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New Free Audiobook - The Lost World

It's been a tough old time for many and I know that many of you - like me - are stuck at home with seemingly no end in sight.

I also know that for many, it's an expensive time. The income has evaporated, but most of our costs remain high. Anything we can do to help each other is worthwhile. So, starting tonight, I'm reading a free classic audiobook for you to download and enjoy.


Maybe it'll help you stop worrying and get a good night's sleep. Maybe it will be a chance to listen with your children and introduce them to some literary classics (and personal favourites of mine!) as well as share the joy of audio stories with them.

This is presented very much as a straight reading. There are no effects, none of the usual post production - just a story to help get you through.




If you enjoy the story and would like to see a properly edited version with bells and whistles, well that's maybe for later when the present emergency has passed. For now, enjoy a free story!

Elite: Lave Revolution Official Full Trailer

Now available from The Radio Theatre Workshop -  Elite: Lave Revolution!

Starring Toby Longworth (Star Wars), Beth Eyre (Wooden Overcoats), Karim C Kronfli , Alan Richard Wales, Joanne Hawkins, Liam McCauley and Verity Croft (Elite: Dangerous)

A 5-hour space epic which tells the story of one planet's fight for freedom against the seemingly ever-living Doctor Walden set amid the political turmoil of the Federation, Empire and the fledgling Alliance. BUY NOW

The Great Pumpkin is coming! Halloween sale across the whole store!

50% off Forced Entry this HalloweenUntil the end of 31/10/18 you can get 15% off our ENTIRE range by using the code "pumpkin18" on checkout. That includes all versions of Elite: Lave Revolution and the fantastic Chaos Reborn - The Audio Adventures.

In addition, the excellent full-cast audio horror short Forced Entry written by Sun Dragon author and Jurassic Park Evolution producer Michael Brookes is 50% off!. Forced Entry is a Mil-Tech Horror story about a group of special forces operatives called to a rescue. Instead of a hostage situation, they discover blood, demons and a whole world of terror in the basement...

Click here to visit our store and remember the code "pumpkin18" One day only!

New Horror Comedy for World Audio Drama Day

We are once again proud to be supporting 11th Hour Audio Productions and a host of other audio drama creators for this year's World Audio Drama Day (October 30th 2018). Audio dramatists from around the globe have risen to the challenge of producing a story within the month of October.

This year, we produced a horror comedy called "Castle of Horror", based on a script by David Meredith and produced by Karim Kronfli (The Byron Chronicles) and features Layla Katib (Victoriocity), Sarah Golding (Wynabego Warrior), Michael Hudson (Star Ship Intrepid) and audio production is by our own Christopher Jarvis (Elite: Lave Revolution) with music by Avi Ziv (The Stories of Mahabharata). Castle of Horror is available from 11th Hour Audio or you can listen here:

Listen to "Castle Of Horror" on Spreaker.

Buy and Hear Elite: Lave Revolution Now!

From the official Elite Dangerous novel by Allen Stroud comes the full-cast adaptation! Witness the revolution in which a desperate band of survivors triggers events which lead to the historical sway in power in the Lave system. 

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Hear the opening of Lave Revolution now!
(Mild adult content) Set in the universe of the Elite Dangerous videogame, this audio drama features a full original audio score from composer and author Allen Stroud as well as authentic sounds from the game, the cast of Escape Velocity and Toby Longworth, Beth Eyre and Verity Croft as the voice of the computer.

Buy your copy on custom USB card or digital download here and join the phoenix brigade!

Pre-Order Elite: Lave Revolution Now!

From the official Elite Dangerous novel by Allen Stroud comes the full-cast adaptation! Witness the revolution in which a desperate band of survivors triggers events which lead to the historical sway in power in the Lave system. 

Set in the universe of the Elite Dangerous videogame, this audio drama features a full original audio score from composer and author Allen Stroud as well as authentic sounds from the game, the cast of Escape Velocity and Toby Longworth, Beth Eyre and Verity Croft as the voice of the computer.

Pre-order your copy on custom USB card or digital download here.

New Free Audio for World Audio Drama Day

Cover Art by Monique BoudreauRTW is proud to be collaborating with 11th Hour Audio Productions for this year's World Audio Drama Day (October 30th 2017). Audio dramatists from around the globe have risen to the challenge of producing a story within the month of October.

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The British entry in this festival is "Ivory Towers" written by Richard H Brooks and Directed by Karim Kronfli (The Byron Chronicles) and features Beth Ayre (Wooden Overcoats), Rob Bowen (Claires Court Shed Theatre), David Weeks (Frankenstein), John Watts, Sarah Golding (Wynabego Warrior) and audio production is by our own Christopher Jarvis (Escape Velocity) with music by Tom Rory Parsons (Small Town Horror). Ivory Towers will be broadcast by 11th Hour Audio Productions on 30th October.

About World Audio Drama Day
October 30th, 2013 was the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' classic and controversial radio production of "The War of the Worlds." This date became the first “Audio Drama Day”, the beginning of an annual celebration of audio drama in all its forms: new, old, scary, funny, serious, silly, classic, and modern.
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Escape Velocity series 4 is in development!

Escape Velocity series 4 is in development! I'm currently working on the scripts that will become series 4 of Escape Velocity - where the story that has been gradually told over three seasons will finally come to a dramatic conclusion!

New artwork by the brilliant Simon Myers (PrettyFunky.com)Escape Velocity is funded by you, the listeners and fans. I really couldn't make it without you so if you love the podcast please consider becoming one of our wonderful Patrons over at Patreon.com. Unlike a one-off crowdfund site, Patreon allows you to support the show one episode at a time. It's a really great way of making this podcast and I am hugely grateful to all my supporters.

Right now I'm planning additional content which will be exclusive to each episode's backers, so there isn't a better time than now to get involved in the series and keep up to date with development news as it happens!

Click to become a patron of Escape Velocity
Don't forget our awesome RTW store, where you can pick up other great audios by the creators of Escape Velocity. You can pick up the brilliant Chaos Reborn - The Audio Adventures on USB for only £7.99 + shipping, plus you get access to the download edition right away, so you don't even have to wait for the mail to start listening. And don't forget that we've got Forced Entry, a tale of Special Forces, a creepy house, demons and lots and lots of chills...

Merry Christmas from The Radio Theatre Workshop - 40% Sale!

Time to wrap things up here for the year (see what I did there? ~ Christopher) and I really hope you've got all your presents sorted. We're going to be taking some time off here to celebrate with families and probably enjoy other people's sales. But we're having one here as well, so there seems to be no better time to start than now with our 40% sale!
Sale! Chaos Reborn USB EditionAcross the RTW store, you can get 40% of all prices (even at the currently displayed rate) by using code chris2016 at checkout. That's 40% off the remaining Escape Velocity T-Shirts and Mugs AND our full range of audio dramas in all formats. You can pick up our amazing Chaos Reborn - The Audio Adventures on USB for as little at £5.99 + shipping, plus you get access to the download edition right away, so even if it's a last minute Christmas present, they can still hear the episode! And for a creepy Christmas tale, don't forget that we've got Forced Entry, a tale of Special Forces, a creepy house, demons and lots and lots of chills...

From everyone involved here at The Radio Theatre Workshop, we'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year for 2017!

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Christmas Shipping Dates and new USB offers!

Christmas is upon us! How did that happen so quickly? I've been loving the responses to Escape Velocity Series 3 - made all the better by the fact that Escape Velocity is now an officially licenced Elite Dangerous podcast! Woo-hoo! Thank you to everybody who made that happen, especially the fantastic supporters over at the Escape Velocity Patreon. With the series finished, some listeners were asking me how they could still get the Escape Velocity Patrons-only USB editions. The good news is that because of limited order quantities, there are a few spare, so if you'd like to donate to the series late and get one of these limited edition 8gb USB card featuring all the episodes and extras from the series, head over to the catch-up donation page! These will be delivered to me before the end of the year and I'll be sending them out as soon as possible!

Speaking of limited runs, now that the Chaos Reborn Kickstarter rewards have been shipped, there are some spare USB editions of "A Unicorn Murder" which have been made available in our store. These are shipping right now for Christmas in the UK and as an additional gift, I'll be increasing all the UK shipping to "signed-for" delivery, just to ensure that they get to you on time! Orders must be placed by 5pm Tuesday and the series is now available as £4.99 Download, £7.99 CD and £9.99 USB edition! Read more.

Also available in the store, the Escape Velocity Travel Mugs and T-Shirt have been reduced in price. Check them out!