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Alternative Stories
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An award winning #audiodrama and #audiofiction production company making podcasts and radio programmes featuring the work of writers, dramatists and poets https://linktr.ee/AlternativeStories
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I've been sound designing a new horror anthology podcast called Terror Tapes! For Halloween night we have a drop of 6 short episodes, each a self contained horrific story heard from a found cassette tape.

You can listen to all the episodes from 6PM GMT here👇
open.spotify.com/show/2T4BqpW...
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Our first season 3 bonus episode features actor and voice-of-the-Daleks Nicholas Briggs. Nick chats with Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social about his work on #doctorwho on TV ,with @bigfinish.bsky.social
and in The Dex Legacy.

pod.link/1603811886
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I’m going to be running a workshop on auditioning at @audiodramahub.bsky.social HubFest 2025 next Saturday!

This is always a fantastic event for the UK #audiodrama community so whether you’re a creator or a fan, get there if you can!
The audio drama HubFest 2025 logo against a background of the podcast art of many audio drama podcasts.
October 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Thanks to everyone who has listened to season 3 of The Dex Legacy. It's been a huge pleasure to work on this immersive story once again and I want to thank all our cast and crew but especially our wonderful creator and writer @emilyinkpen.bsky.social without whom none of this could happen.
A collage of episode imagery from season 3 of The Dex Legacy with the dex logo at the centre. The text reads "Thank you for listening"
October 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The final episode of Season Three is out today!

It's been a huge pleasure to share this fantastic world with you once again. Congratulations to our brilliant writer @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and our amazing cast and crew.

You can binge the full season here
pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for the final episode of season three of the science fiction audio drama The Dex Legacy featuring a sunrise over a planet as viewed from space - a map of SP714,, the world of The Dex Legacy is overlaid above the image. The text reads "Episode Eight, Now, the war by Emily Inkpen. The Dex Legacy logo is at the bottom right hand corner of the image.
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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The latest episode of our podcast about the art of #worldbuilding for sci fi + fantasy authors is out today! Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for a chat about climate change and how authors can use it in their work with Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novelist Chris Beckett
pod.link/1812994751
A portrait of sci fi writer Chris Beckett against imagery of the Writing Worlds Podcast including line drawings in a cartoon style of a rocket and a dragon. The caption reads "Climate Crises with Chris Beckett"
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The penultimate episode of season three is now in your podcast feeds! Join Varian, Isra, Ren...and Auto in another amazing script by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social

pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for episode 7 of season 3 of The Dex Legacy by Emily Inkpen features a short from inside the cockpit of an aircraft blurred and overlaid with data readouts on a computer screen. The titles read "Episode 7: Autopilot" and the Dex Legacy logo is at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Our final interlude of season 3 is out today! Threats And Promises is one of @emilyinkpen.bsky.social 's most dramatic scripts, really ratcheting up the tension as we get closer to the end of the series.

Listen free pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for Threat and Promises, interlude 6 in season 3 of The Dex Legacy. The image depicts palm trees viewed from below with blurry data readouts from a computer screen overlaid on top. The text reads "Threats and Promises by Emily Inkpen" and the Dex legacy logo is at the bottom right of the screen.
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Out today! In the latest episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social chat with #scifi author and podcaster @adrianmgibson.bsky.social about his novel "Mushroom Blues" and the role of fungus in #worldbuilding

pod.link/1812994751 🎧
A picture of author Adrian M Gibson against a background of the Writing Worlds Podcast logo and imagery featuring cartoon images of a dragon and a space rocket. The caption reads "Fungi with Adrian Gibson"
October 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Coming up this week, we have a new episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast featuring author @adrianmgibson.bsky.social on Wednesday and more Dex Legacy by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social on Friday.

All our shows appear 2 days early and ad-free on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/AltStories
A panel titled Coming Up This Week on Alternative Stories with production imagery for episodes of The Dex Legacy and The Writing Worlds Podcast featuring author Adrian M Gibson. The Dex Legacy episode is titled "Threats And Promises"
September 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Episode six of the third season of The Dex Legacy is out today.

A brilliant script by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and fantastic performances from Charlie Richards as Ren and the rest of our cast.

Listen / subscribe free here pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for episode 6 of season 3 of the Dex Legacy "Lurker" by Emily Inkpen. The image features a screen showing binary data against a dark background of a corridor in a high tech building. The text reads "Episode six, Lurker by Emily Inkpen" and the Dex legacy logo is at the bottom right hand corner.
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Writing Worlds is a fortnightly podcast all about #worldbuilding in fiction. We speak to a different prominent #writer each week to get their perspective on creating immersive and believable backdrops for #storytelling.

Join hosts Chris Gregory and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social here
pod.link/1812994751
A collage of author portraits with branding of the Writing Worlds Podcast along with the titles of the various episodes we have produced so far. Writers include Ben Aaronovitch, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Premee Mohamed.
September 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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A new episode of The Dex Legacy launches today! This one features the first officers and stars @raewittevo.bsky.social Saya Zahawi, Dayelle Ellett and Reginald West in a fantastic script by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social

Listen / subscribe free pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for "Lab Fodder" the fifth interlude in season 3 of The Dex Legacy. It features an aerial view of mountains at dusk in orangey tones. The text reads "Lab Fodder" by Emily Inkpen and the Dex Legacy Season Three logo is at the bottom right hand corner of the frame.
September 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Exciting bookmail today! Cage of Stars is the new novel by @frasierarmitage.bsky.social , a huge friend of Alt Stories and a talented novelist and consummate storyteller.

Listen out for Frasier on a forthcoming episode of The Writing Worlds Podcast.

frasierarmitage.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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A new Writing Worlds Podcast episode today. This time we feature author @timhardieauthor.bsky.social + voice actor @rjbayley.bsky.social for a chat about the making of the audio book version of Tim's novel Hall of Bones.

Join me and @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for the podcast here
pod.link/1812994751
Portraits of author Tim Hardie and voice actor R J Bayley against a backdrop of the Writing Worlds Podcast imagery which features a stylised cartoon dragon and spaceship against a map. The text reads "Voicing Vikings with Tim Hardie and R J Bayley"
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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This week in Alt Stories podcasts: On Wednesday Chris Gregory + @emilyinkpen.bsky.social chat with @timhardieauthor.bsky.social and @rjbayley.bsky.social on the Writing Worlds Podcast meanwhile on Friday we're sharing interlude 5 of The Dex Legacy season 3

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Images of actors Rae Witte and Danyelle Ellett of The Dex Legacy alongside a banner promoting episode 10 of The Writing Worlds Podcast which features Tim Hardie and RJ Bayley. The text says: coming up this week on Alternative Stories.
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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It's always a pleasure to work with the hugely talented Tiffany Clare who plays Valentina in The Dex Legacy.

You can hear Tiff in most episodes of season 3 including our current release "Emergence"
pod.link/1603811886
A portrait of voice actor Tiffany Clare with the Dex legacy season 3 logo. The text reads "Tiffany Clare as Valentina Vardi"
September 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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A new episode of The Dex Legacy is out today! Another wonderful script from @emilyinkpen.bsky.social and the roller-coaster ride that has been season 3 continues apace!

Search "The Dex Legacy" in your favourite podcast app or go here to listen pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for episode 5 of season 3 of The Dex Legacy, a science fiction audio drama by Emily Inkpen. The poster features an image from the inside of an aircraft cockpit. The text reads "Episode 5 "Emergence" by Emily Inkpen. The Dex Legacy logo is at the top left of the poster.
September 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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The Dex Legacy episode 5 available ad-free today for all our Patreon backers!

Click the link below to choose your tier from free to $10 per month to back us and receive all our shows early and minus ads.

www.patreon.com/AltStories
The production poster for episode 5 of The Dex Legacy season3 featuring the interior of an aircraft cockpit at night. A banner across the images says "Join our Patreon to get all episodes ad-free and 2 days early + bonus materials and content"
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Out today! Interlude 4 of season 3 of The Dex Legacy focuses on the characters of Osa and Idris played by Eleni Aristeidou and David S Dear in another brilliant script by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social

Listen / subscribe free pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for "Cold Comfort" an episode of the science fiction audio drama series, The Dex Legacy by Emily Inkpen. The picture depicts a close up view of controls and instruments on the bridge of a futuristic air ship. with the Dex Legacy logo at the top left corner.
September 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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All episodes and interludes of season 3 of The Dex Legacy are available 2 days ahead of general release and ad-free via our new and super-friendly Patreon page.

Come and join us from free to $10 per month via the link below
patreon.com/AltStories
A production poster for an episode of The Dex Legacy featuring the Dex Legacy logo and a banner saying "Patreon - Join our Patreon to get all episodes ad-free and 2 days early + bonus materials and content"
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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It was a huge pleasure to chat with the wonderful Arkady Martine @byzantienne.bsky.social for our latest Writing Worlds conversation about world building.

This time we talk about language as an element in world building and the development of imagined cultures.

🎧👉 www.pod.link/1812994751
The episode banner for the Writing Worlds Podcast featuring a portrait of science fiction author Arkady Martine and the words "Language with Arkady Martine" against a background of a fantasy map and the logo of the Writing Worlds podcast featuring cartoonish pictures of a dragon and a spaceship.
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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In Alt Stories Podcasts this week: On Wednesday, Writing Worlds features the brilliant @byzantienne.bsky.social on language as part of world building.

On Friday, Episode 5 of The Dex Legacy season 3 drops.

You can hear both 2 days early + ad free on Patreon
linktr.ee/AlternativeS...
A composite poster featuring a portrait of author Arkady Martine and 2 covers of her books. Also a portrait of actor Eleni Aristeidou who plays Osa in the science fiction audio drama The Dex Legacy. The image also features the logos of The Writing Worlds Podcast, The Dex Legacy and Alternative Stories.
September 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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A new episode of our #sciencefiction #audiodrama The Dex Legacy by @emilyinkpen.bsky.social is out today and Ren is seeking revenge.

Listen / subscribe free pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for Season 3, episode 4 of the science fiction audio drama series The Dex Legacy shows a dark corridor with a green luminous rifle cross hair at the centre. The title reads "Avenger Mode" by Emily Inkpen and the Dex Legacy logo is at the top right hand corner of the image.
August 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Our third interlude of season 3 of The Dex Legacy is out today and we have stunning performances from Alex White as Kit and Tiffany Clare as Valentina in a brilliant script by the ever-wonderful @emilyinkpen.bsky.social

You can listen / subscribe free here pod.link/1603811886
The production poster for Code and Conduct, the third interlude in season 3 of the sci fi audio drama The Dex Legacy features a blurred dark computer screen with a pair of glasses in the foreground. The text reads "Interlude 3: Code and Conduct" by Emily Inkpen. The Dex legay logo appears in the top left corner.
August 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM