Zombie Astronaut revisits FRESH BLOOD

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Zombie AstronautThe Zombie Astronaut has Fresh Blood! This was a series of 10 horror radio dramas written especially for BBC7. ZA is one of our favorite mp3 webzines and this is precisely why! Any of these treats would make good listening any time of year, but as Halloween approaches you’ll dig them all the more. Before listening to the Zombie’s collection, you can hear about where the idea for the Fresh Blood collection came from. Interview with creative director Kate Rowland in RealAudio format |Part 1| and with Paul Arnold and Colin Guthrie (producers of 8 of the 10 dramas) |Part 2|Part 3|.

BBC7 Fresh Blood

Fresh Blood – A Fare To Remember
1 |MP3| – Approx. 13 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
It’s not always good to chat up your cabbie – especially when you’re talking about having an affair with his wife.

Fresh Blood – Absolute Silence
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
A man has been deaf since he was a boy, since the mysterious disappearance of his family. When his hearing returns immediately following an odd incident, it’s the most wonderful thing that’s happened to him in ages – until one night he hears the sister he lost ten years ago singing…

Fresh Blood – Eat Your Heart Out
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
It’s Tales From The Crypt meets 8 Mile, a tale of a rap battle gone wrong.

Fresh Blood – The Boy Who Cried Woof
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
A boy just wants his workaholic dad to see him in a school play. When he’s stood up and a spacecraft appears while he waits for his dad to pick him up, he opts to go with them instead. He learns the aliens have taken a real shine to dogs, the animal they consider the most affectionate on Earth, learning then they intend to turn him into a dog – their dog.

Fresh Blood – The Blue Room
1 |MP3| – Approx. 13 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
There’s a blue room in the far corner of the girl’s bathroom that most girls find unsettling, but Carol and Pam, the school bullies, don’t fear it – not nearly enough.

Fresh blood – By The Light Of The Moon
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Solomon’s waiting in a restaurant. He’s planned a very special evening but his guest isn’t quite what he expected.

Fresh Blood – Falling To Pieces
1 |MP3| – Approx. 12 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Mel’s got man trouble, and when she literally starts to fall apart, it’s up to big sister Kate to put her back together.

Fresh Blood – Inner Critic
1 |MP3| – 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
There’s a spiteful wee voice in Danni’s ear crushing her spirit. Imaginary or real, can she get rid of her vicious inner critic

Fresh Blood – Meatballs Are Murder
1 |MP3| Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Sol is used to waking up in strange flats after all night parties. But they’re not usually as well furnished as this one.

Fresh Blood – The Cupboard Beneath The Stairs
1 |MP3| – Approx. 14 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Four friends re-stage a 60’s moon-shot in a Farnborough semi. It’s space travel, Jim, but not as we know it.

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Dick Dynamo Episode 3: bizzare fun

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Dick DynamoDick Dynamo: The 5th Dimensional Man podcast is just about the wackiest show I’ve ever heard. I love it’s unpredictable plotting, hilarious dialogue and awesome production values. Episode two, which recently aired on the Sonic Society podcast, was knee-slappingly funny. Check out the all new Dick Dynamo website and the latest installment of Dick’s manly 5th dimensional adventures:

Dick Dynamo Episode 3

Dick’s podcast feed is here:

http://dickdynamo.libsyn.com/rss

|MP3| Episode 3: “The Unfortunate Heir”

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William Gibson’s Burning Chrome to air on BBC7

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BBC 7's The 7th DimensionBBC7‘s Yes it is a re-run, but what a re-run it is! The 7th Dimension slot has aired Burning Chrome at least a couple times previously. The first time was way back in 2003. I’ve heard this Gibson story more than once now, and it is a terrific listen. First published in Omni magazine back in 1982 it tells the story of professional hackers trying to pull off a big heist. One line from this story — “…the street finds its own uses for things” — has become a widely-quoted aphorism.

BBC7 The 7th Dimension - Burning Chrome by William GibsonBurning Chrome
By William Gibson; Read by Adam Sims
2 Parts – [UNABRIDGED]
BROADCASTER: BBC 7 / The 7th Dimension
BROADCAST: Oct. 18th & 19th (Thursday and Friday) @ 6.30pm and 12.30am (UK Time)
Set in the world of cyberspace and computer hacking. Bobby Quine and Automatic Jack are trying to figure out a way of pulling off the one big score that will make them rich. But industrial espionage is a dangerous business, especially when they decide to rip off Chrome, the most ruthless figure in the local mob subsidiary.

Adventures in Scifi Publishing interviews Larry Niven

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Podcast - Adventures In SciFi PublishingAdventures in Scifi Publishing has an unexpurgated 40 minute interview with Larry Niven. Have a listen to the |MP3| which was recorded late last month at CONjecture 6 in San Diego,Ca. Larry was Guest of Honor at the con, which had a theme of “Alien Cultures.” Cool!

Or subscribe to AiSFP podcast via the feed:

http://scifipublishing.libsyn.com/rss

Interviews with Greg Bear, John Moore and Isobel Noble

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The Student Operated PressJudyth Piazza’s The Student Operated Press is a site designed to give aspiring student writers the opportunity to have their work published, no matter their lack of prior experience. Among the content found on TheSOP.org are three interviews with SFF authors:

-An interview with Greg Bear from |MP3| about his recent novel Quantico (read our review of the unabridged audiobook HERE).

-John Moore author of A Fate Worse Than Dragons |MP3|.

-Isobel Noble author of the post-apocalyptic “Ruin” series, the first two books of which are: The Tent City and The City Of Light |MP3|.

Beam Me Up podcasts a Jack Mangan tale

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Podcast - Beam Me UpFirst published in Interzone #202, The Unsolvable Death Trap was nominated for a British Fantasy Award. It is an existential action story with an SF environment and a musical bent. Written by the persiflagerate variety show host, Jack Mangan, who is also responsible for the popular Spherical Tomi podiobook, it is narrated by Beam Me Up‘s own Paul Cole.


The Unsolvable Death Trap by Jack ManganThe Unsolvable Death Trap
By Jack Mangan; Read by Paul Cole
|MP3| – [UNABRIDGED]*
Podcaster: Beam Me Up
Podcast: October 6th 2007

*One minor irritation, as this was originally broadcast on American radio there is a bleep-out over some execrative dialogue. Stupid FCC.