Up In Flames / The Attempted Murder of Ivor Stokle and Pauline Leyshon

Up In Flames / The Attempted Murder of Ivor Stokle and Pauline Leyshon

When Sheila Stroud fled the scene with her two accomplices, she thought her problems were over. She could pay off her mortgage, keep her horses that she loved so dearly, and not have to worry about her troublesome ex-partner ever again. She thought that the blaze burning in a Cotswolds beauty spot would bring to an end the continuous arguments of an acrimonious separation and allow her to bask in the light of a prosperous future. In reality, her troubles had only just begun...


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This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton.


Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.

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Realization of a New Earth by I Think I Can Help You

Decay by Kevin MacLeod

Shasta - Trinity by Jesse Gallagher

The Three Elements by I Think I Can Help You

The Guardian of The Threshold by I Think I Can Help You

The Halloween Dawn by Twin Musicom

The Four Masks by I Think I Can Help You

Space Hunter by Quincas Moreira

Gathering Darkness by Kevin MacLeod

The Path Starts Here by Cooper Cannell

Ice Demon by Kevin MacLeod

Trickle of Water by Underbelly & Ty Mayer

Beyond the Lows by The Whole Other

The Shining in Dubai by Unicorn Heads

Where in Literally by pATCHES

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Wander by Emmit Fenn

It Is Lost by Kevin MacLeod


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