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On the Terrace is back! Join host Vaya Pashos and writer, star and producer of Night Terrace, Ben McKenzie, as we kick off with a chat about the series two opener, "Sense & Susceptibility"!



Anastasia Black is still travelling through time and space in her house "Night Terrace", accompanied by hapless idiot Eddie Jones and new housemate Sue, who once spied on them for the DEPARTMENT. They're free of surveillance now - but their adventures have stalled, as the house can't seem to land anywhere except 1955 London. The answer to why seems hidden in the most unlikely of places: a studio deep inside BBC Broadcasting House...



Vaya and Ben talk about making a second series, Australian accents, meeting Jackie Woodburne, The Archers and more - including this episode's stellar guest cast, which includes Colette Mann (Neighbours), Gary Russell (The Famous Five), Ian Smith (Neighbours), Louise Jameson (Doctor Who) and John Clarke (Clarke & Dawe, The Games).



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Episode one of Night Terrace series two, "Sense & Susceptibility", is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can also listen to the very first episode, "Moving House", and purchase the rest of the series, via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.

In this episode of On the Terrace, host Vaya Pashos discusses series two episode "Full Steam" with writer and Night Terrace co-star and producer Ben McKenzie.



Night Terrace lands in the cargo hold of a steam ship...in space! What's more, the crew have death rays and a clockwork- and steam-powered robot as a first officer - all of which should be impossible. Anastasia and Sue investigate the mystery, drawing on their DEPARTMENT know-how, while Eddie, feeling left out, tours the ship with acting chaplain Rosh. But with everyone including the Captain acting suspiciously, can they discover the truth? Well of course they can. It just might be more than they can handle...



Vaya and Ben talk about writing, casting and recording this episode, the influences that led to its creation, Dave Ashton's audio wizardry, and working with brilliant guest stars comedian and superstar DJ Andrew McClelland, and television star Ming-Zhu Hii (The Ex-PM, Mad As Hell).



We'd love to hear what you thought of "Full Steam" - let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.

Host Vaya Pashos is once again joined by Night Terrace producer and co-star Ben McKenzie as they delve into the labyrinthine schemes of episode three, "A Verb of Nouns" by John Richards.



The house appears in a seemingly green and pleasant land - but almost immediate Eddie is kidnapped! Looking for help, Anastasia and Sue discover a web of infuriating intrigue and perilous plotting, where everyone lives in fear of a tyrannical Queen - and also seem to be planning her downfall. Even weirder, there's something about Anastasia that seems to enthrall the palace Scribe - and a new mystery lies in wait for them all in the heart of the palace...



Vaya and Ben talk about the ideas behind "A Verb of Nouns", which lovingly parodies everything from rubbish Doctor Who monsters to A Game of Thrones and The Prisoner of Zenda. They also reveal a few secrets from the production and get excited about the regular and guest cast, because that's what after shows are all about, dammit! Plus you won't want to miss the Night Terrace news revealed at the end of the episode!



We'd love to hear what you thought of "A Verb of Nouns" - let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.

Host Vaya Pashos and Night Terrace producer and co-star Ben McKenzie discuss "Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace" by David Ashton - who joins in as a special "off the Terrace" correspondent!



The house refuses to land, stuck in the void outside space and time, leaving the housemates stranded without water, power, or excuses to get away from Eddie's terrible ghost stories. It also seems to be disintegrating, and there's a creepy voice coming from...somewhere. Is the house haunted? And how will they make tea without running water?



Vaya and Ben talk about the ideas behind "A Verb of Nouns", which lovingly parodies everything from rubbish Doctor Who monsters to A Game of Thrones and The Prisoner of Zenda. They also reveal a few secrets from the production and get excited about the regular and guest cast, because that's what after shows are all about, dammit! Plus you won't want to miss the Night Terrace news revealed at the end of the episode!



We'd love to hear what you thought of "Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace" - let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.

Vaya Pashos and Night Terrace co-star and writer Ben McKenzie talk about his episode "Ancient History"!



After disobeying Anastasia's orders one too many times, Eddie is in the doghouse - or at least, the pantry - while Anastasia and Sue try to enjoy the peace and quiet of the woods where they've landed. But Eddie soon gets them caught up in iron age politics among a violent people they know nothing about. How do you avoid changing history when you don't know how it's supposed to go? Can Sue out-enigma a druid? And is it really all Eddie's fault? The housemate's frayed tempers come to a head...



Vaya and Ben talk all things Asterix, enthuse about this episode's guest stars Adam Samuel, Dave Callan and Brianna Williams, compare Anastasia Black to Principal Susan Kennedy, avoid mentioning the accents too much and explain why time travel never really makes sense. Plus Ben reveals some exciting news about our impending season three Kickstarter campaign!



We'd love to hear what you thought of "Ancient History" - let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.



Episode five of Night Terrace series two, "Ancient History", is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can listen to the very first episode, "Moving House", and purchase both series and a variety of Night Terrace extras via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.

Host Vaya Pashos and Night Terrace co-producer Ben McKenzie are back to talk about episode six, "The Edification of Anastasia Black", written by Lee Zachariah and starring Jackie Woodburne, Petra Elliott, Emily Taheny, Celia Pacquola and Laura Hughes…but not Ben McKenzie!



Anastasia and Sue have escaped the Gauls, but they can't take off yet - Eddie isn't in the house! Clues point to a mystery from Anastasia's days back in the DEPARTMENT, but before their investigation gets very far they are whisked away to a distant planet where a human scout ship is threatened by an alien blob. How did they get here? Where's Eddie? And what do the Cosmic Immortals have to do with it? It's a brain-bending adventure in destiny...



Vaya and Ben discuss everything from Star Trek to Xanadu to My Little Pony as they talk about the story, cast and recording of this space epic. Plus some insight from sound designer David Ashton, and a couple of clips from behind the scenes of the making of this episode.



We'd love to hear what you thought of "Ancient History" - let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.



Episode six of Night Terrace series two, "The Edification of Anastasia Black", is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can listen to the very first episode, "Moving House", and purchase both series and a variety of Night Terrace extras via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.