Mitch Day's Story Time
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -We all need something less serious in our lives right now - so why not try listening to me improvise my way into and out of a well trodden (and now: well trodden on) story? Or readings of my own comedy plays, very historically inaccurate accounts of well known figures and events, short stories, monologues and (when they let me) those of my Writer friends? It's honestly this or The News so, you know, crack on!
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Christmas In Aberystwyth
December 18, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBIt's the Mitch Day's Story Time Christmas Special! And it's the return of friend of the Podcast Amy Scanlon who stars as Anwen: After discovering she has a brother she's never met: Anwen travels to the town of her birth to find him. What information does she have to go on? "He's probably somewhere in Aberystwyth" is all her aunt has told her. To make it even harder, it's Christmas Eve. Will Anwen be able to able to find the last minute family Christmas she's dreamed of? Hosted on Acast. ...
You're Not Special!
December 11, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBTime to calm down and relax with a lovely short story... This weeks story is read by ME (so it really must be fantastic) and is about Colin, a hypersensitive soul seeking a therapist to help him through life. When he arrives in her office though, she seems a little bit, well, familiar... Please support the podcast by writing a review or clicking the five star button. If you do I will send you an imaginary Mitch Days Story Time Medal (delivered by the imaginary postman in an imaginary satch...
Denise, her Daughter & DEAN
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBHard day? Annoying customer? Snotty email? Well! Let us take you away from all that with a BRILLIANT short story... This episode stars the wonderful Eliza Williams as Denise and is the Podcasts very first duologue (her co star is me! Mitch Day as DEAN) Set in the near future where AI has advanced we meet DEAN (think Siri or Alexa, but smarter) who becomes an unlikely agony aunt to Denise as she is desperate to stop her daughter Debbie from marrying the wrong man. (This episode contains ...
Who Invited The Swingers?
November 27, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWelcome back! After a rather long pause we're here again to save you from a gloomy day of your choice with a wonderful short story. Time to relax and be elsewhere for a while don't you think? This episode stars the wonderful Anya Sayadian as Linda, hiding in her bath from house guests who are there for a little bit more than canapés. This is an entirely accidental arrangement of course, after all; one of them is her boss... (Despite the explicit warning there is no bad language here - but...
The Guinea Pig Clause
March 14, 2021 11:15 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBMy first ROM COM! Special Guest Lydia Cashman brings to life my short story about Rebecca, a young woman who has a very intrusive imagination, a much loved Guinea Pig, a work place crush AND a group of strange and irritating work colleagues... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Good Girl Lewis (Part Two)
March 07, 2021 19:31 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBHere it is! Part Two of my story "Good Girl Lewis", Sharon Facinelli joins us again for the exciting conclusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Good Girl Lewis
February 28, 2021 15:11 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBHow lucky we all are to have special guest Sharon Facinelli join us to read "Good Girl Lewis": my short story about a nervous little dog, her loving Mummy and some unwanted visitors... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shouting at the Dead
November 27, 2020 20:39 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBThe wonderful Káit Feeney returns to deliver another of my monologues she once performed in the real life theatre world of London (specifically the Southwark Playhouse). Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Ghostly Plaice
November 14, 2020 21:16 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBSpoiling you with yet another special guest! This time in the form of the wonderful Michael Feldsher reading my short story "A Ghostly Plaice" (It's not a typo guys...it'll all make sense later) If you love a little bit of ghostly spookiness but without the actual fear or horror element this story is for you. Who says a ghost story can't have a little bit of charm thrown in? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Shakespeare Paradox
November 03, 2020 21:55 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBNeed a little break from the world? Here's half an hours total silliness based on my love/hate relationship with William Shakespeare. This is an absolutely totally fully completely improvised short story based on nought but the grey stuff in my brain. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dreaming The Life
September 26, 2020 15:06 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBIt's time for my second special guest! Fantastic Actor Amy Scanlon reads my short story "Dreaming The Life" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ending Howard
August 30, 2020 13:57 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBHurrah! The first in a string of new episodes featuring special guest performers starts here with Káit Feeney. Káit joins us to perform my monologue "Ending Howard" which was originally written for a showcase called "Art From The Heart" (Directors Cut Theatre Company) and performed LIVE (remember that?) on the 15th March 2020 at the Southwark Playhouse. Related Links: https://directorscuttheatre.co.uk https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
The Fellowship Of The Something
June 17, 2020 15:49 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBSo! Are you very familiar with The Lord Of The Rings movies? I hope so, otherwise this won't make much sense at all. Or perhaps it's better that way who knows, a big super fan of those movies may become very agitated at all my minor changes or details forgotten...but anyway here it is. Another charming retelling of a beloved film. PS - this episode contains one naughty word. Sorry! I'm only human... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ms Lynch
May 24, 2020 10:29 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBNot a silly improvised retelling this episode. Instead: it's my first proper short story of the podcast which I've written with a pen and everything! (Obviously I've read it aloud, otherwise we'd face a little problem). There's some outtakes at the end as well which I thought I'd throw in which includes one naughty word, hence the explicit language listing for the episode, but there's not really anything else explicit in the story so if you fall down weeping and shaking at anything stronger t...
Sebastian's Baby
May 03, 2020 15:07 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBALIEN! What a great film. This is my fully improvised, totally unedited retelling of that iconic 1979 space/horror (albeit with very little horror and absolutely no suspense) I do just about manage to remember to mention space now and then though, oh and the cat! Who could forget the cat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rumpelmuffin
April 12, 2020 15:55 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBWell! Rumpelstiltskin is an oddun isn't it? I'm not 100% what it's even about. But as I mentioned him during my CinderKellen episode I suppose the little tyke was on my mind. So here we go, my second attempt at improvising through a famous story that I only partially remember. At least this time there's no fond cinematic memories to trample on - Rumpelstiltskin isn't anyones favourite. Maybe I can change that... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CinderKellen
April 10, 2020 16:18 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBMy improvised take on the classic and, according to Readers Digest, most loved fairytale "Cinderella". Featuring a host of character voices pulled from, well, somewhere deep inside my brain! Listen carefully and you can actually hear the cogs of my frontal lobe slowly clonk around as the most famous features of this family favourite elude me. If you enjoy it - please tell others on social media! I'm @MitchDayUK on Twitter and Instagram. If you didn't enjoy it then a five star review would rea...
Teaser
April 03, 2020 15:43 - 2 minutes - 2.83 MBA quick introduction of what is to come... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.