When The Page Talks Back

Lots of authors talk to their characters. Usually, their characters don't talk back... When The Page Talks Back, Episode One: Not Going Mad will be released soon. Subscribe now to be notified when it's available!

Alana's a sci-fi writer living in New York with a knitted Loch Ness Monster. She talks to her characters sometimes, like a lot of authors do. But unlike most authors, her characters talk back... Find the script here.

In which Alana meets Robbie, an Earth-born soil biologist. It turns out that some things - mostly bureaucracy - are the same no matter which planet you're on. This episode features Berimbass, by Renaud Garcia-Fons. Find the script here.

With a personal issue to deal with, Alana turns to Sam and Robbie for advice. But the evening's conversation quickly spirals out of control, and that's before Rasmus turns up... Find the script here.

Robbie tackles paperwork, family, and most dauntingly, the office coffee pot. Find the script here.

Join Charlie Mulholland, host of radio show Life From Mars, as he reflects on his journey from his home on Earth to Nuovo Andalusia. One martian year ago, he arrived at his new home planet, and so this episode looks back at some of the experiences he had on the journey - with interviews, musings on his social life, and some never-before-heard footage of the trip from Martian orbit to the surface! Find the script here.

When Rasmus visits Alana, he learns some secrets and reveals some of his own. A distracted Sam ponders her future and commiserates with Alana over bad bosses, and Alana faces some hard truths. Find the script here.

Charlie experiences a Spacey's Day Parade, a new hat, and a severe shortage of breakfast burritos. Find the script here.

Robbie and Alana bond over lasagna and the challenges of getting fresh herbs on Mars. Robbie manages to see off an invading if flustered Rasmus, and she and Alana discuss the politics of Martian separatism. Find the script here.

Charlie interviews Sam and meets her team. In this episode, Charlie was played by Stefan Robertson, Sam was played by Kathleen Anderson, Valery was played by Struan Duncan-Wilson, Angelique was played by Amrita Narayanan, and Jane was played by Leora Wadler. Find the script here.

When Sam is unsympathetic to Alana's struggles with writer's block, Alana finds the tables turned, and Robbie steps in... but on whose side? Find the script below.

Robbie continues to tackle paperwork, family, and the politics of coffee, this time with an unexpected ally... Find the script here.

After a contentious film night - during which Sam and Robbie only eventually agree to a truce on the matter of mixing sweet and salted popcorn - Alana flies home to Scotland for Christmas. This episode features 'Hark The Herald Angels' as performed by the choir and congregation of the Waverley Singers Carol Service, 17th of December 2000. Find the script here.

Awoken at two in the morning by an excited Sam, Alana struggles through a conversation about promotions, relationships, and the future of Bubbles. Find the script here.

Jerry does his very, very best to ask Robbie out. Find the script here.

Charlie interviews Robbie, gets a tour of the vineyard, and has a close call with a fuzzy plant in this episode of Life From Mars. Find the script here.

With Rasmus growing increasingly angry and the novel reaching a critical point, Alana has to cope with the added stresses of Sam looking for a new team member. Find the script here.

As the fate of the Bubble grows ever more serious, Alana is faced with a personal choice. Sam and her team are pursued by Rasmus while Robbie is stranded in her greenhouse. Find the script here.