Camlann - An Audio Drama – Details, episodes & analysis

Download Camlann: The Complete Season One: https://tincanaudio.bandcamp.com/album/camlann-the-complete-season-one

To celebrate Camlann reaching 100,000 downloads, we have released a gapless album version of season one on the Tin Can Audio Bandcamp page. This is a version of the series designed to be listened to in one go, with no housekeeping at the end of each episode.

You can also get HD, CD quality audio files of the series.

Any money raised from sales of the album goes straight into helping us make more Camlann.

Included as a bonus is a blooper reel of the recording sessions and, as a small thank you for sticking around, we've included some highlights here.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando, and keep the fires burning.

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e2-transcript-horses

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

The gang deals with the local wildlife.

Follow us on social media @camlannpod to stay updated. Share your thoughts with us using #Camlann. If you’d like to support the future of the show, you can do so on Ko-Fi and Patreon.

If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The Welsh folk song featured in this episode is Pais Dinogad, an Old Welsh lullaby.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Paul Warren as Gwaine, Peter Wicks as The News Anchor and Beth Crane as The Kelpie. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert. This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Child Death (4:20-4:33), Drowning (19:12-19:28), Fantasy Violence, Death and Grief, Loss of a Family Member, Strong Language.

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e1-transcript

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Dai lights a fire.

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If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The Welsh folk song featured in this episode is Tân yn Llŷn, a protest song about the destruction of Penyberth.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Paul Warren as Gwaine and Peter Wicks as The News Anchor. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert. This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

This episode is dedicated to Angharad Gilbey, without whom this show would not exist. Caru ti, cariad.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Fantasy Violence, Strong Language, Fantasy Disaster, Death and Grief.

Transcripts are available here: https://bit.ly/CamlannTeaser

Camlann is a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy podcast inspired by folklore and Arthurian legends. It's written and directed by Ella Watts (Doctor Who: Redacted, Eliza: A Robot Story), and produced by Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio (The Tower, Folxlore), with production management from Ross McFarlane (Folxlore). The show is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

Camlann will begin releasing episodes fortnightly from January 2024. Subscribe here and follow us on social media @camlannpod to stay updated. Share your thoughts with us using #Camlann.

This trailer featured:

Amy Rockson as Recording 1

Ross McFarlane as Recording 2

Amber Devereux as Recording 3

Sarah Grant as Phone Operator

Robyn Holdaway as Perry

Angharad Phillips as Morgan

Nicole Miners as Gwen / Shújūn

Paul Warren as Gwaine

and Tobias Weatherburn as Dai 

The trailer was written and directed by Ella Watts, with music composition and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and production management from Ross McFarlane.

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e9-transcript-bonfire

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Keep the fires burning.

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This is the final episode of Camlann - for now. If you’d like to join us for our finale listen along with Ella, Amber and some of the cast and crew, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch from 8-10pm GMT on Monday 6th May 2024. If you missed it, don’t worry - this and all of our livestreams are available to be watched back on Tin Can Audio’s YouTube channel.

The first season of Camlann was made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation. We’ll be applying for funding to make more. Funding applications do much better if shows have: high listener figures, public reviews, and if they can provide some of their own seed money to get started. So please consider leaving us a review, donating to our Ko-Fi or Patreon @camlannpod, or just telling a friend about the show. We really appreciate it.

The Welsh folk song Dai is humming in this episode is Lisa Lân, a lament for a dead lover.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Nicole Miners as Gwen (or Shújūn), Paul Warren as Gwaine, Felix Trench as Kay and Pip Gladwin as Arthur. Additional voices were provided by Marc Sollinger, Amber Devereux and the cast. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert.

This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Content Warnings: Attempted Mind Control, Loss of Agency, Threatening Behaviour, Strong Language

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e8-transcript-christmas

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Everybody finds each other.

Follow us on social media @camlannpod to stay updated. Share your thoughts with us using #Camlann. If you’d like to support the future of the show, you can do so on Ko-Fi and Patreon.

If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The English folk song featured in this episode is The Gower Wassail, a song traditionally sung with friends and neighbours at Christmas in orchards and the countryside. The tradition has begun to be picked up in orchards in Scotland.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Nicole Miners as Gwen (or Shújūn), Paul Warren as Gwaine, and Felix Trench as Kay. Additional voices were provided by the cast. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert.

This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Discussion of Bereavement, Strong Language, Mention of Child Abuse, Fantasy Violence, Major Character Death (22:09-23:10)

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e7-transcript-hill

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

In the Otherworld.

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If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The Welsh folk song featured in this episode is Robin Ddiog, a nursery rhyme.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Nicole Miners as Gwen (or Shújūn), Felix Trench as Kay, Fay Roberts as Rhiannon, David Charles as Lapwing, and Peter Wicks as The News Anchor. Additional voices were provided by the cast. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert. With thanks to Méabh de Brún for her advice on Gaeilge, and to Angharad Philips and Tobias Weatherburn for their guidance on pronunciation in Welsh.

This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio and special guest sound designer Oliver Morris. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Discussion of Mental Illness, Brief Reference to Attempted Suicide (3:15-3:30), Discussion of Bereavement, Reference to Starvation, Emotionally Heightened Scenes and Dialogue.

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e6-transcript-odysseus

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Elsewhere.

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If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The Greek folk song featured in this episode is Ikariotikos - it’s a traditional dance and song from the island of Ikaria which has a ‘slow’ and ‘quick’ version. Odysseus sings the slow version.

This episode featured: Dimitri Gripari as Odysseus, Christina Appana as Ariadne, and Will de Renzy-Martin as Polyphemus. Additional voices were provided by the Camlann ensemble. Special shoutout to Ross McFarlane, for getting eaten by a cyclops. With thanks to Eleni Sfetsiori for her work proofreading and consulting on this episode.

This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ που με ακούσατε. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep sailing.

Content Warnings: Fantasy Violence, Discussion of Death and Grief, Gore and Violent Death (11:41-11:50), Eye Trauma (18:49-19:09)

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e5-transcript-voicemail

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Gwaine finds what he’s been looking for.

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If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

The Welsh folk song featured in this episode is Cariad Cyntaf, it means “first love”.

This episode featured: Tobias Weatherburn as Dai, Angharad Phillips as Morgan, Robyn Holdaway as Perry, Nicole Miners as Gwen (or Shújūn) and Paul Warren as Gwaine. Special thanks to Hobbes the Lion for playing Gelert. This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with original scoring and sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio, and additional Music Direction from Alessa Catterall. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.\

Content Warnings: Fantasy Violence, Strong Language, Heroic Suicide (25:14-27:09), Major Character Death (25:14-27:09)

Transcripts are available here: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e4-point-5-transcript

Content Warnings can be found at the end of the show notes.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

Follow us on social media @camlannpod to stay updated. Share your thoughts with us using #Camlann. If you’d like to support the future of the show, you can do so on Ko-Fi and Patreon.

If you’d like to listen along live to episodes as they come out with Ella and Amber, you can do that on Tin Can Audio’s Twitch channel from 8-10pm GMT on Mondays. On Wednesdays at the same time, Amber will be going through the process of composing the score, and on our ‘off weeks’ on Mondays, Amber will go through the sound design for the show. Camlann is made possible with funding from Creative Scotland and the Inevitable Foundation.

This episode featured Paul Warren as Gwaine. This episode was written and directed by Ella Watts, with sound design from Amber Devereux at Tin Can Audio. Our Production Manager is Ross McFarlane.

Special thanks to: Angharad Gilbey, Holly Thwaites Bee, Samuel Thompson, Sara-Luise Edge-Smith, Elizabeth Campbell, Marc Sollinger, Sarah Shachat, David K. Barnes, Rosenkranz Vermilion and Max Degan. We wouldn’t have got here without you.

Diolch yn fawr iawn am wrando. Thank you so much for listening.

Keep the fires burning.

Content Warnings: Fantasy Violence, Strong Language.