22 episodes

Fogland Lighthouse shines a light on the obscure, overlooked and downright weird stories from British History, with words and music by award-winning writer and composer Jack Dean. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, often a bit of both.
‘Artists like storyteller Jack Dean make us excited about what they might do next’ - The Guardian

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Fogland Lighthouse Jack Dean & Company

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Fogland Lighthouse shines a light on the obscure, overlooked and downright weird stories from British History, with words and music by award-winning writer and composer Jack Dean. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, often a bit of both.
‘Artists like storyteller Jack Dean make us excited about what they might do next’ - The Guardian

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    Epsode 20: A Letter From Home

    Epsode 20: A Letter From Home

    "Again the pressure pushes me in the chair, shuts my eyes. I notice the dark red tongues of the flame outside the windows. I’m trying to memorize, fix all the feelings, the peculiarities of this descending, to tell those, who will be conquering space after me." - Valentina Tereshkovka.
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    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    You can read a full transcript of the episode here.
    Content warnings: strong language.

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    • 9 min
    Episode 19: Surely The Sky Lies Open

    Episode 19: Surely The Sky Lies Open

    "I am an Ancient Mariner of the Upper Atmosphere" Charles Green.
    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    Content warnings: Aerial crashes.
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    • 9 min
    Episode 18: Hey, Mr DJ

    Episode 18: Hey, Mr DJ

    “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    Read the episode transcript here.
    Content warnings: strong language.

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    • 10 min
    Episode 17: Suggestions For A Monument

    Episode 17: Suggestions For A Monument

    "The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead." - William Lloyd Garrisson.
    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    Read the episode transcript here.
    Content warnings: strong language, descriptions of genocide, discussions of white supremacy & racial violence.

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    • 13 min
    Episode 16: Merry Heistmas

    Episode 16: Merry Heistmas

    “Stealing, of course, is a crime, and a very impolite thing to do. But like most impolite things, it is excusable under certain circumstances." Lemony Snicket
    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    Read the episode transcript here.
    Content warnings: strong language, mentions of violence.

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    • 13 min
    Episode 15: Thinking Machines

    Episode 15: Thinking Machines

    "Those who have learned to walk on the threshold of the unknown worlds....may then with the fair white wings of Imagination hope to soar further into the unexplored amidst which we live.” Ada Byron
    Presented by Jack Dean & Company, a disabled-led, artist-run non-profit telling stories about how things could be.
    Read the episode transcript here.
    Content warnings: death, incest, mental illness.

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    • 9 min

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