Locked out of the house by his wife, Radcliffe falls into a world of drugs and crime that betrays his education, reaching rock bottom in this remarkable true story from our archives.

We recorded this story live in June 2010 during our residency at the Blue Elephant Theatre, who we send our humble thanks.

Hey - in other news, did you see we're one of the most listened-to podcasts on Mixcloud, for the second year running? Not bad eh?

Next show's on 6th Feb at the Canal Cafe Theatre. Come on down and see what we do live!

Handpicked by the Spark London team, this is another of our favourite storytellers from over the years.

Jacqueline is in love with a guy and there's only one problem; he's a student and she's a member of the college staff.

From June 2010 and our week-long season at the Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell. The theme of the night was 'Animal Magnetism'.

Happy new year! David Dinnell goes scuba diving off the coast of Sicily, and gets into troubled waters.

This month we're bringing you new stories from our favourite storytellers, some of whom have appeared on the podcast before. If you've enjoyed this story, why not try 'David and the Cow' from back in 2009?

Sophie told this story at our open-mic night in Brixton. It should be a night of passion for her and her new boyfriend - but will it be ruined by over-caring friends?

From November 2011, where the theme was 'Fireworks.'

Thanks to everyone who came and raised money for our special NOVA night last Monday. If you want to find out what happened - and maybe make a donation - you can do all this and more at novanew.org.uk.

Sharon tells this story of her transition from child to adult... to adult lesbian. From November 2011, where the theme was 'Transitions.'

Next Monday (5th Dec) we're celebrating our fourth birthday at the Canal Cafe, with stories of 'New Beginnings'. Not bad eh?

As usual, we'll be raising cash for charity: this year we're supporting NOVA, a great team who train the long-term unemployed in North Kensington. You can find out more about them - and donate - at novanew.org.uk.

What makes a good dentist? Emily ponders this question for us and provides some answers based on her own experiences, growing up in Canada.

Thanks to Dave Pickering for looking after the pod for the past few weeks - you can catch his excellent podcast at gettingbetteracquainted.com. Go on. Click it now.

David stood up and told this story about a night when his girlfriend just wouldn't wake up, no matter what happened!

From October 2011, when the theme was 'Fatal Attraction'.

Be sure to book your tickets for the next Spark London at the Canal Cafe Theatre on 7th November. Head to sparklondon.com/events for more details.

Caroline got up and told this story about a relationship that got stuck in a loop and how travelling to Honduras helped to break out of it at the open mic in Brixton.

From October 2011, when the theme was 'Fatal Attraction'.

Be sure to book your tickets for the next Spark London at the Canal Cafe Theatre on 7th November. Head to sparklondon.com/events for more details.