Untrue Stories

Author: Robin Johnson

A sci-fi comedy-drama putting surreal new spins on classic speculative fiction. When George Orwell and H. G. Wells accidentally double-book a getaway cottage, an argument about tea escalates into an aeon-spanning adventure of time travel and political machination. A full cast audio drama from award-winning writer Robin Johnson.
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7. A Night Scene featuring The Midnight Pals
Episode 8
Saturday, 29 October, 2022

Halloween special featuring bitter karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction The Midnight Pals! In a quest to resurrect a Morlock, Orwell and Wells find themselves in a weird metaphysical forest inhabited by historical horror writers, and attempt to impress Mary Shelley, H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe around the campfire.The Midnight Pals is created by bitter karella. You can follow their antics on Twitter at https://twitter.com/midnight_pals. They are currently crowdfunding for their third book! More details at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/submitted-for-the-approval-of-the-midnight-pals-3CAST Robin Johnson as George OrwellPatrick Spragg as H. G. WellsTara Court as JuliaJoanna Lawrie as Mrs WatchettRachel Pulliam as Ursula Le GuinRebecca Thibodeaux as the newspaper sellerAlexander Walsh as the servantCanavan Connolly as the MorlockWITH SPECIAL GUEST MIDNIGHT PALS Rebecca D'Souza as Mary ShelleyRobin Johnson as H. P. LovecraftCanavan Connolly as Edgar Allan PoeI'm Cthulhu goes to (something like) the tune of Flanders and Swann's The Gnu.A transcript of this episode is available at https://untrue-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/midnight-pals-halloween-crossover/transcript. If you've enjoyed Untrue Stories, we'd love it if you could help us amuse more people by telling your friends about us, and/or leaving us a rating or review on iTunes, Spotify, Podchaser, Goodpods or your favourite podcast site/app—thank you! Follow us on twitter: @untrue_storiesfacebook: untruestoriespodcastinstagram: untrue.storiessoundcloud: untrue-storiesIf you would like to help cover our costs, you can tip us at ko-fi.com/untruestories or buy Untrue Stories merch at https://www.zazzle.co.uk/store/untrue_stories. Robin can be contacted at robindouglasjohnson@gmail.com. Share and Enjoy!