The Painkiller Podcast

An anxious patient consults with a therapist about a problem that threatens to destroy him. But, as the session progresses, the patient starts to wonder whether the therapist might be part of the prob...

3 Feb 202310min

You have been listening to Slippy Maggie, written by Miranda Langley, and starring Lesley Sharp as Jeanette. Slippy Maggie was directed by Alice Fitzgerald with sound design by Nicola T Chang. It w...

18 Nov 202214min

The problem with theory is that once you’ve started, you can’t stop.” A student sits down to begin work on her dissertation. She has things to say but she’s finding it difficult to say them, and befo...

11 Sep 20229min

Foreseeing an endless succession of disasters and tragedies awaiting them beneath the streets of London, Charlotte and Samuel will do anything it takes in order to stay out of harm’s way. You have b...

12 Aug 202210min

Passing a restaurant window, a woman feels a powerful sense of connection to a man sitting inside, and is compelled to enter... Deja Vu was written by Sarah Baylis. It was performed by Amy Loughton,...

23 Juni 202212min

Kyla and Dario are here to execute a job. Kyla has a knife. Dario has a secret. I Love Television was written by Matthew Stephen Smith and performed by Tamara Lawrance as Kyla and Philip Arditti as D...

11 Mars 20229min

Ann works at Poundland. It isn’t the most exciting job, but when the gorgeous Larry Simmons walks in, that quickly starts to change. Two Fingers was written and performed by Rosaleen Cox, with Declan...

17 Feb 202211min

Cathy is gardening. Or at least, she’s pretending to. The truth is she’s looking for something. Something she doesn’t necessarily want to find. The Dig was written by Stephen Condor. It was performed...

27 Jan 202212min