Episodes

  • This is our second episode swap, and we're very happy to have an episode of the Tales from the Author anthology podcast, courtesy of our friend Antonio from Giant Monster Productions.

    Hubris

    A large group of humans are being transported in cryosleep by a seemingly benevolant alien race to their home planet, following an invitation by the aliens to share their planetary paradise with humanity.

    But when one of the humans prematurely awakens from cryosleep en-route, he discovers that the aliens motives may not have been as friendly as it first appeared...

    For more info on Tales of the Author and other Giant Monster Productions shows, check out;

    https://linktr.ee/talesofthemonsterhunters?subscribe

  • This is our first episode swap and we are proud to share with you the debut episode of the No Return audio drama podcast.

    Massive thanks to Kier from No Return for letting us broadcast their debut episode, and they've returned the favour by releasing one of our episodes on their feed.

    About No Return;

    In Erset La Tari, life ranges from the absurdly unexpected to the darkly intense, taking audio drama listeners on a roller coaster across its diverse landscapes.

    Chuckle along to "The Nymphaeum" as Sangha Adrastea and Brother Ravi, two clumsy researchers, bumble through a portal to another plane of existence , all in the name of seeking divine guidance.

    To check out more episodes and subscribe, see the following links;

    https://noreturn.buzzsprout.com/

    https://open.spotify.com/show/68JGmUiyJqG4LUM6EyVrlt

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-return/id1622343968

    https://goodpods.com/podcasts/no-return-the-nymphaeum-211815

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  • Episode 16 - Single Point of Failure

    A farcical Sci-Fi comedy crime caper.

    It was supposed to be a simple kidnapping. But when a hapless criminal gang ends up abducting the wrong man by mistake, everything begins to fall apart.

    Written by Jim Cogan

    And starred

    John Kennard as Chief

    Stephen Newhand as Bungle

    Jim Cogan as Tech

    Wojciech Matras as Wheels

    Joe Kilcar as Dobbs

    Lauren Deakin as Charity

    Paul Lawley-Jones as Elon Carver

    Kaleb Deatherage as the Journalist

    Cisco de Guzman as the SWAT Team Officer

    Kingre32X as the News Announcer

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 15 - A Long Way From Home

    A family road trip to Florida for Timothy, his pregnant wife, Margo, and their young son, Tommy, turns into a nightmare as Timothy begins to suffer increasingly vivid visions. Perhaps these are not simple hallucinations after all...

    Written by Stephen Newhand

    And starred

    Stephen Newhand as Timothy

    Ronni Ng as Margo

    Tallie Tenna as Rian

    Marie Grace as the Nurse

    CD as Tommy

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 14 - The Beast From Uranus

    An authentically produced comedy parody of a 1950s Sci-Fi Radio Play, complete with crackly audio, outdated sexist attitudes, gratuitous mansplaining, and loaded to the gunwales with as many innuendos as we could manage.

    The crew of the USS Penetrator, the most advanced spaceship ever built, undertake their maiden voyage - to probe Uranus for signs of an incredible energy source that could revolutionise human technology.

    But they find something far more dangerous waiting for them in the murky depths of Uranus...

    Written by Jim Cogan

    With editing and proofing by Paul Lawley-Jones

    And starred

    Cisco de Guzman as Major Lance Morrison

    Stephen Newhand as Lt Gordon Gordy Bennett

    John Kennard as Professor Godfrey McBrainious and the Radio Announcer

    Marie Grace as Penny

    Nathanael Lipidarov as General Hoover

    Alexis Parker as the Ship’s Computer

    Joe Kilcar as the Scatalon Alien

    Kat McQueen as the Spaceport Announcer

    Jim Cogan as the Beast From Uranus

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 13 - Outpost Alpha

    A leading astral surveying team lands what they think will be a high value/easy money gig at a research facility on a remote asteroid.

    But things are about to take a sinister twist...

    Written by Stephen Newhand

    And starred

    Antonio Fererra as Finn

    Cisco de Guzman as James

    Stephen Newhand as Kirk

    Kat McQueen as Naomi

    Casey Cole as Delphine

    John Kennard as Melvin

    Paul Langley-Jones as Clive

    Joe Kilcar as Johan Garlock

    Jim Cogan as Sebastion Frank

    Lauren Deakin as the News Reader

    Wojciech Matras as the Overhead Announcer

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 12 - Game Night

    A group of friends meet in a VR gaming space to try out a legendary unfinished game - reputed to be cursed.

    But once inside, it's clear that the three sinister NPC hosts and the virtual remnant of the game's creator have no intention of letting them leave...

    Written by Noelle R. Mackenzie G. and Alyx

    And starred

    Nathanael Lipidarov as Charlie

    Stephen Newhand as Mike

    Marie Grace as Diana

    Casey Cole as Eddie

    Alex Huynh as Casper

    Cisco de Guzman as Terry and the automated Voice AI.

    Anna Gasecka as Rachel

    Lauren Deakin as Esper

    Jim Cogan as C-Rom

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 11 – Just Another Day in the Big Apple

    An extraordinary day in the life of a diverse range of individuals, on the day the aliens finally came to visit Earth...

    Written by Jim Cogan

    And starred

    Tallie Tenna as Steve

    Joe Kilcar as Rod Teller

    Stephen Newhand as The President, Pastor Jordan and Jazz

    Alexis Parker as Presidential Aid 1

    Kat McQueen as Presidential Aid 2

    Archer Young-Stone as Glenn

    Kaleb Deatherage as Klein

    Marie Grace as Maria

    Jim Cogan as The Bishop

    Cisco De Guzman as Ed and Clarence

    Lauren Deakin as Mary and Karen

    Antonio Ferrera as Pa

    Nathanael Lipidarov as Son

    John Kennard as The Voice

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from Envato

    Elements

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  • Episode 10 – Heaven's Revolvers

    In an alternate reality, the Old West frontier meets space-age alien tech.

    An aging gunslinger rolls into the town of Haven, but trouble is never far away...

    Written by Taimoor Azam

    With editing and proofing by Paul Lawley-Jones

    Starred

    Stephen Newhand as Sandman Jack

    Marie Grace as Felicity Fellowfelt

    Joe Kilcar as Levi Sundland

    Cisco De Guzman as Joshua Stella

    Sage Crossley as the Maid

    Quick Lee as the Captain

    Tallie Tenna as the man and the Second Guard

    Kaleb Deatherage as Thugs 1 and 2

    And several additional characters all voiced by acombination Stephen Newhand, Marie Grace, Joe Kilcar, Cisco De Guzman

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from EnvatoElements

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  • Episode 9 – Dept of Motor Vehicles

    A seemingly endless queue brings three unwitting individuals together. But now they can't remember why they're even there....

    Written by Stephen Newhand

    Cast

    Anna Gasecka as Stephanie

    Joe Kilcar as Samual

    Paul Lawley-Jones as Richard

    Kat McQueen as Fran

    John Kennard as Eli

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from EnvatoElements

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  • Episode 8 – Nano Contagion

    When contact with the Lunar Orbiting Station is suddenly lost, three astronauts stationed on the Lunar surface are called upon to investigate. But it soon becomes clear that something dark and terrible has occurred - and it hasn't finished...

    written by Jim Cogan

    Cast

    Ronni Ng as Murphy

    Anna Gasecka as Hussain

    Kat McQueen as Dellaware

    Joe Kilcar as Terra Mission Control

    Stephen Newhand as Betty and The Entity

    Production and Sound Design were by Jim Cogan

    Opening Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Incidental music and sound effects licensed from EnvatoElements

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  • A bit of a bonus episode for you.

    The cast and production crew of Strange New Worls and Spaced Out Tales submitted an entry into the 11th Hour Audio Challenge this year. And we've decided to make that one-off episode available here on the feed.

    It's something of a departure from our usual Sci-Fi fare, but we hope you'll enjoy it, and that it will tide you over until the release of Season 2 in the New Year.

    Enjoy :)

  • Yes! Season 2 of Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales will be landing in January 2024!

    And a quick announcement of some bonus content that will be available on the feed very soon.

  • Ep7 - The Dysfunctional 5

    A truly ridiculous parody of the superhero mythos.

    In a time when superheroes, once the last bastion of heroism and justice, are on a steep decline, humanity faces an unprecedented threat from the world's most evil Super villain, Dr Vengeance!

    Only a team of five not-so-superheroes, a hastily assembled group of miscreants and deviants, stand in his way.

    Behold! Now is the time of 'The Dysfunctional 5!'

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 7 - The Dysfunctional 5

    Written by Jim Cogan

    Cast

    Stephen Newhand - Rick Dastard

    Anna Gasecka - Kittie Parlour

    Topher Bishop - Granite ‘The Man of Stone’

    Jim Cogan - Dave

    Wojciech Matras - ‘The Man Who Cannot Be seen’

    Ronnie Ng - Agent Smedley

    John Kennard - Control

    Skunkk - Dr Vengeance / The News Announcer

    Production and Sound Design by Jim Cogan

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi

  • Ep6 - In The Garden

    A time-bending, bitter-sweet Sci-Fi drama

    Jo, an explosive defusal expert, finds herself catapulted some 40 years into the future. She is confronted by a cruel world where things have gone horribly wrong for humanity, is accepted with warmth and trust by an ailing robot, and is reunited with her former (now aged) partner, Rally. For the briefest of moments, all seems peaceful In The Garden - a large greenhouse designed to grow the food that sustains the embattled remnants of the human race. But time waits for no-one, and for our three friends - it's running out quickly...

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 6 - In the Garden

    Written by Alyx, Olivia P. and Val L.

    Cast

    Kat McQueen - Jo

    Stephen Newhand - Rally

    Jim Cogan - Vex and The Soldier

    Skunkk - The Resistance Fighter and The Officer

    Production and Sound Design by Jim Cogan

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi

  • Ep5 - The Arenberg Principle

    A Sprawling, Epic Sci-Fi Space Opera

    After his glittering career is spectacularly derailed by a stupid graduation party stunt gone wrong, Danny 'Ace' Oswald finds himself reaching rock bottom, having to take the lowly position of Sanitation Engineer on the state-of-the-art starship he was originally supposed to be flying.

    From glorious, interstellar highs, to desperate and unpleasant lows - The Arenberg Principle is not just a story - it's a journey...

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 5 - The Arenberg Principle

    Written by Jim Cogan

    Cast

    John Kennard - Danny 'Ace' Oswald

    Ronni Ng - Sally 'Sal' McClean

    Topher Bishop - Pete 'Scraggy' Burns

    Stephen Newhand - Officer Morgan 'Thruster' Keene

    Anna Gasecka - Officer Kayleigh Mills

    Wolciech Matras - Senior Sanitation Supervisor Gordan Cheeseman and the News Announcer

    Jim Cogan - Senior Bridge Office Lawrence 'Tinballs' Timble / Captain Ironside / Careers Co-ordinator

    Production and Sound Design by Jim Cogan

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi

  • Ep4 - The Malfunctioning Icon

    A comedic mystery parody.

    A chance encounter leads the Demon Decoders to a small town haunted by a spooky, nightmarish creature. All is very much, not quite as it seems. I think we've got ourselves a mystery to solve...

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 4 - The Malfunctioning Icon

    Written by Taimoor Azam

    (read more of his work at - https://www.royalroad.com/profile/197476/fictions )

    Cast

    Stephen Newhand - Calvin ‘Corpse’ Dervish / Male Horror Lead

    Ronni Ng - Diane ‘Dodger’ Ridley

    Topher Bishop - Lake ‘Ponder’ Rivers / Mayor Sal

    John Kennard - Professor Anders / Storekeeper

    Kat McQueen - Lily

    Jim Cogan - Police Officer / Narrator ???

    Production and Sound Design by Jim Cogan

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi

  • Episode 3 - Three In An Airlock

    A farcical Sci-Fi comedy.

    A spaceship-wide power outage leaves three unfortunate members of the crew locked in an airlock - and to make matters worse - within minutes, said airlock is due to automatically flush its contents (including the three crew) out into the vastness of space. Can Michelle, the systems tech, Tom the cynical electrical tech and Bob, the cleaner, devise a way to escape before it's too late?

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 3 - Three In An Airlock

    Written by Jim Cogan

    Cast

    Anna Gasecka as Michelle

    Stephen Newhand as Tom

    Jim Cogan as Bob

    Topher Bishop as Commander Coldwell

    Wolciech Matras as Si

    and Claire Smith as Janis

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi

  • Luna, a traveler aboard a budget space-liner on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, is awakened from cryo-sleep mid-journey due to a technical malfunction. Although given the freedom of the entire ship - with nothing but a customer service obsessed AI for company, Luna finds out that budget space tourism perhaps isn't all it's cracked up to be...

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is a Sci-Fi themed anthology audio drama podcast series featuring a full voice cast and atmospheric sound design.

    Each episode is a completely independent story so you can enjoy them in any order you like.

    Credits

    Episode 2 - Your Satisfaction Is Important To Us

    Written by Jim Cogan

    Cast

    Siv Auracle as Luna

    Kat McQueen as The AI

    Stephen Newhand as the Advert Voiceover

    Sound Effects and Incidental Music Licensed from Envato Elements

    Theme Music by Jim Cogan

    Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales is available on Youtube and all major podcast platforms. See our website for details;

    https://strangenewworldsad.my.canva.site/

    #audiodrama #podcast #scifi