Colonial Radio Theatre: Buck Alice and the Actor Robot

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Colonial Radio TheatreJack Ward from The Sonic Society points us to an exciting new post on his site…

“Colonial Radio Theatre announced today they are mixing it up with Walter Koenig and Sci-Fi!

Jerry Robbins from Colonial Radio Theatre announced today that they will be producing a science fiction audio drama- and not just ANY sci-fi show, but a classic book written by none other than Walter Koenig famous for such roles as Chekov from Star Trek and Bester from Babylon 5.

Buck Alice and the Actor Robot is a favourite novel by Koenig and Colonial Radio is thrilled to produce with Koenig who is said to also perform in this audio show!

Stand by… Science Fiction in Audio Drama just got a whole lot cooler!”

Posted by Jesse Willis

3 FREE The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas in MP3

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The Twilight Zone - Radio DramasRich Carlson, he of Radio Tales Of The Strange & Fantastic, has written in to remind us of The Twilight Zone radio dramas over on the Twilight Zone Radio website. Rich sez:

“3 free episodes!”

And indeed there are three full length professional Twilight Zone stories each running about 40 minutes long. Nice find!

“Five Characters In Search Of An Exit” |MP3|
“Ring-A-Ding Girl” |MP3|
“Long Distance Call” |MP3|

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BBC Radio 4 presents: The Listening Room

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BBC Radio 4Our resident agent in the U.K., Roy, tells us that the latest issue of the Radio Times has a BBC Radio 4 show that may be of interest…

The Listening Room
By Steve Gough; Performed by a full cast
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 / Saturday Play
Broadcast: January 26th 2007 @ 14:30-15:30
In this psychological thriller exploring truth, confidentiality and morality, it is the year 2035 and Kathleen works on a national helpline in a call centre named The Listening Room. Late one night, she receives a call from a man named John who holds a terrible secret. Over the past three years, he claims to be responsible for the “disappearance” of many foreign nationals and illegal immigrants who are perceived by those in the British Interior Ministry to be an unacceptable threat to the State. Kathleen listens with horror, bewilderment and disbelief, but the strict professional code she works to has been drummed into her. Confidentiality is paramount and must never be broken – even in the most extreme case. As she’s drawn in deeper, Kathleen starts to feel that even her own sanity is under threat.

This should be available through the “listen again” feature for 6 days following the broadcast.

Posted by Jesse Willis

Radio Drama Revival talks WORMWOOD and podcasts Crazy Dog’s The Salmon Of Blackpool

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Radio Drama RevivalThe WMPG radio show (and podcast) Radio Drama Revival recently aired a thought provoking interview with some of the talents behind the podcast audio drama series Wormwood. Host Fred Greenhalgh sez of it:

“I got the guys from Wormwood (www.wormwoodshow.com) on. Wormwood is a GREAT serialized mystery drama with broad appeal — conducted with a great sense of pacing, startling scenes and of course a storyline that keeps you begging for more. The two producers and a voice actor got on and just had a wonderful time talking about the show and what they’re trying to do.”


Its well worth a listen as the first season of this wickedly addictive show is set to conclude shortly. Listen in |MP3|.

Also on tap, though the SFF content is as yet unknown is the following:

Radio Drama Revival is airing Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s The Salmon of Blackpool. As Greenhalgh sez:

“I needn’t harp on about the stellar caliber of Roger Gregg’s [the guy behind CRAZY DOG] work, but this is truly above and beyond even the high standards set by his previous work and is truly dazzling. If you want to talk about ‘audio movies,’ tune into this work — it is truly cinematic, and the gorgeous production, performances and sound design all combine to suck you into this tragic and gripping story.”


Crazy Dog’s work is spectacular, Roger Gregg is the Alfred Hitchcock of Radio Drama, so even if it turns out to be lacking any fantastic or horror elements this series will be worth hearing – have a listen |MP3| to part one.

Attend the weekly meetings of Radio Drama Revival by subscribing to the big tent, namely the podcast’s feed for the show:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/RadioDramaRevival

Posted by Jesse Willis

BBC7 New and Old content

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BBC Radio 7 - BBC7The latest from BBC7 and The 7th Dimension

First broadcast in 1998!

Troy – King Priam and his Sons
By Andrew Rissick; Performed by a full cast
1 Part – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Sunday at 10am and 8pm
The first in a trio of compelling plays re-telling the story of events leading up to, and following the fall of Troy. As the Trojan King and his wife expect their second son, the Gods warn that disaster looms if the child lives.

Another chance to hear this “sci-fi thriller,” originally commissioned for BBC 7.

Scramble
By Martin Kiszko; Performed by a full cast
3 Parts – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Saturday at 6pm and midnight
In a futuristic totalitarian world where music has been banned, a government scientist uncovers some uncomfortable facts.

Another rerun of a special commission for BBC 7, this one described as “sci-fi horror” .

Survival
By John Wyndham; Read by Nicholas Boulton.
2 Parts – [ABRIDGED?]
AIRS: Sunday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
The instinct for survival is tested when a group of space travellers are trapped on board a shuttle to Mars.

A first broadcast for this new BBC 7 commission. This one sounds cool!

Project Raphael
By Jenny Stephens; Performed by a full cast
3 Parts – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Monday to Wednesday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
A dangerous enemy agent of British Intelligence has died, taking his secrets to the grave. The only hope of retrieving them is to send someone after him. Raphael volunteers to become a ‘revenant’, a dead agent. However, once he is dead no one can contact him, and so a ghost-hunter is recruited.

Posted by Jesse Willis

Canadia: 2056 now has an official website

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Canadia: 2056CBC Radio engineer, producer and director (The Adventures Of Apocalypse Al, Afghanada) Greg DeClute tells me that Canadia: 2056 now has a full fledged website!

Amongst the info already found there are an Episode Guide, a Cast List, and a Photo Gallery. DeClute says that later in January we can expect to see a “Canadia: 2056 contest” and a “behind the scenes video of the making of the show”!

And here’s a link back to our listening guide for U.S. listeners.

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P.S. Free The Adventures Of Apocalypse Al!