Lost In The Maze

2025 - Episode 2 - Through the not-so-scary portal to Boomtown HQ!

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:41:59 +0100

Megan, Boomtown's Head of Narrative, managed to find the time a month before the Fair to chat to us again about all things story related to get us all hyped for the Maze in 2025 and give you all some top tips for how to get involved (along with a few little cheeky bits of insider info!)

Please drop us a follow on Instagram @LostintheBTMaze, join in the discussion on the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, or in the official Boomtown Storyline WhatsApp Community group.

Remember the story is better if we share it together! Come meet other players (and us!) before it all kicks off on Thursday 7th August - 7pm outside the Bad Apple Bar :)

2025 - Episode 1 - Mushroom's Coming Home (our 2024 roundup episode!)

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:16:34 +0100

Friends, ravers, mycelium, lend us your ears - Lost in the Maze is back again for 2025!

In this episode we take a look back and give you guys the low down on what happened storyline wise at Boomtown 2024 as we look forward to returning to our favourite sprawling adventure playground next month.

Thanks as ever to our wonderful community for sharing their experiences. You can join in the hype on Instagram @LostintheBTMaze, or at the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, or on the official Boomtown Storyline whatsapp community chat group.

Keep your ears peeled for our next episode looking forward to this year when we once again chat to Megan, Boomtown's Head of Narrative, coming very soon!

2024 - Episode 2 - All aboard the hype train with Boomtown HQ (or how I met your Megan)

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:50:00 +0100

The episode you've all been waiting for - we're chatting to Megan again (Boomtown's Head of Narrative) about what we can expect from the Story for 2024!

Storyline Meetup 2024 - Thursday 8th August 7pm outside the Bad Apple Bar

As always, find us on the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, on Instagram @LostintheBTMaze and on the Boomtown Storyline chat group on the app!

2024 - Episode 1 - Hearts and Minds (or what we did in 2023)

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:32:29 +0100

Finally, dear listeners, we're back!

Apologies for the lengthy radio silence, but here we are again with our special round up episode of the storyline at last year's Boomtown Fair 2023 where we all go on an Elen hunt.

There's also a special new segment we're dubbing 'Conspiracy Corner' where Mark goes off on one about his many wild theories and unsubstantiated speculation regarding where the story might be headed...

Big thanks to our friends Jem and Chris for joining us on this one (and being our questing buddies)

As ever, give us a follow on Insta @lostintheBTmaze and come join the chat on the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group!

2023 - Episode 4 - Golden Lucky Last episode before the fair!

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:53:04 +0100

In our final week before the fair, We talk with the Luck Exchange and Rich Goldman about who they are, how they got in here and what they are up to at this years fair!

And this time next week, we will be at the fair! very exciting.

Find us on Instagram @LostintheBTMaze, we will be updating on our adventures at the fair!

Next episode will probably not be till October, for we are at festivals and away on holiday in September!

2023 - Episode 3 - Answering the big questions (with Boomtown HQ!)

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:27:04 +0100

The question we get asked more than any other is 'Where do I start with the Maze?' - hopefully this episode is going to go some way to giving us an answer to that question ahead of this year's Fair!

We had the pleasure of chatting to Megan, Boomtown's Head of Narrative Design, about all things related to the story for this year, and got some great tips about how to get started, and how to get the most out of the incredible immersive world they're creating for us.

Just three weeks to go people! Not that we're counting...

Find us on Instagram @LostintheBTMaze

2023 - Episode 2 - BREAKING NEWS: Boggins tells all

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 21:53:50 +0100

Rob Boggins, the sadly now ex-Editor in Chief of Boomtown's illustrious, infamous (and, well, only) newspaper, The Daily Rag, interviewed publically for the first time, tells all to Corinne and Mark about his time in control of the media (and, probably, our thoughts...)

Sketchy Background has now taken over the reigns of the Rag from Boggins, and can be contacted on Instagram @thedailyragboomtown

As ever, please give us a follow and let us know what you think on Insta @LostintheBTMaze

[Disclaimer: We tried something new with the mic set up in this one that didn't really work too well (oops) so some of the audio isn't as good/consistent as I'd like!]

2023 - Episode 1 - Here we go again

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:10:15 +0000

Mark and Corinne are back! Summing up Boomtown 2022 with a much delayed review and summing up of 2023!

We've missed you! give us a shout on Instagram and let us know how you all are doing! : @LostintheBTMaze

We will be back this year with more content and interviews!

Locked in the Maze - Episode 2 - Nerdy chats with Mallrats

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:51:37 +0000

In the second episode of our new season delving into the world of immersive theatre and games that you can enjoy from home, we chat to the guys from Sabotage the DM, The Waterdeep Mallrats (sabotagethedm on Twitch and YouTube, @sabotagethedm on Instagram). They are a group of immersive actors (Joe Thorpe, Rob Thompson, Dan Burman, Gabrielle MacPherson and Evie James) playing a live, interactive D&D game weekly on Twitch on Monday nights at 7pm. As they refer to it, it's immsersive storytelling in a fantasy world!

We nerd out with them about all things related to D&D, and a bit about our first love, Boomtown (yep, they've all performed there too!) and about other projects they've been working on during this weird old year of lockdown life.

Locked in the Maze - Episode 1 - More Bantz for your buck

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:42:31 +0000

Lost in the Maze is back, back, back again with a new series for 2021 where we look into other immersive theatrical and gaming experiences, you can have during lockdown, from the comfort of your own home!

We may have nothing new from Boomtown to talk about, however what we do have is someone (or well, two someones) who we know from Boomtown to talk to about what exciting projects they're working on right now (and to chat a little bit about their time at Boomtown, obvs)

In the first episode, we chat to the man, the legend, everyone's favourite, Mr. Bliss himself - Liam.

We recently had the pleasure of doing one of his latest interactive online gaming adventures, BantzQuest (brought to you by BuckBuck Games - http://www.buckbuckgames.com/) - An online team game, MC'd by a live interactive host, where you and your friends go on an adventure through the nightclub of your dreams in a quest to get your ultimate club banger played by the one and only, DJ MEGABANTZ.

We chat to Liam about what we thought of BantzQuest, about his other projects and his career in immersive theatre. We also bring in some friends of ours who were on our kick-ass BantzQuest team to talk in a bit more detail about our experience. As well as all that, we have the pleasure of the company of Dan, a BantzQuest MC/host, and veteran of Boomtown and other theatrical projects (one of which we will be discussing in a later episode...)

In each episode of this new series we will be talking about another interactive event/game/experience that you we've enjoyed and that you to can get invovled with. If you're running out of ideas for your lockdown Friday nights, we've got you covered!

2020 - Episode 12 - Every end has a beginning

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:42:05 +0000

Mark and Corinne are (FINALLY) back with another episode! Tune in for a little Boomtown wrap up, what's kept us busy during lockdown and info about where the podcast is going from here...

Make sure you check out the Pictures of Gwen Group on Facebook, and Rogue Beacon's Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roguebeacon/pictures-of-gwen-episode-1

2020 - Episode 11 - The LIVE Episode!

Sat, 02 May 2020 21:02:18 +0100

Recorded live on Saturday 2nd May 2020, join Mark and Corinne plus special guests, Tobi (boomtown newbie from episode 5) and Ramsay and Luke (part of the team who created the ARG) to discuss all things ARG and Maze related, plus we hear stories from our awesome community,

Thanks for being a part of it - big love

2020 - Episode 10 - Ten Episodes and a Movie!

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:33:00 +0100

In this episode, Mark and Corinne wrap up as many loose ends as they are able to (which is definitely not all of them) from this year's sadly short-lived ARG.

Please join us in a couple of weeks for a special LIVE community episode!

In the meantime, come try to fill in the gaps with us in the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, and please send in your favourite stories/moments from the Maze so we can share them in the community episode (if you haven't already!) - info@lostinthemaze.co.uk

2020 - Episode 9 - Area404: Commander not found

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 23:34:44 +0100

Mark and Corinne are back with another round-up of all the latest from the ARG. What's the latest on OneCor's 'rescue' mission into Area404? What else are we learning from th3c3ll? And have we got any better idea of exactly what Hedron is up to..?

Slightly earlier than scheduled for this episode - aren't we good to you guys? Stay safe, stay inside, play the game, listen to podcasts!

2020 - Episode 8 - Locked in the Maze

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:03:12 +0000

It's time for another fortnightly roundup of all things Maze related from Mark and Corinne, featuring the latest antics of OneCor and IZZI on their 'rescue' mission into Area404, some increasingly confusing hidden content from th3c3ll and speculation on what Hedron is getting up to...

Times are strange right now, but we all need a bit of escapism. We're going to keep doing these as long as you keep listening (and probably even if you don't...)

2020 - Episode 7 - All About IZZI

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:53:57 +0000

In this week's ARG recap, Mark and Corinne talk about the exciting adventures of OneCor's drone, IZZI (@thisisIZZI on Twitter) and the communications that have been established with survivors inside Area404...

They also have some VERY exciting exclusive news to reveal ahead of Boomtown's announcement tomorrow (March 10th) at 1pm!

Stay tuned to the Facebook group Boomtown Storyline for information and updates!

Please keep sending in your Boomtown Maze stories to info@lostinthemaze.co.uk - hopefully these will form part of a regular segment in the podcast!

2020 - Episode 6 - ARG 101 (or what we learnt in the first 2 weeks)

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:26:48 +0000

In this episode, Mark and Corinne head deep into the rabbit hole of the first couple of weeks of the ARG (or Alternate Reality Game, for those unenlightened..)

This episode contains answers to puzzles and content from the first 2 weeks of the ARG, including th3c3ll website, HMBru, BlessedHedron and the start of the campaign to #SaveCharlie

Remember to follow @thisisIZZI on Twitter and keep checking back to th3c3ll (and the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, of course!) to see where the story heads next...

We still would love to hear your stories of your time playing the games in the Maze, for a future episode, please drop us an email with your best bits to info@lostinthemaze.co.uk

2020 - Episode 5 - Part 2 - An A-maze-ing Experience

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:58:08 +0000

In the second of this special two part episode, Mark and Corinne continue to regale Boomtown newbie, Tobi, with their favourite Maze-related stories, as well as talking a bit about what actually happened storyline wise over the last couple of years.

Disclaimer - these episodes were recorded prior to the 2020 Trailer release on February 6th. However, given that so many new people are discovering the Maze at the moment it seemed really relevant to go over some of the history and try and get everyone hyped for what's to come this year.

WE WANT YOUR STORIES!

What are your favourite, craziest, most epic and downright weirdest stories from your own experiences of playing the Maze? We want to know!

We'd love to do an episode full of other players anecdotes of their time within the Maze. If you've got a tale you'd love to share with us, please get in touch via the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group, Twitter or Instagram (@LostintheBTMaze) or by email info@lostinthemaze.co.uk

2020 - Episode 5 - Part 1 - An A-maze-ing Experience

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:57:57 +0000

In the first of a special two part episode, Mark and Corinne have a rambly chat to their friend and Boomtown newbie, Tobi, about dipping his toe in to the murky waters of the Maze at Area 404 on Hallowe'en; attempt to give him a brief summary of the overarching (and complicated..) Boomtown story so far and tell him a few of their favourite Maze stories and experiences.

WE WANT YOUR STORIES!

What are your favourite, craziest, most epic and downright weirdest stories from your own experiences of playing the Maze? We want to know!

2020 - Episode 4 - The Emergence-y Episode!

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 01:02:52 +0000

Slightly off the planned schedule, but we just HAD to put together a little extra hype-filled emergence-y (get it..?) episode after today's much anticipated release of the Boomtown 2020 theatrical trailer!

If you're wanting to get into the story this year, this is the place to start, and this is very much only the beginning...

You can view the trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUKxAbyi5F0

Head over to the Boomtown Storyline Facebook group to join our own Hive Mind and delve deeper into the puzzles...

2020 - Episode 3 - The Diary of Walter Hughes

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:40:50 +0000

Mark and Corinne continue their exploration of all things Area 404 with a look at the strange, sad and just a little bit crazy (and partly illegible) diary of Walter Hughes, presumed Sector 6 nuclear power plant employee and helpless victim of the contamination...

2020 - Episode 2 - Into the Exclusion Zone

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:40:12 +0000

Mark and Corinne talk about all things Area 404, what happened at the Hallowe'en and New Year's Eve events and get excited about techno wombles, chess pieces and a big ol' nuclear disaster in general.

Coming up the next week we delve into the demented (and indecipherable) diary of Walter Hughes...

2020 - Episode 1 - Welcome (and waffles!)

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:34:41 +0000

Welcome to the first ever episode of Lost in the Maze, the unofficial podcast all about the immersive, interactive, theatrical storyline maze at Boomtown Fair.

In episode 1 Mark and Corinne waffle a bit (a lot) about why the Boomtown storyline maze is engaging enough to actually start a podcast about and what's to come from Lost in the Maze over the next few months.

This is just the beginning...

Next up - what exactly is going on at Area 404?