This week, we sit in with David K. Barnes, Octavia Bray, and Tom Crowley to discuss the making of the Pirate Arc!
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann Davies, David K Barnes, Tom Crowley and Octavia Bray
Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann...
2023-08-25 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThere’s not long to go until we release tickets on the 30th August for our in-person The Magnus Protocol screening, happening in Manchester on Sunday 22nd October from 2.30pm.
You can check out our pre-announcement with relevant details HERE. We will be sending a link to the ticket site to Kickstarter backers and Patreons at ...
2023-08-24 13:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s Romans vs Pirates in the ultimate stand-off. There’s danger and drama aplenty – so why can’t Octavia keep her eyes off Charmian?
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Created by David K. Barnes
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Executive Pr...
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Last week, we shared a pretty exciting update about The Magnus Protocol. If you haven’t yet read it, check out our Vast Update here for some updates on the release schedule, the production, and a first look at some of the cast and characters that will be in...
2023-08-21 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we hear a selection of cast members talk about the dream roles, the challenges of working in the audio medium, and what they love about their characters
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lara Sawalha, Sarah Lambie, Andy Secombe, Beth Eyre, Aaron-Louis Cadoga...
Hi folks,
Today we wanted to give you a big update on everything related to The Magnus Protocol that has been going on behind the scenes here at Rusty Towers. This is looking to be a pretty chunky one, so grab a comforting beverage of your choice and settle down for a long read.
There’s a huge amount of stuff we’ve been working on in the background since the Kickstarter finished that we haven’t been able to talk abo...
2023-08-17 15:26:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Unable to devise a rescue plan, Mark and Gaius are at their wits’ end. It may be Cleopatra’s time to shine – for a price.
Content Notes:
Created by David K. Barnes
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Exec...
Hi folks,
We hope that you have had a wonderful week. Here at Rusty Towers, we continue to be very busy. Even though we had a two-week break on the public feeds, we’ve continued to work on a lot behind the scenes. Thanks to feedback from everyone in our production team, these breaks are accounted for right from the beginning of working on a podcast and allow the team to comfortably work on all our shows. In our regular, whole company meeting last week, one thing was p...
2023-08-14 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the Lowri Katie and Cathy team for a peak into the specific challenges of editing together a large cast and sound design project like Cry Havoc!
Content Notes
● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann Davies, Katie Seaton and Catherine Rinella
Dialogue Editor – L...
2023-08-11 16:31:40 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
We're here with an additional update today focusing specifiacally on The Magnus Protocol and various Kickstarter related news. We have made some really exciting progress this month in The Magnus Protocol and are very excited to be able to share some of it with you!
Firstly, we’ve seen a few comments from folks who have backed the Kickstarter needing to update their address. A quick reminder that this is done via the BackerKit ...
2023-08-09 11:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Firstly, we’ve seen some reports that some Patreon subscribers have had their pledges cancelled after some upgrades to their payment systems. If you know of anyone who has had their pledge cancelled because of this, Patreon has stated that they should take the following steps:
We took a long time making sure we had just the right talent to bring Rome to life, April and Amani talk about the process!
Content Notes
● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann Davies, Amani Zardoe, and April Sumner
Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies
Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
Very excitingly, we are delighted this week to be introducing a new show to the RQ Network. The Lovely Dark is a fiction anthology that explores how about how darkness in our lives may reveal a path to love and light.
Each of these short audio plays is written by an award-...
2023-07-31 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later is our first scored project, sit with us in a chat with the composer Sam Jones and director Amani Zardoe to hear how it happens!
Content Notes
● SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann Davies, Amani Zardoe, and Sam Jones
Dialogue Editor ...
2023-07-28 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The pirates have struck! Rome is in uproar! Octavia is writing it all down! But has she really got the measure of the infamous Sextus Pompey?
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Created by Dav...
2023-07-25 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
As always, we have been extremely busy this week working on both Cry Havoc and our upcoming shows. You may remember Neon Inkwell, our upcoming anthology podcast feed which will feature short podcast series from creators around the world. We have already wrapped recording and begun editing on Of That Colossal Wreck, a s...
2023-07-24 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we dicuss the real drama of Roman history: the theatre
Content Notes:
Discussions of: Historical Sexism
Mentions of: slavery
SFX: Crowds
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann Davies, David K Barnes, Rafaella Marcus, Dr Emma Southon
Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies
Quintus is seeing actors for Octavia’s latest comedy before she’s even written it! The stressed-out playwright believes things can’t get any worse. (Spoiler: She’s wrong.)
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Hi folks,
We hope that you all had a wonderful week.
First, a quick apology for the delay in last week’s scheduled episode of Backstage. The episode covering Roman Theatre will instead go out this Friday.
Speaking of our scheduling, we’re coming up to a planned two-week break after episode 10 releases next week. This short pause in the release schedule is just to ensure our production team are able to remain on track without having to go...
2023-07-17 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe want to apologise, due to a scheduling issue there will be no Patreon episode today.
Backstage: Roman Theatre will release next week. Thank you for you patience!
2023-07-14 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Charmian is Cleopatra’s loyal servant. Charmian is also secretly starring in Octavia’s play. If she can keep these two things separate, she might be OK – but fate has other ideas.
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Created by David K. Barnes
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Hi folks,
We hope you have all had a wonderful week.
Firstly, Rusty Quill is now on Threads! You can find us by searching for “rustyquilluk”, clicking this link straight to our page, or via our Instagram page. It’s been a while since we last dived into a social media platform, and we were deligh...
2023-07-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we dicuss cults and the history of religions in Ancient Rome, in particular Mithras!
Content Notes:
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Featuring
Lowri Ann...
What do the Romans do when the sun goes down? Some drink, some flirt, and some seek out a mysterious cult who may or may not dabble in human sacrifice…
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Hi folks,
Wishing you the very best for the coming week from everyone at Rusty Towers!
This week we are very excited to be welcoming a new show to the RQ Network. Not Quite Dead is a horror romance audio drama from Hanging Sloth Studios (who you may recognise from their work on another RQ Network show, Spirit Box Radio). Not Quite Dead explores themes of identity, sexuality and death and follows Alfie, a nurse whose life...
2023-07-03 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we continue chatting with Dr. Emma Southon about the history of Rome, in this case the famous entertainment of Gladitorial competition
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Directed by ...
2023-06-30 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Delicate diplomacy and gratuitous violence: it’s all happening at the Roman arena, and Cleopatra is not amused.
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Created by David K. Barnes
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Hi folks,
We hope you are all having a wonderful week. Here in the UK, summer is properly here and the sun is out - we can almost imagine the weather experienced by Gaius and co* (but not quite – it is still England!).
At Rusty Towers, production continues on Cry Havoc, Neon Inkwell and The Magnus Protocol. Of That Colossal Wreck, the sci fi horror written by Sasha Sienna and Jonathan Sims and the first of our Neon Inkwell shows...
2023-06-26 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we meet Dr. Emma Southon, a brilliant historical consultant, and every historical audio drama needs a brilliant historical consultant. Even if those audio dramas then go on to take occasional liberties with the facts provided....
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Directed by Amani Zardoe
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies
Sent out on a mission by her queen, Charmian explores the streets of Rome and swiftly gets into big, big trouble.
Content Notes:
Created by David K. Barnes
Directed by Amani Zardoe
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Written by ...