This latest episode of The Signal podcast contains an interview with Andrew Dorfman and Jack Ward from Firefly: Old Wounds. Hosts Les and Kari talked to Andrew and Jack about the creation of the audio drama for nearly 90 minutes! You can download the episode HERE. Or to subscribe to The Signal Podcast plug this feed into your podcatcher:
http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/podcast.xml
Joe Mahoney, CBC Radio Producer, Science Fiction writer and blogger appears as a character in Robert J. Sawyer‘s latest novel, Rollback which is being serialized in Analog Science Fiction Magazine. Joe writes:
“Rob mentions my name on pg 107 as the sound engineer in charge of Sounds Like Canada… Don Halifax stands behind me at the controls as his wife is being interviewed. Now that’s really cool. I should point out that the current, real life engineer of Sounds Like Canada is Natasha Aziz. But the interview in Rob’s novel takes place in 2009, so it’s not completely inconceivable that I could engineer the show sometime in 2009. (I used to engineer Sounds Like Canada’s predecessor Morningside from time to time.) Rob also mentions the show Faster Than Light that we attempted to develop a while back for CBC Radio.”
Cool!
VirtuallyAudio.com is a website that offers streaming media samples of their for for-sale products, though it appears the Virtually Audio or some variation on it has been around for several years there is only one SFFaudio related show available there at the moment. A sample chapter of their Science Fiction “audio comic book” series Sectarian Wave is available in the aging RealAudio format. One hough they note there are other shows in the pipe including one called Darwin ‘s Law which they describe as “a X-Files Styled Western,” and Emily which is touted as “a futuristic adaptation of Charles Dicken’s, Oliver Twist.”
Sectarian Wave
By Maninder Chana; Performed by a FULL CAST
Real Audio – [AUDIO DRAMA]
Started: July 2006
Status: Underway
For more information you can visit the official website.
Unfortunately there is no RSS feed or podcast for this site’s stuff. I’m very surprised that there are any sites still using RealAudio when it is so unfriendly to portable media players.
Episode 3 of J. Marcus Xavier’s Silent Universe is up and ready for download. This is probably the highest profile Science Fiction podcast available, production values and acting are very high with a compelling story and it includes a “choose your own adventure” style twist. There are three ways to get the show:
1. You can download it directly from this LINK.
2. You can subscribe to the FREE podcast with this link:
http://www.silentuniverse.com/silentuniverse.xml
3. You can upgrade to the CD-quality stereo version for a small fee (your payment will help support continued episodes).
The previous two instalments are also available.
I’m excited to let everyone know that the next installment of the fan audio Firefly:Old Wounds, has been posted and is awaiting every Browncoat’s eager ear! The response to the premiere a few weeks ago has been overwhelming.
Episode Two is called “All Alone in the Black”, and it picks up where we left off last episode.
Expect the following:
– More of Mal’s past is revealed with this stow-away named “Timber.”
– Simon continues to make a mess of things with Kaylee while the woman from his past, Derona, continues to play her cards close to her chest.
– All this and a classic styled sci-fi plot device that’s just a whole lot more than anyone’s bargained for.
-An interview with a few of the actors in the series, and more outtakes too!
Download the episode at Sonic Society’s website, or just copy and paste this feed:
http://sonic.libsyn.com/rss
Let’s keep her flyin’!
The intrepid Roy writes: “The Radio Times for next week arrived shortly after [my] last email. A quick scan reveals a rare 90 minute production……
The Saturday Play: Whenever on BBC Radio 4 14:30-16:00 (90 mins) Saturday 26th August. Should be available on ‘Listen Again‘ for 7 days.
It is written by Alan Ayckbourn – a playwright well known for his comedy dramas but not, as far as I know, for Fantasy or SF. Although the RT describes this as a musical comedy, the blurb does seem to indicate this will have an SF element……”
Emily, an orphan who lives with her uncle Martin, an inventor, has her life disrupted by the arrival of her aunt Charity & uncle Lucas, and her cousin Clara. Unbeknown to Martin, Emily is bullied, and one night she witnesses a violent & cruel episode. Desperate to escape, she hides in Martin’s latest invention – a time machine
The list of acting credits and characters indicate that there will indeed be an element of time travelling in the play! More info can be found on legendary UK radio producer Dirk Maggs‘ website – Dirk has a technical production credit on this one.