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Dare you step into the shadows? Terror awaits across time and space. Silent assassins, primordial evils and horrors that defy imagination – the Doctor’s universe has never been more terrifying.

1. Sea Smoke by Jonathan Sims - A First Doctor and Dodo adventure
The First Doctor and Dodo arrive on the Scottish isle of Ulfsay during the height of the 19th-century boom in kelp burning. They quickly realise something is wrong as the smoke from the latest batch of 'kelp' begins to cause horrific transformations on the island.

2. Party Favours by Georgia Cook - A Kate Stewart and Osgood adventure
All Bev wants to do is host her yearly Halloween party and heal her fractured relationship with her girlfriend, Annika. Unfortunately, her reclusive upstairs neighbours have been invited to the festivities, and all they want to do is feast.

3. Bramble King by Noga Flaishon - An Eighth Doctor and Audacity adventure
The Doctor and Audacity encounter a strange vision which leads them to Walpurgis-9, a cargo ship drifting powerless through space. In their attempt to assist the ship's crew, they become entangled in their secrets and encounter the malevolent entity known as 'The Bramble King'.

4. Merlin's Trap by Hannah Kennedy - A Twelfth Doctor adventure
When Lainey leads an expedition into the ancient Merlin’s Cave System, the group is warned by Merlin's ghostly voice to explore no further. As Lainey and her team push deeper into the mysterious cave, they encounter things far beyond their comprehension, including Merlin himself.

Doctor Who: Halloween - Sea Smoke and Other Stories (Trailer)

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South London, 2036. The Doctor and Rose team up with an urban explorer to investigate the case of Mr Fingers, an invisible killer haunting an abandoned corner of the city. If you feel a hand on your shoulder: don't look around...

Doctor Who: The Last Days of the Powell Estate (Trailer)

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A new Dalek masterplan threatens the galaxy. A deadly alliance is building. Can Bernice Summerfield save us?

9.3 The Winner's Tale by Alex Hewitt
Can a Sontaran and a Draconian stop an endless war? And can Bernice Summerfield find the last survivor of a Dalek invasion?

9.4 Oversoul by Melissa F Olson
Bernice arrives on an idyllic world of crystal seas and floating palaces. She has a terrible warning - the Daleks are coming. Will their god believe her?

Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity 2 (Trailer)

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Exploring with best friends Audacity and Charley, the Doctor delights in showing them the wonders of the universe. But something dogs their footsteps...

Lost Amongst the Stars by Rochana Patel
The Doctor wants to find a challenge for Charley and Audacity. All of time and space awaits, with wonders beyond their wildest dreams and darkest nightmares, but are they truly ready to venture further out amongst the stars?

The Time You Never Had Parts 1-2 by Tim Foley
The yesterday of opulence
Tomorrow soft and ironclad
Beyond the merry Oculus:
The time you never had.

Doctor Who: Causeway (Trailer)

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Gallifrey's most evil Time Lord has become so dangerous that both sides of the Time War agree on one thing: the Master must be destroyed!

However, even as the Daleks and the Time Lords conspire, the Master is about to pull his greatest trick.

12.1 The Grievance Bureau by Lizzie Hopley
Like many a top-class criminal, the Master has been caught on a misdemeanour. Both the Time Lords and the Daleks intend to destroy him forever but they can’t do it alone. Can the two sides of the deadly Time War come together to eradicate a mutual enemy? But as the Master’s show trial commences, there’s a danger that his 'misdemeanour' may not be as minor as they thought...

12.2 Last Girl Standing by Katharine Armitage
The Master has taken charge of an exclusive alien girls' school, where he's lying low in comfort. But when pushed by a suspicious colleague, he weaves a treacherous web around students and teachers alike.

Under the guise of choosing a new Head Girl, the 'Head Master' sets off a twisted competition; a race for survival where there can only ever be one winner...

12.3 The Worst of All Evils by Ian Winterton
Damaged by a Dalek time-destructor, the Master's TARDIS is spat from the vortex onto Horoka - the hub of Earth Empire's transmat network, and the site of a refugee camp. Injured, the Master is taken to a hospital run by the ever-hopeful activist Carla Zheng.

Their situation is desperate, but to the Master there is one thing even worse than despair...

12.4 The Blue Shift Ritual by Adam Christopher
On the run from both the Daleks and the Time Lords, the Master stumbles across an out-of-control time capsule. The crew are on a mission from Ancient Gallifrey to the legendary planet of Arkheparas, where they hope to prevent the Cult of the Infinite from activating their great Engine - a device which the seers foresaw would end all of time. But with both factions of the Time War on his tail, the apocalypse is just what the Master needs...

The War Master: His Greatest Trick (Trailer)

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An anthology of six full-cast audio sitcom pilots from upcoming writers.

Sad Sunk Rock by Tom Worsley
After his girlfriend dumps him and he proves unbearable, Victor is sent to join three other marine biologists on the isolated island of Sad Sunk Rock; they are Elspeth, who has been there for 38 years and talks to the sheep, Deborah, who has had no contact with the outside world, and Ally, a wild-eyed Scotsman who is technically twins, slightly radioactive and who once fought an alligator in the Amazon. Victor's first thought is to return to the mainland at the first opportunity, but somehow he begins to feel that he might fit in...

Scribbling by Amy Xander
Scribbling follows four inhabitants of a rural, West Country town - Madeleine, Edward, Ling and Beth - who reluctantly bond after joining a writers' group run by brazen new resident Laurie, a former entertainer still desperate for an audience.

Members by Jack Bradfield and Fergus Macdonald
The House of Commons during the reign of King George II is a strange and cloistered world of the corrupt and the eccentric, where the main businesses of the day are boozing, whoring, and trying to get pudding served earlier. Due to an administrative mix-up, the young Henry Fthistle finds himself elected to parliament, and finds it is almost impossible to leave.

Square Peggs by Jenny Devaux and Phil Butcher
It's the Peggs first day in their new country home, but all is not well - there's no mobile signal, no takeaway, the neighbours are... different, and Dawn's run over the previous owner's cat. Can anything else go wrong?

Golden Sands by Toby Walker
Chortle-by-Sea is a bleak, desolate and decaying seaside town, and few visitors come to purchase the peculiar novelties from Julie's gift shop or to sample the delights of Sue's chip shop. And it is not much of a place for the young, awkward Rowan and Sophie to have a blossoming romance. It is, however, the ideal place for a murder.

The Cracks are Showing by Alan Ronald and Cy Henty
When Karloff goes for an interview to be an 'office scapegoat', he is found to be too optimistic for the position, and is thrown out of the window. In his death, he is joined by painter and philosopher William Blake on a metaphysical quest through the underworld to find out who is responsible for humankind's misery.

Comedy Playhouse (Trailer)

I’m delighted to announce the premiere of my latest work, Ceilearadh, at the Piping Live Festival on Thursday 14th August at 1:30pm in the Bothy tent. This collection of three Highland Bagpipe Sonatas represents something genuinely new in the piping repertoire – extended compositions that bridge traditional and contemporary approaches whilst drawing deeply from our Gaelic heritage.

Special Thanks

I must begin by expressing my gratitude to Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig (the Gaelic Arts Fund) whose generous support made this project possible. Their funding allowed me to undertake essential research in South Uist, working alongside Gaelic speakers and tradition bearers to ensure these compositions are rooted in authentic cultural understanding.

My thanks also go to Mairi MacMillan, whose knowledge of traditional Gaelic culture and bird lore proved invaluable. Coming from an indigenous Gaelic family where birds were integral to daily life – marking seasons, protecting animals, and indicating appropriate times for harvesting around nesting patterns – Mairi shared not just the poetry itself, but the lived cultural context that gave these verses their meaning.

About Ceilearadh

Each sonata draws inspiration from historic Gaelic poetry about birds, creating a unique bridge between Scotland’s ancient literary traditions and contemporary musical expression. The three works – lasting 10-12 minutes each – are written from a bagpiper’s perspective but extend beyond conventional ceòl mòr, incorporating bagpipe techniques and movements in new ways.

The three sonatas are based on these traditional poems:

A’ Chearc (The Chicken)
Tog, tog, tog,
Tog an rud a dh’fhàg mi,
Ge beag an t-ugh, ge beag an t-ugh,
Tha stà ann, tha stà ann.

Rug, rug, rug a dhà,
Rug, rug, rug a dhà;
Gog, gog, gog, gog, gog, gog, gaog,
Beiridh mise h-uile là,
‘S cha bheir an crodh-laoigh.

A’ Bhuidheag (The Yellowfinch)
A Bhuidheag bhuidhe bhòidheach,
Bheir mise latha Dòmhnach
A’ sguabadh do sheòmair”,
Ars a’ chearc bhuidhe ghòrach.

An Trìlleachan san Tràigh (Oystercatcher on the Shore)
Och, is och, is och mo dhunaidh,
Mis an so an cois na tuinne,
Is mi gun bhuille de’n t-snàmh.

These compositions explore the intersection of nature, language, and music, translating the rhythms and calls of birds as captured in traditional Gaelic verse into extended musical forms. Whilst respecting the deep traditions of Highland piping, the works push creative boundaries to offer something genuinely fresh in the bagpipe literature.

The Performance

The premiere will feature three brilliant pipers, each performing one sonata:

Simon McKerrell performing A’ Bhuidheag
Fionnlagh Mac A Phiocair performing A’ Chearc
Bede Patterson performing An Trìlleachan san Tràigh
The performance follows a discussion about expanding piobaireachd’s horizons, hosted by Josh Dickson and Barnaby Brown, making it part of a broader conversation about the future of our piping traditions.

A' Chearc - Fionnlagh Mac A Phiocair

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Martin Binns is dead. He leaves behind a pile of video tapes and a warning on the walls of his flat: "He Is Coming".

Andy's boss is keen to write the death off, but Andy's been around Torchwood too long to let it go. The tapes contain the rushes of an unfinished horror film. Hidden in it is a forgotten crime and a terrible warning. He. Is. Coming.

Torchwood: The Flawless Man (Trailer)

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Something or someone is playing truth or dare with the people on the Powell Estate. And it's dangerous to play games with a Time Lord.

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can REALLY hurt you.

Doctor Who: Dare You (Trailer)

Recording  of traditional Greenock ballad detailing the nefarious exploits of 17th Century Warlock Alexander Lyndsay of Dunrod. 

This recording was made by Jim Lang at Life Injection Media, 2005 as part of Magic Torch's Heritage Lottery Funded Project "Downriver"

Jim Lang : The Ballad of Auld Dunrod

Auld Dunrod is a 16th Century Warlock, originally from Inverkip, now brought back to life for arcane and fiendish purpose.
Although mostly evil, he enjoys volunteering with Inverclyde based heritage group Magic Torch, collecting and sharing spooky local stories.