Crafted Reality Ep23: Laura Cotton on Stories, Formats and Wales on Screen

Current Projects + What’s Capturing Our Attention I Season 2 Episode 3 CRAFTED REALITY PODCAST

In this episode of Crafted Reality we continue our conversation from last month. This one’s a short and sweet 20-minute catch-up with just us (Allie & Julian), sharing what we’re currently working on, the ideas that have been capturing our attention lately and also talk about some bits of inspiration.  Think of it as a little window into the in-between - the projects in progress, the thoughts still forming and the threads we’re starting to follow. LINKS Books: Book of Bogs - Edited by Anna Chilvers & Clare Shaw https://www.annachilvers.co.uk/the-book-of-bogs Art Cure - Daisy Fancourt https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Art-Cure-by-Daisy-Fancourt/9781529935547 TV Series: Wonder Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHuWmjXsReU Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714]

Gentle Gathering: Can AI bring people together? I Season 2 Episode 1 CRAFTED REALITY PODCAST

In this episode of Crafted Reality, we turn our attention to a project that sits very close to home - Gentle Gathering. Part supper club, part social experiment and part invitation to connect, Gentle Gathering explores what happens when technology, conversation and shared space come together with care. Across a series of prototypes, we’ve been asking simple but layered questions:-  1. How might AI support, rather than replace, human connection? 2. What does it mean to design a space where people feel able to speak, listen and linger? 3. And how can an experience hold both structure and spontaneity? This conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at the thinking, testing and unexpected discoveries shaping Gentle Gathering so far. If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to support what we do, we’d love for you to check out our Patreon page. You’ll get access to bonus content, early guest announcements, the chance to ask questions, and more. Your support really helps us keep the podcast going - thank you so much for listening! Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714]

How do we keep the lights on? Season 2 Episode 1 - Crafted Reality PODCAST

Welcome back!! 2026 brings with it a new season for the Crafted Reality Podcast. In our Season 2 kickoff episode, we look back on what Season 1 taught us and share some thoughts on where we’re heading as we move toward 2026 - creatively, collaboratively and curiously. If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to support what we do, we’d love for you to check out our Patreon page. You’ll get access to bonus content, early guest announcements, the chance to ask questions, and more. Your support really helps us keep the podcast going - thank you so much for listening. Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk Follow us on social media: Instagram: @yello_brick Twitter (X): @yellobrick #CraftedReality #Podcast #LauraJeffs #FlossyAndBoo #ChroniclesOfTheUnknown #InteractiveTheatre #DnD #WorldBuilding Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714]

Crafted Reality Ep24: Laura Jeffs on The Art of World-Building: Theatre, RPGs and Imagination

A podcast that dives into the world of play, story and technology - exploring the ways we craft experiences that shape how we see the world. In this episode, we’re joined by Laura Jeffs, theatre maker, performer and workshop facilitator with a passion for devising, comedy, movement and improvisation. Laura is also one half of Flossy and Boo (the “Boo” half!), a South Wales-based theatre company creating playful, interactive work that looks at the world from an unconventional perspective. Together, we dive into Laura’s creative process, the art of interactive theatre, her love of Dungeons & Dragons and world-building and her recent collaboration with yello brick on Chronicles of the Unknown -  an interactive experience where RPG meets theatre. LINKS Dimension 21 - https://www.youtube.com/dimension20show Worlds Beyond Number Podcast - https://worldsbeyondnumber.com/ I am a Phoenix, Bitch - Bryony Kimmings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFQ70ZgkZ8 Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe for more conversations on creativity, storytelling and innovation. If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to support what we do, we’d love for you to check out our Patreon page. You’ll get access to bonus content, early guest announcements, the chance to ask questions, and more. Your support really helps us keep the podcast going - thank you so much for listening. Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714]

Crafted Reality Ep23: Laura Cotton on Stories, Formats and Wales on Screen

A podcast that dives into the world of play, story and technology - exploring the ways we craft experiences that shape how we see the world. This month, we chat with Laura Cotton, who joined World Productions in April 2020 as Head of Development for the Welsh office, where she fosters a slate of exciting, ambitious drama that will primarily be set and shot in Wales. Recently, she has worked closely with writer Helen Walsh, executive producing The Gathering, a character-led whodunnit for Channel 4. Laura’s career also spans everything from script editing the award-winning Being Human to nurturing new voices in drama through Channel 4’s Coming Up and 4Stories. In this episode, we talk about Laura’s journey from floor runner to Head of Development, how TV drama is made behind the scenes, and the craft of telling stories that feel authentic, ambitious, and rooted in place. LINKS World Productions - https://www.world-productions.com [https://www.world-productions.com/productions/the-gathering] The Gathering - https://www.world-productions.com/productions/the-gathering [https://www.world-productions.com/productions/the-gathering] If you’re enjoying the podcast and want to support what we do, we’d love for you to check out our Patreon page. [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] You’ll get access to bonus content, early guest announcements, the chance to ask questions, and more. Your support really helps us keep the podcast going — thank you so much for listening. Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714] Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick [https://www.patreon.com/yellobrick] Find out more about yello brick - www.yellobrick.co.uk [https://www.yellobrick.co.uk/] Follow us on social media: * Instagram: @yello_brick [https://www.instagram.com/yello_brick/] * Twitter (X): @yellobrick [https://x.com/yellobrick/status/1836785404265074714]