176 episodes

Merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new story every December - an audiobook advent calendar. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Christmas Stories Tobias Sturt

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 48 Ratings

Merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new story every December - an audiobook advent calendar. Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Secret Satan - Episode 1

    Secret Satan - Episode 1

    In which the office Secret Santa presents are given out and someone unwraps... death!
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 9 min
    Secret Satan - Episode 2

    Secret Satan - Episode 2

    In which we meet our detective, presentation designer in the Internal Communication Design Team of MaryMeadeMarple
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 6 min
    Secret Satan - Episode 3

    Secret Satan - Episode 3

    In which we introduce Richard Balls, Departmental Manager and definitely not called 'Dick'
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 6 min
    Secret Satan - Episode 4

    Secret Satan - Episode 4

    In which we have the idea for the MaryMeadeMarple email Christmas Card
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 9 min
    Secret Satan - Episode 5

    Secret Satan - Episode 5

    In which we finally explain the title of this story
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 8 min
    Secret Satan - Episode 6

    Secret Satan - Episode 6

    In which our detective gets an email from a dead man.
    Secret Satan is a seasonal murder mystery in 24 episodes. When one of his work colleagues is murdered with a Secret Santa present the office Christmas party, Linus Sweet decides to try and find out whodunnit. At first it seems like the answer lies in their office's version of Secret Santra, which they call Secret Satan. But as Linus investigates, he begins to unwrap more mysteries. All may not be as it seems. In fact, this might not even be just a murder mystery, either.
    (Warning: Secret Satan contains references to the existence of sex, drugs and boring jobs)
    Secret Satan is written by Tobias Sturt and read by Jon Millington. The theme music is Holiday Weasel by Kevin Macleod from www.filmmusic.io. Our illustrations are by Jamie Lenman (http://www.jamielenman.com/portfolio/).
    The podcast is hosted by Acast and you should be able to find on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Soundcloud and Stitcher, as well as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1cnV4Q5uFiZ667AwCeYWcD) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@xmasstories/podcasts).
    You can also read the episodes on our Substack: https://ruritania.substack.com/
    You can find all these links and more at our website: http://christmasstories.co.uk
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

justbeaperson ,

Great every year

Never been disappointed in a single episode. Can listen to all the stories over and over again.

Shannooona ,

So much fun

I look forward to a new set of stories each year! Listening to one daily has become a part of my holiday tradition.

AnnaTalisha ,

Such Fun!

I discovered this Podcast last year during the Christmas Season and was absolutely delighted by the idea of getting one little bit of a Christmas Story all the way up until Christmas Eve! So naturally this year I was overjoyed to tune back in for more delightful storytelling that has that lovely whimsy feeling all good Christmas stories should have!!

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