Episode 10: London

Oliver Smuhar
Jul 14
2 min read

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CONFIDENTIAL BRIEF #10

DATE: June 2026

Foxtrot Unit deploys aboard a military transport, where Donovan assigns roles and issues equipment. Oliver’s recon drone, V0-X (“Vox”), is prepared for field use, and the team receives their insignia: an orange fox. Upon arriving in London, they’re briefed on the escalating unrest that followed the bombing of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Riots, armed civilians and delayed military response have left tens of thousands dead. But now that Foxtrot has reached London, are they any safer?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 | Title Sequence

0:26 | Introduction

1:33 | Previously On

3:24 | Part I

9:16 | Part II

17:12 | Part III

21:29 | Part IV

28:13 | Closing Theme

28:37 | Sign-Off

END OF BRIEF

Narrated by O.R. Smuhar.

WHAT IS THE WRITER?

Join the fight. Tell the story. Survive the lie.

The Writer is a fictional, serialised audio drama exploring the events of an imagined World War Three.

When global conflict erupts, a young writer is drafted into the Foxtrot Unit, a psychological operations team tasked with documenting the war through stories that blend truth with deception. Their mission: to control the narrative. Some of what you’ll hear is true. Some isn’t. The question is … can you tell the difference?

All names, ranks and locations have been changed to protect the identities of those involved. Out of respect for the fallen, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred, according to the Foxtrot Unit’s classified reports.

Listener discretion is advised.

Produced by Little Ear Productions

Sound effects were sourced from Epidemic Sound (licensed) and Pixabay (free for commercial use).

Music Credits (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)

“Symphony of the Fallen” — Anthony Earls

“Always Chasing Rainbows” — Across The Great Valley

“Heroic Actions” — Wendel Scherer

“The Oak Tree” — Jakob Ahlbom

“Velocity” — Roots and Recognition

“To the Core” — Dream Cave

“New World” — Hampus Naeselius

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