CW: Swearing throughout A Very Special Gift Hosted by Natalie Winter  Ragged Scratch Podcast Theme music by Alyx Jones  S3 Production Assistants: Natalie Chisolm, Natalie Beran, Victoria Taylor Roberts, Molly Sweeney, Ellie Gill, Rosemary Lippard MONSTERS BEYOND THE MIDNIGHT ZONE, by Lindsay G Partain Miles beneath the ocean’s surface in the depths of the Mariana Trench, Romy and Leo are left in complete darkness when the lights on their deep-water submersible are taken out... Directed and edited by Ross Burman Romy - Sara Lynam Leo - Alex Pitcher A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, by Molly Sweeney When Holly has something to say to Noel, she is disturbed to find him in a Santa outfit. A funny story about how to spread the Christmas spirit. Directed by Natalie Winter Edit and Sound Design by Shaun Barber Holly - Kelly Condron Noel - Barry Ring Manager - Natalie Beran SHOUTOUTS:  Molly Sweeney’s play Peer Support was produced by Kickitdown Productions and digitally streamed on the 19th November. The stream will be made available to watch soon on Kickitdown’s Website (under ‘Digital Sharing 5’): https://www.kickitdown.co.uk/whats-on Lindsay Partain’s written work can be found in the following places: Applause 2021 Books: http://applausebooks.com/books/ >> Best 10 Minute Plays of 2021 "Last Dance with MJ" >> Best Men's Monologues of 2021 "Rory's Monologue from Sabrina and the Thunderbird" >> Best Women's Monologues of 2021 "Riptide Girl from Sabrina and the Thunderbird" >> New Play Exchange Page: https://newplayexchange.org/users/16564/lindsay-partain Theatre Viscera: www.theatreviscera.com >> "The Way You Made Me" by Lindsay Partain, summer 2021 Sarah Lynam features in and co-produces The Darkness Between Us - a podcast of dark stories from The Uncanny Collective. Listen to it on your podcast app of choice, or on Uncanny Collective’s WebsiteFIND US ON: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Please consider supporting us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/raggedfoils