Episodes

  • Twice Told Tales - Fancy's Show-Box
    Apr 4 2026
    In which an aged gentleman, surrounded by the spectral visitations of Fancy, Memory, and Conscience, confronts the haunting visions of unacted sins and moral reckonings that fester within his soul. The sombre reflection ponders the nature of guilt—whether it springs from mere thought or deed—and the enduring need for penitence and mercy in the human heart.
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    16 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - Dr. Heideggar's Experiment
    Apr 4 2026
    In which Dr. Heidegger, a peculiar old physician, entertains four elderly acquaintances with a mysterious experiment involving a rare water reputed to restore lost youth, leading to a brief renaissance of vigour and spirited folly within his shadowed study. Though their reflections and manners momentarily revive the fervour of youth, the fleeting nature of this enchantment casts a thoughtful pall upon the evening’s revelry.
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    26 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - The Vision Of the Mountain
    Apr 3 2026
    In which a youthful wanderer, newly arrived in a rural village, encounters a mysterious and enchanting vision reflected in a forest spring, a spectre of beauty and promise that haunts his thoughts and dreamlike reveries. Drawn between reality and fancy, he lingers amidst the quiet woods and fading light, pondering the nature of this apparition before it quietly dissolves into the tender hues of memory and hope.
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    15 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - The Toll-Gatherer's Day
    Apr 3 2026
    In which a solitary toll-gatherer, stationed at a bridge spanning a restless arm of the sea, quietly contemplates the endless procession of travellers and scenes that unfold before his watchful eye throughout the varied hours of a summer’s day. With gentle meditation and kindly observation, he imparts a humble wisdom drawn from the shifting pageant of life that passes like a living story just beyond his door.
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    16 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - The Hollow Of The Three Hills
    Apr 2 2026
    In which a pale and troubled lady seeks out an ancient crone at a mysterious hollow nestled among three hills, hoping to unveil tidings from those she dearly left behind. Through strange and spectral utterances that mingle prayer with visions of sorrow and wild mirth, she is drawn into a haunting communion with voices both mournful and mad, held within the grasp of twilight’s sombre curtain.
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    13 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - Sights From A Steeple
    Apr 2 2026
    In which a solitary observer, perched upon a church steeple, surveys a tranquil town framed by fields, sea, and shadowed streets, reflecting upon the fleeting beauty of clouds, the intertwining lives beneath, and the quiet drama of human existence. As a brewing summer storm unleashes its tempest, bringing swift change and stirring contrasts of mirth and solemnity, the scene closes with a hopeful rainbow breaking through the gloom, emblematic of the natural and spiritual world’s enduring interplay.
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    17 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - David Swan
    Apr 1 2026
    In which a young man named David Swan, travelling from his rural home to the city, rests beneath a humble maple shade by a bubbling spring, unaware of the momentous but invisible fortunes and dangers that nearly touch him there. Around him pass the indifferent, the kindly, the malicious, and the unaware, as the quiet vicissitudes of fate prepare to guide his destined course.
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    15 mins
  • Twice Told Tales - The Prophetic Pictures
    Apr 1 2026
    In which a celebrated painter of extraordinary skill and insight arrives in Boston, capable of capturing not only the outward semblance but the very soul within his subjects, leading a young couple to seek his artful portrayal as a symbol of their union. Yet the portraits embody a mysterious solemnity that reflects the hidden depths of their hearts and fates, casting a curious and somber shadow upon their lives.
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    36 mins