Hello! I’m dropping in to introduce an audio drama that’s been going for some time: The Strata, by Mark R Healy. Set in a sprawling, dystopian metropolis in a sci-fi future, The Strata follows Rust, an ageing mechanically-augmented courier forced into business with an underworld ganglord in order to pay for treatment to keep his rapidly-failing body alive. He narrates his tale in a manner that is pure film-noir and as a fan of flawed protagonists, I enjoyed following his story. Rust as a narrator is one part Reacher, one part Philip Marlowe, with a little Ron Perlman thrown in there for vocal tone. Episode one starts as his mostly-robotic body is starting to fail, and he’s growing desperate; but how far is he willing to go to stay alive? Listen on for Episode One of The Strata, and you can find The Strata anywhere you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello! Before I introduce you to my dear friend Jack, a quick reminder that if you’re about on September 6th we’re doing a live show at the London Podcast Festival as part of Audio Drama Day! We’re on at 2:30 and tickets are just £16! This may well be our last live show - and will definitely be our last one for a long while - so if you want to see us on stage, now’s the time! And now, on to Jack! So while we were working on season 4 we were also, behind the scenes, working on a whole new show. Introducing: Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective, by Josie Jaffrey. A prequel to her Jack Valentine book series, Jack Valentine Vampire Detective follows Jack Valentine, a detective with the Seekers, a vampire police force operating in Oxford, as she deals with a series of grisly murders that seem a little too familiar… It’s directed by Jen Sugden of Victoriocity and recorded, sound designed and mastered by us here at Battle Bird Productions, with a theme tune by the one and only Hedley Knights. It features Grace Kelly Miller from No Small Rolls as Jack alongside a whole host of other voices, some new and some you’ll definitely recognise. It’s available on all podcatchers and there are five episodes ready for you to sink your teeth into! Listen on for episode one: Dead Man’s Hand! Content Warnings: Murder Death Violence Description of corpses Forensic Investigation Blood Drinking Alcohol Use Drugging Mentions of Adultery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello! We hope you enjoyed listening to Season 4 (or as some of the cool kids are calling it, Season 7). It was a real labour of love and we're so glad it's finally out in the world. We're here with a couple of quick announcements! First, we're going to be doing a live show! We're back at London Podcast Festival for Audio Drama Day on the 6th September at 2:30pm. We're in a bigger venue than usual which is a little daunting, but we're looking forward to it! We'll have our core cast plus some special guests, including the wonderful Layla Katib from Victoriocity! Other shows that day include An Audience with Magenta and Bernard, Camlaan, Audio Drama Done Quick and Headliners Wooden Overcoats, so a chance to see a whole host of Audio Drama Royalty! Tickets for our show are just £16 and we'll be about afterwards with merch, so come say hi! You can find a link for tickets in the show notes! The second thing is that we're going to be taking a formal break from We Fix Space Junk now Season 4 is out. The reason it took so long to bring Season 4 out in the first place was because we're both incredibly burnt out and we need time and space to recover. We've been working on Space Junk alongside full-time work for the last eight years - and even when we've not been actively working, it's still been lurking at the top of our to-do piles and was never far from our thoughts. And that can take a bit of a toll. The thing about burnout is that it sucks all the joy out of the things you love doing, and we don't want Space Junk to become something we resent. We deserve time and space away from the show and you deserve a show made by people working at their best. So We Fix Space Junk is going to go on formal hiatus for a year. I'm going to start working on scripts for Season 5 in July next year with a refreshed brain, fresh ideas and the enthusiasm to make the next season of a show we love. In the mean time, we're going to be working on some other creative projects, so keep your eyes out for those. So, we hope to see some of you in September at our live show and for the rest - Kilner and Samantha will be back! Buy live show tickets at https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/podcast/we-fix-space-junk-2/ or on the Kings Place website! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha receive an SOS from Automnicon's HQ. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Karim Kronfli Vicki Baron LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha have a run-in with an old schoolfriend of Samantha's. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Rachel Smith Lindsay Sharman Katrina Allen Vicki Baron LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha are sent out into the far reaches of space with a celebrity explorer. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Julian Mundy Lindsay Sharman Pip Gladwin Karim Kronfli LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha are tasked with delivering a small nuclear reactor. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Laurence Owen Graham Rowat Naomi Clarke Pip Gladwin Katrina Allen Russ More Vicki Baron LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha return to Neutral Industries and cross paths with an old friend. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Naomi Clarke Graham Rowat Vicki Baron Lindsay Sharman Laurence Owen Shamini Bundell Karim Kronfli Hedley Knights LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So if you've been in the audio-drama-sphere as long as we have, you probably know Death by Dying (and if you haven't, you're in for a treat). They're one of our favourites, we love the people behind it (and we've worked with them a bunch) and we're overjoyed that in the year we're finally back from hiatus, they're back too! If you've not heard of Death By Dying before, it's a dark comedy fiction podcast following the adventures of Crestfall, Idaho's Obituary Writer as he deals with - and writes about - death on a daily basis, finding himself in over his head as he investigates a series of strange and mysterious deaths. It's a combination of hilarious, absurd and also darkly comforting. We're so, so glad it's back and we hope you enjoy listening!The first three episodes of their much-anticipated second season are out now, with the fourth, "Obituary 9: Kai died" coming out TODAY, April 27th! Season 2 picks up right after the shocking Season 1 finale, with the Obituary Writer searching for his missing friend on a journey that will take him to the strangest corners of Crestfall. Season 1, bonus episodes, a live show, and a 3-part Tales from Crestfall mini-series are available now on the DEATH BY DYING feed. We're so glad they're back and we hope you love them too! Death by Dying can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts and, like We Fix Space Junk, is available on Fable and Folly's ad-free premium feed. Right now, listen on for Episode One of Season One: Wyatt Died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which Kilner and Samantha deal with a word escape on a literary ranch. Looking for ad-free episodes? Check out our ⁠Patreon feed!⁠ For a full transcript of the episode and content warnings click here or visit ⁠battlebird.productions⁠ and click transcripts! Written by Beth Crane and produced by Hedley Knights for Battle Bird Productions. All artwork and graphics by Beth Crane, all music by Hedley Knights. CAST Beth Crane Rebecca Evans Jack Carmichael Helen Zaltzmann Pip Gladwin Katrina Allen Hedley Knights Layla Katib Vicki Baron LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT WE FIX SPACE JUNK? You can join our Patreon or send us a one-off donation on Ko-Fi or PayPal! If you’re looking for something we’ve advertised, visit our affiliate partner page! We’ve also got a wide range of merch available on our TeePublic, Spreadshirt and Etsy pages! FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM: ⁠instagram.com/battlebirdproductions⁠  FACEBOOK: ⁠facebook.com/WeFixSpaceJunk⁠ // ⁠facebook.com/BattleBirdProd⁠ TUMBLR: ⁠wefixspacejunk.tumblr.com⁠ TIKTOK: ⁠tiktok.com/@wefixspacejunk⁠ WEBSITE: battlebird.productions Heard an ad you think shouldn't be here? Get in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices