H.G. Wells Has His Regrets

Jun 04 2023 405
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What would you do with a time machine? When famed science-fiction author H.G. Wells turns his dreams into reality by building his Time Machine, he decides to take it for a spin to meet his favourite authors of the past. But between helping Shakespeare practise his new play, meeting Byron's bear, and listening to Hans Christian Anderson sobbing on Dickens' lawn, H.G. is about to discover why you should never meet your heroes...

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Episode 22: FINALE, Part Three - H.G. Wells' House Party for Honoured Guests (Plus Doyle)

Jun 04 2023 21 mins  
THE FINAL INSTALLMENT - Can the team solve the problem of the ghostly Mr Boo? Can Jane ever manage to forgive H.G. for being an inconsiderate turnip? Will the Wells Brothers ever run out of new material for making fun of their literary brother? And - most importantly - will we ever find out what H.G. Wells truly regrets??? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google

FEED DROP: The Gorgon Show

May 30 2023 40 mins  
Feed drop! We are delighted to share with you an episode of "The Gorgon Show". This is Episode 9: "Britt Marie the Skogsrå!" Penny Cephalonia is a gorgon, snakes and all! In an effort to reconnect with her monstrous heritage, she started this podcast to interview fellow nonhumans (and the occasional interesting human). Along with her oracle roommate Sibyl, who

Episode 21: FINALE, Part Two - The Inexperienced Ghost

May 16 2023 17 mins  
An unexpected brotherly visit is put on-hold while H.G. receives some well-intentioned advice. Jane takes a well-earned breather. Meanwhile, a ghost appears to be afoot, and Detective Doyle is on the case. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFIogq7jvK5JH8tKqzN24Gz_XKTjDUc5DBPtchFqrUs/edit?usp=sharing Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wor

Episode 20: FINALE, Part One - The Jilting of Jane

May 02 2023 15 mins  
The table is set, the Time Machine is primed, and the authors are expected to be picked up at any moment. All H.G. needs is his wife, and their long-awaited house party can commence. But Jane is in no mood for party games, and H.G. is likely to end up in the doghouse before the night is over... Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W08M8E-7HP_S

Episode 19: Mary Shelley

Apr 04 2023 18 mins  
H.G. takes a trip to sunny Italy to meet the Mother of Science-Fiction. Which can possibly be scarier: the abuse of science to create monstrous life, or the possibilty of bumping into Lord Byron again? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yt9l5EscuomaPutHTZQexskvmWlm1gFLS6MriQnUvyI/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.word

Episode 18: Beatrix Potter

Mar 21 2023 17 mins  
The Tale of Beatrix Potter: H.G. braves the North once again as he journeys to the Lake District to meet a fellow contemporary. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12rxpNcw95tobFya9HHOP82STNUMsH0YOwLTtzSv5FK0/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpenter as H.G. Wells Alexandra Ricou as Beatrix

Episode 17: A Study in Spiritualism

Mar 07 2023 12 mins  
It was a dark and stormy night. A presence had made itself known. Something ghostly, something with four legs and - wait, is that a tail? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RROczFio7N_0DxVE5XMm47b4yhP41vXWnOkzuttSKbI/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpenter as H.G. Wells Georgia Fisk as

Episode 16: Louisa May Alcott

Feb 21 2023 18 mins  
Soup tureens, salacious novels and silliness - all in a day's work for a classic children's author! But Jane soon finds out that there is a lot more to this Little Woman than meets the eye... Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16J-DG11AEJxPRWht4FV4A-8ZgVMnWHZ52xfwVu13aUU/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/

Episode 15: Jane Austen

Feb 07 2023 17 mins  
Jane is skilled in the art of Persuasion, but it'll take Sense and Sensibility to get this reclusive author to talk! But is she as full of Pride and Prejudice as some of her works might make her out to be? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ukB0sm83wBKvMut_WqOzXKyxbA1NQ5qzqs4ckOJrKgQ/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.

Episode 14: Dr. Conan Doyle

Jan 24 2023 9 mins  
Jane takes matters into her own hands when H.G. comes down with a case of the sniffles after visiting the Brontës. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxzWsV8TbFf7jsuInAaS-31QspqO3O3n8OdRh8S0pMQ/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpenter as H.G. Wells Georgia Fisk as Catherine "Jane" Wells