Liars' League (london)

Enjoy explosions, escapes, killer gum, beastly satire, Shakespeare, and murders which are almost certainly sexually motivated in our showbiz spectacular! PLAYLIST: One Beautiful Day by Elizabeth Stott, read by Carrie Cohen Proving Grounds by Sunny Teich, read by Gloria Sanders Portrait of the Artist as a Young Pig by Bernard O'Keeffe, read by Nicky Diss INTERVAL & BOOK QUIZ Wet Patch & the Wad by David Turnbull, read by Greg Page The Mad Scene by Tom Heaton, read by Sarah Feathers Trutch! or Chekhov's Woman by Dan Timms, read by Nick Delvalle

Ten stories of one hundred or one thousand words each to celebrate our hundredth event; featuring life, death, sex, money, darts, clocks, supercomputers, magical curses, balding, and the difference between Woody Allen and Woody Harrelson. PLAYLIST: (100) One Hundred Years by Joanne L. M. Williams, read by Lois Tucker (1000) Ripples by Jason Jackson, read by Greg Page (100) Uncle Phil by Tom McColl, read by Nicholas Delvallé (1000) Candle by Liam Hogan, read by Sarah Feathers (100) Impact by Katy Darby, read by Judith Quin (1000) Baldhead by Sean Preston, read by Adam Diggle INTERVAL & INFAMOUS BOOK QUIZ (100) Life. Sentence. by Gordon Williams, read by Carrie Cohen. (1000) One Thousand Rupees by Abigail Lee, read by Nicholas Delvallé (100) Fifteen by Joanne L. M. Williams, read by Miranda Harrison (1000) Asking Friends by Guy Russell, read by Gloria Sanders

A criminally good line-up of fiction, featuring disputed virginity and disgraced royalty, absconding prisoners, eager-to-please executioners, a taste of post-apocalyptic justice, and the thoughts of an actual fly on the wall. JUSTICE & MERCY WINNING STORIES (in order of performance) Crimes of Passion by Michael Skansgaard *NEW AUTHOR* read by Silas Hawkins Judgement Day by James Smyth read by Miranda Harrison Jailbreak by Steve Moran *NEW AUTHOR* read by Lin Sagovsky Mercy Road by Liam Hogan read by Jim Cogan Rated by Matthew Harrison *NEW AUTHOR* read by Carrie Cohen The H-Meister Gets Hitched by Quintin Forrest read by Alex Woodhall

Six stories, no holds barred ... Yes, this Christmas the League can boast all the seasonal classics: angelic visitations, magic toyshops, haunted jumpers, hookers in antlers, psychotic twins and vehicular manslaughter, all sprinkled with the joy and horror of festive family fun! KITH & KIN WINNING STORIES in playing order ... The Old Toyshop by Anne Neumann (read by Clareine Cronin) A Flawless Campaign by James English *NEW AUTHOR* (read by Silas Hawkins) Yule Never Walk Alone by Jim Cogan (read by Carrie Cohen & Louisa Gummer) INTERVAL & BOOK QUIZ A Time of Gifts by Elizabeth Stott *NEW AUTHOR* (read by Clive Greenwood) Yule Never Walk Alone by Jim Cogan (read by Carrie Cohen & Louisa Gummer) Christmas Presence by Alan Graham (read by Max Berendt) MVP AWARDS!

Our five fantastical fictions feature impossible meetings, sexy scientists, playable dreams, mermaid strippers (naturally), Prince Harry on drugs (obviously) and the moon on toast. STORIES: A Very Important Meeting by Jon Stubbington *NEW AUTHOR*, read by David Mildon Moonpeel by Anton Rose *NEW AUTHOR* read by Paul Clarke Research Failure by Alan Graham, read by Miranda Harrison The Strange and Epic Saga of Mermaid Strippers, Disaster, Salvation, Gold, Capsizing, Fire, Hiccups, Mutiny, Shipwreck, A Cult, Prison, Escape, and Mermaid Strippers Again by Peter Saul, read by Gloria Sanders The Mad Prince's Dinner Party by Quintin Forrest, read by Alex Woodhall

The grand finale of our haunting Hallowe'en special, featuring haunted toys, werewolves and little vampires. 1. The Magic Slate by Pat Black (as first seen on EmeraldStreet.com) read by Lois Tucker 2. Beasts of London by Dan Coxon *NEW AUTHOR* read by Lionel Laurent *NEW ACTOR* 3. Mother's Milk by J.A. Hopper *NEW AUTHOR* read by Liz Bower

The first half of our haunting Hallowe'en special, featuring ghosts, jungle monsters and sentient zombies. 1. The Hotel Entrance by Brindley Hallam Dennis, read by Silas Hawkins 2. Kalimantan by Lisa Beyt *NEW AUTHOR* read by Nicky Newman 3. Locked In by Liam Hogan, read by Carrie Cohen

Five cryptic tales featuring escapologists, conquistadors, thieves, hard-drinking "gentlemen's retreats" and hipster sex parties - on day release just for you! LOCK & KEY STORIES Lightfingers Morgan by Charles Whitting *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Will Goodhand Key Party by Sarah McAllister *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Louisa Gummer The Fantastic Fritz by Nigel Robinson, read by Greg Page The Consular Agent by Phil Berry, read by Andrew Baguley The Baggage Handlers by Jim Cogan, read by Ray Newe

A transfusion of fresh fiction, featuring organ couriers, school bullies, Hollywood stunts, Government-sponsored witches, car crashes, and a man waking from an eight-year coma. ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY STORIES His Shane McKenna Voice by Tom Ryan, read by Silas Hawkins Problem Child by Phil Berry, read by Tony Bell Miscellaneous, Spooky, Weird by Liam Hogan, read by Carrie Cohen Fault Lines by Jennifer Steil *NEW AUTHOR* read by Louisa Gummer Comma Coma by Will Adam *NEW AUTHOR* read by Adam Diggle Fool's Leap by Alan Graham, read by David Mildon

"You find yourself in a low tavern, surrounded by all manner of disreputable, strangely-dressed cityfolk sweating profusely as they order tankards of the head-spinning local ale. Suddenly a thin, intense-looking man strides on stage and cries "WELCOME to Liars' League!" And your breathtaking quest begins ..." On your journey, you will encounter Welsh chimaeras, monster-haunted labyrinths, well-endowed Amazonian swordswomen, feisty princesses and probably the scariest literary dragon since Smaug. Hang on to your polyhedral dice, brave adventurer - it's going to be quite a ride.

Featuring dragons, armed robbers, kidnapping grannies, estranged mothers, fertility clinics and a divorce meeting at the Little Chef. STORIES: - Destiny's Children by Rosalind Stopps read by Carrie Cohen - Mei Ling's Story by Anna Giokas *NEW AUTHOR* read by Rebecca Yeo - Bulletproof Papoose by Liam Hogan read by Clive Greenwood - Breakfast on the Motorway by Andrew McDonnell *NEW AUTHOR* - Wandering Eye by Phil Berry *NEW AUTHOR* read by Sophie Morris-Sheppard - How to Change your Dragon by Francine Castile *NEW AUTHOR* read by Kim Scopes Our special Parent & Child night was held on Tuesday June 23 at the Peckham Pelican to raise awareness and cash for The CATS Foundation, a charity funding research into the devastating genetic childhood diseases Tay-Sachs & Sandhoff.

Five extracts of newly-translated work by rising and established authors from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. These wide-ranging pieces feature witches, war photographers, smugglers, New York mistresses and comic book artists, bringing new flavours of European fiction from all across the continent. The Near & Far event was presented as part of European Literature Night VII, 13 May – 9 June 2015, www.europeanliteraturenight.co.uk, organised in partnership with EUNIC, Czech Centre, Goethe Institut, Lithuanian Culture Institute, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, Polish Cultural Institute and Republic of Slovenia Embassy in London.

Six stories of human furniture, sadistic gym instructors, ruthless politicians, sentient puppets, TV samurai, vengeful genies and, naturally, a lesbian take on Jeeves & Wooster. MASTER & SERVANT ORDER OF SERVICE Rhuar Dean, WORK OUT *LL debut* - read by Alex Woodhall Lisa Stout, SLAVE TO THE BOTTLE - read by Susan Moisan Gotham Mamik, SAMURAI SAM *LL debut* - read by Kevin Shen (in his LL acting debut) Jonathan Pinnock, author of VENTRILOQUISM FOR DUMMIES - read by Tony Bell Sunny Teich, FOOTSTOOL *LL debut* - read by Beverley Longhurst Alan Graham, TARTS AREN'T GENTLEMEN - read by Helen Belbin (in her LL acting debut)

Our eighth birthday event features alien encounters, draconian fathers, awkward teenagers, dead writers and sexual experimentation, but oddly, no legal stories. Probably for the best ... TRIAL & ERROR STORIES Skimming the Surface by Sarah Evans *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Patsy Prince The Biographers by Simone Haysom *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Louisa Gummer 33,333rd Time Lucky by Jim Cogan, read by Paul Clarke INTERVAL & BOOK QUIZ Calling Out by Jennifer Rickard, read by Paul Case Best of 20 by Simon Barker, read by Nicky Diss

This month's four winning stories feature Polish pick-up artists, financial cruelty, Deptford dockers, people jumping off buildings, Japanese translators and really a LOT of swearing. (Fly Like a Dolphin is definitely NSFW). WINNING STORIES Black Cod by Gregory Jackson, read by Gloria Sanders The Chip on your Shoulder by Imogen Hermes Gowar *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Lois Tucker *NEW ACTOR* Fly Like a Dolphin by Rob Passmore *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Max Berendt BONUS STORIES (PODCAST ONLY) Button B by Niall Boyce, read by Greg Page Your Next Bestseller: "A Collateralised Debt Obligation Too Far" by J.P.E. Bucket by Kassalina Boto, read by Peter Noble The Project by Anna Mazzola, read by Michael Lyle NB: The Wallet (RADIO 4 CHOICE) by Joshan Esfandiari Martin, read by David Mildon is excluded from podcast until after BBC broadcast in April.

From black magic to sexual electricity via seal spirits, Satanists, cads, tarts and prisoners, we have a darkly desirable selection of stories for the month of love. Featuring fiction by David McGrath*, Jim Cogan, Lisa Stout, Geoffrey Heptonstall, Alan Graham and Arike Oke with readings by David McGrath, Greg Page, David Mildon, Paul Clarke, Tony Bell & Eilidh Nairn (*after Summer 2015)

We celebrate the festive season with a heaving stocking stuffed full of Christmas fiction. Our December playlist features a grinchy tattooist, a doubting fiancee, a sex-pest Rudolph, a girl who just wants to party, and of course Cliff Richard - sorry, that should read Jesus. Plus two bonus flash fictions about the wicked German anti-Santa Krampus ... MISTLETOE & WINE LINE-UP Christmas Ink by Liam Hogan, read by John de Holland *NEW ACTOR* Bird in Hand by Stephanie Brann, read by Katy Darby Letter to Krampus by Alan Graham, read by Carrie Cohen Rock Bottom by David McGrath, read by Paul Clarke White Wash by Xanthi Barker *NEW AUTHOR*, read by Gloria Sanders Sweet Krampusnacht by Samantha Braham, read by Silas Hawkins Rudolph the Red-Faced Reindeer by Peter Saul, read by Sarah Feathers

From pimps betting on a sex race to starships stuffed with the virtuous, via a hotdog-eating contest, promiscuous peasants and a very unlikely agony aunt, we're unleashing our inner sinners (and a few saints) in November. VICE & VIRTUE STORIES in order of performance: Seven Ships by Liam Hogan, read by Clareine Cronin Let the Girl Eat by Laurence van der Noordaa, read by Rebecca Yeo My Last Friday Night John Race by David McGrath, read by Silas Hawkins Kinky Sue by Amy Eddings, read by Sarah Feathers Kitty and Pussy by Anne Neumann, read by Miranda Harrison

Six spooktacular stories on the theme of Slash & Burn, featuring ghosts, cowboys, psychic twins, murderous rats, deals with the devil and Spock and Kirk in a clinch. Ghost Story by Niall Boyce, read by Peter Noble Down to One by Shenoa Carroll-Bradd bread by Martine Richards The Twelve O'Clock by Liam Hogan, read by Silas Hawkins He Slashed some Lines for Whiskers by David Turnbull, read by Gloria Sanders Greenwich, Noon by Vincent Kelly, read by Jennifer Tan Slash Friction by Alan Graham, read by Linda Large

Four stories - three from the archives, one brand new - read at London Litcrawl 2014 at Petitou Cafe in Peckham. LINE UP IN ORDER OF READING: In Walks a Unicorn by David Douce, read by Cliff Chapman and Harriet Dobby PTSD (Part Timer Still Down) by Caroline Greene, read by Ray Newe The Magic Lamp by Phil Pavey, read by Helen Belbin Naked by David McGrath, read by the author *NSFW*