Retro Theatre Presents brings you original audio dramas inspired by the golden age of radio. Expect rocket ships, adventures to, evocative storytelling. Written and produced by David Williams, each episode revives the magic of classic radio theatre with a modern twist.
The crew of starlight Odyssey make their way down the escarpment
22 Nov 2025
Starlight Odyssey Episode 4 The Rift
Join the crew of Starlight Odyssey in their next adventure
9 Nov 2025
Starlight Odyssey Episode 3 The Beginning
The Beginning. The crew are at a crossroads, the beginning of the a human race.
29 Oct 2025
The Intercom Crackled
This poem is about the building of a large supermarket, and its demise. But, more importantly, the effect it has on the local community.
27 Oct 2025
Starlight Odyssey Episode 2 Mimi
The crew of Starlight Odyssey have merged with the Nautilus and are unaware they have been pulled into the world of quantum physics
26 Oct 2025
Winkling at West Runton
One of the great joys of living just a few yards from the seashore is gathering food from the beach. As children, we would go to West Runton to collect winkles in little bags, often twisting ankles climbing over sharp flints covered in bladderwrack. We would have them for tea with bread and butter, using safety pins to remove them from the little shells.
23 Oct 2025
The Naked Willow
A poem about the naked willow tree that overlooks the garden, seen through white net curtains, and a backdrop of blue sky with white clouds
16 Oct 2025
A poem for Norway
This poem represents my view of Norway a beautiful country
16 Oct 2025
The Kestrel
Things in life are not always how they seem, and this applies to people as well.
15 Oct 2025
Starlight Odyssey
Starlight Odyssey, with its crew of Captain Jason Navarre, Nat Brunt and Benny head out of the solar system in man's first attempt to break the light barrier. Undeterred that the previous test run to get close to the light barrier ended in disaster, they forge ahead, unaware that the light barrier cannot be broken, and unaware what lies before them.
8 Oct 2025
A Ghostly Tale
A playful, spooky poem written for David’s young son, A Ghostly Tale tells of a stormy night, a rattling window, and a mysterious voice that wants to come in.
With humour and suspense in equal measure, this short piece brings a touch of the supernatural — and a mother’s surprise ending.
Part of Retro Theatre Presents: Poetry & Performance — original writing in the spirit of vintage radio.
8 Oct 2025
The Tow Rows – A Dramatic Epic Poem by David Williams
Inspired by a haunting Norfolk legend, The Tow Rows tells the story of a ship lost to the sea and the echoes of its cries through the sleeping village.
Written by David Williams, this dramatic epic poem captures the power of wind, tide, and fear in a storm that blurs the line between the living and the lost.
Part of Retro Theatre Presents: Poetry & Performance — original writing in the spirit of vintage radio.
25 Sept 2025
The Light Barrier
The crew of the Starlight 1 face disaster when their ship drifts towards Themselves? in deep space.
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