Episode 8: Prodigal Son

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e8-transcript-christmas

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Everybody finds each other.

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The English folk song featured in this episode is The Gower Wassail, a song traditionally sung with friends and neighbours at Christmas in orchards and the countryside. The tradition has begun to be picked up in orchards in Scotland.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Nicole Miners as Gwen (or Shújūn), Paul Warren as Gwaine, and Felix Trench as Kay. Additional voices were provided by the cast. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert.

This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Discussion of Bereavement, Strong Language, Mention of Child Abuse, Fantasy Violence, Major Character Death (22:09-23:10)