Science Fiction Theatre

I bought an electric cat is a journey into Artificial Intelligence seen through the eyes of a single, middle-aged council employee and his electronic cat. 

When Tom decides to buy a new "Electro-pet" he doesn't realise that danger lies in store for him and the residents of his block of flats. 

I bought an electric cat is a "one-shot" story for fans of darkly humorous, fantastic fiction.  It explores the dangers of AI, a changing world in which we have all grown more self-obsessed, insular and fixated by technology and the relationship between a man and his cat! 

It's been a while since we uploaded a new episode and this has been solely down to life getting in the way of creative endeavours.  Electric cat has been around for a couple of years but never got fully worked up.  It was originally used as part of a live show to promote the book "The Spear of Destiny: A Kelso Pax Adventure" and performed live.  

We have used snippets of the live performance in this edit rather than asking all the fantastic actors to come back and do it again.  We made Tony do his bit again because we're mean like that and he has a fantastic set up to record at home.

If you'd like to see more from Science Fiction Theatre, go to www.scifi-theatre.com 
If you'd like to buy a science fiction adventure novel written by Ben Brinicombe, (and I know you would), go to the above website or search amazon for:
The Bubble in Space
The Spear of Destiny 
or search by Ben Brinicombe as the author.

Written by: Ben Brinicombe 
Performed by: 
Ben Brinicombe 
Tony Walker
Keri Farish 
Sarah Delorme

All real people and not robots. 

Sound effects: 
All sound effects bar one or two we created ourselves are sourced from 
freesound.org
Freesound is a community focused site that allows individuals to upload sound effects. They range from odd, to interesting, to absolutely fantastic! 

This episode has the following sound effect contributors to thank: 
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A word about AI: 
No AI was used in the production of this audio offering. Although the episode artwork was produced and social media posters were created using "ChatBox AI image generators."  Normally we use illustrators to produce original art work, but it kind of seemed fitting to use AI for it on this occasion.  And let's face it, ChatBox did a spookily good job of bringing some of the characters to life.  I can't say any more, it could be listening to me. 

This is a work of fiction and an  original piece of work by Ben Brinicombe, so, you know, I reserve the right to be identified as the author and retain all copyright etc.  You know, the usual stuff.

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

In Survival's final episode, Hayley and Kathryn make a tough decision and a visitor to the farm in the dead of night brings death with them.   

An overview of Survival: 
Meet Hayley, a young woman obsessed by her online profile.  She takes every opportunity to post her thoughts about life, the universe and everything for her followers to consume.

But there's a catch - all her followers are dead. 

An apocalypse took care of them while Hayley was on a walking holiday in the Lake District. 

As society crumbled into chaos and people started to die in the streets, Hayley and her friends took refuge at a lonely campsite in the woods. 

But winter is coming and Hayley can't stay in the woods forever.  So, where do you seek refuge at the end of the world when all hope is lost? Why, you make your way to the creepy old abandoned farmhouse on the other side of the wood, of course....

Credits:
Written and Directed by Ben Brinicombe
Voice Artists:
Hayley: Michaela Longden
James : Maximillian Troy Tyler
Barry: Connor McCord
Kathryn: Winnie Arhin
The narration software: Ben Brinicombe

Sound Recording and Engineering:
The awesome team at GAS Music, Manchester

Music: Phil Wallace

Additional Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org contributors: 
earthsounds
pan14
rempen
deoking
plucinskicasey

Survival was previously released under the title "Social Construct"  but that got some people thinking this was something that it's not.  

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

James begins to question who could be responsible for the murder. Is someone hiding something?  And what should they do with a problem called Barry?  This episode features mature themes that may be distressing to some...

An overview of Survival: 
Meet Hayley, a young woman obsessed by her online profile.  She takes every opportunity to post her thoughts about life, the universe and everything for her followers to consume.

But there's a catch - all her followers are dead. 

An apocalypse took care of them while Hayley was on a walking holiday in the Lake District. 

As society crumbled into chaos and people started to die in the streets, Hayley and her friends took refuge at a lonely campsite in the woods. 

But winter is coming and Hayley can't stay in the woods forever.  So, where do you seek refuge at the end of the world when all hope is lost? Why, you make your way to the creepy old abandoned farmhouse on the other side of the wood, of course....

Credits:
Written and Directed by Ben Brinicombe
Voice Artists:
Hayley: Michaela Longden
James : Maximillian Troy Tyler
Barry: Connor McCord
Kathryn: Winnie Arhin
The narration software: Ben Brinicombe

Sound Recording and Engineering:
The awesome team at GAS Music, Manchester

Music: Phil Wallace

Additional Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org contributors: 
earthsounds
pan14
rempen
deoking
plucinskicasey

Survival was previously released under the title "Social Construct" but that got people thinking it was something that it's not. 

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

Hayley, James, Barry and Kathryn have no choice but to head to the old farmhouse. What they find there will change them forever. 

An overview of Survival: 
Meet Hayley, a young woman obsessed by her online profile.  She takes every opportunity to post her thoughts about life, the universe and everything for her followers to consume.

But there's a catch - all her followers are dead. 

An apocalypse took care of them while Hayley was on a walking holiday in the Lake District. 

As society crumbled into chaos and people started to die in the streets, Hayley and her friends took refuge at a lonely campsite in the woods. 

But winter is coming and Hayley can't stay in the woods forever.  So, where do you seek refuge at the end of the world when all hope is lost? Why, you make your way to the creepy old abandoned farmhouse on the other side of the wood, of course.... 

Credits:
Written and Directed by Ben Brinicombe
Voice Artists:
Hayley: Michaela Longden
James : Maximillian Troy Tyler
Barry: Connor McCord
Kathryn: Winnie Arhin
The narration software: Ben Brinicombe

Sound Recording and Engineering:
The awesome team at GAS Music, Manchester

Music: Phil Wallace

Additional Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org contributors: 
earthsounds
pan14
rempen
deoking
plucinskicasey

Suvival was previously released under the title "Social Construct" but that got some people thinking this was something that it's not.

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

Meet Hayley, a young woman obsessed by her online profile.  She takes every opportunity to post her thoughts about life, the universe and everything for her followers to consume.

But there's a catch - all her followers are dead. 

An apocalypse took care of them while Hayley was on a walking holiday in the Lake District. 

As society crumbled into chaos and people started to die in the streets, Hayley and her friends took refuge at a lonely campsite in the woods. 

But winter is coming and Hayley can't stay in the woods forever.  So, where do you seek refuge at the end of the world when all hope is lost? Why, you make your way to the creepy old abandoned farmhouse on the other side of the wood, of course.... 

This four episode drama previously had the title "Social Construct" but that got people thinking it was something that it's not. 

Credits:
Written and Directed by Ben Brinicombe
Voice Artists:
Hayley: Michaela Longden
James : Maximillian Troy Tyler
Barry: Connor McCord
Kathryn: Winnie Arhin
The narration software: Ben Brinicombe

Sound Recording and Engineering:
The awesome team at GAS Music, Manchester

Theme music: Phil Wallace
Incidental Music: Skeltronics by The Nightjrrs 

Additional Sound Effects courtesy of Freesound.org contributors: 
earthsounds
pan14
rempen

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

Asteroid Truckers will be broadcast on "Speculation Channel" in a couple of hundred years time. Luckily, you can catch  the audio from this 2 part episode that has fallen through a time vortex and onto the hard drives of the Science Fiction Theatre Podcast. 

The 22nd Century brings a new age of development for the human race, but with new development comes the demand for new resources.  The best way to support the developing colonies across the solar system is by mining the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.  This 2 part fly on the wall documentary follows the brave truckers charged with transporting loads to and from the mining operations.  Listen, as they deal with the most challenging conditions imaginable to get their loads delivered on time!  

Facebook: @TheScienceFictionTheatre
Instagram: sciencefictiontheatre

Credits:
The Truckers
Lisa Lazlo:  Jodie Pearce
Todd 2E: Alex Morrison
Vern Vernier:  Will Tillotson
A.R.T.X.43: Nimajneb Ross
David McGruder: Stephen Wharton

Narrator: Ben Brinicombe
Music: Jonathan Sharp
Find more of Jonathan's work at: soundcloud.com/js9
Written and Edited by Ben Brinicombe

Extra sound effects from the following contributors to Freesound.org:
noisecollector
neotone
nick121087
xtrgamr
johnthewizar
littlerobotsoundfactory (Pirate theme)
soundslikewillem
neospica
colinsc
deleted-user
faulkin
nahlin83


Thanks for listening . There is a full TV series of Asteroid Truckers written, what do you reckon? 

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

Asteroid Truckers will be broadcast on "Speculation Channel" in a couple of hundred years time. Luckily, you can catch  the audio from this 2 part episode that has fallen through a time vortex and onto the hard drives of the Science Fiction Theatre Podcast. 

The 22nd Century brings a new age of development for the human race, but with new development comes the demand for new resources.  The best way to support the developing colonies across the solar system is by mining the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.  This 2 part fly on the wall documentary follows the brave truckers charged with transporting loads to and from the mining operations.  Listen, as they deal with the most challenging conditions imaginable to get their loads delivered on time!  

Facebook: @TheScienceFictionTheatre
Instagram: sciencefictiontheatre

Credits:
The Truckers
Lisa Lazlo:  Jodie Pearce
Todd 2E: Alex Morrison
Vern Vernier:  Will Tillotson
A.R.T.X.43: Nimajneb Ross
David McGruder: Stephen Wharton

Narrator: Ben Brinicombe
Music: Jonathan Sharp
Find more of Jonathan's work at: soundcloud.com/js9
Written and Edited by Ben Brinicombe

Extra sound effects from the following contributors to Freesound.org:
luffy
xtrgamr
cell31-sound-productions
johnthewizar
littlerobotsoundfactory
projectsu012
maxmakessound (Egyptian theme)
gsb1039
matrixxx
kompaktt
cgeffex
supersciri

Thanks for listening . There is a full TV series of Asteroid Truckers written What do you reckon, would you watch it?

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

All roads lead to Pavonis as the rebels and the Militia meet in the caverns below the mountain for the final time.  

Ray isn’t an investigator - he just wants to do his job. But the government and the mysterious Mars Corporation have other ideas about Ray and he may have no choice but be drawn into a fight for the future of Mars.

A Way Home Audio Drama Full Cast List:
Ray Wilson / Militia / President's Aide /: Ben Brinicombe
Max Katana: Phil Hewitson
Katherine: Keri Farish
Minister MacGruder: John Chambers
Mr Grey: Maximillian Tyler
Ariel / Automated Voice: Annabel McCusker
Preacher / Devon Black: Alex Morrison
Regis / Vern : Will Tillotson
President: Sarah Delorme
Dylan: Abigail Thompson
Dom / Dave / Jenkins / Stuart Evans
Anne / Railway Announcer: Molly Hawthorne
Vela: Becca Roberts

Theme Music:  Jamie Sims
Additional Music Where do we go from here? by The Farre Wides
Written, Directed and Edited by Ben Brinicombe 

Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

A Way Home was recorded during 2020 in accordance with Social Distancing protocols.  

A large number of sound sound effects have been sourced from Freesound.org.  This fabulous resource has loads of brilliant sound effects from contributors the world over. Up to episode 8, sound effects were used from the following contributors:  
eliasyan 
group-1
mshahen
hifijohn
edhutschek
dere1ict
lordforklift
sheyvan
cupido-1
e330
timmeh515
michanary
adamweeden
washout
benboncan
dieselsiselmedia
shadowsilhouette
rwm28
elwi-96
suburbanwizard
zyrian
jobro
compaktt
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heyhar
kyles
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craigsmith
nakhas
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elanhickler
martineerok
hja
savatainvanov
slooshie-96
klankbeeld
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flashtrauma
neuvf
northern87
cgeffex
ogsoundfx
andersmmg
mariabeatrizpereira
fission9
henrique85n
jsbarrett
baidonovan
13fpanska-mikova-adela
neospica
joshuacouch
juandamb
deathscyp
pitchedsenses
samplediaries
edwardogon
nnus
limitsnap
jackmurrayofficial
kinoton
runey
burjcris
slag777
nofeedbak
tuben 
metzik
joedeshon
c-v
supersciri
pillonoise
luannwepener
pmbrowne
mshahen
anagar
 
Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

Thanks for listening! 

Episode 8 of 8

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Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

The new president sets out his manifesto. The uncomfortable coalition come up with a laughable plan to save the hostages at Pavonis. 

Ray isn’t an investigator - he just wants to do his job. But the government and the mysterious Mars Corporation have other ideas about Ray and he may have no choice but be drawn into a fight for the future of Mars.

Cast:
Ray: Ben Brinicombe
Max: Phil Hewitson
Katherine: Keri Farish
Mr Grey: Maximillian Tyler
Ariel: Annabel McCusker
Jonesy: Kai Ross
Mr Black: Alex Morrison

Theme Music:  Jamie Sims
Additional Music White Goods by The Farre Wides
Written, Directed and Edited by Ben Brinicombe 

Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

A Way Home was recorded during 2020 in accordance with Social Distancing protocols.  

A large number of sound sound effects have been sourced from Freesound.org.  This fabulous resource has loads of brilliant sound effects from contributors the world over. Up to episode 7, sound effects were used from the following contributors:  
eliasyan 
group-1
mshahen
hifijohn
edhutschek
dere1ict
lordforklift
sheyvan
cupido-1
e330
timmeh515
michanary
adamweeden
washout
benboncan
dieselsiselmedia
shadowsilhouette
rwm28
elwi-96
suburbanwizard
zyrian
jobro
compaktt
maurice-j-k
sturmankin
aalexmurphy53
floydp
tcawte
deleted-user-7146007
madamdata
bockelsound
dansotak
spoonsandlessspoons
heyhar
kyles
inspectorj
craigsmith
nakhas
jorge0000
jarusca
alancat
haralddeluca
greatmganga
elanhickler
martineerok
hja
savatainvanov
slooshie-96
klankbeeld
quatrostagii
eflexmusic
flashtrauma
neuvf
northern87
cgeffex
ogsoundfx
andersmmg
mariabeatrizpereira
fission9
henrique85n
jsbarrett
baidonovan
13fpanska-mikova-adela
neospica
joshuacouch
juandamb
deathscyp
pitchedsenses
samplediaries
edwardogon
nnus
limitsnap
jackmurrayofficial
kinoton
runey
burjcris
slag777
nofeedbak
tuben 
metzik
joedeshon
c-v
supersciri
pillonoise
luannwepener
pmbrowne
mshahen
anagar
mainstreammex
taira-komori
 
Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

Episode 7 of 8

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Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon. 

Mr Black has a difficult conversation with his superiors. Mr Grey makes his presence felt at Pavonis and the President attempts to bring the Mars Corporation into line. 

Ray isn’t an investigator - he just wants to do his job. But the government and the mysterious Mars Corporation have other ideas about Ray and he may have no choice but be drawn into a fight for the future of Mars.

Cast:
Ray: Ben Brinicombe
Max: Phil Hewitson
Katherine: Keri Farish
Mr Grey: Maximillian Tyler
Ariel: Annabel McCusker
Mr Black: Alex Morrison
Regis: Will Tillotson
President: Sarah Delorme
Dylan: Abigail Thompson
Jonesy: Kai Ross
Militia Agent Jenkins: Stuart Evans

Theme Music:  Jamie Sims
Additional Music Destination by The Farre Wides
Written, Directed and Edited by Ben Brinicombe 

Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

A Way Home was recorded during 2020 in accordance with Social Distancing protocols.  

A large number of sound sound effects have been sourced from Freesound.org.  This fabulous resource has loads of brilliant sound effects from contributors the world over. Up to episode 6, sound effects were used from the following contributors:  
eliasyan 
group-1
mshahen
hifijohn
edhutschek
dere1ict
lordforklift
sheyvan
cupido-1
e330
timmeh515
michanary
adamweeden
washout
benboncan
dieselsiselmedia
shadowsilhouette
rwm28
elwi-96
suburbanwizard
zyrian
jobro
compaktt
maurice-j-k
sturmankin
aalexmurphy53
floydp
tcawte
deleted-user-7146007
madamdata
bockelsound
dansotak
spoonsandlessspoons
heyhar
kyles
inspectorj
craigsmith
nakhas
jorge0000
jarusca
alancat
haralddeluca
greatmganga
elanhickler
martineerok
hja
savatainvanov
slooshie-96
klankbeeld
quatrostagii
eflexmusic
flashtrauma
neuvf
northern87
cgeffex
ogsoundfx
andersmmg
mariabeatrizpereira
fission9
henrique85n
jsbarrett
baidonovan
13fpanska-mikova-adela
neospica
joshuacouch
juandamb
deathscyp
pitchedsenses
samplediaries
edwardogon
nnus
limitsnap
jackmurrayofficial
kinoton
runey
burjcris
slag777
nofeedbak
tuben 
metzik
joedeshon
c-v
supersciri
pillonoise
luannwepener
pmbrowne
mshahen
anagar
tempouser
nickols8917
 
Visit the Science Fiction Theatre Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheScienceFictionTheatre/ 

Episode 6 of 8

Go to www.scifi-theatre.com for more content!
Buy books by Ben Brinicombe
Search for the Kelso Pax adventures: 
The Bubble in Space and The Spear of Destiny on Amazon.