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Delve deep into the roadkill of the A6195. Discover magpie-cop duo, Esco & Orrison. And prepare to shed tears over Barry Higginbottom's 'driver tizer'. In this relic from the future, robot voices recite the exhibition catalogue of 'Laughter in a time of mass extinction', the final work of one-man art collective What About Me?Script: docs.google.com/document/d/1bXuCe…/edit?usp=sharingClosing music: Every Second Darker by No Demons Here.All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] support the author, go to https://neil-fitzgerald.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No man had made it, that we knew. Not time enough, for it was the work of one night, and not even, but a minute, maybe less. Soft thunder that woke most who heard it as muffled cannon fire or dynamite down a mineshaft in their dreams. A mysterious hole appears in Consolation, which soon draws in prospectors, charlatans, and other poor misguided wretches from all over Zobesland. Then one day, an even stranger stranger appears.Written, produced and performed by Neil Fitzgerald (all copyright)Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hit musical has the world's highest body count. Another darkly comic tale from Modern Gothic.All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A ballad in the key of 80s movies à la John Hughes. That's it. That's the pitch.All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was Mahler's 9th Symphony inspired by a sighting of the eldritch abomination in the Atlantic Ocean in 1908? Can self-styled cosmic weirdo Cthulhu escape the logics of capitalism by starting an 80s tribute band, Great Dreamer & The Mediocrities? And just what the hell is the spine-chilling "incident" affecting Offalthropp?Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald. All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who shot Stan 'the Yeoman' Yeo? A devastating account of what really happened the night the stand-up comedian was gunned down on stage, which also provides an eviscerating look at the automated future of tomorrow's laughter.Opening music: Black to Comms - Hotel Freund is used with kind permission of the artist in December 2017.Credits to music and all sound effects used, as well as links to bands/songs/files, can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1gdm9d…/edit?usp=sharingAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When two of the world's most unlikely cultural commentators, Brian Hnnng and Goatie McWimaway, forge a rare podcast partnership, their seemingly inconsequential political punditry is life-changing for all concerned. Unmissable drama, hilarious off-shoots.All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More weird stories coming soon including 'The Rest Is Bollocks', 'Murdering Gloves: The Musical' and so much more weirdness! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SERIES FINALE! The waking nightmare life of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and its enslavement to one of his characters.All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the writer; producer and performer for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A failed attempt to ride the New Nature Writing gravy train with A Year In A Puddle.TRIGGER WARNING: mention is made of 'Driver Tizer', 'hedge-porn' and tree fetishism.Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald. All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: [email protected] & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link. The following sound FX are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All sound FX sourced on freesound.org. For links to individual files, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1Psou6…/edit?usp=sharingOther music samples used under Fair Usage rights include:Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1Real Estate - Pool SwimmersDas Rheingold - Prelude - Solti/VPOEnd song: No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.