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Princess Mary – Francesca Baker
Lady Katherine – Jenni Bowden
Hartlib/Wheeler/Wilmot – Tom Brooke-Taylor
Wentworth – Andrew Wheildon-Dennis
Princess Amalia – Jasmine Embrecht
Worsley – Benedict Esdale
Morrison – James Picardo
Boatman/Moriaen – Merlyn Salter
Boswell/Dorislaus/St John – Brendan Wyer

Other parts were played by members of the cast. Sounds of ship’s bell and applause by Arnaud Coutancier.

Special thanks to Matthew Chrisman, Louise Milne and Chris Ogden.

The Dark Lantern was written, produced and directed by James Picardo and was a flywheel production.

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audio drama about 1969 and the silent majority – 44 minutes

Ellen – Tessa McGinn
Lester – Josh Marriott
Betsy – Rebecca Lawton
Al Klein, John Canning and Agent McAllister – Andrew Dennis
Cynthia – Stevie Thompson
Lecturer – Martin Whatley
Tammy – Gabby Finnegan
Written by James Picardo
Script consultation by Gwenfair Hawkins
Directed by Gwenfair Hawkins
Music and sound design by Tim Bamber
Produced by Tim Bamber and James Picardo
Recorded by Tim Bamber at Music Ape Studios.
Thanks to Catherine Grosvenor

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a dark audio drama about turning forty co-produced by red thread and Dob Dob Dob – 34 minutes

Judith – Tessa McGinn
Charlotte – Jacky Crosher

Written by Sarah-Jane Dobner
Directed by Louise Vaughan
Music written and directed by Sarah-Jane Dobner
Sound design by Tim Bamber
Piano – Louise Caplin
Drums – Susanne Lambert
Cello – Tim Bamber
Produced by Sarah-Jane Dobner and James Picardo
Recorded by Richard Parsons at Factory Studios, Bristol
Finally, thanks to Linda Geddes
Copyright Dob Dob Dob and red thread August 2016

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an audio drama about scarcity – 33 minutes

Reeve – Mark Ross
Nurse – Hannah-Marie Chidwick
Alderman – Boyd Rogers
Abbot – Damian Hursey

Written and directed by James Picardo
Sound design by Tim Bamber
Edited by Tim Bamber
Finally, many thanks to Jenny Davies for the fiddle parts and Bristol Occasional Seasonal Orchestral Music for digging up the tune.
Recorded by Pete Rowley at Attic Attack, Bristol
Copyright red thread January 2016

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a submarine audio drama – 2 minutes

Commander – Damian Hursey
Lamb – Tom Brooke-Taylor
Midshipman – Ty Jahgon

Written by Damian Hursey, Tom Brooke-Taylor, James Picardo
Edited by Damian Hursey and James Picardo
Recorded by Ty Jahgon
Executive Producer Sol Stephens

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Roman audio drama by about the idea of convenience – 28 Minutes

Soranus – Boyd Rogers
Ignatius – Damian Hursey
Written and directed by James Picardo
Music composed and recorded by Nick Atkins
Recorded and engineered by James Brittan
Mastering by Nick Atkins
Thanks to Rosie Moreno-Parra and Sol Stephens