When We Got To The Seventh
When We Got To The Seventh
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Each story is about reaching the seventh thing...it could be a marriage, a planet, a house guest, a victim, an answerphone message - anything at all. The vibe is quirky, curious and unexpected.
Every podcast episode tells a new story featuring a different character. Every story is self-contained and is about what happens to the character when they arrive at their seventh thing.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE SEVENTH can go anywhere and be anything.
Available episodes
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Jul 9, 2019
It Takes A Certain Disposition
What happens when you're 3000 off the ground, huddled in a tent with somebody you can't stand? A climber is furious when her sponsors tell her she must climb El Cap with another woman, a social media star and free solo legend. The whole idea was that she wanted to do it alone and be the first woman to conquer one of the great mountain's most difficult pitches. How does she cope?
Note: this podcast in no way reflects the ethics and practices if the climbing community.
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Jul 2, 2019
They Said It Was Meant To Help
*Be warned - this one has some colourful language in it.*
A 13 year old boy is away at boarding school.
What happens when his schoolmates challenge him to the seventh dare? And what's the real reason he's so troubled?
This story is voiced by Joe Birtles Clarke.
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Jun 25, 2019
It Was Me Who Was Doing Her The Favour
How do family members become estranged from one another? What happens when a misunderstanding becomes a lie that becomes a myth, then a great truth within a family? What happens when the seventh chair has to be found for a newcomer at a family gathering? This story is about narcissistic, toxic envy between family members.
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Jun 18, 2019
I Live In A World Of Facts
When a recently separated woman sets up a B & B, her seventh guest briefly turns her world on its head. Who is this person? Where have they come from? And why are they here, now?
I LIVE IN A WORLD OF FACTS is an unsettling eerie story set against the damp backdrop of an off-season seaside town.
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Jun 11, 2019
A Glint Against The Black
A space-traveller on a life-and-death mission to explore a new home for desperate refugees aboard an adrift space-craft. She only has seven minutes to determine whether this new land can support life. But what she discovers is unexpected and heart-breaking.
A GLINT AGAINST THE BLACK is a science-fiction story about leaving home, finding a home and if you can ever truly return home.
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Jun 4, 2019
I'm Just A Very Maternal Person
When an overpowering mother sabotages her son's relationship with his seventh girlfriend, her family will never recover.
I'M JUST A VERY MATERNAL PERSON is a dark story about the destructive power of jealousy and where it can lead.
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May 28, 2019
All You Can Do Is Embrace It
When a bereaved elderly woman meets the 21 year old man of her dreams on a dating app, what can possibly go wrong? After replying to him - the seventh respondent - her life is never the same again.
ALL YOU CAN DO IS EMBRACE IT is a touching story of love, loss and hope.
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May 21, 2019
A behind-the-scenes audio blog
Ever had one of those ideas that's woken you up and just demands to be acted upon? Us too. Have a listen to hear how the podcast series WHEN WE GOT TO THE SEVENTH came about, what the original idea was and what we wanted to achieve.
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Enjoy!
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May 20, 2019
Series 1 trailer
Here's a quick taste of 'When We Got To The Seventh.' Coming soon....
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