Episode 4: The Grand Prize

Episode 4

8th May 2020

Larry is down-on-his-luck until GalCom awards him free passage on a luxury space cruiser. The experimental craft is designed to travel faster than any previous ship of its kind. On board, Larry is surrounded by strange, well-to-do people who won’t talk to him. But slowly he starts to hear a flood of mysterious voices in his head.

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Larry is down-on-his-luck until GalCom awards him free passage on a luxury space cruiser. The experimental craft is designed to travel faster than any previous ship of its kind. On board, Larry is surrounded by strange, well-to-do people who won’t talk to him. But slowly he starts to hear a flood of mysterious voices in his head.

This episode was originally released in 2017.

Written, performed and produced by Richard Haxton

Also featuring Nadia Kamil and Chris Bowman

Additional writing by Nick White

Sound design and editing by Jeff Emtman

Music by Richard Haxton

Artwork by Vincent DiFate

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  • Richard Haxton
  • Nadia Kamil
  • Chris Bowman

About the show

THE OUTER REACH: Stories from Beyond is an anthology series inspired by pulp science fiction of the mid-century.

In this distant future, space travel is common and colonies span hundreds of different planets – but humans still struggle with small stuff: love, jealousy, ambition, failure and what it all means.

THE OUTER REACH was created and produced by Nick White.

Our performers include Martin Starr, Echo Kellum, Aparna Nancherla, Hari Kondabolu, Brent Weinbach, Geoffrey McGivern, Nadia Kamil, Lindsey Andersen, Richard Haxton, Lilan Bowden and many more. Our narrator is Eric Martin.

Our writers are Katya Apekina, Alec Nevala-Lee, Richard Haxton, Nadia Kamil, Hunter Norris and Christian Gridelli

Sound design and editing by Jeff Emtman

Music provided by The Black Spot

Artwork from Jorge Jacinto and Vincent DiFate

Special thanks to Chris Bannon

Special thanks to Colin Anderson

THE OUTER REACH logo is by Ganzeer

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