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Murmurs: Crack in Reality

By: Tom Crowley, Beth Crane, Janina Matthewson, Eno Mfon, Greer Ellison, Jesse Schwenk, Robert Valentine, Chris Sugden, Jen Sugden
Narrated by: Full Cast, Alex Lawther, Peter Bankole, Valene Kane, Camille Coduri, Danielle Vitalis, Lloyd Everitt, Eiry Thomas, Don Gilet, Dylan Llewellyn
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Summary

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers.

There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives....

A ghost soldier embarks on a time-travelling mission. A homeless woman discovers a portal to a parallel universe. A librarian becomes gradually invisible. A queue stretches across the North of England, as people wait years for an answer to one question. And a mother and daughter realise that someone - or something - is listening in on their conversations and fixing their problems. These are just some of the intimate, immersive stories in this collection - all set in the same shared universe, and including seven standalones and one three-part drama.

With echoes of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, Murmurs mixes horror, sci-fi and fantasy to gripping effect. Told through phone calls, answerphone messages, radio broadcasts, voice notes and other 'found recordings', and enhanced by an eerie, otherworldly soundscape, it will intrigue, disturb, disorientate and burrow deep under your skin. But don't be alarmed - just listen to the murmurs....

Among the casts are Peter Bankole (Peaky Blinders), Abra Thompson (This Country), Camille Coduri (King Gary), Valene Kane (The Fall) and Alex Lawther (The End of the F--king World).

Production credits

Music by Mary Epworth

A BBC Cymru Wales Production

First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 9th January 2021

Over and Out

Lieutenant Beaumont - Peter Bankole

Kim - Katrina Allen

Amira - Helene Maksoud

Jimmy - Adam Courting

Written by Tom Crowley

Directed by David Devereux

When We Are Heard (Part 1)

Millie - Abra Thompson

Beth - Camille Coduri

Written by Janina Matthewson

Directed by James Robinson

Night Jungle

Eve - Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Alison - Larissa Hope

Mr Wensum - Ben Crowe

June - Claire Cage

Written by Beth Crane

Directed by Helen Perry

A Miracle

Precious - Danielle Vitalis

Temi - Doyin Ajiboye

Crazy Lady - Janice Acquah

The Reporter - Adam Courting

Written by Eno Mfon

Directed by John Norton

When We Are Heard (Part 2)

Millie - Abra Thompson

Beth - Camille Coduri

Written by Janina Matthewson

Directed by James Robinson

Last Night on Earth

Germaine - Georgia Henshaw

Detective Blake - Don Gilet

Booker - Lloyd Everitt

Ryan - Dom Francis

Written by Greer Ellison

Directed by John Norton

Disappearances

Mo - Valene Kane

Midge - Dylan Llewellyn

Midge's Mum - Eiry Thomas

Library Technician - Saikat Ahamed

Written by Jesse Schwenk

Directed by Helen Perry

Man's Best Friend

Lloyd - Alex Lawther

Nadia - Monica Sagar

Jacquie - Heather Craney

Marco - Lucio Veronesi

Police Officers - Adam Courting & Scarlett Courtney

Written by Robert Valentine

Directed by John Norton

The Queue

Elena - Adelle Leonce

Bronwyn - Gwyneth Keyworth

Neal - Ian Smith

Wilkes - Jessica Turner

Claire - Laura Christy

Carlson - Ikky Elyas

Written by Jen and Chris Sugden

Directed by David Devereux

When We Are Heard (Part 3)

Millie - Abra Thompson

Beth - Camille Coduri

Nurse - Scarlett Courtney

Train Announcer - Adam Courting

Written by Janina Matthewson

Directed by James Robinson

©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Superb Collection of Weird and Wonderful Stories

Murmurs: Cracks in Reality is a well-written, immersive collection of new weird audio-dramas that weave into each other; from a World War Two ghost unwittingly following a girl growing up, a mum and daughter who realise something is listening - and changing things, mold growing on the wall which opens a door to another world, and people queuing across the country, waiting years to speak to a woman who is never wrong. Gripping, sometimes bleak but captivating, Murmurs is one to listen to, - just hope there's a second season!

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Imaginative with great sound design

All of the stories in this collection are very clever. The sound design is also well done. The stories are experimental in the extreme though, those looking for standard horror should look elsewhere. These are more like extreme episodes of the twilight zone.

For anyone who likes trippy stories mixed with wacky sound design, this is a worthy listen.

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Waste

Put up with it for 2.5 hours then deleted it really is that bad imo.

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