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I swear I heard Promo Girl on CBC Radio One anno…

~~I swear~~ I heard Promo Girl on CBC Radio One announce a special Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Dec 26th) special on Pierre Berton’s The Secret World Of Og. ~~Unfortunately I don’t have a time or a link to give you.~~ The CBC website doesn’t seem to have it listed. ~~Did anybody catch the hours this Canadian fantasy classic will air on those days?~~. But it looks like it will air on Sunday Showcase at 10pm on Christmas Day and on Boxing Day at 4pm.

The Secret World Of Og: A Christmas Special
By Pierre Berton; Adapted by Beverley Cooper
Streaming Audio – Approx. 30 60 Minutes ~~(?)~~ [Audio Drama]
Broadcaster: CBC Radio One
Boradcast: Dec 25th 2005 (repeated Dec 26th 2005)

The story of five children, a missing baby brother, and a magical
adventure in a strange underground world beneath their playhouse,
filled with rivers, mushrooms and a community of green people who know
only one word, “OG”.

posted by Jesse Willis

I’ve just discovered, better late than never, th…

I’ve just discovered, better late than never, that CBC Radio One‘s Between The Covers program is broadcasting a Connie Willis Christmas story. It airs between December 19th and December 23rd 2005. Details follow…

Miracle
By Connie Willis; Read by Veena Sood
Streaming Audio – Estimated 70 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Broadcaster: CBC Radio One
Broadcast: Dec 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd 2005

An office worker hopes her handsome colleague will finally notice her at the office Christmas party. Willis takes on consumerism, seasonal movies, office celebrations and matchmaking in this whimsical romp through the North American Christmas season.

posted by Jesse Willis

CBC Radio airs Science Fiction documentary

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Joe Mahoney, CBC Radio producer and friend to SFFaudio readers around the world, has just announced a new half-hour documentary on Science Fiction (where it’s been, where it’s at, and where it may or may not be going). It will air this coming Tuesday, November 22, on CBC Radio’s The Arts Tonight. The documentary features extensive commentary from award winning authors like Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Charles Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson and Jean-Louis Trudel.

The Arts Tonight is a daily magazine show about the arts in Canada, covering theatre, dance, books, music and the visual arts. It airs weeknights at 10 p.m. (10:30 in Newfoundland) on CBC Radio One. The show is streamed online; you can find more info at www.cbc.ca

posted by Jesse Willis

NOTE Because of the CBC strike, these links …

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***NOTE***
Because of the CBC strike, these links aren’t working. Sorry! I’ll post an update when things are cleared up. –sd

Quirks And Quarks, CBC Radio’s excellent and long running Saturday afternoon science program is not only a great source of science news – it’s also a great Science Fiction resource! The show’s host, Bob McDonald, has even narrated an SF novel and is obviously a fan of both science and Science Fiction.

Every week, the program presents the people behind the latest discoveries in the physical and natural sciences, from the smallest sub-atomic particle to the largest objects in the sky and everything in between. The program also examines the political, social, environmental and ethical implications of new developments in science and technology. And now Quirks And Quarks has also got into podcasting too! Show segments are available in MP3 format for FREE!

Here’s a list of links to show segments that deal with
Science Fiction concepts:

Multiple Worlds & Parallel Universes (April 16, 2005)
LINK: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/media/2004-2005/mp3/qq-2005-04-16a.mp3

Telepathy (November 20, 2004)
LINK: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/media/2004-2005/mp3/qq-2004-11-20a.mp3

First Contact (March 9, 2002)
With SF writer Robert J. Sawyer
LINK to Part 1:
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/01-02/mp3/qq090302a.mp3

LINK to Part 2:
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/01-02/mp3/qq090302b.mp3

Settling The Stars (February 23, 2002)
With SF writers Joe Haldeman, Charles Sheffield and
Geoffrey Landis
LINK: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/01-02/mp3/qq230202a.mp3

Terraforming Mars (May 12, 2001)
LINK: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/00-01/mp3/qq120501a.mp3

posted by Jesse Willis

Review of Scary Stories with Alan Maitland by Various

Scary Stories with Alan Maitland
By various; Performed By Alan Maitland
1 Cassette – 1 Hour [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: CBC Radio
Published: 2002
ISBN: 0660187825
Themes: / Horror / Classics / Family / Short Stories /

Alan Maitland is a veteran Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcaster, who reads seven classic horror stories and poems here. The cassette makes for quality family listening, and Maitland reads with energy and enjoyment.

My favorite of the group is The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. It’s true that I’ve read it several times and have heard it performed a couple of other times, but still – I enjoy it every time, and did again here. The heart beats below the floorboards, and Maitland helps us feel it.

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes is a classic poem. I know it best from Loreena McKennitt’s musical version, and it was interesting to hear the poem read aloud.

Other stories and poems included on the 1 hour cassette: Goblins Who Stole a Sexton by Charles Dickens, The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service, The Witches’ Convention and Reunion of the Night Creatures by Rose Robert, and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce.

The whole recording had a sort of Ray Bradbury feel to it, but that could be because I identify Bradbury so strongly with Halloween. This audio would be a worthwhile and appropriate purchase for family listening.

Posted by Scott D. Danielson

I was doing some online research for a sub-page …

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I was doing some online research for a sub-page on the subject of 1980s CBC Radio Drama series Nightfall when I stumbled across a website that could give more answers than I had questions…

Nightfall-25.com is clearly the definitive source for all things Nightfall! Neil Marsh, the Nightfall-25 project director has devoted himself to celebrating Nightfall‘s 25th anniversary which is coincidentally THIS VERY SUMMER. Way to go Neil!

Posted by Jesse Willis