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In this edition of the podcast we're chatting with writer, folklorist and historian Amy Boucher about plans for more from the world of her folk horror audio drama The Best of Men which was originally broadcast on this podcast. 

 
If you would like to find out more about the project to make season 2 of The Best of Men and to pledge your support to the project via our kickstarter campaign you can do so here.  Remember the campaign runs until 23rd May so please back it by then to enjoy our rewards and support our project. 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgregory/the-best-of-men-a-folk-horror-audio-drama
 
To listen to the first two episodes of the drama via this podcast’s archive please go to 
Part one   https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12499890-the-best-of-men-an-audio-drama-part-one
Part two https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/12600423-the-best-of-men-an-audio-drama-part-two
 
And to find out more about writer Amy Boucher and the folklore of Shropshire  please follow her on X formerly twitter here https://twitter.com/g0blinegg
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Following the loss of her father,  Margo is trying to come to terms with bereavement and the unkindness of her classmates at school when she begins to experience some strange encounters.  In this moving drama by Gemma Johnson, performed by members of the Creative Youth Company we explore Margo's journey towards recovery and the individuals and communities that help her. 

In Margo’s story by Gemma Johnson you can hear 
 Margo:  Sophia Horton
Aggie:  Aubrey Johnson
Mum:  Gemma Johnson
Bev the Librarian/TV Narrator:  Jade Taylor
Kelly:  Millie Millington
Kelly's Friend:  Millie Dyson
Daz:  Charlie Woodhouse
Daz's Mate 1:  John Paul Harrison
Daz's Mate 2: Shaye Williams
Mr Bradley:  Chris Gregory
Simon:  Michael Johnson
Auntie Pat:  Sehra Hussain-Choudhry
The sound effects for Toby were provided by Poppy Sue the labrador
 
Margo’s story was Recorded on location at St Martin's Church, Castleton. Greater Manchester.  
 The cast of young actors are members of the non profit group The Creative Youth Company: creativeyouthcompany@gmail.com
 Margo's story is based on an original script by Gemma Johnson 
The audio drama was directed by Chris Gregory and Gemma Johnson 
Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories
 
Gemma Johnson is co-founder of a non profit organisation that supports children and young people with paranormal education.  To find out more please visit the website: www.juniorparanormalevents.co.uk or email juniorparanormalevents@gmail.com
 
 We would like to thank everyone who generously backed and supported this project via our fundraising campaign or through offering their time and expertise.  
 The script for Margo’s Story  is copyright Gemma Johnson and may not be copied or reproduced in whole or part except with the permission of the author.  


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Camlann is the new audio drama from Tin Can Audio written by Ella Watts.  In this special edition we chat with Ella and sound designer / composer Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio about the creation of the show.  

Chris Gregory and Dex Legacy writer Emily Inkpen chatted with Ella and Amber via zoom so the sound quality isn't always perfect.  We hope this doesn't spoil your enjoyment of the conversation. 

Camlann is a post-apocalyptic drama based on folklore and Arthurian legend 
You can listen and subscribe by searching "Camlann" in your favourite podcast app or....
To listen via Apple please click here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/camlann-an-audio-drama/id1714630550
And Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/1sXRFAqZoVduDQ0NgcD8Fl?si=f585aedabd2f40ba
 Follow the Camlann team on X here https://twitter.com/camlannpod
As always for new audio drama productions, if you enjoy episode one (which is out on Monday 15th January) please subscribe, leave a rating or review.  These small acts of kindness go a long way to raising the profile of the show

 Find out more about Amber Devereux and their Tin Can Audio production company here https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/
Follow Tin Can Audio on Twitter here https://twitter.com/TinCanAudio
 And visit Ella's website here https://www.ella-watts.com/
And follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/GejWatts
 
Emily Inkpen is the writer of The Dex Legacy audio drama (which you can find out more about here https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ ) books and short fiction.  
You can follow Emily on twitter here https://twitter.com/emilyinkpen
 and instagram here https://www.instagram.com/emilyinkpen/
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Flood survival operations are underway aboard the Ark and Captain Noah has delegated command to his sons and their partners.  But as the voyage begins a spate of mysterious deaths prompt Parphia to turn detective and embark upon the world's first ever murder mystery.  She is determined to record every last clue and discovery as she tries to solve the crimes, but has she bitten off more than she can chew and can she survive the mysterious Ark killer?  
 
In Ark by Stephanie Weston you heard 
 
Tiffany Clare as Parphia
Charlie Richards as Japhet
Emily Inkpen as Olla
Stephanie Weston as Leah
And Chris Gregory as Ham

Ark was directed by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen 
 Sound design, music and editing were by Chris Gregory 
Ark was recorded at Orpheus Studio in London and by Richard Campbell 
 
Ark by Stephanie Weston was the winner of the 2023 Pen to Print Audio Play competition.  If you would like to enter the 2024 competition which is aimed at new and first time writers you'll need to be a resident of the UK and submit a script of approximately half an hour.  You'll find a full set of regulations and more details about the competition on the pen to print website
  https://pentoprint.org/get-involved/competitions-2023/
 
You can find out more about Stephanie Weston by visiting her website https://tabb.cc/stephanie-weston
And you can follow Stephanie on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/stephanie__weston/
 
This will be our final podcast of 2023 but we'll resume our seventh season early in 2024 
 
Ark is an alternative stories 2023 production for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
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Our guest on this edition of Alternative Stories  is writer, writing coach and teacher Dr Rachel Knightley.  We chatted on zoom about Rachel’s short story cycle “Twisted Branches” 


 To buy a copy of Twisted Branches from the publisher Black Shuck Book please click the link below https://blackshuckbooks.co.uk/twisted-branches
 And find out more about Rachel and her wider work you can visit her website here https://www.rachelknightley.com/
 You can follow Rachel Knightley on X, formerly twitter, here https://twitter.com/DrRKnightley
And on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/drrachelknightley/
 Read Rachel’s work on Substack here https://substack.com/@drrachelknightley
 
 
To find out more about Alternative Stories and our work please visit our website https://alternativestories.com/
You can follow us on X (formerly twitter)  https://twitter.com/StoriesAlt
On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/
And on Threads https://www.threads.net/@stories.alt
 
Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.  The interviewer was Chris Gregory who also did the sound design, music and editing. 


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In this edition we look behind the scenes at the making of our science fiction drama The Dex Legacy

This podcast originally went out as an episode of The Dex Legacy Podcast and was released before the current season started.

You can find out more about The Dex Legacy, subscribe and listen by searching The Dex Legacy in your favourite podcast app or by clicking the link below.
https://www.thedexlegacy.com/
 You can follow The Dex Legacy on X (formerly Twitter) at https://twitter.com/thedexlegacy
On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thedexlegacy
 And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thedexlegacy1/
 


Unfortunately the London Lit Lab workshop led by Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen has now passed but you can join further Alternative Stories writing for audio workshops with London Lit Lab here https://www.londonlitlab.co.uk/courses/


 And a free writing workshop looking behind the scenes at the Dex Legacy with Chris and Emily will be run by Pen to Print on 7th December and you can book here https://pentoprint.org/about/events/

Watch out for details of more writing workshops from Alternative Stories in the new year.
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