Author: Andrew

Andrew is a full-time freelance author, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His debut novel, 'Axel America' wass released from AG Publishings on September 5th. He's written for BBC's Newsjack, 'Tense Situations' by The Orb Books, '12' by Horrified Press, the double Eisner nominated 'To End All Wars: A WW1 Graphic Anthology' from Soaring Penguin, and Gogglebox Tea Flipbook from Factor Fiction. Andrew is best known for his work on self-published comics, particularly 'Gran', 'Optimus and Me', and 'Absence', as well as his writing about comics in TRS2, Sheridan Cottage and the Comicking series. Agent: Thomas Earlier, Anson House.

Milvian Bridge: The Audio Drama

312 A.D. On the only bridge into Rome, the future of empire and gods is to be decided.

Milvian Bridge [Audio Drama] – The Drew and Look Podcast

Two emperors are at war for Rome, the capital of the known world. Constantine marches under the cross: to intimidate his enemies, consumating a new universal identity. The city lacks confidence in Maxentius who rules under siege. A high-ranking enemy spy offers him a way to usurp Constantine. The battle that follows will have a decisive impact on the future of humanity. Featuring Steven Calvert as COMMANDER JULIUS Frank Cannon as EMPEROR CONSTANTINE Graham Chipperfield as EMPEROR MAXENTIUS Maria Connolly as LADY HELENA Brian Devlin as COMMANDER ADAM Richard McFerran as AUGUSTUS THEODOROUS and Pat Lynch as THE NARRATOR Dundas Keating: Writer, Producer, and THE DRIVER Andrew Luke: Writer, Producer, and THE SERVANT Philip Henry: Studio Director Chris Roberts: Studio Engineer, Audio Production
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Two emperors are at war for Rome, the capital of the known world. Constantine marches under the cross: to intimidate his enemies, consummating a new universal identity. The city lacks confidence in Maxentius who rules under siege. A high-ranking enemy spy offers him a way to usurp Constantine. The battle that follows will have a decisive impact on the future of humanity.

Milvian Bridge is a one-hour audio drama from the mind of Dundas Keating with talent sourced from Northern Ireland. You can listen to Milvian Bridge in the player above, via our page on Spotify, or on any popular podcast provider.

Featuring
Steven Calvert as COMMANDER JULIUS
Frank Cannon as EMPEROR CONSTANTINE
Graham Chipperfield as EMPEROR MAXENTIUS
Maria Connolly as LADY HELENA
Brian Devlin as COMMANDER ADAM
Richard McFerran as AUGUSTUS THEODOROUS
and Pat Lynch as THE NARRATOR

Dundas Keating: Writer, Producer, and THE DRIVER
Andrew Luke: Writer, Producer, and THE SERVANT
Philip Henry: Studio Director
Chris Roberts: Studio Engineer, Audio Production

For more detail on the cast and crew of Milvian Bridge, and English and Spanish versions of the script, go here.

Saint David

David, or Dewi was Bishop of Menavia in the 6th century, born around 520. The date is uncertain, as was the year of his death: some say 589, others 601, most agree he died March 1st, the day in when he is celebrated.

We have to wait until 1090 AD for the definitive biography, Bucchedd Dewi. The account, Life of David, was written by Rhygyfarch, the son of a bishop Read more…

Saint George

Saint George, patron saint of England, is also patron saint of a few other places: Georgia; Malta; Gozo; Portugal and Romania. One of the most venerated Saints in the Catholic Church, ‘Georgios’ died on 23 April 303, the day named in his honour. He was born between 275-281 AD, almost certainly born in Lydda, Palestine; or Cappadocia, Turkey; or Silene, a fictional town in Libya…or fictional Beirut. Read more…

A Polytheist Christian on the Magical Multiverse

Andrew Luke is a Polytheist Christian from Belfast and, in this Editor’s opinion, not someone who matches the stereotypical ‘born again’ fundamentalist believer in a Christ Messiah

Who is the great magician that makes the grass green?
Andy Luke

Grant Morrison, defines magic as ‘an absolute certainty in perceptual shift’, of reality becoming dream-like. Freud saw it as the power of wishes plus the motor impulse. Crowley defines magical operation is, ‘any event in nature brought to pass by will’. “The Art”, as it was known, is a literal definition for Alan Moore. Interchangeable with magic, he sees a science of language where to cast a spell simply means, to spell, where a book of spells, a grimoire, is grammar. Read more…