Tales from the Penny Bloods: Stories of Victorian Britain
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Creator: Tales from the Penny Bloods
Adaptation, Classics Full cast Anthology Audio Drama
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A series of radio plays based on stories from popular 19th-century magazines. We hope you'll enjoy these tales of crime and the supernatural, romance and adventure, with a few laughs along the way. #victorianliterature #audiodrama #mystery #romance #audioadaptation
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Anthology
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The Tapping on the Wainscot (The Ghost Hunters Pt 2)
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:53:58 GMT
Join our team of Edwardian ghost hunters in this tongue-in-cheek tale of a haunted house...
Haylesbury Manor is on the market - but is everything as it seems? Is it truly haunted? And will Hargreaves get jam on his waistcoat again?
Adapted from the short stories 'The Ghost Hunters' by Allen Upward, published in 1905 in the Royal Magazine - along with Carnacki, 'borrowed' from the occult detective stories by William Hope Hodgson.
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:22:42 GMT
When a cavalier French officer takes to the gaming tables, who knows what problems may arise? How will his losses affect his fiancé? His friends? What about that mysterious chest. And the skeleton? Is this really, as Voltaire insists, the "best of all possible worlds"? Tune in to our tale and find out. You'll enjoy a few laughs, some romance, and a ghost!
Robert Louis Stevenson - "Christmas at Sea"
Sun, 24 Dec 2023 09:31:28 GMT
A favorite Christmas poem, with a nautical theme, written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
“That Old Holiday Spirit, or, Reindeer We have Heard On High”
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:06:21 GMT
With the holiday season now upon us, the time comes for gathering family and friends to share the fun. Why not join us for our original radio play That Old Holiday Spirit, or, Reindeer We have Heard On High.
Written and directed by Arnold Anthony Schmidt, this family-friendly tale tells the story of a rancher and his neighbors, of children and their adventure, not to mention a mysterious ghost. And – of course – of Santa and his reindeer.
The performance features some of the California Central Valley’s most accomplished players, so listen as Trenton Brouillette, Haley Carpenter, Alicia Dooley, Frankie Fenton, Timothy Shaw and Dave Weltner bring this heart-warming story to life.
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Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:01:48 GMT
Join Clive Marlowe, Jonathan Brandt, Kait Feeney and Julia Warren in our latest episode : The Green House.
A haunted house, a team of Edwardian ghost hunters, a cat - and a few spooks along the way....
When house owner Giltstrap has difficulty in selling his house because of its haunted reputation, estate agent Hargreaves investigates, accompanied by his psychic secretary Miss Sargent, Carnacki, and Mr Tibbs, the cat. Terrors await ...(with a few laughs along the way)
Based on Allen Upward's stories which first appeared in 1905, and with a cameo appearance by Occult Detective Carnacki (from the tales by William Hope Hodgson).
#audiodrama #victorianliterature #adaptation #gothic #ghoststories #pennybloods #pennydreadfuls
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:17:25 GMT
Join Clive Marlowe, Jonathan Brandt, Kait Feeney and Rose Trustman in our latest episode : The Two Oaths - and it's a sizzler! Heiress, kidnapping, deception, a madhouse - it's got it all!
Will our heroine Madeline escape the clutches of her scheming guardians?
1840s London, and the young heiress Madeline Capel is soon to reach her 21st birthday, after which she will no longer need to rely on her guardians. Her guardians, the cunning lawyer Mr Flint, and the impecunious, ruthless Mr Travanion, have other ideas however. Relying on Madeline's strict adherence to keeping her word, they attempt to by fair means and foul to gain a permanent hold of her wealth....
Listen to find out whether they succeed in this gothic romance, adapted by Arnold Anthony Schmidt from 'The Scheming Guardians' by Nicholas Michell, published in The Keepsake, 1849.
#audiodrama #victorianliterature #adaptation #gothic #pennybloods #pennydreadfuls
Christina and Carroll - Poetry & Wonder
Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:03:30 GMT
Did you know that Christina Rossetti and Lewis Carroll were close friends?
In this special bonus episode, made to accompany our earlier adaptation of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market", we explore the lives and works of Rossetti and Lewis Carroll, and how their creativity met and overlapped.
Performed by: Jonathan Brandt, Clive Marlowe & Julia Warren
#victorianliterature #christinarossetti #lewiscarroll #aliceinwonderland #poetry
Sat, 03 Jun 2023 04:55:12 GMT
Christina Rossetti's poem, Goblin Market, performed by Jonathan Brandt, Clive Marlowe & Julia Warren.
#audiodrama #victorianpoetry #christinarossetti #goblinmarket #poetry
Thu, 18 May 2023 18:24:44 GMT
A gothic comedy based on Fitzball's Flying Dutchman, on London's stage decades before Wagner's opera. Featuring 3 men pursuing 2 women, a cantankerous guardian & bear costume, plus a demon witch & the Dutchman himself.
#victorian #audiodrama #adaptation #theflyingdutchman #gothic
Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:00:00 GMT
This episode takes place in rural England in the early 19th century, in a small town set beside a beautiful lake. It features two lovers, two meddling parents, a mysterious fortune-teller, and a ghost...
#victorian #literature #audiodrama #romance #mystery