Artificial intelligence unit Orpheus is having an existential crisis

Source code or soul?

We hope you enjoy this special musical episode of Oblivity, with songs inspired by everything from Gilbert and Sullivan, to Hamilton, to rock'n'roll and James Bond themes! It features the amazing vocal talents of the cast.

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The Song of Orpheus

Cast

Orpheus: Guy Grimsley

Commander Mildred Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Joy Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Aloysius Burney - Max Windich

Officer Howell Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Production by Tom Ashton and Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton and Rob Stringer

Here are five great audio drama podcast recommendations!

Just like Oblivity, all are science fiction-y. They are also either comedy, drama or an innovative mix of the two: dram-omedy.

OZ 9: Sci fi comedy Join the useless crew of the decrepit Oz 9 as they limp around space looking for a new home to utterly bugg*r up.

Website | Patreon

NIGHT TERRACE: Time travel comedyDr Anastasia Black just wanted a quiet retirement, so she's not exactly thrilled when her suburban terrace house spontaneously starts to travel through time and space.

Receive 20% off the first season of Night Terrace with the code 'OBLIVITY' until the end of 2023!

Website | Bandcamp

CIVILIZED: Improvised dark comedy sci fi Humanity's final hope lies in terraforming a new world. A fleet of engineering ships are sent in advance of the colony ships sure to follow in their wake. But one lone ship becomes separated from the fleet and crash lands on an alien planet.

Website | Fable and Folly Network

DIARY OF A SPACE ARCHIVIST: light-hearted sci fi dramaAn archivist finds a Curly Wurly-munching alien-bat-thing in this podcast about friends, chocolate and space.

Website | Twitter

DOWN: Sci fi drama A 24-part science-fiction series about an expedition into a newly-discovered Antarctic trench, dubbed The Bottomless Pit.

Website | Patreon

Read this episodes' transcript in the Oblivity blog here.

Presenting Oz 9, a sci-fi comedy podcast. Recently, Oblivity enjoyed a cameo in Oz 9 in the form of Officer Lowell. Listen to the episode here!

If you're not listening to Oz 9, you're missing out on a wild and very unsafe ride. It's stuffed full of brilliant writing, excellent characters and more jokes and ideas than is quite frankly fair.

About Oz 9

'On a random Tuesday in 2142, 400 Oz ships, each carrying a cargo of 50,000 sleeping rich people, were launched from Earth by a corporation called Gated Galaxies. On a mission to seek out, terraform, and probably rudely exploit any planet they stumble upon, the Oz ships were a great way to get rid of not only some very rich idiots, but also their crews of petty thieves and thugs. This is the story of one such ship, the Oz 9, where the pods have already started going dark.'

The featured episode is 82: Keep your knickers out of the biscuit tin,

Learn more at Oz-9.com and subscribe to the show in all the usual places!

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Thank you for listening to Season Two!

If you would like a third season of Oblivity, then we'll need your help.

- Head to our Ko-fi page, and buy and play our fun online 5-star rated Escape Game 'The Profoctor Predicament', or buy a Cyborg Camp patch, or simply donate!

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The more money we can raise to help cover our production costs, the more episodes we can make. And we'd love to finish this story, so we'll be very grateful for your generosity!

Stay in touch :)

Rob and the Oblivity team

The Season Two finale, in which the team decide what's worth saving.

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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206: Umbra (part two)

Cast

Commander Mildred Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Joy Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Aloysius Burney - Max Windich

Officer Howell Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Orpheus/Walter Nicholls: Guy Grimsley

Major General Silas Falconer: Matt Blurton

Dr Hester Falconer: Carolyn Taylor

Special Operative Amos Dexter: Ed Blagrove

Commander Gertrude Mink: Clare Denton

Voice of SINISTER: Phil Cotteril

Adult Timmy: Rob Stringer

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains imagery of warfare. Listener discretion is advised.

Who is the phantom astronaut? And what secrets are hidden in the SS Umbra?

Abandoned shuttles! Interrogation! Elderflower presse! All in UMBRA (part one), the sixth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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206: Umbra (part one)

Cast

Commander Mildred Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Joy Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Aloysius Burney - Max Windich

Officer Howell Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Orpheus/Walter Nicholls: Guy Grimsley

Major General Silas Falconer: Matt Blurton

Dr Hester Falconer: Carolyn Taylor

Special Operative Amos Dexter: Ed Blagrove

Commander Gertrude Mink: Clare Denton

Voice of SINISTER: Phil Cotteril

Adult Timmy: Rob Stringer

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains imagery of warfare. Listener discretion is advised.

"Hiya! How can myself be of service to yourself?"

When we last left the team, Falconer had grounded Burney, Lowell and Christy alone in their quarters for one night. Now, several days later, Burney decides it's time to hatch an escape plan - but he'll need a little help.

Sleeping gas! Democracying! Conversational Sanskrit! All in GROUND CONTROL, the fifth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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205: Ground Control

Cast

Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Burney - Max Windich

Officer Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Orpheus: Guy Grimsley

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains discussion of mental health and depression. Listener discretion is advised.

Welcome to the Calypso Spa, Leisure and Entertainment complex: recreation for the body; restoration for the soul (no refunds for unrestored souls).

Enjoy a massage with an old friend; go bowling with new ones; share a meal with a loved one; or simply take some time for yourself. Whatever your needs, our cutting edge Abigails are here to help you connect.

Mercenaries! Copyright infringement! Hot basalt stones! All in the fourth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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204: How to Win Friends and Assimilate People

Cast

Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Burney - Max Windich

Officer Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Orpheus: Guy Grimsley

Commander Mink: Clare Denton

Officer Banks: Rachel Wilmshurst

First Lieutenant Adams: Ashley Harvey

Webb: Jessica Reilly

Turnbull: James Reilly

Abigail: Tom Ashton

MassageBot: Joe Carr

Jasper: Rob Stringer

Networkers (in no particular order): Martin Payne; Kate Onyett; Lou Sutcliffe; Colin Goodlad; Tal Minear; Bradley Jordan; Paul Stafford Allen; Matt Boothman; Caroline Mincks; Hammad Razzak; Fiona Thraille; Alan Snowden; Robin Johnson; Glenda Villamar; Wojciech Edward Matras; Robin Howell; Tom; Pauline Goodlad and partner; J Henry; Karim Kronfli; Mark Frostick; Chris Douglass; David Kalsow

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains discussion of warfare. Listener discretion is advised.

A woman wakes inside a Pluto research station unsure of who she is. She's holding a stunner, someone is humming a melody and a strange man is unconscious nearby. Yes - it's the memory loss episode!

Meta constructs! Adorable pet names! Crispy onion rings! All in the third episode of Season Two of Oblivity!

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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203: Ghost Writer

Cast

Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Burney - Max Windich

Officer Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Walter Nicholls - Guy Grimsley

The humming woman - Josie Jaffrey

The Profoctor - James Silk

Silas Falconer - Matt Blurton

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains sound/imagery of weaponry. Listener discretion is advised.

Join a psychopathic cyborg in search of a character, and kill time on a satellite service station. Will Lowell and Burney save their skins and make some friends along the way? Will Christy make an important decision? Will Falconer eat a lasagne? Vaporisation! Trash talk! 90's guitar stings! All in the second episode of Season Two of Oblivity!

About us

Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com

Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words.

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202: Simulation Theory

Cast

Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn

First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst

Officer Burney - Max Windich

Officer Lowell - Ashley Hunt

Orpheus - Guy Grimsley

Vaporising cyborg/The kooky one- Paula Brett

The Profoctor - James Silk

Creative

Created by Rob Stringer

Sound by Joe Carr

Original music by Tom Ashton

Caution

This episode contains sound/imagery of weaponry. Listener discretion is advised.