Never Told

About Never Told

Intimate stories. Immersively told. Each week, you’ll hear a different writer read a story that they’ve never told before, paired with a bespoke soundscape. Whether it’s something strange, something surprising, something secret, something shameful or just something they haven’t gotten round to putting into words... In this brand new storytelling podcast from Brock Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Brock Media

Category

arts · fiction · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2023

Latest episode

20 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2023

   Introducing... Eerie

   A brand new podcast from Brock Media. Coming soon... Eerie is an 8-episode anthology audio series of original horror stories from some of the most exciting contemporary voices in horror, pulled from literature, film & TV, hosted and produced by Anna Bogutskaya. Each story brings a different flavour of scary, from the haunting to the grotesque, to suit different sensibilities and fright thresholds. Every listener will find something that truly creeps them out. The first episode will be released Monday 2nd October, with new episodes released twice weekly in the lead up to Halloween. Episodes will be available across all podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   23 Jul 2023

   One Night in Rome

   Written and performed by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Caleb tells the story of a young man who is forced to spend the night wandering the streets of Rome, where he encounters strangers and dangers, and must confront his own fears in a search for connection. Caleb Azumah Nelson is a British-Ghanaian writer and photographer living in South East London. His first novel, OPEN WATER, won the Costa First Novel Award and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and was a No.1 Times bestseller. His short story PRAY was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Awards in 2020, and has recently been made into a short film that Caleb wrote and directed. His second novel, SMALL WORLDS, was published in May 2023 to great acclaim and will be adapted for television by Brock Media, with Caleb writing the scripts. This is the final episode of our brand new anthology podcast. You can now listen to all eight stories, wherever you get podcasts. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Caleb on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/caleb_anelson). Follow Caleb on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CalebANelson). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Buy Caleb’s novels ‘Open Water (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/open-water-winner-of-the-costa-first-novel-award-2021-caleb-azumah-nelson/1231842?ean=9780241448786)’ and ‘Small Worlds (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/small-worlds-from-the-bestselling-author-of-open-water-caleb-azumah-nelson/7120278?ean=9780241574348).’ Listen to Caleb’s short story ‘Pray’ (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mkhv)on BBC Sounds. Watch the trailer (https://www.instagram.com/p/CuCzCAvAnf3/?hl=en) for the short film ‘Pray’. Read an interview with Caleb (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/30/novelist-caleb-azumah-nelson-small-worlds-open-water-ghana-interview) in The Guardian. Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Notes on a Break-Up

   Written and performed by Zing Tsjeng. Zing tells the story of a past relationship and reckoning with the discovery that her ex has dated not one, but two other, Asian women. Zing is a journalist, editor, writer and presenter. As a presenter, Zing has helmed Spotify's Shot & Chaser podcast, the VICE World News short-form video series Empires of Dirt, VICE’s award-winning sex and dating podcast My First Time and United Zingdom, which The Guardian named as one of the best podcasts of 2020. Earlier this year, her four-book series Forgotten Women, which explores the untold stories of inspiring women who have been marginalised from history, was reissued as an anthology. For TV, Zing is currently developing an original scripted drama alongside working on a new novel. This is the penultimate episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back next Monday with one more original, intimate story from a very exciting contributor. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Zing on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/miss_zing). Follow Zing on Twitter (https://twitter.com/misszing). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Buy Zing’s ‘Forgotten Women (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Women-Shaped-Erased-History/dp/1914240693/ref=asc_df_1914240693/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606573375109&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8840366894690453249&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046004&hvtargid=pla-1879282896420&psc=1&th=1&psc=1)’ anthology. Listen to the United Zingdom podcast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0863v08/episodes/downloads) on BBC Sounds. The article about Asian women being fetishised (https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2021/04/10445657/asian-women-sexual-objectification-racism) that Zing mentions, for Refinery29. Watch the VICE video series ‘Empires of Dirt’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHAWNQRV70&t=1s) on YouTube. Buy the essay collection ‘East Side Voices (https://www.amazon.co.uk/East-Side-Voices-celebrating-Southeast/dp/1529344476)’ featuring a piece by Zing. Watch Jordan Peele’s horror film ‘Get Out’ (https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/get-out). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   9 Jul 2023

   In The Moon

   Written and performed by Esther Smith. A woman attending a yoga class struggles to be present, before encountering someone from her past and having a spiritual experience. Just not the one the yoga teacher intended. Esther Smith is a BAFTA-nominated British actor and writer who trained at the Guildford School of Acting. She currently stars opposite Rafe Spall in TRYING. Seasons 1 - 3 are currently streaming worldwide on Apple TV+ and the fourth is due out later this year. This is the sixth episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Esther on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esthervonsmith). Follow Esther on Twitter (https://twitter.com/esthervonsmith). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Watch Trying (https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/trying/umc.cmc.6muy4la7lj1omu5nci4bt2m66) on AppleTV+. Watch Cuckoo (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04d72n6/cuckoo) on BBC iPlayer. Watch Esther (alongside Brett Goldstein) in the short film F*ck (https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/02/13/fuck/). Try meditating with apps like Headspace (https://www.headspace.com/), Calm (https://www.calm.com/) and Balance (https://balanceapp.com/). Read Rainer Maria Rilke (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Letters-Young-Poet-Clothbound-Classics/dp/0241620031/ref=asc_df_0241620031/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606824286194&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7400150772798128289&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006886&hvtargid=pla-1731159754923&psc=1&th=1&psc=1)’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’. Other podcasts that tackle grief include Griefcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/griefcast/id1178572854), Rob Delaney’s episode of How To Fail (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s15-bonus-episode-how-to-fail-rob-delaney-on-the/id1407451189?i=1000583240307) and this episode of the Adam Buxton podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-126-joe-cornish/id1040481893?i=1000480465707). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   2 Jul 2023

   Homeward Bound

   Written and performed by Thaddea Graham. Thaddea explores what it means to leave your home, find yourself and your voice, and then return again in this tender and empowering story, interwoven with original music and lyrics. Thaddea Graham is an actor from Northern Ireland who trained at ArtsEd in London before securing her first key role in Sky One’s CURFEW. With subsequent roles in BBC One’s US and DOCTOR WHO she had her first leading role in Netflix’s THE IRREGULARS and then BBC Three’s WRECK, of which she is currently filming the second season. She will next star in the fourth series of Netflix’s SEX EDUCATION Whilst not on screen, Thaddea writes and performs her own music, singing and playing guitar and piano and is now turning her hand to writing. She is currently working on her first play and in development for her first TV show. This is the fifth episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Thaddea on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thaddeagraham/). Follow Thaddea on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ThaddeaGraham). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Watch Wreck (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0d0tkvj/wreck) on BBCiPlayer and The Irregulars (https://www.netflix.com/watch/81022910?trackId=255824129) on Netflix Read an interview with Thaddea in 1883 Magazine (https://1883magazine.com/thaddea-graham/). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   25 Jun 2023

   You’re Not The First, You Won’t Be The Last

   Written and performed by Deborah Haywood. A 15-year-old girl discovers she is pregnant and must decide what to do, in this candid and timely story. Deborah was named as one of the Biggest Breakout Female Filmmakers by Harper’s Bazaar in 2018, and a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2007. Her debut feature film, Pin Cushion (2018) opened Critic’s Week at Venice International Film Festival in 2017, was nominated for three BIFAs, and long-listed for the Evening Standard Awards. Deborah is developing projects with the BFI, Film4, BBC Films and Brock Media. This is the fourth episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Deborah on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/deborellahollywood/). Follow Deborah on Twitter (https://twitter.com/blytheface). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Watch Pin Cushion (2018) on BFI Player. (https://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-pin-cushion-2018-online) Watch Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) on several platforms (https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/never-rarely-sometimes-always). Read an interview with Deborah in Sight & Sound (https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/interviews/deborah-haywood-pin-cushion-dark-fairytale). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   18 Jun 2023

   The Woman In My Head

   Written & performed by Emma Jane Unsworth. Ava Badone is an only child who ran away to Paris when her archaeologist parents were killed in a car accident. Now she is a student of English Literature at Liverpool University, an incorrigible flirt, a talented linguist, “a James Bond for the Britney generation”, and a fantasy woman that lives in Emma’s head… Emma Jane Unsworth is a BAFTA-nominated, BIFA-winning screenwriter and best-selling novelist. She was the showrunner for series one of DREAMLAND, a new comedy-drama starring Lily Allen and Freema Agyeman, on Sky Atlantic. Emma wrote an episode of Stephen Merchant’s 2021 comedy-thriller THE OUTLAWS for BBC/Amazon. She was nominated for a BAFTA for her script. She is also working on a new comedy commission for the BBC as well as several other TV and film projects. Emma’s fourth novel, SLAGS, will be published by HarperCollins/Borough Press in 2024. Her third novel, ADULTS, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller when it was published in 2020. Emma adapted her second novel, ANIMALS, into a feature film. The film, directed by Sophie Hyde and starring Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and was produced by Brock Media’s Sarah Brocklehurst. The same year, Emma won the BIFA for Best Debut Screenwriter for her script. This is the third episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Emma on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/emjaneunsworth). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Watch Animals (2019) for free on All4 (https://www.channel4.com/programmes/animals). Read Emma’s books: ADULTS (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/adults-emma-jane-unsworth/3316534?ean=9780008334635), ANIMALS (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/animals-emma-jane-unsworth/1979936?ean=9781782112136) and AFTER THE STORM (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/after-the-storm-postnatal-depression-and-the-utter-weirdness-of-new-motherhood-emma-jane-unsworth/5747207?ean=9781788166546) Watch Dreamland (2023) on NowTV (https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/home/asset/dreamland/iYEQZ2rcf32XRKoeoM6SfU). Listen to an interview with Emma on the podcast Ctrl Alt Delete (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/263-emma-jane-unsworth-from-novel-to-screenplay/id1096622066?i=1000474532881). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

8. 

   11 Jun 2023

   Of Rats and Men

   Written & performed by Joanne Lau. Maggie, a research technician at an animal laboratory, explores what it means to have a good death as she sacrifices mice and rats whilst simultaneously watching a family member die of cancer, in this moving story, written and performed by Joanne Lau. Joanne Lau is a former neuroscientist/comedian, and an alumni of the BBC Writersroom Comedy Room and BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017. She’s been a finalist for the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum - TV Drama, Royal Court Theatre/Kudos Writing Fellowship, Cinequest Teleplay 60, and Funny Women Awards. Prior to writing full-time, Joanne spent 15 years in academic neuroscience research working on pain disorders, brain tumours, and other ways your nervous system can go horribly wrong. She solved exactly none of those things. This is the second episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Joanne on Twitter (https://twitter.com/joannelauwrites). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/WeAreBrockMedia). Listen to an interview with Joanne (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/why-i-left-standup-to-become-a-writer/id1521144530?i=1000553102732) on the podcast ‘The Comedian’s Paradise’. Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

9. 

   4 Jun 2023

   Worldly Parisian Whore

   Written & performed by Harry Trevaldwyn. A young man embarks on an impromptu hook-up in Paris, but finds himself more invested in the anecdote than the actual experience. Harry is an actor, comedian and writer. He was the series regular of Ollie in TEN PERCENT (the English-language remake of CALL MY AGENT) and will soon be seen in a lead role in the BBC Film feature, SWEET SUE. He’s a Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2022 and was nominated for Best Debut Writer in the New Voice Awards 2023. This is the first episode of our brand new anthology podcast. We’ll be back every Monday with original, intimate stories from writers, performers and filmmakers. Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/never-told/id1687651052) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2AX7vfotES6rh6Emb0LObs?si=5f93e84a3d544764). SHOW NOTES Follow Harry on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/harrytrevaldwyn/?hl=en). Follow Brock Media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wearebrockmedia/). Watch Ten Percent (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ten-Percent-Season-1/dp/B09SG3HD6J) on Amazon Prime Video. Watch The Bubble (https://www.netflix.com/title/81393268) on Netflix. Watch his Channel 4 Comedy Blap Billi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Dov3h2cnM) on YouTube. Read an interview with Harry in Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2022/04/quick-fire-questions-harry-trevaldwyn). Buy the IKEA Regolit lamp shade (https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/regolit-hemma-pendant-lamp-white-s19444083/). Buy Vaseline Rosy Lips (https://www.boots.com/vaseline-lip-therapy-tin-rosy-lips-20g-10094768). Watch Frances Ha (https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Frances_Ha?gl=GB&hl=en&id=kqGA1iBH-zI.P). Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

10. 

    12 May 2023

    Introducing... Never Told

    Introducing an 8-episode anthology of original stories from Brock Media. Each episode is penned and performed by a different writer, in response to the question ‘What haven’t you told anyone before?’, drawing on their own life experiences, and immersively told with bespoke sound design from Tom Whalley. The first episode will be released Monday 5 June, with new episodes dropping weekly until 24 July 2023 and will be available wherever you get your podcasts. Producer: Nicole Davis (she/her) Executive Producer: Sarah Brocklehurst (she/her) Production Assistant & Assistant Story Editor: Amy Yeo (she/her) Sound Design and Mixing: Tom Whalley (he/him) Artwork: Bett Norris (she/her). Brock Media | Website (http://www.brockmedia.com)| Twitter (https://twitter.com/wearebrockmedia) | Instagram (http://instagram.com/wearebrockmedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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