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Creating immersive three-dimensional audio productions that sound so real, they're almost tangible. Production Company of the Year 2024, Audio Production Awards and New York Festivals Radio Awards

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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 11h
MYCROFT HOLMES: FOGBANK - an Audible Original produced by Audible with Almost Tangible - OUT NOW! It is the autumn of 1892. Sherlock Holmes has been missing, presumed dead, for over a year... www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0HLG87ZX6
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Mycroft Holmes: Fogbank
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. It is the autumn of 1892. Sherlock Holmes has been missing, presumed dead, for over a year. Sherlock’s elder - and still more brilliant - brother, Mycroft (...
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The technical recording aspects of the School Run were some of our most ambitious yet.😱 After much deliberation and testing, sound designer @jonnicholls.bsky.social sketched his plan for the mics as pictured here, and our brilliant team managed to make it happen. Outside. On a 30+ degree day. Oof! 🥴
A complicated sketch showing the paths for the running actors to take between microphones while recording The School Run, as well as the placement of mic receivers and personnel
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Micheline Steinberg Associates @steinbergassocs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Congratulations to the cast of 400 STRANGERS by KATIE FARR 👏 @almost-tangible.bsky.social #CeliaDeWolff
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The School Run is a Pick of the Week! 🤯 We’re truly honoured to have been selected for this week’s POTW hosted by Paulette Edwards. Listen now on BBC Sounds or tune in Sunday at 18:15 to hear it on BBC Radio 4! @jonnicholls.bsky.social @chloesackur.bsky.social
The player for bbc sounds showing Pick of the Week hosted by Paulette Edwards, playing from 18:52.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We are thrilled to share that we have been shortlisted in 3 categories at this year’s #Speakies! Wolf Valley for both Production & Sound Design and Best Podcast: Narrative, and 400 Strangers for Best Performance: Ensemble. Congratulations everyone! @jonnicholls.bsky.social @chloesackur.bsky.social
A graphic showing 400 Strangers as shortlisted at the 2026 Speakies Awards. Text reads “Category/ Performance: Best Ensemble” The 400 Strangers artwork shows a long hotel corridor with brown carpet, tan walls, and brown doors. White bold capitalised text reads “400 Strangers”, and the BBC logo is positioned centrally in one of the image’s fluorescent ceiling lights. The graphic’s background fades from black to a deep forest green, with bars up and down the side that give the feel of sound waves.A graphic showing Wolf Valley as shortlisted at the 2026 Speakies Awards. Text reads “Category/ Best Podcast: Narrative/ Media Partner: Times Radio” The Wolf Valley artwork, shows a blue grey wolf head in which is visible a misty mountain scene with a car driving directly at the viewer, headlights on in rain, with the BBC logo blocks and Limelight logo. The graphic’s background fades from black to a deep forest green, with bars up and down the side that give the feel of sound waves.A graphic showing Wolf Valley as shortlisted at the 2026 Speakies Awards. Text reads “Category/ Production & Sound Design/ Media Partner: Dolby” The Wolf Valley artwork, shows a blue grey wolf head in which is visible a misty mountain scene with a car driving directly at the viewer, headlights on in rain, with the BBC logo blocks and Limelight logo. The graphic’s background fades from black to a deep forest green, with bars up and down the side that give the feel of sound waves.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The School Run is now available to stream and download on BBC Sounds! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @jonnicholls.bsky.social @chloesackur.bsky.social
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Drama on 4 - The School Run - BBC Sounds
When Gareth heads out on a jog, he discovers his past has caught up with him.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Jogging is good for you. But is it supposed to be this painful? Tune in for THE SCHOOL RUN, a real-time comedy drama, recorded on the trot, and inspired by a true story. Premiers Tuesday 15 September, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 📻
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Next up on BBC Radio 4! 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️Premiers Tuesday 16 September at 14.15 A real-time comedy drama, recorded on the trot, and inspired by a true story. Jogging is good for you. But is it supposed to be this painful? Gareth’s son Joe is feeling down and clamming up. And now he’s refusing to go to school.
A doormat with two pairs of shoes sitting back to back: a pair of adult-sized blue Asics running trainers, and a pair of brown and black Vans hi-tops, which are smaller in size and appear to belong to a young person. Over them, white all-caps text reads “BBC/ The School Run”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Have you listened to Pretty Dead Girl yet? Produced by Audible with Almost Tangible, this is a thriller in 9 episodes. Cosma was just an ordinary teenager. Yet her death brings sinister secrets to light, sending shockwaves through her friendship circle – and beyond. www.audible.co.uk/pd/Pretty-De...
A screenshot of the Audible player in episode 1 of Pretty Dead Girl. The cover art shows An image of a young Black woman with short curly hair, smiling slightly. She wears a dark shirt and red strings are wrapped all around her and in the background. White text reads “audible original / Pretty Dead Girl / Naalia Tielcke” and smaller yellow text reads “secrets can be fatal.” A yellow banner declares “only from Audible”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The reviews are rolling in– Pretty Dead Girl by Natalie Tielcke is a hit. A thriller in nine episodes. In every episode, an interrogation. And every interrogation sparks new revelations. Listen now, exclusively on Audible (don’t forget to rate & review!)
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Exciting news! Wolf Valley has been shortlisted for the 2026 #BritishPodcastAwards in the Fiction category. Congratulations to all of our fellow nominees, and a huge thanks to our entire Wolf Valley team for their contributions to this special production! 🐺🖤
A bright pink background with a lime green and yellow graphic that looks like an old cards streaming across a desktop design. Black text reads “2026 shortlist” and the British Podcast Awards logo is in the top right corner.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We're thrilled to announce the release of Pretty Dead Girl by Natalie Tielcke, produced by Audible with Almost Tangible. Cosma was just an ordinary teenager. Yet her death brings sinister secrets to light, sending shockwaves through her friendship circle – and beyond.
An image of a young Black woman with short curly hair, smiling slightly. She wears a dark shirt and red strings are wrapped all around her and in the background. White text reads “audible original / Pretty Dead Girl / Naalia Tielcke” and smaller yellow text reads “secrets can be fatal.” A yellow banner declares “only from Audible”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We are THRILLED to share that Wolf Valley has been Longlisted for the #BritishPodcastAwards in the Fiction category! Congratulations to our company, creative team, and everyone else recognised in the category, we are keeping our fingers crossed for the shortlist–to be announced in a couple weeks 🤞
a green and yellow background with black text that reads "British Podcast Awards 2026 Longlist"
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sometimes I feel like a broken record on our channels when it comes to this topic, but LISTENING 👏 IS 👏 READING! 👏 (And by the way, we happen to have several fabulous productions of Beatrix Potter stories for you and little ones to enjoy!)
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Does listening to audiobooks count as reading?
Sky's arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer explores the booming format of audiobooks and whether it will help stop declining literacy during "the national year of reading".
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
FINDING SEAGLASS returns to BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 24 June, 14.15. Written and performed by the award-winning @hannahlavery.bsky.social and co-produced with @ntsonline.bsky.social. Please tune in! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Finding Seaglass
A poetic exploration of love, loss, and growing up 'mixed-race' Scottish, by Hannah Lavery
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Jon Nicholls @jonnicholls.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
That's a wrap! Back from a few lovely days not-in-the-studio with the mighty @almost-tangible.bsky.social recording The School Run: new drama coming soon to BBC Radio 4. Props to the cast for amiably running continuously in 30C heat while wearing a bewildering array of microphones.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We are thrilled to announce that WOLF VALLEY has won Silver, Gold, and GRAND trophies from the New York Festivals Radio Awards. Silver for Craft: Writing, Gold for Craft: Sound, and both Gold AND Grand awards for Entertainment: Drama Program. #AwardWinners #StorytellersGala #NewYorkFestivals
a blue grey blurry background photo of coniferous trees. logo on top says "new york festivals radio awards" and white text underneath reads "Wolf Valley." Then there are 4 laurel wreaths for Silver, Gold, Gold, and Grand awards in the 2026 New York Festivals Radio Awards.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
400 Strangers was crafted by yet another ✨ brilliant ✨ team of collaborators. Our deepest thanks to playwright Katie Farr for this wonderful piece, director Celia De Wolff who led our incredible company of actors and helmed this phenomenal project, David Thomas for his stunning sound design,
an assembly of headshots for the creative team of 400 strangers, including director Celia DeWolff, sound designer David Thomas, producer Chloe Sackur, Exec. producer Charlotte Melén, and broadcast assistant Catherine Phillips
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
400 Strangers, now on BBC Sounds. In this powerful new audio drama by Katie Farr of @steinbergassocs.bsky.social, 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, as fear and distrust ripple through a once close-knit community, with tragic consequences. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Drama on 4 - 400 Strangers - BBC Sounds
When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a community fractures.
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Micheline Steinberg Associates @steinbergassocs.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
TODAY at 3pm on #BBCRadio4 - 400 STRANGERS by KATIE FARR. Don't miss this 'searing, compassionate portrait of a community on the brink' - a timely new audio Drama on 4 @almost-tangible.bsky.social Listen live: bit.ly/4uLsYGx
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, 400 Strangers
When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a community fractures.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Lovely 400 Strangers review in Radio Times! Don’t miss this timely & powerful new audio drama — tomorrow 28 March, 15.00 on BBC Radio 4. Written by Katie Farr Directed by Celia De Wolff Sound design by David Thomas Produced by Chloe Sackur & Charlotte Melén Broadcast asst Catherine Phillips
Review of 400 Strangers in Radio Times
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Micheline Steinberg Associates @steinbergassocs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
400 STRANGERS, a powerful new audio drama by KATIE FARR. When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a once close-knit community is pulled apart with tragic consequences. 🎧 this Saturday 28 March 3pm Drama on 4: bit.ly/4uLsYGx @almost-tangible.bsky.social
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, 400 Strangers
When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, a community fractures.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Announcing the brilliant company of 400 Strangers, a powerful new audio drama. When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, fear and distrust ripple through a once close-knit community, with tragic consequences. Tune in Saturday 28 March, 15.00 on BBC Radio 4.
Headshots for the company of 400 Strangers, including Andrea Lowe, Dorothy Atkinson, Nina Wadia, Aisling Loftus, Mohamed Elsandel, and Tom McLoughlin.Headshots for the company of 400 Strangers, including Rohan Singh, Jacob Partali, Carl Prekopp, Tom Glenister, Ahmad Sakhi, and Peter Caulfield.
Headshots for the company of 400 Strangers, including David Hounslow, Finlay Paul, Christine Kavanagh, Basel Osman, and Elham Ehsas.The cover art for 400 strangers, showing a long hotel corridor with brown carpet, tan walls, and brown doors. White bold capitalised text reads “400 Strangers”, and the BBC logo is positioned centrally in one of the image’s fluorescent ceiling lights.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📣 NEXT UP on @bbcradio4‼️ When 400 asylum-seeking men are housed in two East Midlands hotels, fear and distrust ripple through a once close-knit community, with tragic consequences. We can’t wait to share this powerful new audio drama with you all— airing Saturday 28 March at 15.00 on BBC Radio 4.
The cover art for 400 strangers, showing a long hotel corridor with brown carpet, tan walls, and brown doors. White bold capitalised text reads “400 Strangers”, and the BBC logo is positioned centrally in one of the image’s fluorescent ceiling lights.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Today Wolf Valley is available to devour entirely wherever you listen to podcasts! 🥳 Thank you so much to everyone who has tuned in over the last month and especially those who have written to us with generous feedback about your listening experience.
Over a background showing misty trees on a mountainous landscape, white text reads “What I loved most was the soundscape.  I could hear the water, the cabins, the forest and trees, the well.  It was incredibly evocative.  I could feel my feet ploughing up the mountain...  I could hear the salmon farm tanks.  There was so much water.”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
How do you capture the soundscape of a character in the water? DUH, actor in a pool! 🏊‍♀️
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Wolf Valley episode 4 is now live on BBC Radio 4!
A screenshot of the BBC sounds app showing the live feed of bbc radio 4 Limelight— Wolf Valley. The cover art shows an outline of a blue/grey wolf, within which we see the mountainous coast of the Norwegian fjords, and a white car facing the viewer with snow falling in front of the headlights. All caps text reads Wolf Valley across the centre, with the BBC and Limelight logos at the top and bottom, respectively.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Making immersive audio requires not only unique recording methods and a creative production team, but a company of actors who are willing to forget everything they know about audio drama and go on the adventure with us!
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
To make immersive audio, you have to immerse yourself. Here are just a few moments from the recording of Wolf Valley, our latest audio drama for BBC Radio 4, that showcase our methodology toward creating audio you *feel*.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Looking for a new audio drama? Our Nordic noir eco-thriller Wolf Valley is out now— listen to the first 2 eps on @Spotify or binge the whole 5-part series on BBC Sounds! Or if you enjoy the experience of tuning in live, episode 2 airs 14.15 today on BBC Radio 4 😌 open.spotify.com/episode/0WoL...
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Wolf Valley: Episode 2
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Looking for a new audio drama to immerse yourself in? Why not try Wolf Valley, an immersive and thrilling Nordic noir crime drama— episode 1 out now on the Radio 4 Limelight feed on Spotify. Episode 2 lands Friday, or binge the whole series on BBC sounds! open.spotify.com/episode/3xHE...
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Wolf Valley: Episode 1
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Looking for an audio drama to listen to while avoiding the horrors? Wolf Valley is a 5-part Nordic noir eco-thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s available in full now on BBC Sounds, or listen to ep1 on the Limelight feed on Spotify before ep2 lands Friday 14.15 on BBC Radio 4!
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
AUDIO DRAMA CASTING CALL! We are in search of a few actors for an upcoming project. If you or someone you know fits the following briefs, please be in touch! We are hoping to review self tapes ASAP.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It’s here! 🐺🎧🎉 Wolf Valley is now available to stream on BBC Sounds and Episode 1 premiers on BBC Radio 4 this afternoon at 14.15. We can’t wait to hear what you think of this 5 part Nordic-noir eco thriller. Tune in now! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
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BBC Sounds - Limelight - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Limelight on BBC Sounds.
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chloesackur.bsky.social @chloesackur.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I was very lucky to work on this scandinoir thriller with @almost-tangible.bsky.social last year, and all 5 parts are available to listen on Sounds now! 🐺 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Limelight - Wolf Valley - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds
A missing journalist, an isolated fjord and a chilling discovery.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Why tune in for our new eco-thriller Nordic Noir audio drama on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds? We asked our company to help us explain…
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
✨🐺Introducing the cast of Wolf Valley… We were beyond lucky to assemble this group of talented, multi-lingual audio drama adventurers – and we can’t wait to share their brilliance with you. WOLF VALLEY premiers Friday 23 January, 14.15 on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Thrilled to announce WOLF VALLEY: a 5-part Nordic noir audio drama for BBC Radio 4 starting Friday 23 January at 14.15. Haunted by her past, criminal investigator Lena Ekström returns to remote Norwegian fjord town, Wolf Valley, where she is plunged into a desperate search for a missing activist.
the cover art for Wolf Valley, a BBC Radio 4 Limelight podcast. It shows an outline of a blue/grey wolf, within which we see the mountainous coast of the Norwegian fjords, and a white car facing the viewer with snow falling in front of the headlights. All caps text reads Wolf Valley across the centre, with the BBC and Limelight logos at the top and bottom, respectively.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Christmas collection time is here! 🥰🎄🎁❄️
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Listening live now! 🥰🎧📼🎶
A screenshot of the bbc sounds app playing Omid’s Tapes: The Afghan Memory Keeper on BBC Radio 4 Artworks
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today! 4pm on BBC Radio 4 Artworks 🎧
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Next up on BBC Radio 4! Tamana Ayazi, Afghan journalist and filmmaker, joins Omid on his latest rescue mission: saving two rare collections of Afghan music cassettes before the Taliban destroy them. Airing on BBC Radio 4 Artworks, Tuesday 25 November, 4pm. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Omid's Tapes: The Afghan Memory Keeper
Omid, Afghan-American archivist, races to preserve rare Afghan cassettes from the Taliban.
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weareaudiouk.bsky.social @weareaudiouk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
@almost-tangible.bsky.social took home Production Company of the Year in 2024! “As a small company, we hesitated to enter, but it’s more than the trophy — it’s about recognising your team, creativity & hard work. The process fills you with pride. Do it!” Enter for 2025 at tinyurl.com/APAs-2025
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Waiting on GCSE English Lit results like
A meme of a skeleton waiting on a bench with white text that reads “tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
it is maybe Too Hot out today for most things, but not listening to an audiobook in a shady spot 😌
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The summertime urge to leave everything behind and just sit in the sunshine with headphones and a really good audiobook
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
It’s #AudiobookMonth. Don’t let anyone tell you that listening isn’t reading. (But we still don’t condone violence.)
Batman slapping someone meme, text says “do audiobooks even count?” And Batman says “audiobooks are books”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
June is Audiobook Month so we’re back on our 🧼📦 to remind the haters that AUDIOBOOKS 👏ARE👏BOOKS👏! The end.
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
If you’re at @podcastshowldn.bsky.social in London today, please come see Charlotte Melén speaking on this panel with Alison Hindell and Ella Watts about scripted drama in the UK! 16.10 on the Creator Stage — hope to see you there! 🎙️👋
“Is there going to be a scripted boom in the UK? // 21 May 2025, 16.10-16.40, The Creator Stage. // The podcast boom reawakened the US to the possibilities of audio fiction and has inspired listeners with stellar A list drama: now the BBC and other UK providers are responding in kind with big-hitting titles - Central Intelligence, Limelight, Forest 404, Gatsby in Harlem,1984 and other adaptations featuring Hollywood royalty. Is the UK now establishing a new pod drama landscape on top of the BBC's world-leading century of radio drama? What's next?// Chairperson, Alison Hindell. Speakers, Ella Watts, Charlotte Melén.”
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Almost Tangible @almost-tangible.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
One for all the students who took their GCSE English lit exam today 💪
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