Written For The Screen | Script Readings

Written For The Screen | Script Readings

From The Script Department comes Written for the Screen, a collection of unproduced feature-length screenplays read aloud by award winning voice actors and accompanied by atmospheric sound and cinematic music. We like to think of it as cinema for your ears. For more great stories, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net Subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss anything from our network of podcasts: https://youtube.com/c/TheScriptDepartment Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thescriptdepartment Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescriptdepartment Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thescriptdepartment Listen to our podcasts on your favourite podcast service: The Script Department Podcast Network: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/the-script-department/id6442503874 Buy us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheScriptDept

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February 19, 2024 52 mins
In the aftermath of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, Gyula, a secret police officer, struggles to maintain a low profile amongst a community of refugees as he searches for his son in Vienna. A former boxer in his homeland, Gyula uses the one skill he has to survive, but rising success in the ring could lead to tragic consequences.

Written by Paul Floyd
Read by Alicia Gerrard

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In the aftermath of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, Gyula, a secret police officer, struggles to maintain a low profile amongst a community of refugees as he searches for his son in Vienna. A former boxer in his homeland, Gyula uses the one skill he has to survive, but rising success in the ring could lead to tragic consequences.

Written by Paul Floyd
Read by Alicia Gerrard

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February 5, 2024 40 mins
In the aftermath of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, Gyula, a secret police officer, struggles to maintain a low profile amongst a community of refugees as he searches for his son in Vienna. A former boxer in his homeland, Gyula uses the one skill he has to survive, but rising success in the ring could lead to tragic consequences.

Written by Paul Floyd
Read by Alicia Gerrard

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January 29, 2024 47 mins
In the aftermath of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, Gyula, a secret police officer, struggles to maintain a low profile amongst a community of refugees as he searches for his son in Vienna. A former boxer in his homeland, Gyula uses the one skill he has to survive, but rising success in the ring could lead to tragic consequences.

Written by Paul Floyd
Read by Alicia Gerrard

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Part 4 of 4. When Ira, a med-student from Boston becomes the victim of a sexual assault, her grief stricken father, Ray, embarks on a path to hunt down her attacker.

Written by Laura Owen
Read by Ruth Hayes

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Part 3 of 4. When Ira, a med-student from Boston becomes the victim of a sexual assault, her grief stricken father, Ray, embarks on a path to hunt down her attacker.

Written by Laura Owen
Read by Ruth Hayes

If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this or any of our stories, our website provides a list of resources that can help: https://www.thescriptdepartment.net/wellbeing

Visit our website: https://www.thescriptdepartm...
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Part 2 of 4. When Ira, a med-student from Boston becomes the victim of a sexual assault, her grief stricken father, Ray, embarks on a path to hunt down her attacker.

Written by Laura Owen
Read by Ruth Hayes

If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this or any of our stories, our website provides a list of resources that can help: https://www.thescriptdepartment.net/wellbeing

Visit our website: https://www.thescriptdepartm...
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When Ira, a med-student from Boston becomes the victim of a sexual assault, her grief stricken father, Ray, embarks on a path to hunt down her attacker.

Written by Laura Owen
Read by Ruth Hayes

If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this or any of our stories, our website provides a list of resources that can help: https://www.thescriptdepartment.net/wellbeing

Visit our website: https://www.thescriptdepartment.net
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January 12, 2023 34 mins
When a washed up Hollywood starlet runs afoul of the LAPD, she flees to a small town in Arizona only to find that a very different rule of law awaits her there.

Written by David Moore.
Read by Ruth Hayes.

A 4-part audio thriller from The Script Department. Available on January 9th on all podcast platforms. Just search for The Script Department.

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January 11, 2023 26 mins
When a washed up Hollywood starlet runs afoul of the LAPD, she flees to a small town in Arizona only to find that a very different rule of law awaits her there.

Written by David Moore.
Read by Ruth Hayes.

A 4-part audio thriller from The Script Department. Available on January 9th on all podcast platforms. Just search for The Script Department.

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January 10, 2023 43 mins
When a washed up Hollywood starlet runs afoul of the LAPD, she flees to a small town in Arizona only to find that a very different rule of law awaits her there.

Written by David Moore.
Read by Ruth Hayes.

A 4-part audio thriller from The Script Department. Available on January 9th on all podcast platforms. Just search for The Script Department.

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When a washed up Hollywood starlet runs afoul of the LAPD, she flees to a small town in Arizona only to find that a very different rule of law awaits her there.

Written by David Moore.
Read by Ruth Hayes.

A 4-part audio thriller from The Script Department. Available on January 9th on all podcast platforms. Just search for The Script Department.

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January 5, 2023 174 mins
In Khartoum, General Gordon, a devout Christian and the ablest commander of his day, is besieged by the army of the Mahdi. Guided by his faith, Gordon courageously faces his end in a war drama that links the past and the present, the political and the spiritual.

Written by Stuart Urban
Read by Pip Torrens

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Part 4 of 4. Joanna West races her former mentor across Egypt in search of the legendary Book of Athena; an artefact that promises unprecedented power for all who wield it. Outnumbered and outgunned, West needs to do all that she can to triumph; the fate of the world depends on it.

Written by Alexander Butter
Performed by Lydia Blakemore Phillips

For more great stories and writers, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net
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Part 3 of 4. Joanna West races her former mentor across Egypt in search of the legendary Book of Athena; an artefact that promises unprecedented power for all who wield it. Outnumbered and outgunned, West needs to do all that she can to triumph; the fate of the world depends on it.

Written by Alexander Butter
Performed by Lydia Blakemore Phillips

For more great stories and writers, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net
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Part 2 of 4. Joanna West races her former mentor across Egypt in search of the legendary Book of Athena; an artefact that promises unprecedented power for all who wield it. Outnumbered and outgunned, West needs to do all that she can to triumph; the fate of the world depends on it.

Written by Alexander Butter
Performed by Lydia Blakemore Phillips

For more great stories and writers, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net
Mark as Played
Joanna West races her former mentor across Egypt in search of the legendary Book of Athena; an artefact that promises unprecedented power for all who wield it. Outnumbered and outgunned, West needs to do all that she can to triumph; the fate of the world depends on it.

Written by Alexander Butter
Performed by Lydia Blakemore Phillips

For more great stories and writers, visit www.thescriptdepartment.net
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May 1, 2022 150 mins
The Clearing tells the story of an Australian Constable who is blamed for ruining the life of a young activist and tries to redeem himself by helping her fight to save a sacred Birthing Tree from destruction. Her presence, however, ignites buried war memories and unsettled family conflicts, which threaten his stability.

Written and Read by Belinda Lees

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April 19, 2022 55 mins
As humanity comes to an end, leaving robots to follow their programming to eternity, one forestry robot experiences an emotional awakening and gains a new perspective on its world.

Written for research, this screenplay explores what it means to be human through a blending of Japanese and British storytelling techniques, developed during the 2015 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Summer Fellowship.

Written and read by Max ...
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April 19, 2022 130 mins
Doctoral student, Amanda Devlin, visits a remote Irish island in search of her estranged brother-in-law, only to discover that the God-fearing community may be behind his disappearance in order to protect a dark secret about their home. An environmental thriller that draws on the darkest periods of Irish history to speak about environmental issues that threaten our world today.

Written by Michela Cortese and John Finnegan
Story by Jo...
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