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A twisted tale from the fantastical mind of Kevin Eldon. A hapless former aristocrat stumbles upon an old house with a strange inhabitant. Miriam Margolyes narrates.

September 2020
Mackenzie Crook spins this twisted yarn. An illusionist performs his 'the lady vanishes' act rather too well and wonders if he has genuine magic powers.
Doc Brown reads this superbly twisted tale, set in '40s New York. A baritone sells his soul to the devil to ensure his barbershop quartet wins a competition.
Bedtime reading for us big kids. Beth is contacted by a shy girl who used her image on a dating site and now wants Beth to meet her new beau. Mel Giedroyc narrates.
August 2020
Are you sitting comfortably? Bob Mortimer spins this dark, witty yarn about an out-of-work actor who makes a smash-hit advert for tea in a former Soviet state.
In 1850, a man wakes after a long illness and finds he is being cared for by strangers - but isn't allowed to leave the house. Anna Friel is your star storyteller.
Dave's original short story series returns with Dara O Briain narrating. A Roman slave helps his playwright master finish his latest opus - but at what cost?
Darkly comic tales. A writer fabricates an elderly relative to get time off work to start his novel - but his lie comes to life! Told by Sheridan Smith.
June 2020
A twisted tale from the fantastical mind of Kevin Eldon. A hapless former aristocrat stumbles upon an old house with a strange inhabitant. Miriam Margolyes narrates.
Mackenzie Crook spins this twisted yarn. An illusionist performs his 'the lady vanishes' act rather too well and wonders if he has genuine magic powers.
Doc Brown reads this superbly twisted tale, set in '40s New York. A baritone sells his soul to the devil to ensure his barbershop quartet wins a competition.
Bedtime reading for us big kids. Beth is contacted by a shy girl who used her image on a dating site and now wants Beth to meet her new beau. Mel Giedroyc narrates.
In 1850, a man wakes after a long illness and finds he is being cared for by strangers - but isn't allowed to leave the house. Anna Friel is your star storyteller.
May 2020
Are you sitting comfortably? Bob Mortimer spins this dark, witty yarn about an out-of-work actor who makes a smash-hit advert for tea in a former Soviet state.
Darkly comic tales. A writer fabricates an elderly relative to get time off work to start his novel - but his lie comes to life! Told by Sheridan Smith.
Dave's original short story series returns with Dara O Briain narrating. A Roman slave helps his playwright master finish his latest opus - but at what cost?
March 2020
A twisted tale from the fantastical mind of Kevin Eldon. A hapless former aristocrat stumbles upon an old house with a strange inhabitant. Miriam Margolyes narrates.
Mackenzie Crook spins this twisted yarn. An illusionist performs his 'the lady vanishes' act rather too well and wonders if he has genuine magic powers.
February 2020
Doc Brown reads this superbly twisted tale, set in '40s New York. A baritone sells his soul to the devil to ensure his barbershop quartet wins a competition.
Bedtime reading for us big kids. Beth is contacted by a shy girl who used her image on a dating site and now wants Beth to meet her new beau. Mel Giedroyc narrates.
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