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Aug 2020
12m 38s

Do You Remember with Relaxabot 938 - 001

The Merry Beggars
About this episode

How do you relax amidst civilizational collapse? Well, lucky for you, a future London has just the answer: Relaxabot 938! Kick up your feet, relax, and soak up the warm nolstalgia of a caring governmental robot.

Enjoy the first of twelve episodes in , a new series from The Merry Beggars. To find out more, go to TheMerryBeggars.com/Radio.

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When COVID-19 hit the United States, The Merry Beggars launched a contest for 10-minute radio plays responding to the theme of "quarantine." We received over 120 responses from around the world. While we can't produce all of them, we've chosen twelve of the scripts to bring to you. Please enjoy Episode 1.

was written by Matthew Wright.


The Announcer - Aaron Williams
The Advertisement - John Howard
Relaxabot 938 - Jeromey Lloyd
The Corrector - Naomi Campagne

Direction and Sound Design - Peter Atkinson
Assistant Producer - Naomi Campagne

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For more information go to TheMerryBeggars.com

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