Episode
Day 5419
Day 5419 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Mabel Tidewater twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. The tide is out further than usual. Marla Finch has gone to look at what it left behind. Mabel Tidewater is in Seahaven General after they twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Dog Nobody Owns runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
04:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
05:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Marla Finch has gone to look at what it left behind.
07:38One small Seahaven question is settled, and Cole Whitlow is already eyeing another.
07:46Opal Ferris and Fern Gorse have got into the habit of each other.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
10:00Mabel Tidewater twisted an ankle chasing a runaway shopping trolley and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
10:36Sal Marino has kept at practising stories worth telling long enough that the town expects it now.
11:24A dog has arrived in Seahaven Springs and has no apparent opinion about leaving.
12:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
13:00Ewan Callahan has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
13:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
13:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
14:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
15:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
16:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
17:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
18:00A seagull has stolen Hattie Whitlow's sandwich near the dock. Again.
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:11Abel Callahan and Perry Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
21:35Cass Tanner has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:07Ned Ferris is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:09Silas Tidewater offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:10Hattie Whitlow is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:13Abel Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:16Ewan Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:16Ike Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:28Opal Ferris is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Kip! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
07:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
07:04Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:12Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:15Marla Finch, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
Morning, Dell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Dell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:18Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Mabel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Mabel. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:19Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Hattie. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:54Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
10:09Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Promenade House
Morning, Sal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Sal. Everything feels possible at this hour.