Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story

As the dust settles on Rone, the new Prime Minister of Xenos convenes the International Confederation in the hopes of bringing Nathaniel Dex - President of Dex Island and the Dex Industries munitions corporation - to justice. His bomb may have devastated Rone, but will it cripple the reputation of this self-proclaimed world leader? Minister Vekitz and Minister Kravek find themselves in an unlikely alliance as tensions rise and the opportunity to fix the problem of Nathaniel Dex, once and for all, threatens to slip through their fingers.  

In The International Confederation you can hear:

Ethan Reid as Kyne Kravek

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

Jon Glover as Minister Vekitz

David Monteith as Minister Zerin Rizet

Rhianon Armitage as Zarale

Tom Bingham as President Araven

Carl Wharton as President Erec Pthalno

Richard Morris as Ovon Li

Frasier Armitage as Minister of Vasnek

Emily Inkpen as Minister of Vosnorian Primas

Chris Gregory as Nathaniel Dex

and

Rachel Knightley as the Chair of The International Confederation

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Production, sound design and editing are by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories 

Wasteland is recorded at Orpheus Studio in London by Richard "Orpheus" Campbell 

Wasteland is written by Emily Inkpen and produced by Alternative Stories

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In this episode you can hear Wasteland writer Emily Inkpen and producer Chris Gregory in conversation with actor Marie-Claire Wood who plays Captain Sarra Sax.

If you have enjoyed this conversation you can follow Marie-Claire Wood on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/marieclairewood

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Marie-Claire's poetry collection Lemon Pips and Loneliness is available as a free download from Amazon here https://tinyurl.com/r3kjh5c3

In this episode we share a trailer for our new cyberpunk audio drama series Burnout. You can find and subscribe to Burnout by searching “Burnout Alternative Stories” in your favourite podcast app or click here https://pod.link/1798982875

You can find out more about Burnout, its cast and creative team here https://www.burnoutpod.com/

And for more about Burnout, Wasteland and The Dex Legacy listen to the latest episode of The Dex Legacy in which Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory discuss the show in more detail https://pod.link/1603811886

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Having prevented a large scale Ronan military attack, Captain Sax and her team are on their way to the next set of coordinates. En route, Sax receives some much-needed good news from General Zerakin, and Nana Leskero - aka Evra Pomoren - makes a life changing decision.

STARRING:

Marie-Claire Wood as Captain Sarra Sax

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

and

Nic Lamont as Evra Pomoren

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• The Dex Legacy is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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Burnout

In this episode you can hear a trailer for the new Alternative Stories sci-fi audio drama series Burnout. Burnout is written by Lewis Carter with a couple of episodes by Dex Legacy and Wasteland writer Emily Inkpen. It is directed by Emily Inkpen and Chris Gregory and features voices you may recognise from the world of Dex and Wasteland.

Burnout will be launching on Friday 14th March 2025 and you can subscribe to the show by searching "Burnout" in your favourite podcast app or clicking the links below

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Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/burnout/id1798982875

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When a discovery in Rone threatens to send Xenosi politics into another crisis, Minister Kravek is forced to make his first difficult decision. Meanwhile, Zerakin uses the opportunity to protect the Mecha Giant Programme and Sax, Tiriz, Ezran and Vorsie prepare for an uncertain future.

STARRING:

Marie-Claire Wood as Captain Sarra Sax

Karim Kronfli as Lieutenant Quentin Tiriz

Sophie Macnair as Sergeant Yzeri Vorsinza

George Stagnell as Sergeant Treva Ezran

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

Ethan Reid as Minister Kyne Kravek

Nic Lamont as Evra Pomoren

Tomascz Clark as Ben

and

Tom McEnery as Soldier

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

To hear about the making of Wasteland and many other audio drama podcasts please visit Sarah Golding's brilliant Indie AF podcast. https://pod.link/1599320192

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

To hear more about the making of Wasteland and many other audio drama podcasts please visit Sarah Golding's brilliant Indie AF podcast. https://pod.link/1599320192

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STARRING:

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

Jon Glover as Minister Vekitz

Ethan Reid as Minister Kyne Kravek

and

David Monteith as Tzuk Velinska

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

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You can hear our writer / director Emily Inkpen and producer Chris Gregory chatting about the making of Wasteland with Sarah Golding on the latest episode of Sarah's Indie AF podcast here https://pod.link/1599320192/episode/458180811f2e13c154d7cb0436eab50e

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• The Dex Legacy is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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Landing in the dust of what used to be Rone, Captain Sarra Sax and her team search for survivors. However, representing the Xenosi military at such a time leads to mixed reactions from the locals. Meanwhile, General Zerakin navigates the changing political landscape as an emergency election is called and support for the military - and the Mecha Programme - is called into question.

STARRING:

Marie-Claire Wood as Captain Sarra Sax

Karim Kronfli as Lieutenant Quentin Tiriz

Sophie Macnair as Sergeant Yzeri Vorsinza

George Stagnell as Sergeant Treva Ezran

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

Jon Glover as Minister Vekitz

Ethan Reed as Minister Kyne Kravek

David Monteith as Tzuk Velinska and Minister Rizet

Chris Gregory as Minister Tazenik

Nic Lamont as Evra Pomoren

Tom Mcenery as Kriss

And

Francesca Hayman as Zerakin’s Aide

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• The Dex Legacy is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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For Captain Sarra Sax and her experimental Mecha Unit, deployment has always been the dream… but not like this. Facing unknown levels of devastation and toxicity in a post-bomb landscape, Sergeants Vorsie and Ezran discuss the task before them and the lives they may already have lost.

STARRING:

Sophie Macnair

George Stagnell 

Marie-Claire Wood

and Karim Kronfli

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

For a press pack, high resolution imagery and all other media enquiries please contact us via [email protected]

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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The civil war between Xenos and Rone has been raging for 12 years. The Xenosi government has promised an ultimate solution to the conflict and after years of research and development, Captain Sarra Sax and her team of Mecha pilots are hoping to lead the way. But are they the “final solution” the government is talking about? And if not, what is the Mecha Programme for?

STARRING:

Marie-Claire Wood as Captain Sarra Sax

Karim Kronfli as Lieutenant Quentin Tiriz

Sophie Macnair as Sergeant Yzeri Vorsinza

George Stagnell as Sergeant Treva Ezran

Sarah Golding as General Azrite Zerakin

Jon Glover as Minister Vekitz

David Monteith as Tzuk Velinska

Chris Gregory as Minister Tazenik

Emily Inkpen as Auto

Eleni Aristeidou as Doctor Osa Srivastava

and Derrick Valen as the Xenosi Scientist

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• The Dex Legacy is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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Having been recalled to Dex Island, Nana Leskero opts to stay behind and bids farewell to her partner Agent, Kit Johanssen. But is she really dedicated to their undercover mission, or is she concealing a deeper level of deception?

STARRING:

Chris Gregory as Pilot

Tom Mcenery as Pilot 2

Alex White as Kit Johanssen

Nic Lamont as Nana Leskero

Emily Inkpen as Manager

And

Tomasz Clark as Cooper

With music by Dr. Allen Stroud

Wasteland was written by Emily Inkpen, recorded at Orpheus Studio by Richard Campbell, with production, sound design and editing by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories https://alternativestories.com/

For more information about the show, visit: https://www.emilyinkpen.com/wasteland 

To support the show, visit: www.thedexlegacy.com/support 

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• The Dex Legacy is intended for a mature, adult audience and contains scenes some may find distressing. Complete Trigger Warnings include:

• Military conflict

• Risk to life

• Violence

• Suicide (twelve soldiers blow themselves up rather than negotiate)

• Medical issues

• Life-changing Injury (past historic)

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In this special preview edition writer Emily Inkpen and producer Chris Gregory talk about their new science fiction audio drama series "Wasteland- A Dex Legacy Story"

We talk about the background and inspiration for the show, how it fits into the wider Dex Legacy universe and introduce the characters and technology you'll meet in the series. With a couple of excerpts from the drama and a sneak preview of some of the music from the soundtrack listeners will get a feel for the drama a day before the release of the first episode on Friday 24th January.

In this episode you can hear the voice of writer Emily Inkpen https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/ and producer Chris Gregory of our production company Alternative Stories https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/

Our excerpts in this podcast feature the voices of; Marie-Claire Wood, Sarah Golding, George Stagnell, Sophie Macnair, Jon Glover and Ethan Reid with music by Dr Allen Stroud. We'll publish a full cast list in the show notes of each episode.

You'll be able to listen to the full series of Wasteland on this channel or by searching "Wasteland - A Dex Legacy Story" in your favourite podcast app. This link will take you to Wasteland on a number of platforms https://pod.link/1790863463

We would be hugely grateful if you could subscribe to the show in any podcast apps you use. Similarly, if you have a moment we would be delighted if you could rate or review the show in Spotify or Apple Podcasts. This makes a huge difference to the profile of the show and helps us to reach new listeners. You can drop us a message via Spotify and our social media channels where you can learn about the cast of Wasteland and The Dex Legacy and follow progress as we record season 3 of The Dex Legacy

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We look forward to seeing you and saying hello!

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