suite of publications which Madeleine edits here

Write on! https://pentoprint.org/write-on-features/

Listen to the Write On! Audio Podcast from Pen to Print here https://open.spotify.com/show/4IG6ODY67eJjTXFmC5nFP5?si=3c9f3ebcfd9d4be3

If you have enjoyed this podcast you can listen to more from our production company Alternative Stories including our new science fiction drama 'Burnout' here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories

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There are hundreds of Blue Plaques on buildings around London commemorating the famous people who lived there at some time in the building’s history .  But only one building has three plaques for three different people who lived in the building at the same time.  Chiltern Court on Baker Street was home to novelists HG Wells and Arnold Bennett and composer Eric Coates in the early 1930s. 

In this new audio drama by Brian Hipkin we imagine a pivotal meeting between the three in December 1930 and a modern day investigation into events from the 30s. 

In A Blue Plaque Mystery by Brian Hipkin you heard 

Ewan Bailey as Arnold Bennett

Jon Glover as HG Wells 

Zephryn Taitte as Eric Coates 

Charlie Richards as The Concierge 

Grace Savage as Cassie

Ria Knowles as Sunday 

Tom McEnery as Voice on the recording 

Maya Cohen Gregory as Phyllis Coates

And Samira Ahmed as herself 

A Blue Plaque Mystery was directed by Chris Gregory 

It was produced by Brian Hipkin and Chris Gregory and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard “Orpheus” Campbell 

Production sound-design and editing were by Chris Gregory 

The studio assistants were Holly Hughes and Maya Cohen Gregory

The music tracks in this production are 

Saint James Infirmary Blues by Cab Calloway

By a Sleepy Lagoon by Eric Coates 

You can find out more about Brian Hipkin and his work by following him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/brianhipkin/

To find out more about Alternative Stories, listen to our other dramas and contact us you can find all our links here https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories

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In this short episode Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen introduce two new Alternative Stories audio drama series.   You can hear trailers for our two new shows Wasteland and Burnout which are both available on their own podcast platforms. 

To listen to Wasteland you can search "Wasteland A Dex Legacy Story" wherever you listen to podcasts or you can click here to find it https://pod.link/1790863463

If you would like to listen to Burnout you can find it by searching "Burnout Alternative Stories" in your favourite podcast app or click here to find it https://pod.link/1798982875

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In orbit around our planet, an alien creature is listening in on Earth noise.  One sound in particular seems to have a greater significance than others but what does it mean and how will Skim and Beta find out more about it?  In our final Alternative Stories episode of 2024 we are bringing you the winner of the 2024 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths.   

 In “The Earth Serenades” by Emma Griffiths you can hear

 Tiffany Clare as Skim

Emily Inkpen as Beta 

Sophie Macnair as Pree 

And Chris Gregory as Shakarn

Other voices were played by Sophie Macnair and Emma Griffiths 

 The Earth Serenades was Directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen and recorded at Orpheus Studio in London

The sound engineer was Richard Campbell

Music, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory

 The script for the earth serenades is copyright Emma Griffiths and may not be used in whole or in part except with the permission of the author

 If you would like to enter the 2025 Pen to Print Audio Play Competition you need to be an unpublished audio drama writer and resident in the United Kingdom.  The competition is open to entries until 5pm on Friday 21st March.   You can find out more and download entry terms and conditions via the link below

https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions/

The interview in this episode was conducted by Emily Inkpen and the presenter was Chris Gregory

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In this episode we look at the world of gaming and discuss the many and varied storytelling styles and approaches within games.  Our guests are games industry expert, actual-play podcaster and author Oscar Clark and novelist, audio drama author and game writer Emily Inkpen.

If you would like to watch a video version of this conversation you can find it on the Alternative Stories YouTube channel here

Find out more about Oscar Clark and his work in the games industry by following him
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarclark/
Twitter / X  https://x.com/Athanateus
Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/athanateus.bsky.social

You can watch Oscar's actual play podcast Anything Can Happen on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingCouldHappen-show
and listen via Spotify here https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anything-could-happen

You can find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by visiting her website
here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/

Find out more about The Dex Legacy here
https://www.emilyinkpen.com/thedexlegacy-home

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In this bonus episode of the podcast we are looking at the Script Club New York City production of  "The Out-Of-Towners Club", an adapted version of an audio drama that originally ran on this podcast back in 2019.

In our interview you can hear Script Club NYC members Jackie Jorgenson, Roger Lipson, Alex Highsmith and Jess Thompson talking about their roles in the upcoming performances at the Fiction Bar / Cafe in Brooklyn

You can also hear an excerpt from our original audio drama featuring Miguel Antonio as Dan (written by Chris Gregory, Jackie Jorgenson and Mary McDonald) and an excerpt from the Script Club NYC production performed by Alex Highsmith and Jess Thompson.

You can get tickets for Out-Of-Towners Club performances on 7th and 21st December here https://script-club-nyc.ticketleap.com/holiday-radio-show/

And find out more about Script Club NYC here linktr.ee/scriptclubnyc

Follow Script Club NYC on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/scriptclubnyc/

You can hear our original audio drama of The Out-Of-Towners Club from 2019 here
and the sequel "Out-Of-Towners" here 



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In this episode we are introducing another Alternative Stories podcast you may enjoy.  The Writers' Gym features Chris Gregory, Dr Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen and each week we discuss a different writing topic.  Whether you are a writer yourself or simply interested in books and writing you'll find plenty to enjoy.  Covering novels, short fiction, scripts, screenplays, audio drama and all stops in between you can catch the podcast by searching "The Writers Gym" in your favourite podcast app or clicking the links below.

Listen / subscribe via Spotify here 
https://open.spotify.com/show/0myjCJkk2pt6jPfdIa0AAr?si=f18ec34cef764327

and via Apple Podcasts here
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-writers-gym-podcast/id1674424465


You can listen to Rachel Knightley's audio drama "Winter Spring" here https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gBu6Bqmc7CiC8zwXTYIPZ?si=b2c423862aaf4438

 Emily's drama serial "The Dex Legacy" can be heard here  https://open.spotify.com/show/1aphgDiefw4FdO8EN5LJxy?si=2908e95681354b81

Join the Writers’ Gym and book your next writing workout at https://www.rachelknightley.com/the-writers-gym/

Find out more about The Writers' Gym and Rachel Knightley by going to: https://www.rachelknightley.com/

Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by going to: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/

Learn more about Chris Gregory and Alternative Stories here https://alternativestories.com/

Follow the Writers’ Gym and contact us on Social Media:

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Subscribe to The Writers’ Gym in your favourite podcast app to be notified of all new episodes as they are released.

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The Bone Diver is the latest novel from Chicago born novelist Angie Spoto who now lives in Edinburgh.  Telling the story of Keir, an expert diver who is unable to kill, The Bone Diver is a gothic tale of family, the legend of the selkies and a young woman who is offered an impossible choice.

Readings from The Bone Diver are by Sophie Macnair.

Find out more about Angie Spoto and buy a copy of The Bone Diver by visiting her website here https://www.angiespoto.com/

Follow Angie Spoto on social media here
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Find out about Sophie Macnair and hire her for your voice or acting project here https://app.spotlight.com/7656-8974-2745

Listen to Sophie in our Scottish Folklore audio drama "Selkie" by Signe Maene here https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/episodes/3858479

Visit the Black and White website here https://blackandwhitepublishing.com/

Find out about the Cymera Festival which is a speculative fiction literary festival held annually in Edinburgh https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/


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In this episode we chat with blogger, poet and freelance writer Alanna Duffield about her writing and the art of blogging.   With advice and thoughts on topics, style, frequency of posts and titles this not only a guide to getting started as a blogger but also an insight into Alanna's own creative practice.  We end with a look at Alanna's poetry.

Throughout this episode you can hear excerpts from Alanna's blog posts and poems.  These are written, performed and recorded by Alanna Duffield and may not be reproduced in whole or part except with the written permission of the author.  

Alanna Duffield is a writer, blogger and poet whose work explores pop culture, relationships, human connection, grief, nature and - of course - writing itself. 

Her poetry and short stories have been published by the BBC, Dear Damsels and Aurelia Magazine. Her essays and journalism have been published by Cosmopolitan, Metro and Stylist. She also runs SILT, a weekly lifestyle publication on Substack.  

Alanna has performed her poetry at Luxembourg Gallery, Mayfair and she was a headline performer for VERSES, a London-based poetry collective.

You can read Alanna's blog art  alannaduffield.substack.com
Her poetry blog is here  thelinebreak.substack.com
and you can follow her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/alannaduffield/


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In this episode we chat with fantasy author Alethea Lyons about her series of novels and short stories called The Seer of York.  We look at the influences on Thea's writing including the folklore of the British Isles and the inspiration that the City of York has been on her world.   Along the way we hear excerpts from Alethea's writing read by Emily Inkpen

Find out more about Alethea Lyons by visiting here website here https://alethealyons.wixsite.com/stories

Links to Alethea's social media channels and many other locations can be found here https://linktr.ee/alethearlyons

You can find out about Alethea's publisher, Brigid's Gate Press here https://brigidsgatepress.com/

If you'd like to find out more about our reader Emily Inkpen and hire her for your voice or writing project you can do so here https://www.emilyinkpen.com/

We mentioned Rhianna Pratchett's BBC series about creatures from British folklore and you can listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001tgpb

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