DON’T PANIC!
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio saga continues this week on BBC Radio 4. Click here for BBC Radio 4’s Hitchhiker page.
The episode will air on September 21 at 6:30pm (England time) and with repeats on Thursdays at 11:00pm. Each episode will be available online for 7 days after the Thursday repeat. Check their website for full details.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Here’s an interesting episode of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:
“When Life Imitates Science Fiction”
Wednesday, January 07, 2004, 13 Minutes
LINK TO THE WNYC SHOW: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/01072004
When did science fiction and reality become indistinguishable? Guest Steven Shaviro discusses the relevance of science fiction stories of Philip K. Dick, William Burroughs, K.W. Jeter, and Bruce Sterling to modern life.
Posted by Jesse Willis
The Crazy Dog Audio Theatre has started a new series on Ireland’s RTE Radio 1 called Diabolic Playhouse. The first episode aired on Saturday, September 4th, and can be heard now on the Diabolic Playhouse page on RTE Radio 1’s website. The next show will be broadcast this Saturday at 8:02pm Irish time, or 3 in the afternoon on the U.S. East Coast, 12 noon on the U.S. West Coast, and can be heard live by clicking the “Listen Live” link on RTE Radio 1’s main page.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Here’s an interesting audio story from NPR’s Morning Edition entitled: Dungeons and Dragons Turns 30.
This Thursday night in Indianapolis, fans of role-playing and war games will gather for the annual GenCon convention. And this year, they’ll be marking the 30th anniversary of the most popular game in the genre’s history — Dungeons and Dragons, known by its fans by the shorthand “D and D.”
In the modern era of virtual reality, NPR’s Rick Karr reports that the original, unplugged version of the game remains popular and has proved a key influence on the next generation of video games.
Click here for the whole story, which includes a link to listen to the NPR story and a web extra link to listen to a game of D & D being played.
Posted by Jesse Willis
NPR’s Weekend Edition did a little piece on the tumultuous history of the adaption of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot with comments from those who think the film is a disappointment, like SF authors Geoffrey Landis and Harlan Ellison, and from the film’s supporters, including Asimov’s widow Janet Jeppson and the film’s director Alex Proyas.
NPR has also posted a couple of neat sound clips by Harlan Ellison, one on his unfilmed screenplay of I, Robot and the other on why it didn’t get made.
Posted by Jesse Willis
One of the nice things about public radio is often their hosts are able to persue their own interests. David Garland, the host of the WNYC (New York City’s National Public Radio affiliate) program SPINNING ON AIR populates his weekly two hour broadcasts with music, interviews and readings. Garland has worked in comics, is a successful musician and lyricist, and has read science fiction and fantasy extensively. When he interviews his guests, his abundant familiarity with their work makes the interviewees comfortable and able to talk in depth – something typically absent from commercial radio. Subjects covered on SPINNING ON AIR have included filk music, science fiction in music, science fiction satire, science fiction movie music, and readings of both science fiction and fantasy fiction. New shows air Fridays from 9PM-11PM EST on 93.9 FM in New York City. You can also listen online, or listen to archived shows.
Here are some of the most interesting shows of the last three years:
Music and Science Fiction – Jul. 12, 2002
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED SHOW:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/07122002
Science Fiction Author William Tenn – Nov. 22nd 2002
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED SHOW:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/11222002
Catskin (a fantasy story by Kelly Link) – Oct. 31, 2004
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED SHOW:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/10312003
Philip K. Dick Loved Music, and Music Loves Him – Jan. 02, 2004
LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED SHOW:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/01022004