Rusty Quill's History
Take a look to see a snapshot of the last decade at Rusty Quill, covering major releases and events in our history.
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Rusty Quill Gaming launches
June 2015
Rusty Quill’s first podcast is a collaborative “actual play” tabletop RPG. With Alexander J Newall as the Games Master, it also stars comedians, improvisers, and writers, playing in an original game world.
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The Magnus Archives launches
March 2016
Rusty Quill’s second podcast, written and created by Jonathan Sims, is a horror anthology. The show, which ran for five seasons, rapidly becomes an international sensation.
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Outliers launches
November 2017
This historic fiction podcast, produced in association with Historic Royal Palaces launches with a selection of stories from award-winning contemporary writers examining non-mainstream historical narratives.
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Stellar Firma launches
February 2019
This long form, semi-improvised, dystopic, sci-fi, comedy podcast about planet designers launches.
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Enthusigasm launches, exclusively on Patreon
October 2020
Rusty Quill’s first talk-show podcast, featuring cast, crew and guests talking about their favourite media, hobbies and more.
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Inexplicables launches
April 2021
A six-part, multicast dark comedy about a community of vampires, werewolves, zombies and more. Originally released as a Patreon exclusive, you can now listen to Inexplicables on the Neon Inkwell podcast feed.
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Rusty Quill launches the RQ Network
May 2021
A podcast network by podcasters, for podcasters, offering distribution, marketing and advertising. RQ Network champions the best in audio drama podcasting with this first wave of shows.
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Enthusigasm launches publicly
October 2021
After its success on Patreon, Enthusigasm launches on public feeds.
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Chapter and Multiverse launches
April 2022
An actual play podcast, using multiple gaming systems to explore the city of Chapter.
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Trice Forgotten launches
July 2022
A multicast, historical nautical adventure podcast, following the Captain and crew of a merchant vessel. Trice Forgotten tells the story of gender non-conforming scientists of colour and celebrates the achievements of those continually forgotten by history.
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Kickstarter for The Magnus Protocol launches
November 2022
Rusty Quill launches a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign to fund The Magnus Protocol. Fully funded within a few seconds, The Magnus Protocol is the most successful podcast Kickstarter of all time.
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Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later launches
June 2023
A comedy of errors set in Ancient Rome, written and created by David K. Barnes.
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The Magnus Protocol official ARG begins
September 2023
An Alternate Reality Game inspired by The Magnus Protocol starts.
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Neon Inkwell launches
November 2023
An anthology show of self-contained short series, featuring writers from around the world.
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The Magnus Protocol launches
January 2024
A horror anthology podcast following Sam and Alice, a pair of low-level civil service workers at the underfunded Office of IncidentAssessment and Response.
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Rusty Quill’s Tenth Anniversary
June 2025
Rusty Quill celebrates ten years of podcasting with a season of events and livestreams.
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Magnus Live: The Hilltop premieres
October 2025
The world of The Magnus Archives and The Magnus Protocol is bought to life in a new dramatic ensemble production at The Clapham Grand.