
Below Decks 9 - Everyday Resistance
11/29/22 • 40 min
Below the decks of the Netaonsom we get a peak into what makes the ship sail: Welcome to Below Decks!
In this special behind the scenes series we’ll be diving deep into the process of bringing Trice Forgotten to life. Today, Nemo talks to Nira Wickramasinghe, one of the historical consultants on Trice Forgotten.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Content Warnings:
- Slave Trade
- Enslavement
- Colonialism
- Systemic racism
- Erasing identities, inc. renaming of enslaved people
- Dislocation from home environment
- Discussions of: Caste system, loss of language, loss of family and friends
- Mentions of: Eugenics
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers, Lowri Ann Davies, and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Nemo Martin
Nira Wickramasinghe
Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies
SFX & Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
SFX: previously credited
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Below the decks of the Netaonsom we get a peak into what makes the ship sail: Welcome to Below Decks!
In this special behind the scenes series we’ll be diving deep into the process of bringing Trice Forgotten to life. Today, Nemo talks to Nira Wickramasinghe, one of the historical consultants on Trice Forgotten.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Bk96Ry
Content Warnings:
- Slave Trade
- Enslavement
- Colonialism
- Systemic racism
- Erasing identities, inc. renaming of enslaved people
- Dislocation from home environment
- Discussions of: Caste system, loss of language, loss of family and friends
- Mentions of: Eugenics
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Ian Geers, Lowri Ann Davies, and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Nemo Martin
Nira Wickramasinghe
Dialogue Editor – Lowri Ann Davies
SFX & Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
SFX: previously credited
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support.
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill and https://crowdmade.com/collections/rustyquill
Join our community:
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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill
EMAIL: [email protected]
- Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
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Previous Episode

Trice Forgotten 9 - Raised Aloft
Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849: raised・aloft: a term used to describe the flying of a ship’s colours at topmast, often in anticipation of combat
In which a cover is blown, a game of cricket is played, and a betrayal is felt.
Content Warnings
- Colonialism
- Racism
- Kidnapping
- Discussions of: weapons and explosives
- Mentions of: murder, mutilation
- SFX: Insects inc. flies, background chatter, animal sounds (inc. peacocks), water sounds
Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3Bwa0KF
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Written by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies, Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rebecca Brough as Capt. Alestes
Vic Zander as Baker
Shahan Hamza as Siva
Gigi Zahir as Noor
Ashley Goh as Inez
Lowri Ann Davies as Mary
Mez Galaria as Naní
Tim Meredith as Gammon
Ben Meredith as LC Shaw
Helen Gould as The Guard
Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese
Sound Designer & Music Editor - Katharine Seaton
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
SFX this week by Katharine Seaton; Catherine Rinella; Soundsnap; Sonniss; claretcanelon, XxBirdoxX, miekyj, SpliceSound, deleted_user_2104797, SoundsForHim, elonen, worthahep88, yaboiboimane and previously credited artists via freesound.org.
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
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Trice Forgotten 10 - Breach
Herring & Marnock Esq’s Dictionary of Nautical and Pyratical Terms, 1849: breach: a ‘breach’ or ‘shipbreach’ is another term for a shipwreck; the taking on of water, often leaving the vessel in mortal danger
Series finale. In which allegiances are decided, truths come to light, and a new course is plotted.
Content Warnings
- Colonialism & racism
- Weapons (inc. knives) and explosives
- Graphic violence, threats, & murder
- Character death & injury
- Grief & loss
- Innuendo
- Explicit language
- Discussions of: guilt & familial death, arson, medical procedures
- Mentions of: slavery, bullying & manipulation
- SFX: High pitched metallic clanking and scraping, crowds and mobs, loud water and waves, vocalised suffering (inc. choking, sobbing, screaming), flies, drinking (misophonia), fire, building collapse, guns and gunfire, explosions
Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3Bwa0KF
Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you’d like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.com
Created by Nemo Martin
Directed by Rafaella Marcus
Fight Directing by Catherine Rinella
Written by Nemo Martin
Executive Producers Alexander J Newall & April Sumner
Produced by Lowri Ann Davies, Ian Geers and Production Manager Natasha Johnston
Creative Consultation by Morgan Givens
Historical Consultation by Dr. Nira Wickramasinghe
Sensitivity Consultation by Salt and Sage
Linguistic Consultants Yen Ooi, Rumzi Yousef, and Ella Martin
Featuring
Rebecca Brough as Capt. Alestes
Naomi Bartoo as Anh
Vic Zander as Baker
Shahan Hamza as Siva
Gigi Zahir as Noor
Ashley Goh as Inez
Lowri Ann Davies as Mary
Tim Meredith as Gammon
James Makepeace as Elizabeth
Jon Chew as Zhu Anran
Additional Voices by Helen Gould and Joe Bence
Dialogue Editor – Nico Vettese, Lowri Ann Davies and Katharine Seaton
Sound Designer – Katharine Seaton and Catherine Rinella
Music Editor - Katharine Seaton
Mastering Editor - Catherine Rinella
Music by Sam Jones
Art by Guerrilla Communications
Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill and https://crowdmade.com/collections/rustyquill
Join our community:
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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill
TWITTER: @therustyquill
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EMAIL: [email protected]
Trice Forgotten is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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