The Absence of Gary
Excuses from the world’s worst employee. An autobiographical audio drama. Our first episode and a fan favourite.
Written and Narrated by John Roche
How to Dismantle a Porn Bomb
Having access to a car when you’re a teenager has its upsides and its downsides. An autobiographical audio drama
Written and Narrated by John Roche
Not Exactly Legal
When you think your housemate might be a fugitive. An autobiographical audio drama.
Written and Narrated by John Roche
The Siren
An accidental sounding of the Civil Defence Siren causes one concerned citizen to get a little too concerned. What results is a haphazard journey through childhood fears and the history of hysteria in a sleepy Irish town. Featuring medieval witchcraft, military history and Ireland's preparations for the end of all things.
Written and Narrated by Dermot Tobin
Lefty
When you think one of your legs is possessed. I have cerebral palsy. It mainly affects my left leg. Lefty tries to disrupt my life whenever possible, especially in public or in sensitive situations. Eventually, enough is enough and my doctors come up with an unusual plan to pacify Lefty but he's not going to like it.
Written and narrated by John Roche
Featured on the Third Coast International Audio Festival's podcast - Re:Sound
Anthem
The melody of nations Respected and revered, the national anthem is a country's musical tribute to itself. But in a world so splintered, are songs invoking God, love of country and bloody slaughter the ones we need to be singing? Yarn 06 is melodic journey through some of the world's most famous national anthems. On the way, we get up close and personal with the triumphant tribalism at the heart of a nation's sense of self.
Written and narrated by Dermot Tobin
Every Second Saturday
An emotional short story about the effect divorce and shared custody has on children and parents.
Written and narrated by John Roche
Wild Night
A night out to the pub in rural Ireland leads to gossip and ends in murder. A true crime audio drama.
Written and narrated by John Roche
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 1962. A bold move on the Cold War chessboard makes America very nervous. Russia installs nuclear missiles in revolutionary Cuba and points them directly at the US. Life as we know it becomes increasingly precarious as communication between Moscow and Washington breaks down. Meanwhile, naval personnel on the Caribbean seas sense they have their finger on far more than a trigger. Yarn 09 is the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. We explore the ideological and technological that created history's most dangerous moment and ask who the heroes really were?
Written and narrated by Dermot Tobin
Oonagh and the Giant
The Irish legend of how the Giant’s Causeway came to be. A mythic audio drama tale.
Written and narrated by John Roche
Brick Lane
Walk with the narrator on a six minute stroll down one of London's most famous streets. You'll meet its inhabitants and visitors, all to a thumping music beat.
Written and narrated by John Roche
Chancin’ me Arm
A dramatic monologue. Drinkin’, workin’, emigratin’ and boilin’ spuds in hot tar. The life of a chancer.
Performed by Lorcan Cranitch. Written by John Roche
The Boxer and the Bomber
An 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 attempt to restore order the new state have started executing dissidences in high numbers. Opposing forces react by calling for a compulsory period of national morning. All public amusements are to be shut down. Anyone staging or attending a public event leave themselves open to terrorist attacks by the opposition. Sounds like the perfect time to stage a world championship boxing match in the city right? What could go wrong?
Written by John Roche