Hello there. Jeffrey Holland here, the Reverend Wilkins from Barmedale. Life in the village is never dull, is it? Well, my life certainly isn't. There's never a quiet moment. And now, well, I've only gone and written a book. It's called the first rule of comedy, and it's packed with anecdotes, observations, and perhaps

even a joke or two.

If you enjoy a good chuckle, and who doesn't, then this is the book for you.

Of course, you could still enjoy all the hilarious goings on in Barbidale.

Just search for Barmydale wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget the first rule of comedy by

yours truly, Geoffrey Holland. Available now from all good bookshops and online. God bless,

and do try to keep the vicarage cat off the vicarage roof. Oh dear. Welcome and thank you for joining us on this unsettling journey into the heart of a mystery that transcends the boundaries of our understanding.

We find ourselves immersed in the perplexing disappearance of Gillian Gold, a researcher who

ventured into the seemingly ordinary town of Carston, only to vanish without a trace.

Her mission initially was to investigate the town's local phenomenon, the cast and lights.

But what she unearthed was a conspiracy far more complex and far more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.

Gillian was not one to indulge in local ghost stories.

She possessed a sharp, analytical mind, and she suspected a deeper, more insidious force at play, a hidden power

structure manipulating the town's residence. And tragically, she was right. What we've uncovered

is a complex and disturbing web of influence woven by the Carston Circle, a group of prominent

figures within Carston, individuals who wield control over everything

from local businesses and lucrative land development deals,

to the very law enforcement tasked with protecting the town.

They use fear, disinformation, and the unsettling Carston lights themselves

as tools to maintain their iron grip, to keep the populace compliant and ignorant.

Gillian's meticulously kept notes, recovered from her Airbnb, paint a chillingly clear picture

of this control. She documented, with painstaking detail, the Casten Circle's financial dealings,

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