Podcast
Yorick Radio Productions
Hosted by Rosie Beech · EN
Yorick Radio Productions is a show all about performance and creativity! From theatre to short stories and creative writing, we analyse and celebrate it all. Some of our regular segments include: Theoretically theatrical: A documentary style show about theatre, creative pursuits and behind the scenes info. Scintillating Stories: Where we read short stories. Page Parle: Where we interview authors and performers. Radio Revelry: Where we perform Radio plays.Cosy Critiques: Where we hear from reviewers of books, movies, plays and more.Under Construction: Where we give feedback to audience submitted writing.
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Scintillating Stories: Gauridi's Daughters
Jun 21, 202400:27:02Tap to summarizeContent Warning: Death of a childIn this episode we hear the story of complex parent child relationships. What makes a mother? Is it love and care? And what do we take for granted? We apologise for any mispronunciations in the narration of this story. Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: I Want to Name Myself
Jun 14, 202400:10:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode we are delighted to present a non fiction piece by Harper Walton. In it they discuss the complex relationship between identity, transition and names. To hear more from Harper: Instagram: harperwalton_Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: Discovering the Artist Gertrude Sandmann
Mar 22, 202400:15:06Tap to summarizeYorick is back from our break and bringing you fantastic new stories! In this episode we have a beautiful and poignant non fiction piece by Emily L Quint Freeman. She tells us about the life of the Lesbian, German-Jewish artist Gertrude Sandmann and the impact she had on her community. This piece was originally published in Mocking Owl Roost.Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating stories: Petroudi and Itse
Feb 5, 202400:10:39Tap to summarizeIn this episode we read two collections of poetry. The first, by Vasiliki Petroudi, examines folklore and literature through a new lens. The second, by Birgit Itse, takes life observations and spins them into funny ditties!Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: Vestiges of a Misspent Youth
Jan 19, 202400:12:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode we read a beautifully tragic tale of pain and endurance by Shannon Frost Greenstein.Shannonis the author of “Pray for Us Sinners,” a fiction collection with Alien Buddha Press, and “An Oral History of One Day in Guyana,” a chapbook from Bullsh*t Lit.Follow Shannon at shannonfrostgreenstein.com or on Twitter at @ShannonFrostGre. Insta: @zarathustra_speaksSupport the show
Transcribe →2023 Outtakes
Jan 12, 202400:47:20Tap to summarizeWe're ringing in the New Year with a celebration of all of our goofs and gaffs! We hope that you enjoy looking back at our silliest moments with us! Thank you so much to the authors and actors who worked with us, to the whole Yorick Team and, of course, our lovely listeners! We look forward to bringing you more creative chaos in 2024!Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: I Curled with Bauchans
Dec 23, 202300:18:03Tap to summarizeIn our festive episode we read a story by Chief Jester Rosie Beech. We follow Eunice into the forest to play a strange game with stranger team mates. You have to keep your wits about you when you encounter living folklore!This piece was originally published in Crab Apple Literary Magazine. Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: Flash fiction collection
Dec 15, 202300:14:53Tap to summarizeIn this episode we read three wonderful stories! The Academy of Avian Excellence by Elynor Kamil (Content warning: animal cruelty) Homecoming by Fenja Hill Elsa’s Pig by Zusana StorrierIncludes music by Kevin Macleod (Evening Melodrama) Support the show
Transcribe →Page Parle: Dr Nancy Glass
Dec 8, 202300:17:02Tap to summarizeIn this episode we speak to author Dr Nancy Glass. She has been published in Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, in The Journal of Narrative Visions, and won the 2022 Writer’s League of Texas Manuscript Contest in General Nonfiction. She retired from clinical practice after forty years as Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in 2022. Support the show
Transcribe →Scintillating Stories: The Longest Minute
Nov 25, 202300:21:38Tap to summarizeContent warning: Infant deathIn this episode we read a profound and thoughtful piece by Nancy L. Glass. It follows a doctors experience of providing hospice care and all the little moments that are so important for both the family and the doctor.Support the show
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