F**ked Up Bedtime Stories (for Adults)

Wank

by Ella HicksonRead by Maxine PeakeDirected by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design and composition by Helen Skiera. The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and sexual references, and is recommended for people aged 16+I once saw a woman eating an almond croissant with a knife and fork. Some things are weird enough that you should do them in private.A story about getting on the property ladder, having your own space, safety; about class, neighbours, and sex. A weird and wonderful story of some "frankly very fucking odd" neighbours with dog-advert shiny hair, expensive jeans, and unexpected habits… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Future is in the Wastelands

Written by Sonya KellyRead by Justine MitchellDirected by Richard Twyman, with sound design and composition by Xana.The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+Tim downed his Don Perignon, and headed for the lift, out of the life he’d been living, and into the unknown.His future was in the wasteland.Tim leads a sad little life, working in a sad little office. But that's all about to change. Tim is dreaming big now - about to make his mark on the world, and on the future. All he has to do, is go out there and tame the wastelands... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Factory

Written by Kwame OwusuRead by Jamael WestmanDirected by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design and composition by Helen Atkinson.The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+The world's on fire. Temperatures rising. Costs rising. Cruelty rising. We've had enough.When Jeremiah is captured at a protest, he finds himself transported to The Factory, where nightmares beyond his wildest dreams lie in wait... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wound

Written by Yasmin JosephRead by Tamara LawranceDirected by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design and composition by Xana.The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+You carry the wound. I'm so sorry. But you carry the wound. Lots of us do.Sasha has just moved into her new home. Finally. Her own yard. What could go wrong? But just when she thinks she's on her own, she catches something moving in the mirror... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Giant

Written by Chris BushRead by Sophie MelvilleDirected by Jennifer Bakst, with sound design by Helen Atkinson.The theme tune was composed by Max Pappenheim.CONTENT WARNING - This audio drama contains disturbing scenes and is recommended for people aged 16+This refusal to be contained meant my people remained boundless – in geography and in imagination. A great-great-uncle on my mother’s side grew tired of the constraints of gravity, and opted to live amongst the clouds instead, where there are fewer walls and arguments. Not to be outdone, his sister began to proselytise against the tyranny of three dimensions, and through a combination of early morning breathing exercises and fish oil supplements managed to access a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, and at that point lost count, because numbers no longer understood her. The story of a giant - a vast, happy, enormous giant. But when a cataclysmic event changes the world and means everyone has to stay indoors for a while - even giants - something begins to change, things become tighter, smaller, and nobody knows if things will ever quite be the same... Can we ever feel as big and as free as we did before? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.