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Inside Room 623

This is the fourth post in a series, a look at inspirations in my fourth Listen with Other story 'The Curious Case of Room 623'. First up, why 623? As a child whenever we stayed in a big hotel, it always seemed to be room…

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Behind the Ring O'Bells

Third post in my behind-the-episodes series, this time a look at the inspirations and Easter eggs in series 3 of Listen with Other, 'The Ring O'Bells.' First up, yes my mother really did buy the entire contents of a corner shop that was closing down,…

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Inspirations behind No Service

Now, a post about the Easter eggs and inspirations in series 2 of Listen with Other, 'No Service'... They're actually quite simple, as almost everything is a reference to one of two books. First the title, is a play on The Owl Service by Alan…

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Behind the Scenes of the Merry Milkmaids

Here's a little post about some of the Easter eggs buried in various Listen with Other stories. First up: The Merry Milkmaids and the number three... The bands Kate and Dave listen to in the car on the way to Somerset are Alt-J, Portishead, Massive…

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