- 18
- Episodes
- 2025
- First episode
About Anoraks
Hywel and Rhian are regulars on a forgotten rural train platform. They bring tea, biscuits, and an agreement never to interfere. Whatever happens, they watch. Across six short, real-time episodes, ordinary waiting gives way to something deeply wrong. A woman digs beside the tracks. A chase ends in silence. A handbag contains the wrong thing. The signal box wakes up. The crows gather. And still, Hywel and Rhian stay put. As incidents repeat and patterns emerge, the station begins to feel less like a place and more like a system — one that knows who is watching. Rhian’s calm hints at understanding. Hywel’s certainty unravels. And when a timetable appears listing events that haven’t happened yet, it becomes clear that observation may come at a cost. Anoraks is a darkly comic audio micro-series about routine, bystanders, and the horror of waiting too long to act — where the trains are never on time, and leaving may no longer be an option. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Anoraks
- Category
- fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Dec 2025
- Latest episode
- 7 Mar 2026
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
7 Mar 2026
The Last Departure
In the series finale of Anoraks, the strange railway world reaches its endgame. The once-familiar platform has become a vast, crumbling concourse where endless tracks disappear into darkness, and a flickering timetable board rapidly clears the last remaining names. With only Rhian and Hywel left on the board, the purpose of the mysterious station begins to reveal itself. As a silent black train arrives for a final journey, Hywel is forced to confront the role he has gradually been drawn into throughout the series. Known for its abstract storytelling and unsettling atmosphere, Anoraks has often left key details open to interpretation, inviting listeners to fill in the gaps themselves. In this final episode, the story reaches its most dramatic point as the last departure approaches—and the cycle at the station may not be as finished as it seems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Mar 2026
The Conductor
The familiar platform has transformed into a vast, unsettling rail yard of endless tracks and identical black trains. Beneath a towering timetable board that flickers with names, Hywel begins to realise the strange railway system surrounding him may have been preparing him for something all along. As Rhian calmly updates a conductor’s logbook with eerie precision, Hywel is forced to confront the truth behind his so-called promotion. With a train waiting silently in the darkness, the line between observer and conductor finally collapses—and Hywel must decide whether to step aboard the role that may already belong to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Mar 2026
The Left Behind
At an abandoned station lined with rusting lockers, Rhian and Hywel stumble into a space where reality refuses to stay fixed. When Rhian becomes trapped inside one of the lockers, she is forced through a series of unsettling resets—each one revealing a stranger version of the platform outside. With distorted voices whispering and lockers slamming shut around her, Rhian begins to realise the rules have changed and the roles are shifting once again. As the cycles escalate, a final revelation on the station timetable suggests that someone has already been “collected”… and someone else has been left behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Mar 2026
The Buffer
At the fog-drenched end of a forgotten siding, Hywel finds himself surrounded by dozens of identical versions of himself, all converging on an ancient buffer stop. As the duplicates begin turning on one another in a brutal struggle for survival, Rhian watches with calm detachment, suggesting the spectacle may be less chaos and more selection process. With the crowd thinning and the mist closing in, Hywel is forced to confront the horrifying purpose of the gathering—and the possibility that the last one standing isn’t the victim, but the next person in charge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Mar 2026
The Promotion
Now wearing a conductor’s hat, Hywel patrols the eerie “Quiet Carriage” of a moving train where every passenger sits unnaturally still. Under Rhian’s watchful eye, the rules of silence are absolute—and the consequences for breaking them are brutal. As small disturbances ripple through the carriage and the passengers begin turning on one another, Hywel realises his new role carries terrifying authority. With the train hurtling toward the end of the line, he must decide whether he is enforcing the rules… or becoming the thing that created them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Mar 2026
The Watching & The Watched
Reality begins to fracture on the familiar railway platform when Hywel finds himself seated beside three mysterious leather hatboxes while Rhian calmly observes. As the environment subtly shifts and an unseen crowd gathers, Hywel is forced into a disturbing reversal of roles — becoming the performer in a ritual he once only witnessed. With each hatbox opened and a grotesque discovery revealed, the line between observer and participant collapses, leading Hywel to confront a horrifying truth: the body he is assembling may be his own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
14 Feb 2026
The Quiet Carriage
Hywel and Rhian step inside a long-abandoned carriage where silence is strictly enforced. Rows of motionless passengers sit in the dim light, obeying rules that no one has announced — and breaking them seems to carry consequences. As blood begins to drip and messages appear on fogged glass, it becomes clear that this is not a place for conversation or curiosity. The passengers are listening, watching, and waiting for something to happen. When their attention finally turns towards Hywel and Rhian, the quiet becomes unbearable. Weekly departures. Saturdays at 8pm (UK). Don’t be late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
14 Feb 2026
The End of the Line
Hywel and Rhian arrive at a vast, empty station concourse where a single platform remains active — theirs. As the departure board cycles through familiar names and sounds from past encounters echo through the hall, it becomes clear that everything they have witnessed has been leading here. When a final tannoy announcement calls for two observers to board the Black Line, Hywel is forced to confront the truth of what they are, what they’ve been doing, and why they can never quite leave. As the train arrives to take them onward — or nowhere at all — the question is no longer what they’ve been watching, but how long they’ve been waiting. The End of the Line brings Series Two of Anoraks to a chilling close, collapsing observation, memory, and routine into a final, irreversible departure. The timetable is complete. All of Series 3 arrives 7/3/2026 at 8pm (UK). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Feb 2026
The Midnight Express
At a tunnel mouth long closed to regular services, Hywel and Rhian wait in unnatural silence as something impossible approaches. A train emerges from the darkness — glowing, unmanned, and filled with figures that should not be there. As the ghostly carriages pass, Hywel recognises faces from past encounters, moments he believed were over and done with. When one of the figures looks back at him, identical in every way, the truth becomes harder to ignore: this train isn’t carrying passengers — it’s collecting echoes. When the Midnight Express vanishes back into the fog, Hywel is left with the creeping certainty that whatever this place is, it’s no longer content with simply being watched. Weekly departures. Saturdays at 8pm (UK). Don’t be late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
7 Feb 2026
The Death on the Buffer Stop
Hywel and Rhian find themselves in a silent freight yard where the tracks end at a rusted buffer stop. When a man appears on the siding, pursued by someone identical to him, the encounter quickly turns violent — and then repeats itself. As more identical figures emerge from the shadows, replaying the same confrontation over and over, it becomes clear that this is not a coincidence or a misunderstanding. The yard is restaging something, and Hywel and Rhian may be closer to its centre than they realise. When the figures vanish and the platform falls quiet once more, the sense remains that whatever was meant to arrive has already been and gone. Weekly departures. Saturdays at 8pm (UK). Don’t be late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Jan 2026
The Left Luggage
Hywel and Rhian find themselves inside a grimy left luggage office, where padlocked lockers hum with moisture, whispers, and things that should not be stored. As abandoned suitcases reveal their contents — live eels, murmuring voices, and something alive and frightened — the line between object and occupant begins to blur. While Hywel panics at what might be happening just out of sight, Rhian offers a colder interpretation: perhaps nothing here is forgotten at all. Perhaps everything is simply waiting to be claimed. As the lockers fall silent once more, the real question remains — are Hywel and Rhian observers… or just another pair of items left behind? Weekly departures. Saturdays at 8pm (UK). Don’t be late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Jan 2026
The Hatbox Killer
Hywel and Rhian find themselves on a decaying Victorian station platform that feels disturbingly familiar. As ivy creeps over broken glass and an unseen clock ticks steadily on, a well-dressed stranger arrives carrying a collection of hatboxes. What begins as uneasy observation turns grotesque when the contents of the boxes are revealed — not luggage, but something being carefully assembled piece by piece. As the station hums with recognition and memory, Hywel is forced to confront the possibility that this place, and what happens here, is tied far more closely to him than he wants to admit. Opening Series Two, The Hatbox Killer pushes Anoraks deeper into psychological horror, blurring the line between witness and participant, and suggesting that some routines don’t just repeat — they remember. Weekly departures. Saturdays at 8pm (UK). Don’t be late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Jan 2026
The Timetable
On an unnervingly still evening, Hywel and Rhian return to the platform one last time. When a handwritten timetable is discovered on the bench — listing every train, every incident, and finally two observers — Hywel realises that what they’ve been witnessing may never have been random at all. As a train arrives that shouldn’t exist, the truth begins to surface: this platform is not just a place they visit, but one they may never have left. With Rhian’s calm finally taking on a more troubling meaning, The Timetable brings Anoraks to an unsettling close, asking whether Hywel and Rhian are witnesses, participants… or something left behind. Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — darkly comic, atmospheric stories where waiting becomes eternal, and the line between observer and occupant quietly disappears. The next chapter begins. Series Two starts 31.01.26. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
10 Jan 2026
The Crows
Under a heavy sky, Hywel and Rhian arrive to find the platform watched over by an ever-growing flock of crows — silent at first, then deafening. Nearby, a rusted freight car sits abandoned on a siding, its doors sealed tight. When strange noises begin to echo from inside, the question of whether someone needs help — or wants it — becomes dangerously unclear. As the crows gather and whispers ride the wind, Hywel’s faith in coincidence finally starts to crack. Rhian, as ever, remains unsettlingly amused. By the time the platform is overwhelmed by wings and noise, it’s clear the station isn’t just hosting these events anymore — it’s orchestrating them. Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — darkly comic, atmospheric stories where ordinary waiting places become complicit, and observation itself carries a cost. Weekly episodes. Saturdays, 8pm (UK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
3 Jan 2026
The Handbag
While waiting out the wind on the familiar rural platform, Hywel and Rhian pass the time with tea, biscuits, and idle speculation about the contents of a stranger’s handbag. When an abandoned bag is discovered on the concrete, curiosity gets the better of them — revealing something far more disturbing than loose change or forgotten lipstick. As heavy footsteps approach and a polite stranger comes looking for what’s been lost, the line between observer and accomplice begins to blur. By the time the platform falls quiet again, Hywel is left wondering whether some things are safer unseen… and untouched. Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — intimate, darkly comic stories where everyday routines collide with the unsettling and the unspeakable. Weekly episodes. Saturdays, 8pm (UK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
3 Jan 2026
The Signal Box
As dusk settles and mist curls across the trackbed, Hywel and Rhian notice something new on the platform: a derelict signal box, long abandoned, now glowing faintly from within. What should be silent and dead begins to hum, creak, and call out — as if the station itself has woken up. While Rhian treats the disturbance with her usual unnerving calm, Hywel can no longer ignore the feeling that this place is watching them back. When the light abruptly cuts out, leaving only wind and silence, the question becomes harder to avoid: why do they keep returning… and what, exactly, is observing whom? Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — darkly comic, atmospheric stories where familiar waiting places turn sentient, and routine becomes something quietly menacing. Weekly episodes. Saturdays, 8pm (UK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Dec 2025
The Wrong Platform
Returning to the same isolated rural station, Hywel and Rhian shelter from the drizzle, trading ghost stories and tea as tannoy announcements crackle and fade. When a breathless man sprints onto the platform clutching a kitchen knife, it briefly looks like the quiet routine has finally tipped into chaos. But chaos, it turns out, has rules. As a second figure arrives — slower, heavier, and far more prepared — Hywel and Rhian find themselves witnesses once again, calmly observing violence they have no intention of stopping. By the time the rain settles and the next train roars through, the platform is empty, clean… and deeply wrong. Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — intimate, darkly comic stories where ordinary waiting places become stages for something quietly horrific. Weekly episodes. Saturdays, 8pm (UK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Dec 2025
The Woman in the Red Coat
On a remote rural train platform at dusk, Hywel and Rhian wait for a chronically late service, passing the time with tea, biscuits, and familiar complaints about slipping standards. As mist rolls in and the wind picks up, their routine is interrupted by the arrival of a solitary woman in a red coat carrying a spade. What begins as mild curiosity turns quietly horrifying when the woman starts digging on the trackbed — and buries something that was never meant to be found. Faced with the unthinkable, Hywel and Rhian must decide whether to intervene, report what they’ve seen… or do what most people do best: look the other way. Anoraks is a short-form audio micro-series, with each episode unfolding in real time over just a few minutes — intimate, atmospheric stories where everyday routines brush up against the unsettling and the unexplained. Weekly episodes. Saturdays, 8pm (UK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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