Speculative fiction is all about reimagining the world.
Taking something ordinary, turning it upside down, and asking, ‘What if?’
STORY 1: Pigeon Empathy by Alby Bennett
So, quick question … How do you feel about pigeons?Ā
Pigeons – basic, donāt you think? Scuttling about, cooing vacantly. But in this here audio fiction, they have a secret life. Producer Alby says: āPrepare to emerge from Pigeon Empathy with a new perspective on not only pigeons, but reality itself.ā
Producer:Alby Bennett
Tutor / Supervising Producer: Danni Stewart
Voicework: Benji Mckay
Music: Blue Dot Sessions (Corner Store; Highway 104; Lakkalia; No Two Ways)
SFX: Beating wings.wav by juskiddink;BIRDSong_Park.Pigeons.Cooing.Flapping wings.Human voices.Traffic 3_EM.wav by newlocknew.; Creepy static fade out into a low hiss from microphone by PantherK.; Domestic Dove Coo by haulaway.; Static Burst 2 by SilverIllusionist
STORY 3: iPad by Joyce de Badts
Have you ever had someone you care about no longer be a part of your life and you wonder what they are up to?
Producer: Joyce de Badts
Voicework: Helena De Groot
Supervising Producer: M. Cristina Marras
The Looking Glass by Keyari Page
This last story comes from our second annual 24-hour radio race.
The premise is that a number of audio producers gather at fbi.radio or online and are given a theme.
They spend a little time brainstormingā¦ and then they have 24 hours to have a story finished and submitted.
The theme for this race was Mirrored.
In this audio science-fiction story, Keyari Page explores the idea of someone facing their own reflection.
Extra
You can check out our Mirrored episodes here
And here are more stories from our 24 Radio Race on our Substack
And if you really love audio challenges, we are having a listening party for our recentĀ audiocorpse.Ā
And … pssst …Ā if you’d like you’d like to work with the All the Best team and The Wire, we are hiring a new Digital Trainee!
All the Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
All The Best Intern: Nili Javid
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
And a special shout-out to all our volunteers!