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A collection of short stories in short episodes, written, read and recorded by Giles Booth, with occasional guest authors. This podcast is an experiment to find a different outlet for my short stories, as well as finding a way to combine my love of mixing and editing audio with presenting. It carries no advertising, no sponsorship and is just for fun.

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S07 Ep1 Hello World: The Curator

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2026/03/17

Episode 1 of 3.When Andrew's wife dies, he decides to take a short lease on a cottage in a fishing village in Cornwall to try to come to terms with his loss. He meets the curator of the eccentric local museum he and his wife had first discovered many years before. Cover image of Puck public domain, from Fun magazine, 2nd September 1865 via Hathi Trust. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. Original music by Lee Sparey. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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S07 Ep3 Hello World: The Breakthrough

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2026/03/17

Episode 3 of 3. Andrew becomes obsessed with the ancient telegraph cable that lands on the beach and decides to see if it is still connected. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. Original music by Lee Sparey. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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S07 Ep2 Hello World: The Caretaker

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2026/03/17

Episode 2 of 3. Andrew meets the museum's caretaker and discovers its most valuable asset. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. Original music by Lee Sparey. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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S06 Ep1 Esprit de Corpse: Smells like Team Spirit

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2026/03/08

Episode 1 of 3.Go back in time to the early 2000s when the staff of a tiny British computer company are struggling to produce a new personal digital assistant called the MagicSlate. Join these four conflicting forces on a team-building exercise which has unintended consequences in every direction. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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17:49

S06 Ep3 Esprit de Corpse: The Hut in the Woods

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2026/03/08

Episode 3 of 3. Tempers fray as the four colleagues are split into two teams to embark on a treasure hunt. Theme music arranged by Giles Booth. Incidental music © Lee Sparey. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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15:46

S06 Ep2 Esprit de Corpse: Swamp Thing

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2026/03/08

Episode 2 of 3. The four colleagues face their first team-building challenge of the day: work together to navigate a swamp. Theme music arranged by Giles Booth. Incidental music © Lee Sparey. Written, read and mixed by Giles Booth. © and ℗ 2026 Giles Booth.

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S05 The Interchange by Ray Newman

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2026/02/10

Episode 1 of 1.Guest author Ray Newman, author of Municipal Gothic and Intervals of Darkness, reads a new story: The Interchange. Nobody knows who built the new exit road at Old Barn roundabout near the motorway interchange, when, or why. What is certain is that anybody who drives that way disappears. Every attempt by the authorities to investigate only raises more questions, and suggests new and more sinister possibilities. Story and original music © 2026 Ray Newman. Episode mix ℗ 2026 Giles

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S04 Ep03 The Curious Case of Room 623: Wrong number

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2026/02/01

Episode 3 of 3. The professor gets a wrong number. Is it a prank - or something more sinister? Content warning: contains references to suicide.

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S04 Ep02 The Curious Case of Room 623: Knock three times

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2026/02/01

Episode 2 of 3. The professor goes in search of the real room 623. Content warning: contains references to suicide.

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S04 Ep01 The Curious Case of Room 623: A researcher...

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2026/02/01

Episode 1 of 3. Enter the world of an enigmatic academic, hidden at the top of a dilapidated brutalist concrete university tower, a professor of paranormal computing, looking for patterns in random noise, and debunking stories of the unexplained.A persistent podcast researcher interrupts their near-solitude, leading to an investigation of a legend surrounding the fate of any student unlucky enough to be assigned room 623. Content warning: contains references to suicide.

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S03 Ep02 The Ring O'Bells: Two Suits

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2026/01/06

Episode 2 of 2. Two strangers attempt to unravel the mystery of the Ring O'Bells.

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S03 Ep01 The Ring O'Bells: Ouija Board, Ouija Board

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2026/01/06

Episode 1 of 2. Discover how 1970s family Ouija board sessions come back to haunt our narrator in the present day.

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Are you sitting comfortably?

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2025/12/27

Listen with Other is collection of short stories in tiny episodes, written, read and recorded by me, Giles Booth.

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S02 Ep04 No Service: Last Christmas

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2025/12/21

Episode 4 of 4. Christmas Day does not quite go to plan.

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S02 Ep02 No Service: Lucy and Tom at Christmas

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2025/12/21

Episode 2 of 4. Lucy and Tom's first day in the cottage takes a strange turn.

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S02 Ep03 No Service: The Attic Room

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2025/12/21

Episode 3 of 4. Lucy and Tom explore a strange room in the loft.

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S02 Ep01 No Service: Worst Christmas Ever

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2025/12/21

Episode 1 of 4. Lucy and Tom reluctantly go away for Christmas with their dad and his girlfriend.

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S01 Ep02 The Merry Milkmaids: A shot rang out

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2025/09/27

Episode 2 of 3. An unexpected visitor interrupts Kate and Ian's getaway.

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S01 Ep03 The Merry Milkmaids

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2025/09/27

Episode 3 of 3. The trio meet some merry milkmaids and have a life-changing experience.

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S01 Ep01 The Merry Milkmaids: Get Out of London

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2025/09/27

Episode 1 of 3. Kate's birthday fell just after new year so it was always a struggle finding people in the mood to party. Hoping to exorcise the memory of a disastrous birthday party five years ago, her husband lan books a getaway in rural Somerset. Unfinished business with Margate Louise, a friend they lost touch with, a storm called Arthur and a stone circle that is not what it seems, ensure that this new year and birthday do not go to plan...

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