Episodes

Tales from the Archives S02E05: A Trick of Strong Imagination 13.05.2025 55:39

A Trick of Strong Imagination by Alyson Grauer In this episode: Althea Galway, a brilliant but overlooked statistician, is sent on a seemingly routine assignment to a winter carnival—only to uncover a mystery laced with illusion, danger, and memories from her own hidden past. As the dazzling world of the Traveling Galloway Circus draws her in, Althea must rely on more than numbers to unravel the t...

Tales from the Archives S02E04: Emperor’s Hand 05.05.2025 28:20

Emperor’s Fist by JR Murdock In this episode: Agent Reginald Coffey and Special Liaison Meiying Ling find themselves navigating the dense, mystic jungles of China, where gears and steam-powered gadgets clash with age-old dark magic. Tasked with investigating a growing disturbance, the duo uncovers a sinister Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S02E03: The Wrong Camera 28.04.2025 30:55

The Wrong Camera by Catherine Ford In this episode: When Blythe receives a beautiful, intricate camera for her birthday, she believes it’s the beginning of new adventures. But the lens reveals more than memories—it shows chilling glimpses of the future. As word spreads, those desperate to Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S02E02: Women of the Empire 25.04.2025 18:38

Women of the Empire by JR Blackwell In this episode: Archivist Wellington Thornhill Books finds himself entangled in an unexpected late-night “experiment” with the enigmatic Dr. Josepha Raven Blackwell. Framed as part of her unorthodox research into the phenomenon of hysteria, their after-hours encounter is Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S02E02: Sins of the Father 23.04.2025 36:20

In this episode: Sins of the Father by Tee Morris A thrilling prequel tale by Tee Morris, featuring a young Wellington Books. In this powerful origin story, witness the moment when young Books makes a daring stand against the dark legacy of his villainous father. Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives: 2016 Christmas Special: Home Alone for the Holidays 24.12.2016 41:36

A Very Happy Christmas from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S04E01: Spiritus Sanctus 15.04.2015 35:19

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences has many forgotten stories in its Archives. Stories of madcap adventures in all corners of the Empire, dark doings in hidden places, and mysterious devices and artifacts that the everyday citizen should never become aware of for fear it would Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives – Twelve 27.12.2011 32:52

Tales from the Archives — A 2011 Christmas Special 24.12.2011 20:26

Winning the Airship Award: Phoenix Rising’s Success 21.10.2011 3:21

When our journalists set out to write their first novel together, they were optimistic Phoenix Rising would perform well. What they did not expect is for their book, just six months after its release, to win the 2011 Airship Award for Best Steampunk Literature of Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E11: From Paris, With Regret 13.09.2011 42:27

In this episode: From Paris, With Regret written and narrated by Starla Huchton On assignment in the City of Light, Ministry agents Eliza D. Braun and Harrison Thorne chase down a murderer condemning descendants of a royal bloodline to a horrific death. The Ministry of Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E10: Darkest Before the Darkwater 30.08.2011 44:06

In this episode: Darkest before the Darkwater, written and narrated by Tee Morris A group of survivors from the airship Guy Fawkes find themselves washed ashore on an uncharted island. In their search for survival they uncover one mystery after another. Featuring Alyson Grauer as Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E09: The Shadows of Calcutta 13.07.2011 51:07

In this episode: The Shadows of Calcutta, written and narrated by Phil Rossi Agent Robert Smith, on return from a mission in Nepal, is diverted to India where he is charged to find a missing agent. Alex Tanner had been investigating a series of thefts Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E08P2: Night’s Plutonian Shore 28.06.2011 33:49

In this episode: Night’s Plutonian Shore, written and narrated by Jack Mangan We rejoin our epic tale across the America’s as Agent Bruce Campbell remains on the trail of Usher assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, who has fellow Ministry agent Brandon Hill captive. With a narrow window Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E8P1: Night’s Plutonian Shore 22.06.2011 35:43

Tales from the Archives – S01E07P2: Hanuman’s Gift 14.06.2011 35:27

In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift part two, written and narrated by Helen E. H. Madden After hearing Agent Harrison Thorne’s impossible tale of cursed monkeys and undead women Whitby must file away the physical evidence. However it just may be that Hanuman’s Gift was not Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E07P1: Hanuman’s Gift 07.06.2011 36:20

In this episode: Hanuman’s Gift, written and narrated by Helen E. H. Madden Deep in the Archives, Augustus Whitby toils through his duties in the Archives, dreaming up romantic stories far more plausible than the supposed “investigations” of the field agents. A story from Agent Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E06: A Ruby in Rain 17.05.2011 33:51

In this episode: A Ruby in Rain, written and narrated by Grant Stone From the farthest edge of the Empire, New Zealand agents Lachlan King and Barry Ferguson are called to interview a recent arrival to Auckland’s prisons. An infamous gambler, according to the constable’s Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E05: The Seven 10.05.2011 40:54

In this episode: The Seven, written and narrated by PC Haring. Agent Brandon Hill is on assignment in South America, enjoying the local culture and women, when a mystery that could lead to El Dorado falls into his lap. Before the intrepid agent knows it, Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E04: The Sun Never Sets 19.04.2011 37:03

In this episode: The Sun Never Sets, written and narrated by Val Griswold-Ford Agent Isaac Martin receives a note, imploring him to investigate the nearly completed clock tower at the Palace at Westminster. He and his partner, Agent Andrew Kensington, start looking into the construction Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E03: The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas 05.04.2011 45:11

In this episode: The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas, written and narrated by Nathan Lowell Agent Heathcliff Durham finds himself crisscrossing Africa, looking for an Amulet that could spell disaster for any who come near it. Battling blistering heat, starvation, wild animals, and despair, he is Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E02: Dust on the Davenport 22.03.2011 26:55

In this episode: Dust on the Davenport, written and narrated by O.M. Grey Agent Simon R. Boswell, still considered the green agent of the Ministry, takes on his own a supposed haunting in Islington. Hauntings tend to be nothing too serious for agents specializing in Continue Reading

Tales from the Archives — S01E01: The Evil That Befell Sampson 08.03.2011 32:57

In this episode: The Evil that befell Sampson… It is revealed just how Miss Braun ended up being exiled from her native country, New Zealand, and working for the Ministry in its London Offices. It’s a tale of nefarious doings, stalwart ladies, and the sound Continue Reading