• 04 - The Next Tenants
    Jun 6 2025

    An unofficial audio drama adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories and presented through the lens of a tall tale told by Harry Purvis in the White Hart pub. The number of mad scientists trying to conquer the world has been greatly exaggerated, but Harry has apparently met one...


    Credits:

    Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠Simon Alison⁠⁠⁠

    Harry - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Gareth Murden⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Jane - ⁠⁠⁠Lou Poulsom⁠⁠⁠

    Professor Takato - James Takahashi


    Buy Arthur C. Clarke's books at ⁠⁠⁠hive.co.uk

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    14 mins
  • 03 - Critical Mass
    Apr 30 2025

    An unofficial audio drama adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories and presented through the lens of a tall tale told by Harry Purvis in the White Hart pub. Today Harry tells us of the time he apparently prevented the evacuation of Southern England...


    Credits:

    Narrator - ⁠⁠Simon Alison⁠⁠

    Harry - ⁠⁠⁠Gareth Murden⁠⁠⁠

    Jane - ⁠⁠Lou Poulsom⁠⁠

    Anne, the Landlady - Michelle Goff

    Dr French - Levi Squier

    Pub patron - Euan Dixon


    Buy Arthur C. Clarke's books at ⁠⁠hive.co.uk

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    10 mins
  • 02 - Big Game Hunt
    Apr 5 2025

    An unofficial audio drama adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories and presented through the lens of a tall tale told by Harry Purvis in the White Hart pub. This time, Harry tells the story of an invention that can control an animal's movement, whether it likes it or not...


    Credits:

    Narrator - ⁠Simon Alison⁠

    Harry - ⁠⁠Gareth Murden⁠⁠

    Jane - ⁠Lou Poulsom⁠

    Radio Operator - Jennifer Waithman


    Buy Arthur C. Clarke's books at ⁠hive.co.uk

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    11 mins
  • 01 - The Ultimate Melody
    Mar 8 2025

    An unofficial audio drama adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories and presented through the lens of a tall tale told by Harry Purvis in the White Hart pub. Today, Harry's story describes the work of Professor Lister, a physiologist who attempts to discover the connections between music and the rhythms of the electrical pulses in the brain. Believing that all "hit-tunes" are merely poor reflections of an ultimate melody, the professor builds a machine to search for this tune.


    Credits:

    Narrator - Simon Alison

    Harry - ⁠Gareth Murden⁠

    Charlie - Christopher Whiteford

    Jane - Lou Poulsom

    Professor Lister - Jennie Dyer


    Buy Arthur C. Clarke's books at hive.co.uk

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    13 mins