Category: Audio Drama

CBC Radio One Radio Drama Update

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CBC Radio OneCBC Radio producer Joe Mahoney has just posted some interesting radio drama related tid-bits about two upcoming CBC Radio One series:

“Last Friday we finished whipping the J. Michael Strazcynski (JMS) piece The Adventures of Apocalypse Al into shape. Greg DeClute and I spent the entire week with JMS and Samm Barnes fine tuning the edit and the sound effects assembly. We’ll actually mix it next week some time. Apparently it will air over the summer, but I don’t know exactly when yet.”

Joe also writes about a follow up to the two successful Matt Watts’ series Steve, The First and Steve, The Second. It will be called Canadia. Cast details can be found in the same post which you can find on Joe’s blog.

posted by Jesse Willis

1967 Radio Drama of a Science Fiction classic available for FREE in MP3

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Via BoingBoing.net…

“In 1967, WBAI produced a two-hour radio dramatization of Samuel R. Delany’s first short piece [a novellette] of SF, ‘The Star-Pit’, with narration by Delany himself.” That broadcast is now available as 4 FREE Mp3s, all of which are downloadable HERE, along with a fascinating article chronicling the radio drama’s production history. Enjoy!

Benjamen Walker's Theory Of EverythingThe Star Pit
By Samuel R. Delany; Perfomed by a Full Cast
4 MP3 Files – Approx. 2 Hours [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: Mind’s Eye Theater / WBAI FM New York
Broadcast: 1967
A tale of loneliness and difference, about grounded workers who service the starships that will travel the galaxy.

All four parts:

Part One (24.3 MB)
Part Two (23.7 MB)
Part Three (22.8 MB)
Part Four (25.9 MB)

Performers: Samuel R. Delany, Baird Searles, Randa Haynes, Walter Harris, Jerry Matts, Joan Tanner and Phoebe Wray.
Produced by Baird Searles
Production Assistant Neal Conan
Directed by Daniel Landau
Music and Sound Effects by Susan Schweers
Technical Direction by David Rabkin and Ed Woodward

posted by Jesse Willis

BBC Radio 7 and The 7th Dimension

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BBC 7's The 7th DimensionMore BBC Radio 7 audio of interest starts this weekend…

Thanasphere
By Kurt Vonnegut; Read by Kerry Shale
Approx 30 Minutes
Broadcaster: BBC7 / The 7th Dimension
Broadcast: Monday April 10th at 6pm and 12am UK TIME.
An astronaut encounters dead souls in space.

Also ahead on BBC 7, starting Monday the four dramatizations of The Chronicles of Narnia broadcast at Christmas will be rebroadcast over Easter holidays. Actors include David Suchet and Paul Scofield.

The Magician’s Nephew
By C.S. Lewis; Performed by a FULL CAST
3 Part Dramatization – Approx 2 Hours [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC7
Broadcast: Monday April 10th to Wednesday April 12th at 10am, 9pm and 2am UK TIME.
Young Digory and his friend Polly are persuaded to help a sinister magician with an experiment, that goes awry when they are sent to a mystical world inhabited by an evil Queen.

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis; Performed by a FULL CAST
3 Part Dramatization – Approx 2 Hours [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC7
Broadcast: Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Monday the 17th at 10am, 9pm and 2am UK TIME.
Four children are transported to Narnia where they meet talking animals and an evil white witch.

Presumably the subsequent two adaptations in the series will start airing on Tuesday the 18th.

NOTE: Those outside the UK can use the BBC7 Listen Again service to catch it for 6 days following the broadcasts.

posted by Jesse Willis

The OTR Plot Spot has posted a cool adaptation …

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The OTR Plot Spot Logo The OTR Plot Spot has posted a cool adaptation of a classic Science Fiction story up for a very limited time. If you don’t want to miss hearing it check out this week’s LISTENING BOOTH right away. There you’ll find The Wall Of Darkness by Arthur C. Clarke posted in MP3 format. This rare broadcast was created by SciFi Radio a series broadcast on NPR in 1989 and 1990. A new character was added to the plot but the drama is faithful to the original short story. Enjoy.

Science Fiction Radio Drama - The Wall Of Darkness by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Wall Of Darkness
By Arthur C. Clarke; Performed by a Full Cast
1 MP3 Files – 28 Minutes 50 Seconds [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: NPR / Sci-Fi Radio
Broadcast: December 3rd 1989
The universe consists of only one star and one planet. Circumscribing the planet is a mysterious impenetrable wall. When a rich man living on that planet engages his wealth into a project to scale and find out what is on the other side he’ll find out what lies beyond and also the reason why it was constructed in the first place.

posted by Jesse Willis

Pendant Productions now has six different audio …

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Pendant ProductionsPendant Productions now has six different audio drama series on offer. I count five of them as definitely able to pique SFFaudio reader interest. The sixth is a James Bond one and as such almost qualifies as fantasy, right?

Pendant’s series are created by a dedicated crew of authors, actors and fans. They are making audio dramas in a radio serial style first produced in the 1930s and 1940s. I think they are doing some amazing work, I hope you’ll check them out!

Here are the details on each series:

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonSuperman: The Last Son Of Krypton
The “Man of Steel” with those mild manners gets the star treatment in this ongoing monthly serial adventure based on the modern incarnation of the character in DC Comics.

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonWonder Woman: Champion of Theysciria
The Amazon princess returns in this ongoing monthly serial adventure based on the modern incarnation of the character in DC Comics.

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonBatman: Ace Of Detectives
An ongoing monthly serial adventure based on the modern incarnation of Batman found in DC Comics. Alfred, Robin and the Bat himself battle criminals in Gotham.

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonJames Bond: To The End
This is a limited series based on the character created by Ian Fleming. James Bond is of course a suave secret service agent for the British government. Part 6 of this limited series is already in the can, you can subscribe to the podcast using this feed:

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonStar Trek: Defiant
Set aboard the USS Defiant, last seen in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, this is a fan created Star Trek adventure with a whole new cast and cew! Chock full of the Star Trek Federation space ship sound effects – lots of bleeping and blooping – also found here is a well written, familial show. Lots of fun.

Superman The Last Son Of KryptonThe Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater
The only all original series from Pendant so far, this is a light hearted “aerial adventure drama” inspired by such shows as Captain Midnight, Hop Harrigan, Adventures by Morse and Speed Gibson. The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater is brought to you in part by Umket Industries.

posted by Jesse Willis

The two latest two commisions for BBC7’s The 7th…

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BBC 7's The 7th DimensionThe two latest two commissions for BBC7’s The 7th Dimension start airing this weekend. They are:

Ralph
By Martin Jameson – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Saturday 6pm and 12midnight (UK TIME).
“A ghostly tale of an old lady and two children who become involved with terrifying occurrences from the past.”

Voices From The Grave
By Lynn Ferguson, David Varela, Dylan Ritson and Lucy Catherine – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Tuesday to Thursday 12.30 am (UK TIME).
“Four ALL NEW chilling dramas inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain.”

posted by Jesse Willis