1665.
The Great Plague has reached Cambridge.
Man of learning Francis Mortymer describes the blight and it’s tightening grip.
Sitting alone, in a stifling  chamber with the plague closing around him, his thoughts circling smaller and smaller and darker and darker.
And the regular visits of his haunting, spectral doctor. 
An atmospheric account of dread and fear. 

And death. 

Performed by Anton Lesser (Wolf Hall, The Crown, Game of Thrones)

Sound Design by Paul Freeman
Written by James O'Neill

-The Scarlet Cross-

"No Place For Old Spies"
Defection is a dangerous game.
Oliver West relives an event he will regret for the rest of his life.

Performed by Anton Lesser
Written by James O'Neill
Sound Editing by Paul Freeman
Music by Dan Harris

-Benchmark-

 A hum has been heard rolling over the faceless suburbia of Rothstead.
 Wailing and sweeping like whale-song. The locals are scared and the cats are screaming.
 Peter Heath has been assigned to investigate. 

Will he find his answer, or get lost in the mist?

Sound Design - Paul Freeman
Written and Read by - James O'Neill

The Hum - Pilot

 Peter Heath doesn't remember falling asleep. All he remembers is waking up.
 It is early morning and Heath can't stop thinking. 

Sound Design - Paul Freeman
Written and Read by - James O'Neill

The Hum - Two

The cold fingers of Rothstead creep into Peter Heath's world. Cutting him off and trapping him, like a mesh of cobwebs. 
Is the mist lifting? Or is it getting thicker? 

Sound Design - Paul Freeman
Written and Read by - James O'Neill

The Hum - Three

Peter Heath is ready for answers. 
He finds his world is closing around him. 
The wastelands are calling and the story is ending.

Sound Design - Paul Freeman
Written and Read by - James O'Neill

The Hum - Four

 Elizabeth recently downloaded an app on her phone. 
It was one of those spur-of-the-moment things.
B. I. L. I.* is designed to help order a hectic life.
To find order through the chaos.
Her new personal assistant.

But what happens when it becomes too personal?

*(An abbreviation of the portentous "Bring In Life's Inspiration") 

Sound Design - Paul Freeman
Written by - James O'Neill
Performed by - Laura Lee and James O'Neill. 

Track image by Sarah Bowman 

B. I. L. I.

O'Neill and Freeman have collaborated on a number of varying projects during the course of several years using both visual and audio mediums.

They both have a taste for the curious, the mysterious, and the sinister. Creating an anthology of stories exploring these themes and atmospheres suited for the radio medium.

Header image courtesy of Sarah Bowman

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