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Cytochrome Hear Presents
The Rime of Gwenlian (Podcast Bookclub Podjam 2025)
O heed us gentle listeners, for here,
We tell in verse the tale of noble knight
Who seeks her lost and ill-reputed love
And faces friends and perils on the way.
Queue up your podcatcher if catch you can
This story ours: The Rime of Gwenlian
[Content warnings for this episode include Violence, Sword fighting, demonic voices, mysogynistic language]
The Rime of Gwenlian features the vocal talents of:
Lumi Oakes as the Herald
Audrey Martin as The Knight ( Bsky )
Fay Roberts as The Lady of the Lake
Claire Dinnebier as the Owl and the Fox
Jae-in Hwan as the Hare and the Hedgehog
Lou Sutcliffe as the Dragon ( Tumblr | Bsky )
This pilot episode was created for Podcast Bookclub’s 2025 Podcastjam
Written by Audrey Martin, Lou Sutcliffe and Fay Roberts.
Sound designed and mixed by Jae-in Hwan with help by Lou Sutcliffe.
The cover design was created by Claire Dinnebier.
A special thanks to the Podcast Bookclub team for their hard work creating and managing this event.
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Trailer - The Tiger and the Dragon
01:48||Season 1, Ep. 0At the Dawn of the 20th Century, two of Victorian literature's most dastardly villains are engaged to perform the dirty work of the British Empire....See https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/ for more information.Content warning: The Tiger and the Dragon is a 19th century horror pastiche audiodrama. It will contain references to colonialism, crime, firearms, the occult and period-typical racism, misogyny and disablism. It will not contain any themes of sexual assault but will contain violence including mentions of violence against women and unborn children. Featuring: Jennifer Noirot as Anna Seward, Lou Sutcliffe as Colonel Sebastian Moran, Floris Bordewijk as Abraham Van Helsing, Jonathan Kidger as Dr John Seward and Paul McDonough as Mr Alucard. Editing by Lou Sutcliffe, with mastering editing by Jem Hawes.
1. Episode 1 - The Strange Case of the Scalpel
20:21||Season 1, Ep. 1"Dear Jack,Please find enclosed the promised epistle regarding Dr van Helsing and the strange incident with the scalpel at the seance... "The Tiger and the Dragon is a Cytochrome Hear production by Lou Sutcliffe, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. It featured Niall Éanna Ó Domhnaill as David Moran, Jennifer Noirot as Anna Seward, Jonathan Kidger as John Seward and Paul McDonough as Mr Alucard. Editing, soundscaping and score was by Lou Sutcliffe, with additional mastering editing by Jem Hawes. This episode used sounds from freesound.org.Content warnings: Colonialism, Period typical (19th Century) sexism, racism, bigotry, disablism, Death/dying, The occult. References to: Violence against women, Violence against unborn children, Suicide (footnotes) SFX: Roaring animals, static, music.For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/episode-1/UR7YFtmheyG5NMhWEpnV
2. Episode 2 – An Unexpected Guest
11:51||Season 1, Ep. 2"Dear Jack, Please find enclosed the promised epistle regarding a curious gentleman I met at my friend's party, one Colonel Sebastian Moran...... "The Tiger and the Dragon is a Cytochrome Hear production by Lou Sutcliffe, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International Licence. It featured Jennifer Noirot as Anna Seward and Lou Sutcliffe as Sebastian Moran. Editing, soundscaping and score was by Lou Sutcliffe, with additional mastering editing by Jem Hawes. This episode used sounds from freesound.org. Content warnings: Colonialism, Period typical (19th Century) sexism, racism, bigotry, disablism, Period typical slurs and swearing, Death/dying, The occult, Crime, Firearms, Smoking,References to: Incarceration, Murder, SFX: Roaring animals, static, music, striking match/smoking.For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/episode-1/
3. Episode 3 – Colonel Moran’s Account
16:20||Season 1, Ep. 3"Dear Jack,please find enclosed further details from Colonel Moran regarding his adventure to Afghanistan with Mr Alucard. "The Tiger and the Dragon is a Cytochrome Hear production by Lou Sutcliffe, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. It featured Jennifer Noirot as Anna Seward and Lou Sutcliffe as Sebastian Moran. Editing, soundscaping and score was by Lou Sutcliffe, with additional mastering editing by Jem Hawes. This episode used sounds from freesound.org. Content warnings: Colonialism, Period typical (19th Century) sexism, racism, bigotry, disablism, antiziganism, Period typical slurs and swearing, Death/dying, The occult, Crime, Firearms, Violence. References to: Incarceration, epidemic disease. SFX: Roaring animals, music, chattering voices, wind, sheep, screaming, gunfire.For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/episode-3/
4. Episode 4 - The Sandstorm
18:42||Season 1, Ep. 4"Dear Jack,please find enclosed the conclusion of Colonel Moran's account - a battle between monsters in the high passes of the Hindu Kush.. "The Tiger and the Dragon is a Cytochrome Hear production by Lou Sutcliffe, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. It featured Jennifer Noirot as Anna Seward, Lou Sutcliffe as Sebastian Moran, Bethan Lloyd-Wiggins as Elspeth, Jonathan Kidger as John Seward, Henry Prestige as Sherlock Holmes and Paul McDonough as Mr Alucard. Editing, soundscaping and score was by Lou Sutcliffe, with additional mastering editing by Jem Hawes. This episode used sounds from freesound.org. Content warnings: Colonialism, Period typical (19th Century) sexism, racism, bigotry, disablism, Period typical slurs and swearing, Anti-muslim bigotry/Islamophobia, Death/dying, The occult, Crime, Firearms, Violence, References to: Incarceration, murder, SFX: Animals roaring, music, crowd noises, wind, fire crackling, voice effects, gunshots and gun cocking, bats, sword drawing. For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/episode-4/
5. Episode 5 - A Matter of Some Urgency
22:03||Season 1, Ep. 5"Dear Jack,please find enclosed extremely confidential details of our plan to prevent Mr Alucard from doing any further harm... "The Tiger and the Dragon is a Cytochrome Hear production by Lou Sutcliffe, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. It featured Jennifer Noirot as Anna Moran, Lou Sutcliffe as Sebastian Moran, Niall Éanna Ó Domhnail as David Moran and J. M., Jonathan Kidger as John Seward, Bethan Lloyd-Wiggins as Elspeth and Floris "Swiftly" Bordewijk as Abraham van Helsing. Editing, soundscaping and score was by Lou Sutcliffe, with additional mastering editing by Jem Hawes. This episode used sounds from freesound.org. Content warnings: Colonialism, Period typical (19th Century) sexism, racism, bigotry, disablism, Death/dying (children, women in childbirth), The occult, Coercive control and manipulationFirearms. References to: Crime, epidemic disease. SFX: Roaring animals, music, gun cocking, rustling paper, static, telegraph beeping. For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/episode-5/
Tiger and Dragon Additional Missives - Niall's Irish Accent Tour
05:01||Season 1Niall (David Moran, J.M.) gives a brief summary of how to do various regional Irish accents. Contains spoilers for The Tiger and the Dragon.Content warnings: SwearingReferences to: stereotyping of Irish regions, classism, colonialismhttps://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/td-additional-missives-nialls-irish-accent-tour/
Tiger and Dragon Additional Missives - Bloopers
04:27||Season 1Sometimes voice actors find it very hard to say things. Contains spoilers for The Tiger and the Dragon.Content warnings: Swearing. Lots of itReferences to: Colonialism, Epidemic disease, Firearmshttps://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/td-additional-missives-bloopers/
Tiger and Dragon Additional Missives - Theme Medley
04:55||Season 1A medley of themes from The Tiger and the Dragon00:00 - 00:48 Main Theme Tune - Pipe Organ, Tabla, Piano, Pizzicato Strings, Tremolo violin0:48 - 01:02 Pizzicato Strings01:02 - 01:44 Dark Piano Theme (Warehouse) - Piano, Pizzicato Strings, Electronic sounds01:45 - 02:58 Colonel Moran's Theme - Tabla, Sitar, Flute - Combination of North Indian instruments and colonial military airs.02:59 - 03:26 Mr Alucard's Theme - Strings, Piano, Brass, Timpani, Cello, Muted Trumpet - Based on Romanian folk music.03:27 - 04:55 Elspeth's Party Theme - Pizzicato and bowed strings - Parlour music, based on songs sung by ladies in the 19th century.https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/td-additional-missives-theme-medley/