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  What the Gate Keeps | A Black Death Audio Drama (1349) 29.09.2026 38นาที

  1349. The Black Death has reached Bristol.As her mother dies, Maud makes a promise: to carry one message to a man she has never met, in a village called Hollowcombe, high on the Mendip Hills.But every village on the road has learned to fear strangers. And when she finally reaches Hollowcombe, the gate is barred, and the old man behind it swears the man she's looking for is dead.What the Gate Keeps is an original full-cast audio drama set during the Black Death in Somerset. Put on headphones, turn the lights down, and listen.If you enjoy it, please follow the show for the next episode, and let us know your thoughts.CHAPTERS0:00 Introduction0:07 Opening titles0:37 Part One — Bristol6:03 Part Two — The Road11:26 Part Three — The Gate15:14 Part Four — The Night26:53 Part Five — The Confession37:49 End creditsTHE HISTORY BEHIND THE STORYIn January 1349, with priests dying across his diocese, the Bishop of Bath and Wells wrote to every parish: if no priest could be found, the dying could make their confession to any Christian, even to a woman. Historians estimate that between a third and a half of England's people died in the pestilence. Across the English countryside you can still see the grassy outlines of villages that were never lived in again.The characters and village in this story are fictional. The world they lived in was real.Sound design and music were created with the help of AI tools.