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The final instalment of the audio drama series The Dunshelm Players began way back in 2006 was expected to be made and released some years ago, and an early draft of the script, working title 'Tech-Topia,' was written in 2018-19. But we ended up leaving it in limbo due to a general lack of audience. Back at Christmas 2025, you may remember, we released a one-off play called All Must Surely Be An Illusion to test to see whether there was a renewed appetite for the audios. Sadly, after eight months, the play has still had well under 100 views on YouTube. The audience simply isn't there to the extent that it is worth the considerable effort required to make Tech-Topia. With this in mind, we have now officially abandoned all plans to record the play. Apologies to anyone who was hoping to hear it eventually. I am aware though that some of our listeners would still like to know what happened after the end of the Techno-Colour Tales. Therefore, the draft script mentioned above is now available to read from our website. You can see it at https://dunshelmplayers.wordpress.com/dramas/tech-topia-script-only/ As this was an early draft, it is not necessarily how the story would have finally played out. But we'll never know the final form it would have taken, and for anyone who wants to know what happens next, this is about the nearest you are going to get. Please note that we may still make some smaller projects in the future. But the really big plays are a thing of the past.

Based on Black Magic by Little Mix (2015). Official video and lyrics All the kids in the land at the dungeon door Saw the casting of spells and we wanted more Need a FREEZER for a catacombite? Want a LANTERN to make a wellway light? Here's the answer, come and spell it On a Knightmare quest As for Treguard: HEROES if you won Maybe UNITE for the late undone Mostly DISMISSing for five whole series And the teams egressed At the pealing of bells he'd be casting his spells, 'cause Treguard had his own magic quotient When teams' luck was too tough But eventually someone reckoned DISMISS was not enough So it changed to "Farewell" Watchers thought "What the hell Do you call that magic Do you call that magic" [x2] If you're looking for Mr. Knight Need that magic so you're not set alight Beat the mancer, that's what Ben did During Series 6 Head towards Level 3 for a spelling spree, and Take a trip on a secret ocean With Captain Nemanor Help him out and his WIND will send you Into the Mines of Gore Your choice of TRICK or TREAT And then SPLASH to defeat And it's called-out magic And it's called-out magic...

They've had their account deleted. I've also changed the permissions for Newly Registered Users so that they now cannot send private messages. I always wanted to avoid doing that, but I don't really see an alternative. Many thanks Mystara, much appreciated. I got spammed something like 5 times in one day!

I finally hit level 40. It doesn't seem real. I haven't done/changed much in the last decade, still wear the same clothes, still have the same hobbies, etc. Still waiting for life to start so I can do all of the things I wanted to do 'when I was a grown up'. So don't feel as though I've earned the right to be 40 yet. It's very surreal! Started in this forum when I was all but 16 back in 2003. I'll be 40 next year and it's been such a fun ride in the Knightmare community. From college projects, to starting a family, Knightmare will always be a special part of my life

The book I've been reading cited the work of a cognitive psychologist called Chaz Firestone. I wonder if Tim Child knew anyone with that surname!

Has anyone ever reached out to the actress and psychotherapist Eleanor Tremain who was an advisor in the Knightmare pilot? I wonder if she has any memories of it.

Hi Helga and welcome to the forum. Thanks for sharing your memories and appreciation of Ron Lyon. His frightknight sculptures and trophies were a unique creative contribution to Knightmare. I hope your quest for more of Ron's sculptures is successful!

Welcome to the forum Sammy! Game dev sounds interesting. I studied multimedia and internet technology at Greenwich Uni and had some crossover lectures with people studying game dev. All looked really cool!

And a belated Happy July to you too, DuxBellorum!

Hugo has been known to make a few cameo appearances at Knightmare Live performances - both he and Mark Knight featured at the Leicester Square Theatre performance in November last year.

Is it my glitchy Internet or has the Lexicon been down for a while? I just went to check and it won't even load for me It was definitely up a couple months ago.

Perhaps not a full MMORPG, but you could do something like an asymmetric VR game (one player has a headset and the others watch and guide them via a regular computer screen). Something like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Acron Attack Of The Squirrels, Davigo, Panoptic, etc. You could have a lobby system (the multiplayer part) where new players find people to create a team and maybe other players can choose to watch games while they aren't active. They compete as individuals and/or teams, but while in a game they are alone in the dungeons.

This looks amazing! I just found your YouTube channel with the game videos. Are there any plans to return to it in the future? Or make it open source perhaps (so other developers can add to it)?

I'm hooked on this now! I hope they make new episodes!

I just saw this (years too late)! I'm a game developer and wondered if you'd be willing to open source this project? Or team up and build a version for modern VR (or anyone else wanting to build something)? I primarily work in Unreal Engine on 3D games, as blueprints can handle most of the complex logic (I trained as an artist before jumping into level design, then development, and still prefer the visual method). I loved Knightmare as a kid and have waited (unsuccessfully) for it to be rebooted since the 90s! A VR game would work even with Knightmare newbies (I've shown the TV show to my young relatives and they loved it). You don't need to have seen the original to understand the concept of wandering alone through a dark and mysterious dungeon and solving puzzles.

I wonder if the Lords Of The Game pilot will forever remain a convention exclusive or if there might still be any future opportunity to see it. (And the pilot eps of Knightmare, for that matter. Would be cool if Tim could dig them out for the 40th anniversary next year!) I fear it’s unlikely. The pilot was filmed as “not for broadcast” so I imagine that legally it cannot be distributed. We did ask if we could include it on the DVD but although he gave it serious consideration, Tim said nay. I fear the pilots may have the same status

Do you think Peggatty's laughter is Tom Karol? I always think it sounds a lot like Mrs Grimwold. This is something I've wondered about too, and asked for Billy's opinion on via Beg Billy on the Interactive Knightmare website many years ago. I certainly think Peggatty's laughter was done by a man. If it was Tom Karol, I wonder if they'd had it on tape for three years, unused, or if it was newly recorded as an uncredited contribution. I'm not keen on the idea of Tom Karol being called back in just to record a little bit of audio, then sent on his way (even though we know that Tim Child did keep Tom in mind post-Series 3 and worked with him again on the TimeGate pilot in 2002). I do like the idea of Tim deciding to recycle Mrs. Grimwold's laugh for Peggatty, reminiscing about the Grimwolds and that being why Tim included references to the Grimwolds (including a son) in Series 6.

I had cause to go back through an archive recently for somebody else and it has since occurred to me I may still have the fiction that was published on NKTP, which looking at the list posted was mine, Andrew Buckley's and a handful of Pooka/Ben Maydon files, though I notice Ben's stuff seems to have been repackaged and republished on his own website. As I'm not in contact with Andrew Buckley and haven't been since, well since NKTP was a thing I think as his work was published primarily (but not exclusively) on/for my site, I can make the call on his behalf to repackage that content rather than have everybody suffering looking at broken web pages through the Wayback Machine. As Mr Buckley was the original author he'll retain the copyright obviously and dibs on whether he wants them on show or not. I'll see what I can find.

About the latter part of Series 7 Quest 7. Based on Under the Boardwalk by the Drifters (1964). Official audio Oh when the boot's put down and there's a Marta who's a spoof And in a room that was hot, you were kept safe by drinking Fireproof Lissard's with Hordriss, but he can't see Mountebanks are just like mages, fools to be Dungeons and Hordriss, once to be feared Dungeons and Hordriss, a formidable beard Dungeons and Hordriss, now he acts like a clot Dungeons and Hordriss, for the sake of plot Dungeons and Hordriss, Hordriss In the pub you hear the tavern maid sounding quite unreal And so it's time to help the top dog by spelling REVEAL Lissard's with Hordriss, now he can see So he shows your team a stairway to Level 3 Dungeons and Lord Fear, he's raising hell Dungeons and Lord Fear, listen in through a shell Dungeons and Lord Fear, sends a troll up a shaft Dungeons and Lord Fear, crushed again it's daft Dungeons and Lord Fear, Lord Fear...

Velda sings. Based on Overprotected by Britney Spears (2001). Official video I'll meet Simon... James... Scott... Julie... Kelly... Gavin... Martin... Series... Three - action! Say hello to the elf that I am You're going to have to deal with my directives If you are on a quest through Banburn, here I am And when I scream "Elvandis", you're protected If behemoths come my way Or there are goblins taking chances Then they will rue the day I will shoot, I will jab Not just casual glances What's she gonna do with her knife? You will find out, don't worry Should I take the left door or the right? You've just got to do it your way I can help when danger's real And my knife will keep the ogre deflected I'll tell them I don't like bearded men, 'cause I don't And Dunshelm has to deal with my invective Giving me a rose, well that will help, making me more well-disposed Like freeing me When incarcerated If behemoths come my way Or there are goblins taking chances Then they will rue the day I will shoot, I will jab Not just casual glances What's she gonna do with her knife? You will find out, don't worry Should I take the left door or the right? You just got to do it your way I can help when danger's real And my knife will keep the ogre deflected...