Best The Signalman Podcasts (2025)

Santa's work truck, night music, and the July 15th Nighthawk. Plus, Josh stops by the Dear Business Coach podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6BtMI1PIgBy Josh Urban

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Fireworks – The Signalman Show, S7 E2 8:08

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The fireworks, the katydids, and the July 8th Nighthawk.By Josh Urban

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Independence Day - The Signalman Show, E1 S7 13:22

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A full reading of the Declaration of Independence to celebrate this 4th of July–and kick off Season 7.By Josh Urban

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Trailer: Mystery on the Air

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The Music of Eriz Zann

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The Fall of the House of Usher

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The Signalman

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Smee

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The Monk3y's Paw

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The Dunwich Horror

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The Tell-Tale Heart

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The Willows

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The Call of Cthulhu

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Episode 58: The Signalman 26:34

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THE SIGNALMAN BY CHARLES DICKENS Adapted by Bart Meehan Performed: Tony Turner Geoffrey Borny Neil McLeod Directed by Tony Turner Produced and broadcast by ArtSound FM, Canberra, 2022

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Episode 57: The Big Game 17:36

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THE BIG GAME Written by Bart Meehan Performed by Neil McLeod There are moments we remember when we are old: The Big Game was one of them. Produced and broadcast by ArtSound FM Canberra, 2022.

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Christmas Special 2024: with Jenn Ashworth and Andrew Michael Hurley 1:53:48

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In the second of our 2024 Christmas Specials - join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guests Jenn Ashworth (author of Ghosted, A Kind of Intimacy and Fell) and Andrew Michael Hurley (author of The Loney, Starve Acre and Barrowbeck). We discussed three ghost stories for Christmas: Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk by Frank Cowper The Glamour of the Snow by…

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Christmas Special 2024: with Mike Muncer - 'The Signalman' (1976) and 'A View From a Hill' (2005) 1:44:46

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In the first of our 2024 Christmas Specials - join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mike Muncer in this episode (recorded live on Zoom on 11 December 2024) as we discuss two classic BBC Ghost Story for Christmas films, 'The Signalman' (1976) and 'A View From a Hill' (2005). Mike Muncer is the host and creator of The Evolution of Horror, a weekly…

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Episode 56: Free Market Theory or How to Succeed in Thatcher’s Britain 14:52

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FREE MARKET THEORY OR HOW TO SUCCEED IN THATCHER’S BRITAIN Free Market Theory plays out on the streets of 1980s London. Written by Bart Meehan Performed by: Adele Lewin Nigel Palfreman This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2023.

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Episode 55: A Woman’s War 23:03

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A WOMAN’S WAR A World War 1 story about women’s “contribution” from the homefront. Written by Bart Meehan (loosely based on a play by J.M. Barrie) Directed by Tony Turner Cast Laine Hart Nikki Hunter Penny Hunt Geoffrey Borny Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia, in 2023.

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Episode 54: The Masterpiece 11:17

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THE MASTERPIECE Creating a masterpiece is easy if you have the right help… Written by Bart Meehan (inspired by H.G. Wells) Cast: Nigel Palfreman Peter Fock Nikki Hunter Neil McLeod Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023

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Episode 53: The Trip Home 17:39

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THE TRIP HOME Anne and Louise are heading home for Christmas. The road is dark, the rain is heavy and there is something on the roof of the car…. Written by Bart Meehan Cast: Nikki Hunter Penny Hunt Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023

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Episode 52: The Black Veil 18:18

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THE BLACK VEIL A young doctor is visited by a mysterious woman wearing a black veil who makes a strange request …. From a story by Charles Dickens Adapted by Bart Meehan Directed by Tony Turner Cast: Elaine Noon Peter Holland Penny Hunt Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023…

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Christmas Special: with Mike Muncer - 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas' (1974) and 'The Ash Tree' (1975) 1:55:04

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In Series 4, Episode 11 - our Christmas Special - join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Mike Muncer in this episode (recorded live on Zoom on 7 December 2023) as we discuss two class Ghost Story for Christmas films, 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas' (1974) and 'The Ash Tree' (1975) Mike Muncer is the host and creator of The Evolution of Horror, a w…

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Ten Christmas Ghost Stories 26:44

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In Series 4, Episode 10 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, as I count down ten of my favourite Ghost Stories for Christmas! What are your favourites? Tell me on Twitter and Facebook.By Adam Robinson

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'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford: with Nathan Ballingrud 1:24:59

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In Series 4, Episode 9 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Nathan Ballingrud as we discuss 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. A novella, Crypt of the Moon Spider, will appear i…

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'Martin's Close' by M.R. James: with Naomi Ryan 1:50:00

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In Series 4, Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Naomi Ryan as we discuss 'Martin's Close' by M.R. James Naomi Ryan is a barrister. After completing the BCL at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a crimin…

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'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe: with Leon Craig 1:28:12

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In Series 4, Episode 7 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Leon Craig as we discuss 'Berenice' by Edgar Allan Poe Leon Craig is a writer and editor from London, now based in Berlin. Her gothic short story collection Parallel Hells was published by Sceptre Books and she is currently working on her first novel. Leon’s fiction has also appeared i…

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LIVE SPECIAL: The Woman in Black (1989 adaptation) with Prof. Catherine Spooner & Andrew Michael Hurley 51:56

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Welcome to this special bonus LIVE episode of The Ghost Story Book Club! Join me (Adam Z. Robinson), Gothic expert and award-winning writer Professor Catherine Spooner and novellist Andrew Michael Hurley for this post-screening discussion of The Woman in Black (1989 TV film adaptation) which was recorded LIVE at The Dukes, Lancaster, on Saturday 28…

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'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: with Dr. Emily Vincent 1:44:21

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In Series 4, Episode 5 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Dr. Emily Vincent as we discuss 'The Giant Wistaria' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Dr Emily Vincent is a Deputy Associate Director of Research and an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies International, based at Durham University. Emily holds a PhD in English Lite…

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'The Striding Place' by Gertrude Atherton: with Caroline Bird 1:09:11

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In Series 4, Episode 4 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Caroline Bird as we discuss 'The Striding Place' by Gertrude Atherton. Caroline Bird is a poet and playwright. Her most recent collection, The Air Year, won the Forward Prize for Poetry and was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Prize and the Polari Prize. Her previous collections includ…

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The Nighthawk, October 31st, 2023, E15 S6 6:18

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Halloween arrives, autumn leaves blaze, and Mark Twain writes a ghost story.By Josh Urban

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'The Hated House' by Celia Fremlin: with Kirsty Logan 1:23:44

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In Series 4, Episode 3 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Kirsty Logan as we discuss 'The Hated House' by Celia Fremlin. Kirsty Logan’s latest novel is Now She is Witch (Harvill Secker, 2023), a queer medieval witch revenge quest. Her memoir The Unfamiliar (Virago, 2023), a memoir of queer pregnancy and parenthood is out now. She is also the …

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The Nighthawk, October 23rd, 2023, E14, S6 6:43

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A trip to the mountains, the philosophy of the Chicken Dance, and more. It's the Nighthawk, printed at www.JoshUrban.Substack.comBy Josh Urban

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'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M.R. James: with Will Maclean 1:56:00

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In Series 4, Episode 2 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Will Maclean as we discuss 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' by M.R. James. Will Maclean is a writer and the author of the novel The Apparition Phase. He’s written for television professionally since 2006, during which time he’s worked as a scriptwriter for people as varied a…

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The Nighthawk, October 17th, 2023 - E14 S6 6:26

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The eclipse report, and autumn wanderings. Blog version at www.Joshurban.substack.comBy Josh Urban