The Worlds of Robert Crighton

The Worlds of Robert Crighton

Audio podcast adventures from the mind of award-winning playwright and performer Robert Crighton - stories, drama, comedy and general audio sound things coming to you every week directly into your ears. You can support 'The Worlds of Robert Crighton' at www.patreon.com/robertcrighton

Episodes

April 21, 2020 4 mins
Welcome to the Museum of Tat - a place where disappointment and failure is celebrated. This is the prologue to series three. It explains nothing, but says everything. Presented by Professor Jeffrey Colins, curator of the Museum of Tat. Devised by Robert Crighton
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Attack of the Christmas Squirrels - written and performed by Robert Crighton. The story does exactly what it says on the tin.

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The Museum of Tat Roadshow - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Special Short.

Currently running live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, here's a little something Jeffrey put together between shows - including some live footage and audience responses.

Produced by Robert Crighton

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April 12, 2018 22 mins

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee: An Audio Thing by Robert Crighton - recorded from the depths of his duvet cover. Capturing, I think, the experience of being me first thing in the morning!

NB: One of the sound effects was faked using a beaker and tap water. This is not a documentary and I'm not that twisted. 

#audio #essay #podcast #comedy?

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March 6, 2018 36 mins

The UN Special Representative - written and performed by Robert Crighton.  Our hero/victim is awoken in the middle of the night by a team of people led by the so called UN Special Representative.  Only the UN doesn't stand for the United Nations and their reason for coming to the door are more bizarre.

A new story from multi award-winning writer and performer Robert Crighton

#audio #podcast #storytelling

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March 1, 2018 6 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise - Ep. 8: The Dimensions of Mime - written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream - in fact, this episode is from that show, the second episode which featured a lot of scary clowns. #com...

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February 27, 2018 8 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise - Ep. 7: The Claws of Outsource - written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream - in fact, this story is from the first show. I visit the doctor, and things go a bit wrong. #comedy #au...

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February 20, 2018 2 mins

The Dog Barked... written and performed by Robert Crighton. Another short short story, a little burst of narrative to invade your ears. Everyone writes a short story featuring a dog one day.  This is that day. #story #storytelling #audio #podcast

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February 13, 2018 13 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise #Ep. 6: The Massacre of St Valentine's Eve written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream - this time I go speed dating, with horrific results.  #comedy #audio #podcast - Music and soun...

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February 6, 2018 1 min

It Was What... written and performed by Robert Crighton. Another short short story, a little burst of narrative to invade your ears. 'It Was What...' is the story of a two people who haven't been in touch in a while. #story #storytelling #audio #podcast

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January 30, 2018 13 mins

Guess our Tat!

A very special episode of The Museum of Tat - the Guess Our Tat Special. Guest expert Dick Davidson is with us again to evaluation our latest acquisition. But what is it? We won't tell you! Use the clues given throughout the episode to tell us what you think it is. Tweet your suggestions to us @MuseumofTat and we'll tell you if you're wrong. You are.

Devised and performed by Robert Crighton with Professor Kaos as...

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January 23, 2018 6 mins

A Conversation about Cheese with Professor Kaos.

In 2017 we were recording various bits and pieces of audio for the Museum of Tat podcasts when Professor Kaos started talking about cheese.  This is the result.  Produced by Robert Crighton, because he could. #comedy #podcast #cheese #random

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The Museum of Tat presents the first of two special episodes featuring your favourite Tat celebrity, Dick Davidson.  This week Dick (author of 'Everybody Loves Dick') Davidson talks about the damage done to the Tat market when a container of Plastic Rubber Ducks went overboard in 1992. #comedy #audio #podcast

Written and performed by Robert Crighton, with Professor Kaos as Dick Davidson.

Featuring additional music from https://...

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December 24, 2017 1 min

The comedy that no one wanted to hear has been found! This is especially confusing as it was never lost. In 1973 a comedy script materialised on the desk of a radio station of a minor Soviet satellite state. The script was performed, untranslated from the original English, in 1974 and immediately became an overnight sensation. A copy of this recording was duly sent to the BBC so that all master tapes could be responsibly wiped, as ...

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December 22, 2017 16 mins

Christmas is here - so it's time to revel in Tat and the Christmas Tat Miracle. Special performance from the Tat Community Choir. Written by Robert Crighton, with Michael Fouldes and other random voices we grabbed in a bar one afternoon. #comedy #tat #hideoustat #podcast

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December 9, 2017 9 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise #Ep. 5: Christmas of Doom written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream. Music and sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Support my work by becoming a patron at www.patreon.co...

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December 4, 2017 4 mins

A very urgent Christmas Appeal from the Museum of Tat. #comedy #podcast #audio #Christmas

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December 2, 2017 8 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise #Ep. 4: The Phone of Sacrifice written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream - this episode was, in fact, recorded live in March. Music and sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.c...

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November 21, 2017 10 mins

The Other Day... Everyday Stories of my Casual Demise #Ep. 3: An Unearthly Medieval Village written and performed by Robert Crighton. The Other Day is a semi occasional series of stories set in the other day of my previous life. I always die. Based on a series of comic monologues that started life in the Live from the Get In! stream. Music and sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Support my work by becoming a patron at ww...

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November 11, 2017 47 mins

First Hand Recollections of the Great War by William Coleman In the early 1980's, William Henry Coleman, a veteran of the First World War, was persuaded to talk about his experiences. What he didn't realise was that he was secretly being recorded. This is a special documentary featuring a restoration of that footage, with a specially recorded interview with his grandson, Alan Scott. NB: Due to the archive nature of the recording a...

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