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In 1929, down on earth, a former player watches Watford from the terraces at Vicarage Road, but the excitement proves too much. A dramatisation of a true story.

In 2002, a Watford fan arriving in Hornet Heaven needs help in acclimatising to the afterlife. 

In a post-apocalyptic future, a father and son search for what Watford Football Club has meant to them. A version of this story first appeared in the magazine YBR! (https://thewatfordtreasury.co.uk/ybr.html).The music is from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis's score for the original motion picture 'The Road'.

In February 2021, there’s an unexpected new arrival in Hornet Heaven. It’s Troy Deeney.

Plans to celebrate a resident’s 100th anniversary in Hornet Heaven, in January 2021, run into a problem.

In the summer of 2020, a positive-minded character helps the residents of Hornet Heaven bounce back from the disappointment of relegation from the Premier League.

In 1953, a renowned natural historian, who’d prefer to be studying beetles, is disappointed to find himself in the Watford FC afterlife.

In November 2020, total boredom with Vladimir Ivic’s football leads to an unexpected broadening of Hornet Heaven’s horizons.

In December 2020, the annual Hornet Heaven Festival of Carols has a surprise new soloist.

In October 1882, a local resident discovers the new sport of Association Football and becomes a Watford fan forever.

In summer 2012, Laurence Bassini’s terrifying ownership of Watford FC has an apocalyptic effect on Hornet Heaven.

In October 2020, Hornet Heaven makes contact with Adrian Mariappa after he leaves the club — to say goodbye and thank you. (To help create this tribute to a Watford legend, we sampled an interview with Mapps by Simon Preston of Reggae Boyz Commentary from earlier this year.)

In September 2020, the absence of fans from Vicarage Road has a deep impact on Hornet Heaven.

The ups and downs of one man’s 56 years as a Watford FC supporter. 

In May 2020, a new arrival in Hornet Heaven is reluctant to reveal the truth about his past.

Hornet Heaven stages a 1970s-style chat show as light entertainment during the 2020 Coronavirus lockdown. 

A story of returning to Vicarage Road for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. 

Down on earth, on Christmas Eve, a seriously discouraged Watford fan is sent a visitor from heaven to prove that life isn’t so bad after all.We wish all our listeners a joyous Christmas and New Year.

In October 2019, a new arrival is furious at Watford’s terrible start to the season.

In September 2019, a new arrival struggles to remember recent games. This episode was inspired by — and created in support of — a project by the Watford FC CSE Trust to help people living with mild to moderate dementia. You can find out more at https://www.watfordfccsetrust.com/goldenmemories.