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Stories from the Borders of Sleep

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Seymour Jacklin

A semi-regular podcast, featuring original stories, fantastic fables and curious tales written and read by your host, Seymour Jacklin. Each episode takes the listener on an imaginative and thought-provoking journey. Aimed at adults but very suitable for children, too.

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The Tree Who Walked

What has an ancient yew tree to do when she captures a wanderlust from two passing travell... more

29 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:31

29 Sep 2025

#60

Pillow Pillar Portals

The new kid at school seems a bit odd, but things are about to get a whole lot stranger. A... more

14 Oct 2024

32 MINS

32:06

14 Oct 2024

#59

Mother Voyage

A tired old sailing ship feels outdated and longs for rest and retirement as she sets off ... more

27 Jun 2024

17 MINS

17:28

27 Jun 2024

#58

The Cicada Laundrette

Night time is the time to visit the Cicada Laundrette and meet all kinds of critter charac... more

14 Mar 2024

26 MINS

26:58

14 Mar 2024

#57

Decorations

A heartwarming magical story for the Holidays in the tradition of well-loved Yuletide tale... more

24 Dec 2023

30 MINS

30:50

24 Dec 2023

#56

The Copse

For all the gatherers of feathers and stones and the friends of nature, a tale of healing ... more

04 Dec 2023

34 MINS

34:29

04 Dec 2023

#55

The Cadillac in the Pond

What if ... someone woke up one morning to find a Cadillac in their duck pond? You need wo... more

21 Mar 2023

39 MINS

39:27

21 Mar 2023

#54

The Boat Going Home

Here's another sleeptime story that came from a dream. In it you will meet a special frien... more

03 Jul 2022

38 MINS

38:17

03 Jul 2022

#53

Flea

An artist executes an act of subversion one hot afternoon while nobody is paying very much... more

05 May 2022

29 MINS

29:18

05 May 2022

#52

The Guestbook

A friendship is nurtured through a series of entries in 'The Guestbook'. Then, one day, th... more

23 Mar 2022

51 MINS

51:50

23 Mar 2022

#51

The Spudfellow

The humble potato has the power to bring so much joy.

14 Dec 2021

48 MINS

48:16

14 Dec 2021

#50

The Artisan, The Abbot and the Architect

Three men meet one evening and not entirely by chance ... the story unfolds. Above them is... more

17 Oct 2021

31 MINS

31:22

17 Oct 2021

#49

Monday Mechanical CLub

This is a story about a stenography machine, and an unusual group of people who meet in a ... more

04 Aug 2021

27 MINS

27:20

04 Aug 2021

#48

To Catch a Skerrid

Magic runs in the family, so when cousin Rupert comes to spend the summer with Damson and ... more

12 Apr 2021

21 MINS

21:23

12 Apr 2021

#47

The Frog and Banjo

Neither the frog or the banjo are quite what you might think at first - a mystical pair wh... more

26 Feb 2021

33 MINS

33:06

26 Feb 2021

#46

Sketching and Painting

This is a story about an artist called Anna and a surprising discovery she makes in the au... more

26 Oct 2020

20 MINS

20:12

26 Oct 2020

#45

Brother Savion

One day in September, 40 years of the companionship of a forest brings a hermit to the cul... more

21 Aug 2020

22 MINS

22:18

21 Aug 2020

#44

The Librarian

"You know, all this talk we are talking? It's like the sunshine and the rain. It's present... more

01 May 2020

22 MINS

22:29

01 May 2020

#43

Chippie and Angus

It's a story about a quiet girl, and I don't want to give too much away ...

29 Mar 2020

13 MINS

13:23

29 Mar 2020

#42

Lady Isabella

A story about an unlikely friendship that occurs on an expedition to gather chamomile.

06 Mar 2020

16 MINS

16:07

06 Mar 2020

#41

Horseless Carriage

Just a rather nice little trip down memory lane in later life, wherein we discover that th... more

15 Jan 2020

23 MINS

23:01

15 Jan 2020

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