Christmas 2023 - But You Can’t F With Christmas

Christmas 2023 - But You Can’t F With Christmas

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But You Can’t F With Christmas


'In a Britain striving for economic efficiency, the government implements the SNOW program, mandating work on Christmas unless offset by hefty spending or church attendance. Amidst mounting public unrest, Prime Minister Horrace Eaton awakens on Christmas Eve to the dire consequences of his policy.'


Written and narrated by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

Wraparound segments written by Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

Wraparound extra narration performed by Luke Kondor (https://www.instagram.com/lukeofkondor) and Andy Conduit-Turner (https://twitter.com/andyctwrites)

Produced by James Barnett AKA Jimmy Horrors (https://www.JamesBarnettCreative.com)

With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And Beat Mekanik (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/)

And Duncan Muggleton (https://temporalrecordings.wordpress.com)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org and Boom Library

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington, the mistletoe of social media, his posts serving as a virtual gathering place for friends and followers to share a kiss or two… of digital interaction.


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