“The place is filled with naturally-grown mineral formations like corals, bursting out of the cave walls and reaching across each other like girders, a kaleidoscope of inner luminescence filtering through the rock like sunlight reflecting off the surface of waves.” Story by Michael Crouch. Read by Emily Inkpen. Produced by Zoe Mantas. Hosted by Ale…

“There were more visits like that one, just as fleeting. All the children brought pieces of Lego - some with whole boxfuls, others with hardly a handful, stuffed in their pockets.” Story by John Bilbao. Translated by Mike Lucas. Read by Alex Penland. Produced by Zoe Mantas. Hosted by Alex Penland. Edited by Allen Stroud. Originally in Spanish from …

“But… why?” “Why not? Who knows what our descendants will get up to, with almost unlimited time, and scope, and power of technology?” “It was an idea.” Story written and read by Gene Rowe. Produced by Zoe Mantas. Hosted by Alex Penland. Edited by Allen Stroud.By British Science Fiction Association

“The phone rang three times. Mr. Shearman was getting excited. I could detect his capillary response, his dilating pupils. It was not unfair to say that Mr. Shearman’s job was to call people up and scream at them. Mr. Shearman was very good at his job, in part because he loved it very much." Story written and read by Louis Evans. Produced by Zoe Ma…

“I’m a lunar newbie, only Three Lunar Walks in and with my helmet already on, before we had even entered the airlock. That’s mandatory now - helmet must be on, before airlock entry. Why then, does this darkness hang so heavy with my guilt?” Story by Nick Wood. Read by Stephen Embleton. Produced by Zoe Mantas. Hosted by Alex Penland. Edited by Allen…