A sci-fi comedy-drama putting surreal new spins on classic speculative fiction. When George Orwell and H. G. Wells accidentally double-book a getaway cottage, an argument about tea escalates into an aeon-spanning adventure of time travel and political machination. A full cast audio drama from award-winning writer Robin Johnson.
Halloween special featuring bitter karella's Hugo-nominated microfiction The Midnight Pals
19 Oct 2022
Featured trailer: HG Wells Has His Regrets
Featuring a trailer for *another* audio drama about HG Wells going off on time travel escapades: "H. G. Wells Has His Regrets" from Turpentine Productions. With preambulatory waffle from Robin about the current state of Untrue Stories, some upcoming treats, the Audio Verse Awards, and a few other shows I've been enjoying.
17 Oct 2022
Halloween special featuring the Midnight Pals (trailer)
Preview of our Halloween crossover special with Hugo-nominated microfiction The Midnight Pals
6 Sept 2022
Complete Season 1 omnibus: The Adventures of George Orwell and H. G. Wells
A supercut of all season 1 episodes, for convenient bingeing.
3 Sept 2022
6. The Wonderful Visit
Orwell, Wells and their pals gather in 1948 for the astonishing season finale.
21 Aug 2022
The Telescreen Programme: Newspeak Phrasebook
Brush up your Newspeak with a selection of typical scenes from Oceanian everyday life, with Oldspeak translation.
6 Aug 2022
5. Man Becomes a Different Animal
Wells arrives in a distant future where humanity as we know it is extinct. How will he get his bicycle repaired now?
4 Aug 2022
Classic sci-fi authors in their own worlds (1-minute trailer)
What happens when two giants of speculative fiction double-book a getaway cottage...
31 Jul 2022
Mini-episode: Exile to Hell
Big Brother makes an unofficial visit to the Inner Hebrides Joycamp to pay his personal respects to a special prisoner.
19 Jul 2022
Mini-episode: Evil George Orwell
George Orwell meets the version of George Orwell that internet weirdos often seem to confuse him with.
9 Jul 2022
4. How a Nation Is Exploited
How a power-crazed junta of 20th-century dystopian authors overthrew Western democracy — and what went wrong.
26 Jun 2022
Season 1: Orwell, Wells, tea and time travel
Trailer for Untrue Stories season 1, "The Adventures of George Orwell and H. G. Wells"
25 Jun 2022
3. Battle Ground
Wells and Julia have changed the future, but can they be sure they've changed it for the better? No.
25 Jun 2022
2. The Wheels of Chance
H. G. Wells takes a wrong turn on his time-travelling bicycle, and finds that he and Orwell have both lost their bets.
25 Jun 2022
1. A Nice Cup of Tea
George Orwell has rented a Scottish cottage to complete his final novel. Unfortunately, he's been double-booked with the very last person he'd choose a holiday with.
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