In which an end finally comes to the many ages of Moira and Fiona McMorran...

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Great and Fair contains depictions of confinement, poisoning, and family trauma, and mentions of violence, war, miscarriage, misogyny, homophobia, colonialism, epidemic diseases, and religious discrimination. There is loud machinery, buzzing, and death in an elevator.

Great and Fair was written, directed, sound designed and scored by Lou Sutcliffe, with script editing by Motzie Dapul and using sound effects from freesound.org. “Fiona” was Erika Sanderson. “Moira” was Fay Roberts. And the Concierge was CL Hendry. Executive production and show art by Tal Minear. SFX credits are found at the end of the show notes: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/cytochrome-hear-presents/great-and-fair/

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O heed us gentle listeners, for here,

We tell in verse the tale of noble knight

Who seeks her lost and ill-reputed love

And faces friends and perils on the way.

Queue up your podcatcher if catch you can

This story ours: The Rime of Gwenlian

[Content warnings for this episode include Violence, Sword fighting, demonic voices, mysogynistic language]

Episode transcript

SFX & Music Attribution

The Rime of Gwenlian features the vocal talents of:

Lumi Oakes as the Herald

Audrey Martin as The Knight ( Bsky ) 

Fay Roberts as The Lady of the Lake

Claire Dinnebier as the Owl and the Fox

Jae-in Hwan as the Hare and the Hedgehog

Lou Sutcliffe as the Dragon ( Tumblr | Bsky )

This pilot episode was created for Podcast Bookclub’s 2025 Podcastjam

Written by Audrey Martin, Lou Sutcliffe and Fay Roberts.

Sound designed and mixed by Jae-in Hwan with help by Lou Sutcliffe.

The cover design was created by Claire Dinnebier.

A special thanks to the Podcast Bookclub team for their hard work creating and managing this event.

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A medley of themes from The Man in the Moone

0:00-0:57: Main theme

0:57-2:35: Monsieur Cossey's Theme (Oli)

2:35-3:46: Gonzalez in the Air

3:46-4:36: Impending Doom

4:36-6:50: The English Pirates Attack

6:50-8:32: The Guanche

8:32-11:11: The Luminiferous Aether

11:11-12:46: Moon Forest

12:46-15:42: Travel by Fan

15:42-16:38: Moon theme

16:38-19:18: Moonsong

19:18-21:24: Return to Earth (Oli)

21:24-22:06: Landfall in China

22:06-22:47: The Mandarin's Palace

22:47-24:07: Mi Casa

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Betrayed by the Heavenly Brown Locust. DELICIOUS EELS, BIG AS A MAN'S ARM!

Contains spoilers for The Man in the Moone

Content warnings: 

Swearing (modern and period-typical), references to: colonialism, sex, death of animals, voyeurism, eugenics, snuff,

Transcripts at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/cytochrome-hear-presents/the-man-in-the-moone/

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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his experiences on the moon and, by a series of mishaps, his return home to the Earth

The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe

Domingo Gonzales (English): Oliver Morris

The Chinese Villagers: Michelle Kan

Content warnings: Colonialism, Orientalism, References to/Mentions of Christianity, Famine, Drought, Starvation, Death penalty, Animal death, Death/dying (including children), Roman Catholic proselytization in China,

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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his journey across sea and air and by a series of mishaps ends up landing on the Moon where he makes an unsettling discovery

The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe

Domingo Gonzales: Oliver Morris

Content warnings: Sea battle and cannon fire (SFX), Violence, Death/dying (violent), Shipwreck and drowning, Colonialism, References to genocides and colonial violence against indigenous peoples, Hallucinations, Demonic voices, Fungal disease, Insects, Mild swearing, 

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In which Domingo Gonzalez relates his early life and by a series of mishaps ends up on the Island of St Helena, where he makes a wonderful discovery.

The Lecturer: Lou Sutcliffe

Domingo Gonzales (English): Oliver Morris

Domingo Gonzales (Spanish): Diego Herrera

Content warnings: Sword fighting, Battle and pistol/rifle fire (SFX), Death/dying (violent) Animal death, Colonialism, References to genocides and colonial violence against indigenous peoples, Ecological damage and introduction of invasive species

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A Little Poe for Halloween is a Cytochrome Hear Production

Content warnings: period-typical anti-semitism, classism, disablism, sexism, whorephobia, and deeply unethical medical experimentation.

"The Man of the Crowd" and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" written by Edgar Allan Poe and narrated, edited and scored by Lou Sutcliffe.

Transcript at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/a-little-poe-for-halloween/

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A medley of themes from The Tiger and the Dragon

00:00 - 00:48 Main Theme Tune - Pipe Organ, Tabla, Piano, Pizzicato Strings, Tremolo violin

0:48 - 01:02 Pizzicato Strings

01:02 - 01:44 Dark Piano Theme (Warehouse) - Piano, Pizzicato Strings, Electronic sounds

01:45 - 02:58 Colonel Moran's Theme - Tabla, Sitar, Flute - Combination of North Indian instruments and colonial military airs.

02:59 - 03:26 Mr Alucard's Theme - Strings, Piano, Brass, Timpani, Cello, Muted Trumpet - Based on Romanian folk music.

03:27 - 04:55 Elspeth's Party Theme - Pizzicato and bowed strings - Parlour music, based on songs sung by ladies in the 19th century.

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