S09E08 The Mind Children: The Final Program

Episode 1 of 1. This is an extract from David's new novel The Hyena, the story of an artist called Deborah Parkinson. She was a surrealist who grew up in pre-WW2 Plymouth where her dad ran a pub, then she ran away to Paris where she met Dali and Picasso and Frida Kahlo, and fell in love with a mysterious artist called Marius. And she was the greatest artist you’ve never heard of. Find out how to buy the book at Stars and Sabers. Full show notes at listenwithother.co.uk Story text © 2026 David Quantick. Podcast mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 8 of 6. In the final part of The Mind Children, some digital archaeology and two more trips to deepest Somerset uncover even more secrets about the elusive creator of the lost 1970s TV show. Find out more about this, and other stories in this series, and play The Mind Children adventure game online at the Listen with Other website. Music by Lee Sparey. Podcast © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 7 of 6. Bob and Dave return with an emergency podcast after Bob makes an extraordinary discovery at a car boot sale in Cornwall. Find out more at the Listen with Other website. Music by Lee Sparey. Podcast © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 6 of 6. Bob and Dave finally crack the code and the typescript reveals the shocking conclusion the forgotten TV series never reached. It was written, read and mixed by Giles Booth who also arranged the opening Listen with Mother theme and synth version of ‘The Merry Month of Maying’. The choir version of Now is the Month of Maying was performed by the Tudor Choristers Virtual Choir, directed by Dr Kathleen McGuire and recorded in May 2020 during the Corona Virus lock down. Visit the Tudor Choristers at https://www.tudorchoristers.org.au/ The solo version of Now is the Month of Maying was performed by Georgina Harland. Other original music by Lee Sparey. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth. The cipher text mentioned in the show is as follows: LUDQCMSYFQGAAHEMXPCKYAYMIZSZZTGVTIQGZOKQKNKFSTDKBYMZQGSTLHQHSWWFCZOSIOKDPOIOYKQHKFUKPNIOZOHQFTGVCAGKYQHQCFHLPYFQAYTPFQLHACSGPUHINWKFHFZOHKXLFQLHTNACSTHQEFNWNITCDKKESGZOGQIHYKKFYNLTBNHRCFAYOIPLSXQBOSIOAYORQYAKSTZOFALOFVQHSWWFVYQXWIKGQYYOHAFEMVQGCFVYTDCKSNTINPIOGAMDCOPDTZCFQYSGZOFAYOMEIAMKKFBGFQKOZTCNUKSNZOCAMEEFXDTPTZCFHTFLLTZOCKQWKNKEMZQGYKORFTGVCAGKYQKENRNHMPORBLHRCFFPPCGQAGPGPLAHMNOSCFCPSGECKNYSGKLCNMKCNMNTIKISKEEFDQNISNDQZOCKPFPLACQDQFQFAKYKGA

Episode 5 of 6. The Mind Children unexpectedly take the side of a school bully, and Bob and Dave get closer to cracking the code that will unlock the mystery of what happened to the forgotten TV show’s author. Original music by Lee Sparey. Script and audio mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth. The cipher text mentioned in the show is as follows: LUDQCMSYFQGAAHEMXPCKYAYMIZSZZTGVTIQGZOKQKNKFSTDKBYMZQGSTLHQHSWWFCZOSIOKDPOIOYKQHKFUKPNIOZOHQFTGVCAGKYQHQCFHLPYFQAYTPFQLHACSGPUHINWKFHFZOHKXLFQLHTNACSTHQEFNWNITCDKKESGZOGQIHYKKFYNLTBNHRCFAYOIPLSXQBOSIOAYORQYAKSTZOFALOFVQHSWWFVYQXWIKGQYYOHAFEMVQGCFVYTDCKSNTINPIOGAMDCOPDTZCFQYSGZOFAYOMEIAMKKFBGFQKOZTCNUKSNZOCAMEEFXDTPTZCFHTFLLTZOCKQWKNKEMZQGYKORFTGVCAGKYQKENRNHMPORBLHRCFFPPCGQAGPGPLAHMNOSCFCPSGECKNYSGKLCNMKCNMNTIKISKEEFDQNISNDQZOCKPFPLACQDQFQFAKYKGA

Episode 4 of 6. The Mind Children are back! Bob and Dave get their hands on a typescript of the unbroadcast final three episodes. In episode 4 The Mind Children conduct an experiment in social and mental engineering at the school Christmas fair. Original music by Lee Sparey. Script and audio mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth. The cipher text mentioned in the show is as follows: LUDQCMSYFQGAAHEMXPCKYAYMIZSZZTGVTIQGZOKQKNKFSTDKBYMZQGSTLHQHSWWFCZOSIOKDPOIOYKQHKFUKPNIOZOHQFTGVCAGKYQHQCFHLPYFQAYTPFQLHACSGPUHINWKFHFZOHKXLFQLHTNACSTHQEFNWNITCDKKESGZOGQIHYKKFYNLTBNHRCFAYOIPLSXQBOSIOAYORQYAKSTZOFALOFVQHSWWFVYQXWIKGQYYOHAFEMVQGCFVYTDCKSNTINPIOGAMDCOPDTZCFQYSGZOFAYOMEIAMKKFBGFQKOZTCNUKSNZOCAMEEFXDTPTZCFHTFLLTZOCKQWKNKEMZQGYKORFTGVCAGKYQKENRNHMPORBLHRCFFPPCGQAGPGPLAHMNOSCFCPSGECKNYSGKLCNMKCNMNTIKISKEEFDQNISNDQZOCKPFPLACQDQFQFAKYKGA

Episode 3 of 6. Dave is contacted by a listener and drives to deepest Somerset on the trail of the elusive creator of The Mind Children. Original music by Lee Sparey. Script and audio mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 2 of 6. Bob and Dave explore episode two of The Mind Children TV show, which tackled the subject of abuse at a boarding school. Then a listener contacts Dave with some extraordinary information about the series' enigmatic creator. Original music by Lee Sparey. Script and audio mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 1 of 6. Bob and Dave are the only people who remember a lost 1970s children's TV show called The Mind Children. Reconnected after forty years by social media, the childhood friends start to investigate why it was cancelled after only three episodes, and what happened to its elusive creator. Original music by Lee Sparey. Script and audio mix © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

Episode 6 of 6. As the big vote approaches, Kim makes a discovery about her family. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. Original music by Lee Sparey. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.