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The Chimes
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The Chimes

THE CHIMES is a feature-length, full-cast adaptation of the ‘lost’ Christmas book by Charles Dickens, now available to purchase as a download.

Toby Jones (The Detectorists) leads a cast that includes David Horovitch (House of the Dragon), Lucy Speed (Eastenders), Laura Aikman (Casualty) and Victoria Alcock (Bad Girls).

It was adapted by Jonathan Morris, directed by Lisa Bowerman and has sound design and music by Howard Carter.

The story concerns Toby Veck, a man who worries that he has become a burden on society, a man who wonders if his family would be better off without him. He’s troubled by a newspaper report about a young mother who recently killed herself, and her baby, by jumping off London Bridge. He’s been told that the poor don’t deserve sympathy, and that some people are just born bad and beyond redemption. And he’s starting to believe it…

But on New Year’s Eve, the Chimes set out to prove him wrong.

THE CHIMES can be ordered now for £12. You can stream a preview of the first 14 minutes here:

"1844 and 2022 are more alike than perhaps we’d like to believe, and this engaging adaptation is a chance to experience Dickens’ powerful tale. 9/10"

"[Toby Jones] is up there with many of the best cinematic Scrooges... What Average Romp has achieved here is a version of The Chimes THAT WORKS AS WELL as the best Christmas Carol you’ve ever seen. Yes, even the Muppet one."

"The cast in this new audio production from Average Romp are wonderful... A Christmas Carol may be the Dickens story we want to hear this time of year, but The Chimes is the Dickens story we need to hear this time, this year."

"The entire cast is spot on. Toby Jones brought humanity, warmth, and depth to Toby Veck. Thank you to everyone at Average Romp. I now have another great addition to my Dickensian Christmas audio collection."

The Chimes
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Dick Dixon in the 21st Century

Dick Dixon in the 21st Century is a brand new laugh-out-loud SF sitcom about a man from the 1970s finding himself in a version of the future that is almost, but not entirely, unlike our world. It stars Kieran Hodgson (Gordon, Two Doors Down), Allyson June Smith, Terry Molloy (Davros, Doctor Who) and Dan Starkey (Strax, Doctor Who) and is written by Jonathan Morris (Doctor Who).

How to listen to the episodes!

You can stream episode 1 of Dick Dixon in the 21st Century on the following platforms:

You can also stream ten-minute previews of episodes 2&3:

The Chimes

The Chimes

The Chimes

Dick Dixon in the 21st Century

How to listen to the episodes!

Purchase the full versions of Episodes 2 and 3

Dick Dixon in the 21st Century – Series 1, Episodes 2 & 3 [Standard Edition]

Dick Dixon in the 21st Century – Series 1, Episodes 2 & 3 [Deluxe Edition]