An update from Lou/Tiger and the Dragon Trailer

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:31:26 GMT

There's no more clowns, so what's next? An update from Lou and the Trailer for eir next project, the Tiger and the Dragon, a Victoriana pastiche audiodrama. More information can be found at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/

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Episode 12 - Beneath the Society Pt 2

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:03:27 GMT

A final stand, against their foe/

Denouement for Jen and Joe/

Beneath the ground let us descend/

To bring this tale to an end./

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-12/

Content warnings:

Death/dying,

Supernatural threat,

The occult,

Murder,

Injury,

Misogyny,

Pregnancy,

Violence,

Religious bigotry,

Degenerative illness,

Mentions of: Abortion, homelessness, killing of a child,

SFX: Knife sounds, running feet, trickling water.,

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Episode 11 - Beneath the Society Pt 1

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:00:35 GMT

Stalked through the tunnels by a stranger,/

Our heroes flee from dreadful danger,/

To pass the time as down they go,/

Hear now the tales of Jen and Joe. 

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-11/

Content warnings

Death/dying

Pregnancy

Death in childbirth/infant mortality

Violence

Alcoholism.

Religious themes (blasphemy, bigotry)

Child abuse

Intimate partner violence

SFX: Electrical humming, computer sounds, flowing water, falling masonry, metal squeaking, knife sounds.

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Episode 10 - Il Dottore

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:12:01 GMT

A doctor's work is never done/

But sometimes one can make it fun/

Her strength is great, though she seems frail/

Hear now Veronica Harrington's tale 

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-10/

Content warnings

Injury

Death/dying (including major character death)

Grief

Childhood illness

Death of a child

Parentification

Period-typical sexism

Crime

Violence

Guns

SFX: Baby in distress, electrical humming, phone ringtone/dialling, keyboard, music, knife sounds.

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Episode 9 - Le Roman de Renard

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:46:54 GMT

Where better for a clown to heal,/

Than in the Sainted Dymphna's Geel?/

To earth our hero vainly cleaves/

All whilst the wily fox deceives.../

Content warnings: 

Supernatural threat

Mind control

Mental and physical illness,

Injury

Harm to animals

Mentions of: Religion, Hospitals

SFX: Shouting, unsettling strings, cracking ice, sounds of busy café, outdoor city, birdsong,

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-9/

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Episode 8 - Mesnée d’Hellequin

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:01:47 GMT

Our heroes to a fraud assigned/

But turns out he's quite hard to find/

To Windsor Forest they must head/ 

And there the hunter meets the hunted....

Content warnings: 

Supernatural threat

Detailed descriptions of food

Violence

Discussions of: Murder, clowns, crime.

SFX: Music, animal sounds, horse’s hooves/snorting, dogs barking, thunder, wind, birdsong.

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-8/

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Episode 7 - The Masque of Misrule

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:06:54 GMT

In stately hall the mummers throng -/

The play's awakened something wrong./

To be from summoned shadows freed/

A change of scene they're going to need..../

Content warnings: 

Supernatural Threat

Violence

Needles

Unreality

Discussions of: Imperialism, slavery, oppression, murder, homelessness.

References to: Spiking/drugs.

SFX: Music, bells, buzzing, horse galloping, dogs barking, roaring.

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-7/

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Episode 6 – A Little Mischief

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:59:10 GMT

Though laughter might be therapeutic../

It needs much more to cure the heartsick/

And all the magic of the fae/

Cannot wish mortal tears away...

Content warnings: 

Clowns, as ever.

Supernatural threat

Mental illness

Bullying

SFX: Wind, church bells, mill working, crowd sounds, laughter, flickering lights, animal sounds

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-6/

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Episode 5 – Joseph and the Holy Fool

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:29:46 GMT

An old friend calls our hero Joe.../

So off to Yorkshire he shall go/

To save young love from fate so cruel/

He'll need some help from a Holy Fool.../

Content warnings: 

Misogyny

Abuse

Violence

Mental Illness

References to: Death of a loved one, violence, animal neglect, clowns/puppets, unsurprisingly.

SFX: Desert winds, angelic vocal effects, cars, sounds of monastery singing/prayer, farmyard sounds. 

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-5/

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Episode 4 - La Donna è Omicida

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:27:34 GMT

An opera murder - there's a thing.../

But can they make the culprit sing?/

Qual piuma al vento/

Muta d'accento.../

Content warnings: 

Clowns (technically present), Violence, Misogyny, Death/dying, Murder

References to: Sexual assault, ghosts

SFX: Opera singing, outdoor sounds, screaming, 

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-4/

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Episode 3 - The Hall of Forbidden Faces

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:24:08 GMT

Who likes to be beside the sea?/

Be warned before you come with me/

That even in the friendliest places/

One might discover dreadful faces...

CW: Violence, Death/dying, Possession, The occult, Thalassophobia, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Animal distress and as ever, clowns.

References to: Child abuse, poverty, abuse of power

SFX: Vocal effects, traffic noise, loud circus music, seaside sounds, seagulls/birds

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-3/

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Episode 2 - Welcome to the Society

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:18:03 GMT

Beneath the streets of London town/

We find a portrait of a clown/

Within these halls of mystery/

Hear now of Pantaloon history...

CW: Clowns, Death/dying, Violence, Blood, Racism, Homelessness, Alcohol

References to: War, abuse of power.

SFX: Fairground sounds, buzzing, street sounds, woodwind music

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-2/

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Episode 1 - Doctor McClown

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:20:07 GMT

Let's introduce our hero, Jen/

Who shall be sorely tested - when/

They stumble 'pon a thing abhorred/

Prowling the children's cardiac ward...

Content warnings: 

Clowns, Illness, mentions of fatal illness, Supernatural threat, Dismemberment, Puppets

SFX: Busy public spaces (outdoor, hospital), screaming, cracking, bird noises, ominous strings

For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-1/

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