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As rising seas, violent storms and an increasingly controlling government all impact on Sydney, a young girl and her family head inland hoping to find a safer, better place to live.

We’re now living on the cusp of the age of AI. And AI is probably a bit like fire, isn’t it? I mean, a great servant, but a terrible master. Or would it be?

What happens when the world’s newest form of addiction doesn’t just capture attention - but consumes its users entirely?

A poet and his brother go on the run to avoid a dangerous new kind of weapon. Sorry, we're having some technical difficulties with this one. Please come back again soon.

This nostalgic story looks back a generation, before so much of the technology that we take for granted today was present. In its way it evokes the German word, ‘sehnsucht’ which means a yearning for something that may not exist.

This is a story about a breakthrough in technology that promises to make life easier, however one unsuspecting user becomes its casualty.

This is a story about a family secret. When an unsuspecting niece and her new boyfriend come to visit her uncle, what will be revealed once their sky car touches down at his remote country house?

This is a story of hope. When a mysterious stranger arrives in a small outback town you can bet there’s going to be challenges, confrontations and some blues harp…

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Simon Luckhurst, writer and producer of Ear Movies, talks to ABC Radio's Nick Rheinberger about the genesis of Ear Movies, and the release of the missing episode of Season Four, A Few Lines About Trains, read by Hani Abdile.

Another train journey... another unexpected stoppage. We've all known them, haven't we? Perhaps not like this one though. Read by Anne Hani Abdile.   Theme music: Trevor BrownIncidental music:Ghosts I-IV 9 by Nine Inch Nails. Free for use under the Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 United States Content License.Sitar Love - Olistik Sound Project by Patrizio Yoga. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.

There are droughts, and then there are Droughts. And then there are DROUGHTS. This is a not a story of surviving the dry sky though, but about what comes afterwards. Read by Anne Louise Lambert.   Theme music: Trevor BrownIncidental music:Inner Peace Meditation by NaturesEye. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.Meditation Space - Olistik Sound Project by Patrizio Yoga. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.Meditation of Time by NaturesEye. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.

We’ve all known them, haven’t we? People who fall in love but who then want the other person to change. What if the love is all consuming, though... and the other person is determined to stay the same?   Read by Genevieve Turner.   Music: Theme music by Trevor Brown.Incidental music: (All tracks from the Johnny Ripper album Soundtrack for a Film That Doesn't Exist. Licensed under Creative Commons and available at the Free Music Archive. (Note: some tracks have been shortened or looped, or overlaid.)Tracks:Opening credits.Audrey.Untitled (Waking Up).At The Sea.As A Child.Back To The Start.Gare Du Nord. Your Heart With George.SFHK Mental BreakdownOn The Moon.Theme 4In A Dream.Sundown.

When it’s only a few drops of rain, you don’t recognise the start of a flood, do you? The tipping point doesn’t exist until you proceed, smiling ignorantly, and sail right past it. This rule applies doubly in small country towns... Read by Travis Spiteri   Theme music: Trevor BrownIncidental music: Written and performed by Hillbilly Bill and his Fender Strat. Recorded in Blue Moutain Sound studio on Darug and Gandangara country. Thanks Andy!

A fun night in the pub with a bit of philosophy thrown in - or a chance to change the world? You decide...   Read by Tony Martin.   Theme music: Trevor BrownIncidental music: (All Public Domain tracks from the Open Music Archive.)April Kisses, written and performed by Eddie Lang (1904-1933), recording date unknown.Six Cold Feet in the Ground, written and performed by Leroy Carr (1905-1935), recording date 25 February 1935.Eddie's Twister, written and performed by Eddie Lang (1904-1933), recording date unknown.Sail Away Lady, performed by 'Uncle Bunt' Stephens, recording date 29 March 1926.Evil Minded Blues, written and sung by Virginia Liston (1890-1932), recording date 29 May 1926.Titanic Blues, written and sung by Virginia Liston (1890-1932), recording date 29 May 1926.In the Dark Flashes, written by Bix Beiderbeck, performed by Jess Stacy, recording date 1935.Umbrellas to Mend, written by Mel B Kaufman, performed by the Frisco 'Jass' Band, recording date 1918.

Universities are places where passion and youth sometimes exceed common sense and reason... and where even a simple game of cricket can become something beyond horrible. Read by Shane Bourne.   Theme music: Trevor BrownIncidental music:Magic in the Garden by Rafael Krux. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Beginning of Conflict by Rafael Krux. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Shining Stars by Rafael Krux. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Slice of Life by Brian Teoh. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Isolation Waltz by Brian Teoh. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Battle Ready by Brian Teoh. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.The Britons by Kevin McLeod. From FreePD licensed under Creative Commons.Burt’s Requiem by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Novus Initium by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Winter by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Cinematic Music Sketches - 09 - Cinematic Cello Ostinato Sketch by Gregor Quendel. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License.

Every house holds a secret, doesn't it? And in those houses, individual rooms have secrets of their own... and in those rooms, there are items with their own secrets, too. What happens when one of those secrets goes missing? And needs to be returned... Read by Rachel Blake.   Music: Theme music by Trevor BrownIncidental music: (All tracks played by Gregor Quendel) and free for use under the Pixabay Content License.)Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement by Ludvig van Beethoven.Impromptu No 1 by Franz Schubert.Piano Arpeggio 1 Variation 1 by Gregor Quendel.Cinematic Music Sketches: Cinematic Piano Sketch by Gregor Quendel.Fantasie Impromptu by Chopin, arr for music box by Gregor Quendel.Caprice N0 24 in A Minor by Niccolo Paganini.Prelude Op 32 No 12 in G Sharp Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff.Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement by Beethoven arr for strings by Gregor Quendel. Requiem Dies Irae by Wofgang Amadeus Mozart.Frühlingsrauschen Rustle of Spring by Christian Singding.The Tempest Piano Sonata No 17 in D Minor by Ludvig van Beethoven.Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy.