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Bare Bones Theatre Company's Podcast

59 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -

Members of the Bare Bones Theatre Company write and perform short radio plays.

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Episodes

Episode 57: PADDY by Dave Baldwin

May 26, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

Episode 56: PAPERBACK WRITER by Amanda Watkins

April 24, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MB

Have you ever thought of writing a novel just to see if you could?  Marion did, with surprising results!

Episode 55: THE KEY by Dave Baldwin

March 19, 2024 12:21 - 23 minutes - 237 MB

A box, a key and a mystery unresolved. (Music from Bensound.com      Licence:HDMZCAJLD3B4UFEB)

Episode 54: A STRANGE SKILL by Amanda Watkins

February 08, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 176 MB

Jo had what she described as a 'peculiarity', one that she didn't tell many people about but, when Olivia was murdered, it came in very handy!

Episode 54: A STRANGE SKILL

February 08, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 176 MB

Jo had what she described as a 'peculiarity', one that she didn't tell many people about but, when Olivia was murdered, it came in very handy!

Episode 53: IF ONLY by Amanda Watkins

September 20, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MB

If you could travel back in time to prevent a disaster or right a wrong, would you?  Should you?

Episode 53: IF ONLY by Amandfa Watkins

September 20, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MB

If you could travel back in time to prevent a disaster or right a wrong, would you?  Should you?

Episode 52: JASMINE by Alan Jarvis

June 23, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutes - 18.1 MB

In this life we know who our friends are.  Or do we?

Episode 51: DEJA VU by Amanda Watkins

May 19, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 14.8 MB

Are you sure your memories are yours?  They might be someone else's.  

Episode 50: GHOST by Dave Baldwin

February 22, 2023 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.32 MB

A trick of the light perhaps or an overactive imagination?

Episode 49: ELIZA AND THE ROCKING HORSE by Amanda Watkins

January 22, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 24 MB

When you move to a new area, it's important to make new friends, but do make sure they're alive, won't you.

Episode 48: JOCASTA by Dave Baldwin

January 01, 2023 00:00 - 15 minutes - 17.1 MB

Be careful when choosing a partner. It’s not always wise to have the same objectives!

Episode 47: THE GIFT by Dave Baldwin

December 02, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 18.7 MB

Be careful what you wish for. Some of life's 'gifts' come at a price

Episode 46: KING OF DIAMONDS by Amanda Watkins

October 08, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 16.2 MB

Relationships, friendships and even marriages are tenuous, but diamonds?  Well, they're  forever.  

Episode 45: GEORGE by Dave Baldwin

August 18, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 17.7 MB

What's in a name?

Episode 44: LUCKY by Dave Baldwin

June 28, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 18.7 MB

How much do you really know about your friends?

Episode 43: GRACE'S FOLLY by Amanda Watkins

May 19, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutes - 21.2 MB

Grace's life revolved around her job as a librarian and her small garden but her new lodger Kevin discovered her hidden depths.  Literally!

Episode 42: PIP by Dave Baldwin

April 10, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 25.5 MB

A dog is a friend for life... and maybe beyond!

Episode 41: THE PASSENGER by Amanda Watkins

February 20, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB

Stan and Benny stole classic cars to order and they'd found a beauty in a quiet place with no CCTV and a buyer waiting just twenty miles up the road.  What could possibly go wrong?

Episode 40: ERIC by Dave Baldwin

January 24, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 18.2 MB

Everyone liked Eric.  He was great company.  Full of warmth and good humour but with a hint of mystery which seemed to enhance his appeal.  I found my relationship with him to be life changing. 

Episode 39: IMPASSE by Amanda Watkins

December 08, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 20.4 MB

Joe and Marion had been married for nearly 25 years and agreed on most things but when a situation arose upon which they could not agree, it was up to each of them to find a solution.

Episode 38: BEST SERVED COLD by Dave Baldwin

November 05, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 19 MB

The new girl is ambitious. Looks like she's going right to the top ..............

Episode 37: THE CRUISE by Dave Baldwin

September 08, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 21.6 MB

A tentative first public outing for a magnificent cruise ship and an encounter with a less than engaging fellow passenger.  

Episode 36: THE BLACK SHEEP by Amanda Watkins

July 19, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 15.3 MB

Michael and Marion had no idea that their family had a black sheep - until he turned up one evening to stay with them.

Episode 35: THE MEETING by Dave Baldwin

June 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 26 MB

Is it always darkest just before the dawn?

Episode 34: FRIENDSHIP by Amanda Watkins

May 18, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

A good friend will do anything for you, won't they?

Episode 33: HELP by Dave Baldwin

April 18, 2021 00:00 - 18 minutes - 21.2 MB

Don't turn your back on a cry for help. We're all more frail than we ever think.

THE QUIET MAN a short story by Amanda Watkins

March 15, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.25 MB

What opinions do we have about a quiet man? Gentle, thoughtful, considerate, respectable? That's right isn't it? Well isn't it

CATHERINE by Dave Baldwin

February 18, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 33.8 MB

If you don’t have anything to hide you have nothing to fear. When you’re being questioned by the police it’s an attitude that makes good sense. But it’s of little help if you do have something to hide.

PETER a short story by Dave Baldwin

January 24, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 15.1 MB

My son, Peter, is as inquisitive and imaginative as any seven year old boy can be. All very endearing until an international spy ring becomes involved!

FINDERS KEEPERS by Amanda Watkins

December 22, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 21.4 MB

Eric's chance discovery gives a great boost to four deserving causes but where did this rich haul come from?

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY by Maddy Maloney

November 27, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 29.1 MB

A walk through the sometimes difficult terrain of this life is so much easier with friends to support and guide you

THE ARCH by Dave Baldwin

July 06, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes - 20.3 MB

When George visited a new coffee shop he unlocked a powerful nostalgia for his schooldays and a mystery that would change his life.

MYSTERY OR NO MYSTERY by Howard Jones

April 17, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MB

After more than one hundred years that event remains a mystery. Or does it?

A CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Gordon Stewart

March 27, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes - 16.3 MB

When moving house there always seems to be something you leave behind

HOOKED by Dave Baldwin

March 05, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 23.4 MB

There are many ways to disappear but suicide is surely a bit drastic.

FRONT WINDOW by Amanda Watkins

January 27, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 18.4 MB

Voyeur or concerned neighbour?

HAPPY CHRISTMAS from Bare Bones

December 14, 2018 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MB

We wish a very happy Christmas to all of our listeners

BEN by Dave Baldwin

November 23, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes - 27.9 MB

Fly fishing on the Dun was even more enjoyable in the company of Ben. His knowledge and expertise seemed endless but who was he?

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE by Gordon Stewart

November 01, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 28.4 MB

Will Charlie win Rosie's love with the proceeds of crime?

THE SHOP by Dave Baldwin

October 09, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 42.2 MB

There must surely be a logical explanation.

ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE by Amanda Watkins

September 09, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 26.3 MB

and one man in his time plays many parts

THE BRIDGE by Dave Baldwin

August 11, 2018 00:00 - 27 minutes - 33.3 MB

There’s something magical about a bridge across a river. It can change so much of the life around it. It can bring distant communities together and change the daily lives of local residents. It can also be the setting for great personal drama.

ONE MAN'S POISON by Howard Jones

July 20, 2018 00:00 - 48 minutes - 49.8 MB

In 1907 Florence Maybrick was found guilty of murdering her husband and was sentenced to death. The principal evidence in the case came from her brother-in-law, Michael Maybrick, a celebrated musical composer. The evidence was thin and of doubtful source but the jury believed it. Did they feel that the composer of 'Holy City' wouldn't lie?

SAFARI by Dave Baldwin

June 23, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 26.8 MB

It's just a newly built house at the end of a country lane but ......

TRANSITION by Amanda Watkins

May 11, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Maybe it's only a 'halfway house' but you can certainly find out who your friends are.

THE MACHINE by Dave Baldwin

April 21, 2018 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

It's just a random number in a spreadsheet. It really can't have any significance. Can it?

BERNARD'S DAY OUT by Amanda Watkins

March 31, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

Bernard's trip to the hospital results in a day of death defying adventure.

2068 by Dave Baldwin

March 09, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

If this is the brave new world how did we get here?

FRIEND OR FOE by Howard Jones

February 14, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MB

When Bob and Sue took their touring holiday in Germany they uncovered surprising family connections. Old foes or new friends?