As of 'Dwelling' and perhaps before, he is in a romantic relationship with Martin Blackwood. Jon begins the series as often rude, short-tempered, and commonly skeptical of the supernatural subject material of the statements themselves however, as the seasons progress, Jon accepts the stories relayed by statement-makers as real, and becomes kinder and more sympathetic. Jonathan Sims as Jonathan 'Jon' Sims, the Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, a title with which he announces himself at the beginning of each statement he records, eventually shortened to 'the Archivist' following the events of episode 120, 'Eye Contact'.Those who give or record statements in the Magnus Institute tend to lapse into a trance-like state, not unlike reliving the event as they narrate it.Ĭast and characters Main cast

At the beginning of each statement, the statement-taker-typically Jon, the head archivist-provides a brief description of the statement and the name of the statement-maker. The podcast is structured as a series of statements recorded, or written and then recorded, for internal research use within the Magnus Institute. As of April 2020, The Magnus Archives had reached a download rate of over 2.5 million downloads a month, growing to over 4 million downloads a month by July 2020. In 2018, BBC Sounds listed the show as one of the largest British dramatic podcasts, with an extensive fanbase on Tumblr having driven much of its success. Sims narrated the podcast in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly appointed Head Archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute-an institution based in London centered on research into the paranormal. The Magnus Archives is a horror fiction podcast written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J.

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