The classic video game becomes an eight-part audio drama series. The BBC have an intriguing new adaptation beginning this December. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall, the classic Ubisoft video game, is coming to Radio 4 as an eight-part drama. The production uses 3D binaural audio, so listening on headphones promises an immersive experience. Firewall follows … >
The show stars Alexandra Roach, Joseph Fiennes, Reece Shearsmith and Torchwood‘s Tom Price. BBC Radio 4 have announced another potentially terrifying podcast. Again fronted by Danny Robins, the show comes from Bafflegab – makers of The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny. Using their customary blend of drama and documentary, The Witch Farm re-investigates the true story … >
Peter Flannery has retooled his acclaimed television series as an audio drama. Taking four friends through three decades, across nine episodes, Our Friends In The North was a major television moment in 1996. The ambitious BBC Two series tackled several topics as it moved through the years. In the sixties, it looked at corporate, political … >
Blade Runner will become a live action show, joining the already planned Alien series. Thanks to an interview on Radio 4’s Today programme, Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that a live-action Blade Runner television series is in the works. According to the director, he has already written the initial episode and the series plan: “We’re … >
Immersive event specialists Darkfield have produced a trio of audio horror shorts. If you are in the mood for some horror this Halloween, Radio 4 have releases a series of short podcasts which might do the trick. Designed for headphone listening when lying down and with eyes closed, Deadhouse uses binaural sound to transport you … >
The fifteen-part series, from the makers of The Battersea Poltergeist, will be presented by Danny Robins. The BBC have announced that their new podcast series Uncanny, from the award winning writer Danny Robins will be “an expansive investigation into the paranormal, turning the listeners into armchair supernatural sleuths”. Uncanny will explore fifteen new individual stories, with … >
BBC Radio 4, in partnership with academic researchers at the University of Sussex, has launched The Kindness Test, a huge public science project aimed at increasing our understanding of the role kindness plays in our lives BBC Radio 4 has launched a questionnaire devised by psychologists at the University of Sussex to explore people’s attitudes … >