Alternative Stories and Fake Realities

Alternative Stories

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Episodes 165

Avg. Duration 37m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (15)

Since Jun 2019

Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Weekly

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45%

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About This Podcast

Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is the anthology podcast of the spoken-word audio production company Alternative Stories.

Working with poets, novelists and dramatists we tell stories and share the work of writers including radio plays, short fiction, book excerpts and writer interviews. We also explore the things that inspire writers including folklore and mythology as well as sharing content from other podcasts produced by Alternative Stories.

With almost 150 podcasts to choose from we hope there'll be something here to enjoy if you're into literature, books and the spoken arts.

Please check out our website https://alternativestories.com/

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Recent Episodes

S9E6 'Theatre Workshop': An Audio Drama by Jane Walker

Jan 13, 2026 43m

Send us Fan Mail'Theatre Workshop or The Ballad of Ewan And Joan' tells the true story of Theatre Workshop, an innovative theatre and performance company and the individuals who founded and ran it…

S9E5 "The Angry House": An Audio Drama by Thomas Wrightson

Dec 19, 2025 47m

Send us Fan MailWhen Harry and Agnes Wells inherit an old house in Cornwall in the summer of 1999 they visit with the intention of renovating the building. But as days pass they discover the house…

S9E4 'The Cavalry': A Short Story By Christopher Meredith

Dec 12, 2025 53m

Send us Fan MailWelcome to a new mini series of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast This week we have short fiction from Welsh poet, novelist and short story writer Christopher…

S9E3 An Interview with Poet and Novelist Madeleine F White

Apr 11, 2025 58m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Alternative Stories podcast we're chatting with poet, novelist and audio drama writer Madeleine F White about the two books she is publishing in the first part…

S9E2 A Blue Plaque Mystery: An Audio Drama by Brian Hipkin

Mar 27, 2025 1h 1m

Send us Fan MailThere are hundreds of Blue Plaques on buildings around London commemorating the famous people who lived there at some time in the building’s history . But only one building has three…

S9E1 Introducing New Alternative Stories Audio Dramas: Wasteland And Burnout

Mar 21, 2025 7m

Send us Fan MailIn this short episode Chris Gregory and Emily Inkpen introduce two new Alternative Stories audio drama series. You can hear trailers for our two new shows Wasteland and Burnout…

S8E17 The Earth Serenades: An Audio Drama by Emma Griffiths

Dec 20, 2024 51m

Send us Fan MailIn orbit around our planet, an alien creature is listening in on Earth noise. One sound in particular seems to have a greater significance than others but what does it mean and how…

S8E16 Storytelling in Games with Oscar Clark and Emily Inkpen

Dec 06, 2024 1h 5m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we look at the world of gaming and discuss the many and varied storytelling styles and approaches within games. Our guests are games industry expert, actual-play…

S8E15 The Out-Of-Towners Club 2024

Dec 04, 2024 31m

Send us Fan MailIn this bonus episode of the podcast we are looking at the Script Club New York City production of "The Out-Of-Towners Club", an adapted version of an audio drama that originally ran…

S8E14 Introducing The Writers' Gym Podcast

Nov 29, 2024 49m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we are introducing another Alternative Stories podcast you may enjoy. The Writers' Gym features Chris Gregory, Dr Rachel Knightley and Emily Inkpen and each week we…

S8E13 "The Bone Diver": An Interview with Novelist Angie Spoto

Nov 22, 2024 55m

Send us Fan MailThe Bone Diver is the latest novel from Chicago born novelist Angie Spoto who now lives in Edinburgh. Telling the story of Keir, an expert diver who is unable to kill, The Bone Diver…

S8E12 All About Blogging with Alanna Duffield

Nov 15, 2024 1h 1m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we chat with blogger, poet and freelance writer Alanna Duffield about her writing and the art of blogging. With advice and thoughts on topics, style, frequency of…

S8E11 Alethea Lyons and The Seer of York Series

Nov 08, 2024 40m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we chat with fantasy author Alethea Lyons about her series of novels and short stories called The Seer of York. We look at the influences on Thea's writing including…

S8E10 "Hair's Breadth" and "Dog Only Knows": Audio Drama by Robbie Laughton

Nov 01, 2024 32m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we share two short audio dramas by Nottingham based playwright and short fiction author Robbie Laughton.These were two of four plays we recorded with Robbie and our…

S8E9 "Untethered": Short Fiction by Philippa Holloway

Oct 25, 2024 45m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we chat with novelist, academic and short story writer Philippa Holloway about her new short fiction collection "Untethered" which was published last month by…

S8E8 Monologues by Stella Klein

Oct 18, 2024 23m

Send us Fan MailIn this episodes we share a short series of monologues written by Stella Klein and performed by members of the Alternative Stories acting team. Stella Klein is a London-based writer…

S8E7 Alexandra Beaumont: Dissonance of Birdsong

Oct 11, 2024 45m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we chat with fantasy author Alexandra Beaumont about her new novel Dissonance of Birdsong (Brigids Gate Press 2024) Alexandra Beaumont is a fantasy author and…

S8E6 A Walk with Poet and Novelist Tim Relf

Oct 08, 2024 51m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the podcast, recorded on a walk in The Welland Valley in eastern Leicestershire Chris Gregory is in conversation with novelist, poet and journalist Tim Relf. Tim…

S8E5 "Hairy Fairy" and "Tormented": Audio Drama by Robbie Laughton

Oct 04, 2024 27m

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we share two short audio dramas by Nottingham based playwright and short fiction author Robbie Laughton.These were two of four plays we recorded with Robbie and our…

S8E4 A Conversation with Novelist, Audio Drama Writer and Director Emily Inkpen

Sep 24, 2024 1h 13m

Send us Fan MailToday we’re sharing an interview with novelist, short story writer and award winning audio drama script writer, Emily Inkpen. You can back our kickstarter to make season 3 of The …

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Alternative Stories and Fake Realities has published 165 episodes since June 2019, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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