[History documentary] Pablo De Miguel tells the little known story of how Turkish diplomats saved the lives of 1,000 refugees during the Spanish Civil War’s longest siege. It involves espionage, international negotiations and murder but above

The Highest Cyclist in the World

May 1st, 2023 50m 5s

[Sports documentary]In 2007 the legendary Scottish track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy set out to break the 1km time trial world record. The record and then only sub one minute 1km time was set by Hoy's longtime rival; Arnaud Tournant. Hoy was determ

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Yarn Extra | The music from the highest cyclist in the world

Apr 29th, 2023 11m 30s

As an extra bonus here are 3 complete music tracks that our composer Drembot created for the episode "The Highest Cyclist in the World". Enjoy the tracks in full and uninterrupted.You can get more of Drembot's music on Spotify here:https://o

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Yarn Drama Hour

Apr 22nd, 2022 50m 25s

[Audio drama collection]We've released 25 and a bit stories for Yarn. To celebrate we're going to take a look back in this omnibus episode. Lately most of our episodes have been documentaries so I decided to dig out some of our fiction stories

The Stalker

Mar 30th, 2022 22m 21s

[Documentary]"I had no contact with this man. All I ever said was hello to him. It's stalking. And it builds and builds."These are the words of my mother, Eileen Byrne. She’s going to recount her ordeal with a stalker. I was just a kid at th

Kyiv Calling

Mar 2nd, 2022 27m 31s

[Special Interview]On Day 6 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine I talked to an old friend of the podcast, our tour guide from the Chernobyl episode.He talks about the Russian takeover of the Chernobyl exclusion zone and what it's like to be st

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury

Oct 12th, 2021 1h 28m

[Documentary]Inside stories from the jury room.I wanted to see inside this secretive world and get a sense of what it feels like to serve.I talked to 7 former jurors about their 7 separate trials.I also talked to a practicing criminal law b

Lone Actor Terrorism

May 14th, 2021 59m 18s

[Deep Dive Interview] The Oklahoma City bombing of 1995… The 2011 Norway attacks… The 2016 Nice truck attack… The 2019 Christcurch, New Zealand shootings… What do all these attacks have in common? They were all formulated, planned and execute

The Secret Palace

May 2nd, 2021 23m 4s

[Documentary]We visit the Mezhyhirya estate in the Ukraine.The vast estate covers over 340 acres. That’s just shy of the area of Monaco. The glamorous and opulent principality has a lot in common with Mezhyirya. Except Monaco is home to 38,00

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Trailer... Lefty - The Motion Comic

Dec 14th, 2020 1m 10s

Yarn is branching out - we’re trying something new. We’ve been working with Artist Stephen Morton on creating a new comic book and motion comic book series. Stephen has adapted our story, lefty into a comic. He’s written new dialogue, added so

Ep3: Disability. A Parallel History | Darkest before the dawn

Nov 22nd, 2020 48m 43s

[3-part documentary]Episode 3 of 3 - Darkest before the dawn. 1900s - 2000s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. In episode three things start with one of modern history's darkest ideas, Eug

Ep2: Disability. A Parallel History | Two Steps Forward. One Step Back.

Nov 15th, 2020 44m 11s

[3-part documentary]Episode 2 of 3Two Steps Forward. One Step Back. 1500s - 1800s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. In episode two we will see how the aftermath of the Reformation effected pe

Ep1: Disability. A Parallel History | Parallel worlds.

Nov 8th, 2020 39m 41s

[3-part documentary]Episode 1 of 3 - Parallel Worlds. Prehistory - 1400s In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. The story of Disability runs in parallel with the story of humanity itself and like th

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Trailer... Disability. A Parallel History

Nov 6th, 2020 2m 56s

In this new Yarn Miniseries I’m going to give you a rough history of Disability. The story of Disability runs in parallel with the story of humanity itself and like the story of humanity, some of it isn’t pretty. It involves murder, neglect, s

Ep2: How Not to be a Spy

Jun 3rd, 2020 36m 4s

[Two part Docu-drama] Episode 2 of 2This is the true story of Hermann Goertz. The Nazi spy who landed in neutral Ireland during the Second World War, on a mission to meet the IRA and organise a German-led invasion of Northern Ireland. Goertz’

Ep1: How Not to be a Spy

Jun 3rd, 2020 39m 36s

[Two part Docu-drama] Episode 1 of 2 This is the true story of Hermann Goertz. The Nazi spy who landed in neutral Ireland during the Second World War, on a mission to meet the IRA and organise a German-led invasion of Northern Ireland. Goertz’

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Trailer... Yarn

May 22nd, 2020 2m 48s

[Introduction] Whether we're spinning yarns or unraveling them, Yarn is what you could call- a storytelling playground. We’re in our 3rd year of bringing you original stories. In that time we’ve released over 20 episodes, we’ve been featured i

Stammer

Apr 16th, 2020 32m 12s

[Documentary] My friend Dermot has a stammer. He’s had one as long as I’ve known him. Like most people I didn’t take much notice of it. After all, everyone stumbles over words sometimes don’t they? Whats the big deal? I certainly didn’t think

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Yarn Extra | The music of Yarn

Apr 13th, 2020 42m 30s

[A behind the scenes documentary] Welcome to this Yarn Extra.Our second special edition episode. I thought it might be nice to give you a look behind the scenes into what goes into composing and mixing the music that features on a lot of our

Chernobyl

Feb 18th, 2020 51m 45s

[A travel and history documentary] It’s October 2019 and we're visiting the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the Ukraine. We'll spend two days exploring the zone with a small group of tourists and a guide and we'll stay overnight inside the exclusi

The Eyes Don't Lie

Dec 25th, 2019 40m 17s

[Documentary] On patrol with a drug recognition expert. I went on a ride along with a police officer who's specialty is to determine if drivers are impaired by drugs. Thanks to The Ulster Town Police department. Website cover illustration by

Blak Bisnis

Jul 19th, 2019 48m 26s

[A true crime documentary] Modern piracy and the hijacking of the Petro Ranger. - You probably don’t think of pirates as wearing expensive suits and working in high rise office buildings. In the 90’s the biggest pirates of South East Asia were

Billy

Apr 15th, 2019 34m 24s

[A deep dive interview] "I treated it like it was my best friend but in fact it was my worst enemy". A sober alcoholic tells his son just what it was that made him drink the way he did. Produced by Dermot Tobin, John Roche and Pearse O'Caoim

Introducing Thread Radio

Apr 1st, 2019 51s

https://www.mixcloud.com/yarnpodcast/playlists/thread-radio/Hello I’m John Roche Co writer and producer of Yarn story podcast.Over on our twitter feed we like to make a lot of recommendations - podcast, movies, documentaries, you tube channe

The Boxer and the Bomber

Mar 10th, 2019 38m 14s

[An historical audio drama] Based on a true story. Dublin, St. Patrick’s Day 1923. A bloody civil war has been raging in the city for almost two years. Brothers, sisters and friends have often found themselves on opposing sides. In an attemp