We’ve just heard the very sad news that Peter Sowerbutts (Manager Norton in Mockery Manor S1) has died. Peter was a wonderful character, a brilliant actor and an institution of our local theatre scene. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

If you’re a fan of the @longcatmedia.bsky.social podcastiverse: Madam Magenta, Mockery Manor, Ballad of Ann & Mary, or frankly any small artists’ productions, @laurenceowen.bsky.social and Lindsay are asking us to ditch Spotify and move to a different platform. Spotify is a truly terrible company!

Magenta & Bernard are live again tonight from 8pm UK time (3pm ET), on YouTube, Insta, Twitch, and Facebook! Email questions and song requests to [email protected] This week we are raising money for the British Red Cross. Links in the threads below!

Happy Samhain, friends! Join us tonight at 8pm UK time (4pm ET) for a special HALLOWEEN LIVE STREAM! We're raising money for Amnesty International UK, and we'll be serving spooky cocktails, horror book bibliomancy and haunted hits. Join us on our Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitch channels 🎃

TWO THINGS! Firstly, live stream tonight. The clocks have gone back here in the UK, so the 8pm start means a 4PM EASTERN TIME START.

SHUCK A full cast, six-episode audio drama series coming to Magenta Presents in late 2026. Written by Lindsay Sharman, with songs and music by Laurence Owen, and created by Long Cat Media.

Last chance to book! Join our pals at @longcatmedia.bsky.social for a super spooky audio drama workshop where you and your fellow creators will dream up, cast, and record a spine-chilling horror podcast. Saturday 18th October, 6.30-9pm. Book your place here: www.norwichpodcastfestival.org/longcat

Join us tonight at 8pm UK time (3pm ET) for Magenta & Bernard's weekly live stream! ✨ This week's charity is UNICEF - it needs no introduction, but: UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential.

Join us tonight at 8pm UK time (3pm ET) for our weekly live stream! We're raising money for ACTION AGAINST HUNGER, at a time when their work couldn't be more important. We'd love you to tune into the stream on our YouTube channel, and if you can donate, that's even better. Thank you ❤️ Links below!

We go live once again! Magenta & Bernard's weekly livestream is happening tonight at 8pm UK time (3pm ET). The YouTube link is in the comments, and if we can figure out the tech whatnots, we should be streaming direct to Facebook and Instagram as well.

From Laurence @laurenceowen.bsky.social LongCat: I’ve decided to pull all my music from the streaming services! They’re very hostile to artists and we certainly don’t make any money from them. From now on, all my (and Long Cat Media’s) music can be found on our Bandcamp page.

So let's talk about why this sucks. I am so angry and so disappointed, but I also know that a lot of people might not understand why I and my queer friends are feeling this way. Read on for an explanation 🧵(1/14)

Come and make a horror podcast with @longcatmedia.bsky.social as part of Norwich Podcast Festival! You and your fellow creators will dream up, cast, and record a spine-chilling horror drama podcast. Saturday 18th October, 6.30-9pm. Book your tickets here: www.norwichpodcastfestival.org/longcat

Important questions here 👀

US Shipping Update! Royal Mail (our UK postal service) has figured out what it’s doing with regards to US tariffs, so we are now able to resume shipping all our merch items to the US. Hooray!

What’s Our Job Title? Magenta & Bernard Live

Know what this is? It's the VERY LAST copy of CHART TOPPERS, the in-world 1989 music magazine we made to accompany the Mockery Manor Season 1 soundtrack.

Magenta & Bernard are going live on YouTube again this Sunday 7th September, and this time we've gone from 0 to 60 on the production values! The sound will work! We will have full HD video and audio! Multi-camera angles! Proper lighting! A cute set! aaaaand... a Crystal Ball!

Calling all Nor-witches and Nor-locks... We're teaming up with our friends at @soundyard.bsky.social for the first ever Norwich Podcast Festival, to bring you... LET'S MAKE A HORROR PODCAST a workshop with Long Cat Media Saturday 18th October 2025 6:30pm - 9:00pm at SOUNDYARD

We are live on YouTube again tonight! 8pm UK time (3pm ET) Please join us and help us raise money for War Child. Link in the thread below!

🚨MOCKERY MANOR - SEASON 4.🚨 Coming Early 2026. 🛳

Enormous pain in the arse. But here's a little update for the time being. Text reads: United States Shipping Paused (except for The Game) We're sorry to say that we've had to pause shipping of certain parcels to the US due to tariff uncertainty. (1/2)

It's happening again! After a lil' break for Bernard to go and do an Edinburgh Fringe, we are back with another charity livestream, this Sunday 31 August, raising money for War Child UK. Join us for esoteric chat, bibliomancy, song requests, and more!

More feedback from players of Mockery Manor: The Murder Mystery Game! "Loved the element of being able to reference people from the series and having new characters to interact with, being fully immersed in the Mockery universe with all the artwork and clues...

It’s the third of Bernard’s Fringe vlogs! And it’s time to catch up with some familiar faces. 👀 YouTube link in thread below.

Love us some Bernard at the fringe! How joyous

It's the second of Bernard's Edinburgh Festival Fringe vlogs, and it's time to go behind the scenes on his two shows 🎸🎤🪇🪈 YouTube link in thread below.

Bernard is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, and making vlogs from the festival! Watch the first one now - link in comments below.

At the end of Mockery Manor: The Murder Mystery Game, there’s a feedback form for people to tell us their thoughts. We’ve been getting some really lovely messages from people, which we’ll be sharing this week, starting with this one!

Do you want your fortune read LIVE by Magenta? Do you want your song request played LIVE by Bernard? Do you want to nose in on other people's problems LIVE? Join us on YouTube tonight! 8pm-9pm UK time (3pm ET) Links in 🧵

We're going LIVE again this Sunday! 10th August 8pm-9pm UK time (3pm-4pm ET) Raising money for War Child UK. Links to watch and donate in the thread below!

Moments ago a mysterious mystery package sent by Mockery Manor arrived! @longcatmedia.bsky.social

The Mockery Manor journey just starting here…

ANOTHER LIVESTREAM! 🪗🔮🐱 We're going live on YouTube again this coming SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST, at 8pm UK time (3pm ET), this time raising money for Oxfam. Link to watch in the thread below.

Mockery’s own @misterabk.bsky.social! Thank you for the shout out! 🖤 The Gen X/Millennial love of the FunFax lives on in us.

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Family goals! We hope you all enjoy cracking the case!

The first keen-beans to have completed Mockery Manor: The Murder Mystery Game are letting us know what they thought via the anonymous feedback form at the end! Order your copy now from the link in the 🧵below.

Woop!

Something fun has arrived @longcatmedia.bsky.social

UK folks should start receiving their copies of Mockery Manor: The Murder Mystery Game from today. Tag us when yours arrives!

Mockery Manor: The Murder Mystery Game has shipped! At long last, our Kickstarter backers will soon have their hands on it. And you can now order it from our Ko-fi shop, to be shipped out immediately! Link in the thread below.

Thanks so much to all who joined us on our 4-hour livestream tonight, and who helped us raise £1227 for MAP! You’re all brilliant.

We are going live in ten minutes as Magenta and Bernard raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians! Come join us! 6pm-10pm UK time. www.youtube.com/live/tJLZ_yp...

Magenta and Bernard are doing a YouTube Livestream THIS TUESDAY 15th July! Tune in to the ⁠Long Cat Media YouTube Channel⁠ from 6pm-10pm BST (that's UK time).

Little update on the Mockery Manor game, for those who have preordered! 🧵 The finishing line is in sight: we're currently making final tweaks to the online and audio components, and lovingly hand-stamping and packing game envelopes. …

The classic Mockery characters will be joined by some new recruits for the Mockery Manor game. Meet some more of your suspects…

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 (Yes)

Did you miss Season 4 of Madame Magenta: Sonos Mystica? Well, never fear… the entire 8-episode series (plus the Prologue) is now also live on the MAGENTA PRESENTS podcast.

I did some acting! "Can you play it like Kenneth Branagh?" they asked. "Yes!" I said. It turned out I couldn't. But it's certainly *something*