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Oblivity

38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratings

A comedy sci-fi series ||
Commander Falconer is missing the war...

Following years in front line combat, a decorated hero is posted to the remote ice plains of Pluto on her toughest mission yet: to oversee a small, dysfunctional research team.

Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama about family, isolation and meteorites

www.oblivitypodcast.com @oblivitypodcast

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Dramomedy! Five podcast recommendations

July 12, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.06 MB

Here are five great audio drama podcast recommendations! Just like Oblivity, all are science fiction-y. They are also either comedy, drama or an innovative mix of the two: dram-omedy. OZ 9: Sci fi comedy  Join the useless crew of the decrepit Oz 9 as they limp around space looking for a new home to utterly bugg*r up. Website | Patreon NIGHT TERRACE: Time travel comedy Dr Anastasia Black just wanted a quiet retirement, so she’s not exactly thrilled when her suburban terrace house spon...

Presenting OZ 9 - featuring Officer Lowell

June 14, 2023 15:18 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MB

Presenting Oz 9, a sci-fi comedy podcast. Recently, Oblivity enjoyed a cameo in Oz 9 in the form of Officer Lowell. Listen to the episode here! If you're not listening to Oz 9, you're missing out on a wild and very unsafe ride. It's stuffed full of brilliant writing, excellent characters and more jokes and ideas than is quite frankly fair. About Oz 9  'On a random Tuesday in 2142, 400 Oz ships, each carrying a cargo of 50,000 sleeping rich people, were launched from Earth by a corporat...

A message from Turnbull and Webb, your friendly local mercenaries

January 18, 2023 13:05 - 5 minutes - 7.15 MB

"Have you been a victim of intimidation? Extortion? Fraud? Then you may already be familiar with our work." - A message from Turnbull and Webb Thank you for listening to Season Two! If you would like a third season of Oblivity, then we'll need your help. - Head to our Ko-fi page, and buy and play our fun online 5-star rated Escape Game 'The  Profoctor Predicament', or buy a Cyborg Camp patch, or simply donate! - Buy Oblivity merch! Head to our Spreadshirt page (better for UK) or TeeP...

2.7 Umbra (part two)

December 28, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MB

The Season Two finale, in which the team decide what's worth saving.   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words. Say hello on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook @oblivitypodcast 206: Umbra (part two) Cast Commander Mildred Falconer - ...

2.6 Umbra (part one)

December 21, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

Who is the phantom astronaut? And what secrets are hidden in the SS Umbra?  Abandoned shuttles! Interrogation! Elderflower presse! All in UMBRA (part one), the sixth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice words. ...

2.5 Ground Control

December 14, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

"Hiya! How can myself be of service to yourself?" When we last left the team, Falconer had grounded Burney, Lowell and Christy alone in their quarters for one night. Now, several days later, Burney decides it's time to hatch an escape plan - but he'll need a little help.  Sleeping gas! Democracying! Conversational Sanskrit! All in GROUND CONTROL, the fifth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts,...

2.4 How to Win Friends and Assimilate People

December 07, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MB

Welcome to the Calypso Spa, Leisure and Entertainment complex: recreation for the body; restoration for the soul (no refunds for unrestored souls). Enjoy a massage with an old friend; go bowling with new ones; share a meal with a loved one; or simply take some time for yourself. Whatever your needs, our cutting edge Abigails are here to help you connect. Mercenaries! Copyright infringement! Hot basalt stones! All in the fourth episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity i...

2.3 Ghost Writer

November 30, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 67.2 MB

A woman wakes inside a Pluto research station unsure of who she is. She's holding a stunner, someone is humming a melody and a strange man is unconscious nearby. Yes - it's the memory loss episode! Meta constructs! Adorable pet names! Crispy onion rings! All in the third episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivit...

2.2 Simulation Theory

November 23, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

Join a psychopathic cyborg in search of a character, and kill time on a satellite service station. Will Lowell and Burney save their skins and make some friends along the way? Will Christy make an important decision? Will Falconer eat a lasagne? Vaporisation! Trash talk! 90's guitar stings! All in the second episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Ple...

2.1 Mothership

November 16, 2022 07:54 - 42 minutes - 59.3 MB

Commander Falconer receives an unexpected guest while the team construct a quantum field stabiliser. Ski resorts! Anomalous phenomena! The squeezebox of doom! All in the first episode of Season Two of Oblivity!   About us  Oblivity is a full-cast independent sci fi comedy drama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Please let us know if you enjoy Oblivity by leaving a quick rating and review! If nothing else, it gives us a warm glow to read your nice...

Previously: Season One recap

November 13, 2022 06:00 - 2 minutes - 3.56 MB

Oblivity Season Two launches Wednesday 16 November! Need a reminder of what's been happening at Research Base Persephone? We've got you! Here's a short recap. Oblivity is an independent, full-cast, sci fi comedy drama podcast. It stars: Cate Nunn as Commander Mildred Falconer Hannah Wilmshurst as First Officer Joy Christy Ashley Hunt as Officer Howell Lowell Max Windich as Officer Aloysius Burney Guy Grimsley as Orpheus Oblivity is made by Rob Stringer (showrunning, writing, di...

Bonus: Amelia Bell's Last Hurrah

November 09, 2022 10:22 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MB

A bonus episode before Season Two lands on Wednesday 16 November! When we last left aviatrix Amelia Bell (Justine Malone) in season one’s Revolutions in the Air, she was about to embark on a solo space flight, circumnavigating the ‘Sys. (That’s ‘solar system, for the uninitiated.) Christy had decided not to join her after all - but did give her the psychomimicellum plant to which she is psychically linked. In Amelia Bell’s Last Hurrah, we follow the plucky pilot on her long, lonely jou...

Bonus: Perfect Partners

November 02, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MB

A bonus episode, to whet appetites before Season Two lands on Wednesday 16 November! This episode sees the return of bickering interrogators Reginald (Alistair Nunn) and Horace (Ralph Watson). In Perfect Partners, the couple try to work out their differences in relationship counselling, facilitated by the unflappable Poppy (special guest Jen Sugden, co-creator of the Victoriocity podcast.) Poppy tries to get the pair to open up, but could it be that she’s not asking the right questions?

Season Two incoming 16 November 2022

October 30, 2022 14:06 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

A very quick announcement that Season Two is incoming on Wednesday 16 November 2022! Return to Research Base Persephone on Pluto, and step into quantum chasms, photonic fuelling stations, abandoned shuttles, forgotten memories and luxury health spas. As well as catching up with the crew, you’ll meet familiar adversaries – and a few new ones too. Season Two has been along time coming – but we’re really proud of the result. There are seven full episodes, and a couple of surprises too! ...

The Lowelliad: An Epic and Totally Plausible Tale

October 25, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 18.5 MB

Following a raging storm, the heroic cyborg Lowell wakes on a distant land. To return to his comrades, he must navigate the perilous Corri-Dor, facing gods, monsters and death itself! This episode is part of the #AcastAudioFictionWeek. We've partnered with fiction shows Desperado @desperado_Radio, Gather the Suspects @Gtsus_Pod and Hello Humans @HumanDefinitely - all creating an episode based on the theme of 'Heroes'. To discover more, and shout out your favourite fiction podcasts, use t...

Bonus: The Lowelliad: An Epic and Totally Plausible Tale

October 25, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 18.5 MB

Following a raging storm, the heroic cyborg Lowell wakes on a distant land. To return to his comrades, he must navigate the perilous Corri-Dor, facing gods, monsters and death itself! This episode is part of the #AcastAudioFictionWeek. We've partnered with fiction shows Desperado @desperado_Radio, Gather the Suspects @Gtsus_Pod and Hello Humans @HumanDefinitely - all creating an episode based on the theme of 'Heroes'. To discover more, and shout out your favourite fiction podcasts, use t...

Season Two is now in production!

August 01, 2021 12:42 - 2 minutes - 3.18 MB

This is a quick update to let you know that after an unplanned hiatus, Season Two of Oblivity is now in production! It's still not feasible to get our cast and crew together in a studio - and probably won't be for a while. SO we've invested in a bit of fancy kit, and we're exploring the brave new world of home recording! (OK, it's not THAT new. Loads of shows do it. But it's new to us. ) We want to make sure Season Two is as good as it can be in every way. We’ve researched the tech, th...

Bonus: A Black Hole is for Life, not Just for Llama Day

December 01, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MB

Please enjoy the Oblivity festive episode. We released it for our Season Two backers last year, and as we've had to put production on pause in 2020, we thought it'd be nice to share the episode with everyone! Also - check out our online escape game 'The Profoctor Predicament' at www.oblivitypodcast.com. It's had five star reviews, and would make an ace Llama Day gift! Whatever you're up to this December, take care, and we'll see you again soon. Rob & team Content warning: Contains di...

A Black Hole is for Life, not Just for Llama Day

December 01, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MB

Please enjoy the Oblivity festive episode. We released it for our Season Two backers last year, and as we've had to put production on pause in 2020, we thought it'd be nice to share the episode with everyone! Also - check out our online escape game 'The Profoctor Predicament' at www.oblivitypodcast.com. It's had five star reviews, and would make an ace Llama Day gift! Whatever you're up to this December, take care, and we'll see you again soon. Rob & team Content warning: Contains di...

Announcement: Play Oblivity online escape game 'The Profoctor Predicament'!

August 17, 2020 17:36 - 2 minutes - 3.77 MB

The Profoctor Predicament is a brand new immersive online Escape Game and interactive story, set in the world of Oblivity! Travel to Pluto to investigate what happened to the missing team of Research Base Persephone. Take on perplexing puzzles and a fiendish foe, as a ferocious creature stalks ever closer to the base... Featuring original material, videos, audio, music and artwork, this online escape game and story can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home! It's just £5 (about $6....

The Profoctor Predicament! An Oblivity online escape game

August 17, 2020 17:36 - 2 minutes - 3.77 MB

The Profoctor Predicament is a brand new immersive online Escape Game and interactive story, set in the world of Oblivity! Travel to Pluto to investigate what happened to the missing team of Research Base Persephone. Take on perplexing puzzles and a fiendish foe, as a ferocious creature stalks ever closer to the base... Featuring original material, videos, audio, music and artwork, this online escape game and story can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home! It's just £5 (about $6....

A Black Hole is for Life; not just for Llama Day

December 23, 2019 15:32 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MB

Please enjoy this extract from our Special Festive bonus episode, made as a reward for our generous supporters who have helped us to make more Oblivity in 2020. The full 25 minute episode is now available to all our listeners, in return for just £3 - the cost of a coffee! To get the secret link and password, head to our website homepage – oblivitypodcast.com – and click on the blue link, or go straight to https://ko-fi.com/oblivitypodcast and buy us a coffee. The episode features black...

Live show! 30 Nov, London

November 03, 2019 10:58 - 1 minute - 1.87 MB

Oblivity is taking to the stage in London on Saturday 30th November! Tickets £9.50 from www.KingsPlace.co.uk We look forward to seeing you there!

Season two update: You did it!

October 16, 2019 16:45 - 1 minute - 1.74 MB

Oblivity will return for a second season in 2020, thanks to all our incredible backers! We also reached our stretch target, which means that there will be a backers-only festive episode this year. As of the release of this message, there’s still just over 24 hours to get involved and make sure you get that festive episode too, by finding Oblivity on Kickstarter, and pledging any amount – but be sure to do before the end of Thursday 17 October, that’s midnight, British Summer Time. For no...

Missives to Mars: 4. Howell Lowell

October 11, 2019 01:30 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MB

“Maybe I’ll just be in this base forever.” With: Ashley Hunt as Lowell Guy Grimsley as Orpheus Written by Rob Stringer Production by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Help make a second season, and get ace rewards! Back our Kickstarter campaign before Thursday 17 October 2019.   

Missives to Mars: 3. Aloysius Burney

October 04, 2019 01:30 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MB

“I have also observed a light sweat on my palms." With: Max Windich as as Burney Guy Grimsley as Orpheus Written by Rob Stringer Production by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Help make a second season, and get ace rewards! Back our Kickstarter campaign before Thursday 17 October 2019.  Help us reach our target, and get bonus episodes, recordings of our live shows, a personalised message from the team, and much more. Thank you for your support!

Missives to Mars: 2. Joy Christy

September 27, 2019 01:30 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MB

“The days are blurring a bit." With: Hannah Wilmshurst as Christy Guy Grimsley as Orpheus Written by Rob Stringer Production by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Help make a second season, and get ace rewards! Back our Kickstarter campaign before Thursday 17 October 2019.  Help us reach our target, and get bonus episodes, recordings of our live shows, a personalised message from the team, and much more. Thank you for your support!

Missives to Mars: 1. Mildred Falconer

September 20, 2019 01:30 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MB

"And yes there was a reason I had burnt him out the photo, and you know that, and it’s not fair to ask, OK?" Cate Nunn as Commander Falconer Guy Grimsley as Orpheus Written by Rob Stringer Production by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Help make a second season, and get ace rewards! Back our Kickstarter campaign before Thursday 17 October 2019.  Help us reach our target, and get bonus episodes, recordings of our live shows, a personalised message from the team, and much more. Thank ...

Get ace stuff!: help make season two!

September 16, 2019 23:30 - 2 minutes - 3.09 MB

Back a second season on Kickstarter today, and get ace rewards! We need your help to meet our target of £5000 in 30 days, so that we can cover production costs of a second season. If you can help, you can enjoy mini-episodes, out-takes, a personalised recorded message, and even a special festive episode! The campaign ends on Thursday 17 October, so please help us by backing a second season today. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oblivity/season-two Thank you! Rob, Joe and the...

1.6 Falconer the Fearless

May 08, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes - 65.7 MB

In the last episode of series one, Falconer undergoes a screening to determine if she is ready to return to service. Meanwhile her team absolutely don't have a life-threatening crisis on their hands. About us If you like what we do, please submit a quick rating and review! Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast 106: Falconer the Fearless ...

1.5 Dark Matter

May 01, 2019 00:20 - 36 minutes - 60.5 MB

When Orpheus experiences a power cut due to apparent sabotage, not a single member of the crew could possibly be the culprit. About us If you like what we do, please submit a quick rating and review! Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast 105: Dark Matter Cast Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst ...

1.4 Friends and Nemeses

April 24, 2019 00:00 - 44 minutes - 70.6 MB

Falconer proposes a visit to another research base purely to help Burney meet an associate - and certainly not to settle a score with her old rival. About us If you like what we do, please submit a quick rating and review! Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast 104: A Cyborg Meets His Maker Cast Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn First O...

1.3 Revolutions in the Air

April 17, 2019 00:00 - 37 minutes - 61.6 MB

When an explorer drops in, smitten Christy has to make a choice. Meanwhile, the team enjoy a quiet evening in with a board game. About us Please rate and review us! Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast 103: Revolutions in the Air Cast Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst Officer Burney - Max Wi...

1.2 A Cyborg Meets His Maker

April 10, 2019 00:00 - 37 minutes - 61.8 MB

Lowell is reunited with his cybersurgeon ( who probably has no secret agenda) while Christy takes part in Burney's new test. Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast If you like what we do, we'd love a quick rating and review! 102: A Cyborg Meets His Maker Cast Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst Of...

1.1 Incoming

April 03, 2019 00:45 - 36 minutes - 60.5 MB

A research crew meet their new Commander, and the base is completely safe from falling meteoroids. Oblivity is a comedy science fiction audiodrama podcast. Find transcripts, media kit and more at www.oblivitypodcast.com  Say hello on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @oblivitypodcast If you like what we do, we'd love a quick rating and review. 101: Incoming Cast Commander Falconer - Cate Nunn First Officer Christy - Hannah Wilmshurst Officer Burney - Max Windich Officer Lowel...

Prologue: Itch

February 20, 2019 21:22 - 3 minutes - 14.2 MB

When you’re hurtling towards Pluto in a one-person pod at a rate of several thousand miles per hour, you find yourself thinking a lot about space. Mostly about how there’s sod all of it in a one-person pod. Oblivity: Incoming Wednesday 3 April 2019 www.oblivitypodcast.com Featuring Cate Nunn as Commander Falconer Created by Rob Stringer Sound by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: @oblivitypodcast 

Trailer: Itch

February 20, 2019 21:22 - 3 minutes - 14.2 MB

When you’re hurtling towards Pluto in a one-person pod at a rate of several thousand miles per hour, you find yourself thinking a lot about space. Mostly about how there’s sod all of it in a one-person pod. Oblivity: Incoming Wednesday 3 April 2019 www.oblivitypodcast.com Featuring Cate Nunn as Commander Falconer Created by Rob Stringer Sound by Joe Carr Music by Tom Ashton Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram: @oblivitypodcast 

Oblivity: Trailer

February 13, 2019 20:56 - 50 seconds - 827 KB

The trailer for Oblivity. A disgraced war hero is posted to Pluto on her toughest mission yet: to oversee a small, dysfunctional research team. Oblivity is an independent production. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! We're on socials as @oblivitypodcast

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