In this bonus episode Francesca talks with producer Pippa Frith and sound designer Iain Armstrong about turning the theatre show Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night into a podcast series.There are conversations about directing, editing

Hope

Jul 16th, 2018 23m 34s

Day is coming, the sun is rising towards the horizon, 12 degrees to go. Shining light on the frustrations and the urges and the loves and the lost as it leaves other places to darkness on the other side of the horizon. The night lingering.

Hope

Jul 16th, 2018 23m 34s

The Inevitable

Jul 9th, 2018 19m 5s

We’ve had the darkest time of night and now she, the sun is moving upwards; little bits of light rising in the atmosphere, the day is coming, there is no stopping the inevitability of it breaking.Turn back time with Yesterday’s papersIf yo

The Inevitable

Jul 9th, 2018 19m 5s

We’ve had the darkest time of night and now she, the sun is moving upwards; little bits of light rising in the atmosphere, the day is coming, there is no stopping the inevitability of it breaking.

The Horrors

Jul 2nd, 2018 28m 34s

Tonight it’s the Horrors (not the mid-noughties indie rock band, but the night chills, the night sweats, Witching Hour). Wherever you are, let’s say it’s way past our bedtime, the sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon, the darkest time,

The Horrors

Jul 2nd, 2018 28m 34s

Tonight it’s the Horrors (not the mid-noughties indie rock band, but the night chills, the night sweats, Witching Hour). Wherever you are, let's say it's way past our bedtime, the sun is more than 18 degrees below the horizon, the darkest time,

The Lovers

Jun 25th, 2018 31m 47s

The Night Belongs to Lovers, so we are wrapped up and in the comfort of familiar arms, safety in another's breath... stories of finding each other in a potent sense of smell, original ways to measure time together and a man with his eye on a ma

The Lovers

Jun 25th, 2018 31m 47s

The Night Belongs to Lovers, so we are wrapped up and in the comfort of familiar arms, safety in another’s breath… stories of finding each other in a potent sense of smell, original ways to measure time together and a man with his eye on a matc

The Distractions

Jun 18th, 2018 21m 13s

The night time can be the right time for hookups and booty calls, last minute love-ins and for finally doing something x-rated with that one person you'd kept on the back burner. Even though you shouldn't have. But really you should.

The Distractions

Jun 18th, 2018 21m 13s

The night time can be the right time for hookups and booty calls, last minute love-ins and for finally doing something x-rated with that one person you’d kept on the back burner. Even though you shouldn’t have. But really you should.Love you

The Losses: Part Two

Jun 11th, 2018 27m 9s

This set of stories is the Losses part 2: The Lost and the Left Behinds. The ghosts that come crowding in, crawling up the covers and sticking their fingers in your ears. We'll hear about a last act of kindness intended for the left behind and

The Losses: Part Two

Jun 11th, 2018 27m 9s

This set of stories is the Losses part 2: The Lost and the Left Behinds. The ghosts that come crowding in, crawling up the covers and sticking their fingers in your ears. We’ll hear about a last act of kindness intended for the left behind and

The Losses: Part One

Jun 4th, 2018 26m 18s

This week, the Found and Lost: the ghosts that come crawling in at night, the people, the things we have lost. We'll be hearing stories from people who have found a way to combat loss, found sleep, or something they never really wanted.

The Losses: Part One

Jun 4th, 2018 26m 18s

This week, the Found and Lost: the ghosts that come crawling in at night, the people, the things we have lost. We’ll be hearing stories from people who have found a way to combat loss, found sleep, or something they never really wanted.Keep

The Frustrations

May 28th, 2018 25m 7s

In this set of stories, it’s the frustrations we’re looking at; the things that churn around your brain to stop you sleeping, the indignations we invent about others who cut in and cut up.Manage your anger in the mini-tale The Man Who Burns

The Frustrations

May 28th, 2018 25m 7s

In this set of stories, it’s the frustrations we're looking at; the things that churn around your brain to stop you sleeping, the indignations we invent about others who cut in and cut up.

A Night Out

May 21st, 2018 27m 46s

From dancing under disco lights to blood on the pavement, with the watchers and the shakers in between, here's some stories as an ode to nights out, your first one, the regular ones, the ones that don't end as they should.

A Night Out

May 21st, 2018 27m 46s

From dancing under disco lights to blood on the pavement, with the watchers and the shakers in between, here’s some stories as an ode to nights out, your first one, the regular ones, the ones that don’t end as they should.Put on your dancing