Jen Sugden
@jensugden.bsky.social
Writer of comic fiction | Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction shortlisted | Sunday Times Bestseller | Erstwhile Victorianist (PhD in 19th C fiction) | She/Her
Listen: Victoriocity Podcast & Murmurs (BBC Sounds)
Read: High vaultage (Gollancz)
Listen: Victoriocity Podcast & Murmurs (BBC Sounds)
Read: High vaultage (Gollancz)
Midlands Victoriocity fans! High Vaultage fans! Or just those of you who are curious - this is tomorrow! Come ask us questions in person, get your books signed or just register your complaints!
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Midlands Victoriocity fans! High Vaultage fans! Or just those of you who are curious - this is tomorrow! Come ask us questions in person, get your books signed or just register your complaints!
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And if that's not enough, my supporters on Patreon (patreon.com/crowleytime) get a shedload of bonuses! Base level £3 supporters get audio and video versions of the performance at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, guest starring Chris and Jen Sugden...
@jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social
@jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
And if that's not enough, my supporters on Patreon (patreon.com/crowleytime) get a shedload of bonuses! Base level £3 supporters get audio and video versions of the performance at the Old Fire Station, Oxford, guest starring Chris and Jen Sugden...
@jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social
@jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social
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Other top-tier comedies are Victoriocity and The Offensive. The latter is basically what Armando Iannucci would make if he were writing a show about English football, so a great bet if you like Veep.
August 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Other top-tier comedies are Victoriocity and The Offensive. The latter is basically what Armando Iannucci would make if he were writing a show about English football, so a great bet if you like Veep.
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Calling all comedy steampunk lovers!
Get this AMAZING Sunday Times Bestseller at sale prices now!
Get this AMAZING Sunday Times Bestseller at sale prices now!
For anyone who’s been holding out for a bargain - our Wodehouse Prize shortlisted Neo Victorian detective comedy is now under £9 on Am*zon!
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Calling all comedy steampunk lovers!
Get this AMAZING Sunday Times Bestseller at sale prices now!
Get this AMAZING Sunday Times Bestseller at sale prices now!
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Anyone even remotely interested in steampunk, alt history, neo Victorian sleuthy stories, or just a really bloody funny Pratchett like story with great characters should pick this book up.
And listen to the Victoriocity backlog!
I promise you, it'll be worth it.
And listen to the Victoriocity backlog!
I promise you, it'll be worth it.
For anyone who’s been holding out for a bargain - our Wodehouse Prize shortlisted Neo Victorian detective comedy is now under £9 on Am*zon!
August 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Anyone even remotely interested in steampunk, alt history, neo Victorian sleuthy stories, or just a really bloody funny Pratchett like story with great characters should pick this book up.
And listen to the Victoriocity backlog!
I promise you, it'll be worth it.
And listen to the Victoriocity backlog!
I promise you, it'll be worth it.
For anyone who’s been holding out for a bargain - our Wodehouse Prize shortlisted Neo Victorian detective comedy is now under £9 on Am*zon!
August 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
For anyone who’s been holding out for a bargain - our Wodehouse Prize shortlisted Neo Victorian detective comedy is now under £9 on Am*zon!
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I forgot to include the link: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/alasda...
July 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I forgot to include the link: www.pleasance.co.uk/event/alasda...
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The book I'm reading turns out to be called High Vaultage, a comic British steampunk mystery full of gems like this
July 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The book I'm reading turns out to be called High Vaultage, a comic British steampunk mystery full of gems like this
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yes yes yes! and let me add:
Life With LEO(h) 🤖
Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back ⚔️
Un(con)Trolled 💻
Flyest Fables 📖
Childish: The Podcast Musical 🎤
from romcoms to thrillers to anthologies to musicals to all of the shows that Gabriel + Tal mentioned, there's so much wonderful listening to be had!
Life With LEO(h) 🤖
Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back ⚔️
Un(con)Trolled 💻
Flyest Fables 📖
Childish: The Podcast Musical 🎤
from romcoms to thrillers to anthologies to musicals to all of the shows that Gabriel + Tal mentioned, there's so much wonderful listening to be had!
Let me add
Janus Descending 🪐
and Harlem Queen 👑
to Tal's exemplary list!
So much good, amazing stuff in this shows, give them some listens and some love!
Janus Descending 🪐
and Harlem Queen 👑
to Tal's exemplary list!
So much good, amazing stuff in this shows, give them some listens and some love!
Happy Juneteenth! Here's some of my fave audio dramas created by Black folks you should check out today:
Absolutely No Adventures ⚔️
Stories From Ylelmore 🌈
Null/Void 💻
NIGHTLIGHT 🌙
InCo ✨️
Deconstructive Criticism 🏠
Apollyon 💉
A Ninth World Journal 🌍
Afflicted 💀
Absolutely No Adventures ⚔️
Stories From Ylelmore 🌈
Null/Void 💻
NIGHTLIGHT 🌙
InCo ✨️
Deconstructive Criticism 🏠
Apollyon 💉
A Ninth World Journal 🌍
Afflicted 💀
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
yes yes yes! and let me add:
Life With LEO(h) 🤖
Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back ⚔️
Un(con)Trolled 💻
Flyest Fables 📖
Childish: The Podcast Musical 🎤
from romcoms to thrillers to anthologies to musicals to all of the shows that Gabriel + Tal mentioned, there's so much wonderful listening to be had!
Life With LEO(h) 🤖
Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back ⚔️
Un(con)Trolled 💻
Flyest Fables 📖
Childish: The Podcast Musical 🎤
from romcoms to thrillers to anthologies to musicals to all of the shows that Gabriel + Tal mentioned, there's so much wonderful listening to be had!
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Obsessed with this gorgeous, complex book - out on June 10th!
Y'all, this book is really friggin good.
The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall.
The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall.
June 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Obsessed with this gorgeous, complex book - out on June 10th!
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Dropping a few in one go - hope it helps if you’re looking for inspiration! First is High Vaultage, a murder mystery set in a steampunk version of Victorian London. Seen comparisons to Discworld, and while I can’t see that, there is a similar sense of humour. #books #booksky💙📚
June 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dropping a few in one go - hope it helps if you’re looking for inspiration! First is High Vaultage, a murder mystery set in a steampunk version of Victorian London. Seen comparisons to Discworld, and while I can’t see that, there is a similar sense of humour. #books #booksky💙📚
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We were included in this wonderful listicle by @loujsutcliffe.bsky.social, alongside our beloved Victoriocity and Dracula the Danse Macabre as well as the London Necropolis Railway and Tales from the Alethian Society.
www.buzzfeed.com/dr_loup/five...
www.buzzfeed.com/dr_loup/five...
Five Steampunk Audiodramas To Fire Up Your Difference Engine
What ho, chaps, chappesses and chapxs! Remember the days when the sun never set on the British Empire? When men were men, women wore impractical crinolines, and a monkey butler could be obtained on an...
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May 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We were included in this wonderful listicle by @loujsutcliffe.bsky.social, alongside our beloved Victoriocity and Dracula the Danse Macabre as well as the London Necropolis Railway and Tales from the Alethian Society.
www.buzzfeed.com/dr_loup/five...
www.buzzfeed.com/dr_loup/five...
God I LOVED Leyline High!
Happy Launch Day, Leyliners! The first 3 episodes of Leyline High Rewind are available NOW at leylinehigh.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
Have a listen! And let us know which episode of Leyline High terrified you as a kid. 👻
Have a listen! And let us know which episode of Leyline High terrified you as a kid. 👻
May 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
God I LOVED Leyline High!
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Thursday! 7:30pm! In person at The Old Fire Station, Oxford, and streaming online, it’s the penultimate performance of Crowley Time: The DiPoni Contingency, guest starring @jensugden.bsky.social and @chrissugden.bsky.social, in a double bill with @victoriocity.com!
live.crowleytime.com
live.crowleytime.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thursday! 7:30pm! In person at The Old Fire Station, Oxford, and streaming online, it’s the penultimate performance of Crowley Time: The DiPoni Contingency, guest starring @jensugden.bsky.social and @chrissugden.bsky.social, in a double bill with @victoriocity.com!
live.crowleytime.com
live.crowleytime.com
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New book day !
Loved the podcasts, so can't wait to get stuck in.
Thanks @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social
#Victoriocity
Loved the podcasts, so can't wait to get stuck in.
Thanks @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social
#Victoriocity
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New book day !
Loved the podcasts, so can't wait to get stuck in.
Thanks @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social
#Victoriocity
Loved the podcasts, so can't wait to get stuck in.
Thanks @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social
#Victoriocity
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Victoriocity by @jensugden.bsky.social and @chrissugden.bsky.social , and Crowley Time with him @atomcrowley.bsky.social on one evening. Available for all of us who cannot attend physically?
Yes. Please and thank you.
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKX...
Yes. Please and thank you.
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKX...
Oxford Livestream! May 29th, Murder in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Victoriocity · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Victoriocity by @jensugden.bsky.social and @chrissugden.bsky.social , and Crowley Time with him @atomcrowley.bsky.social on one evening. Available for all of us who cannot attend physically?
Yes. Please and thank you.
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKX...
Yes. Please and thank you.
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKX...
THIS IS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Would love to see you there ❤️❤️❤️
OXFORD (and the surrounding regions)! Want to see live performances of two of the UK's funniest scripted audio comedies at a knock-down price? Then come and see our Crowley Time & @victoriocity.com double-bill at the Old Fire Station at 7:30pm on Thurs 29th May 2025! oldfirestation.org.uk
May 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
THIS IS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Would love to see you there ❤️❤️❤️
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THIS SATURDAY! The last London outing for The DiPoni Contingency, 2pm Sat 10th May at Brasserie Zédel with @rufushound.wtf and Margaret Cabourn-Smith with @alexbeetschen.bsky.social on piano. See the hunt for Marco DiPoni, as captured here last weekend in Machynlleth. live.crowleytime.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
THIS SATURDAY! The last London outing for The DiPoni Contingency, 2pm Sat 10th May at Brasserie Zédel with @rufushound.wtf and Margaret Cabourn-Smith with @alexbeetschen.bsky.social on piano. See the hunt for Marco DiPoni, as captured here last weekend in Machynlleth. live.crowleytime.com
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HIGH VAULTAGE BY @jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social IS ON SPOTIFY AND IT'S READ BY @peterwicks.com AND NO ONE TOLD ME???
May 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
HIGH VAULTAGE BY @jensugden.bsky.social @chrissugden.bsky.social IS ON SPOTIFY AND IT'S READ BY @peterwicks.com AND NO ONE TOLD ME???
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I cannot do this as I live in Edinburgh and rarely travel but I *love* Victoriocity so if you can do this I think you should.
OXFORD (and the surrounding regions)! Want to see live performances of two of the UK's funniest scripted audio comedies at a knock-down price? Then come and see our Crowley Time & @victoriocity.com double-bill at the Old Fire Station at 7:30pm on Thurs 29th May 2025! oldfirestation.org.uk
April 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I cannot do this as I live in Edinburgh and rarely travel but I *love* Victoriocity so if you can do this I think you should.
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Need more fantasy Victorian #comedy in your life? Check out the Victoriocity #podcast:
Even Greater London, 1887. In this vast metropolis, Inspector Archibald Fleet and journalist Clara Entwhistle investigate a murder, only to find themselves at the centre of a conspiracy of impossible proportions.
Even Greater London, 1887. In this vast metropolis, Inspector Archibald Fleet and journalist Clara Entwhistle investigate a murder, only to find themselves at the centre of a conspiracy of impossible proportions.
Victoriocity
A detective comedy podcast
www.victoriocity.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
People of Oxford - and the surrounding areas - we’d love to see you at VICTORIOCITY LIVE! It’s part of a double bill with CROWLEY TIME- and should be a super fun night! Do come 🎉 oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/vic...
April 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
People of Oxford - and the surrounding areas - we’d love to see you at VICTORIOCITY LIVE! It’s part of a double bill with CROWLEY TIME- and should be a super fun night! Do come 🎉 oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/vic...
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OXFORD (and the surrounding regions)! Want to see live performances of two of the UK's funniest scripted audio comedies at a knock-down price? Then come and see our Crowley Time & @victoriocity.com double-bill at the Old Fire Station at 7:30pm on Thurs 29th May 2025! oldfirestation.org.uk
April 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
OXFORD (and the surrounding regions)! Want to see live performances of two of the UK's funniest scripted audio comedies at a knock-down price? Then come and see our Crowley Time & @victoriocity.com double-bill at the Old Fire Station at 7:30pm on Thurs 29th May 2025! oldfirestation.org.uk
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11. Finished earlier this morning. Read as part of my local Waterstone’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy book club. Thoroughly enjoyable. I got a little muddled in first 50 pages, but it’s stellar world building, characters and humour from there on. Kudos to @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social 4.5/5
March 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
11. Finished earlier this morning. Read as part of my local Waterstone’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy book club. Thoroughly enjoyable. I got a little muddled in first 50 pages, but it’s stellar world building, characters and humour from there on. Kudos to @chrissugden.bsky.social & @jensugden.bsky.social 4.5/5
Oh look it’s CROWLEY TIME LIVE with him Tom Crowley (and also me Jen Sugden)
🗣💬 Come see Crowley Time LIVE in May! Yes, my first ever live show, The DiPoni Contingency, is going on a mini-tour! If you're in London or Oxford or going to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, don't miss these performances, each with their own special guest performers! live.crowleytime.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Oh look it’s CROWLEY TIME LIVE with him Tom Crowley (and also me Jen Sugden)