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EarStory Radio Review: Forty-Three Fifty-Nine - Wake
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, November 22, 2009. Forty-Three Fifty-Nine - Wake. The "Occasional Series" Forty-Three Fifty-Nine is usually concerned with suspense drama. The idea it to have a play that fits, real-time, into the Forty-Three Fifty-Nine minute time slot of The Afternoon Play. The first one was literally a ticking time bomb, the second as I recall had something to do with a poisoning or some such, both were quite dark and good. With this one, Wake by Katie Hims. Forty-Three Fifty-Nine...
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EarStory Radio Review: Filthy Rich
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Filthy Rich by Michael Butt. Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko is a very enjoyable mystery. We have a pair of young adult brother and sister twins who have always had a, not so out of the ordinary, complicated relationship. But after momma and pappa die in an automobile accident leaving a substantial fortune, things get very complicated indeed. S lucid, entertaining play takes us through the twists and turns in playfully sinister style. Slade Time: Book...
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EarStory Radio Review: Radio Hollywood
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, November 15, 2009. The BBC Radio 4 Archive Hour. Has a special treat this week for fans of classic USA radio drama. It takes a look at The Lux Radio Theater. The hour long live radio drama show ran from 1935 to 1954 each week presenting radio play versions of popular movies of the day, performed by major Hollywood stars, but often not the same ones who appeared in the original movies. Like the Alan Ladd version of Casablanca, replacing Bogart. Labels: BBC Radio 4.
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EarStory Radio Review: Granny Green's Green Machine
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Friday, November 13, 2009. Granny Green's Green Machine. In a slight departure Earstory is today listening to a new album of music for children available on Amazon. Granny Green's Green Machine. Combines entertainment with a positive message. If you have children I think they will giggle every time they hear The Wiggle Worm Wiggle with its silly worm backing vocal choirs. I bet you didn't know worms had voices did you? Well they do, and can carry a tune! I hope to see the li...
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EarStory Radio Review: The Secret Place
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, November 22, 2009. I know that Earstory often seems like The Afternoon Play review, or even promotional blog. But the thing is I like the 44 minute length of the plays and this week they are of unusually high quality. Clare Bayley's The Secret Place. Well, this is a fine romance! And a frightening one. Is available until through Monday Nov. 23, 2009. Labels: BBC Radio 4. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Forty-Three Fifty-Nine - Wake. Scifi Audio Drama Store.
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EarStory Radio Review: The Loop
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, November 22, 2009. This is a very fine entertainment. Is a conceptually clever, brilliantly executed, and ultimately very satisfying science fiction drama. The story has to do with a frustrated single parent writer, a character who shares the playwright's name, who has himself a poorly paying assignment to write an installment of the Afternoon Play. He is also a recent widower and has a four-year-old son. Not to be missed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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EarStory Radio Review: Depth Charge
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Wednesday, August 4, 2010. An ancient submariner finds himself underwater. For this old sailor the sea is a lot rougher on dry land. The pain of estrangement from his only son and the desire to please his wife with a new freezer, that is beyond the budget, sets the drama in motion. A young shark smells emotional blood and swims in to take advantage. It serves as a individual case study of the debt crisis that is currently of global significance. Labels: BBC Radio 4. You can ...
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EarStory Radio Review: Ivan and the Dogs
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Friday, November 6, 2009. Ivan and the Dogs. Here is a very good Afternoon Play. Ivan and the Dogs. Tells the story of a young boy living on the street in Moscow. The story is narrated by Ivan and perfectly played by Tom Glenister. But he picks the best friends a street boy could have, a pack of stray dogs. Hattie cleverly constructs her play script so that our dear Ivan speaks English with a British accent. This helps to bring us closer to him as opposed to having him s...
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EarStory Radio Review: The Reluctant Millionaire
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Monday, July 19, 2010. The production money for Radio 4 drama content comes from the BBC which is not chained to corporate dreams of profit or from the wealthy with excess cash that they might not wish to be used to provide us with a look at the dark side of the status quo. Labels: BBC Radio 4. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Scifi Audio Drama Store. Lit Between the Ears: The Power and People of Dramatic Audio. The Wireless Theatre Company. Slade Time: Book, Music, Film.
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EarStory Radio Review: Cormorant
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Audio Drama Reviews and More. Sunday, October 25, 2009. The title of this play refers to a type of sea bird. Cormorant. Is about a couple of men shipwrecked on a deserted island. They are without food and must try to kill the birds to survive. John, is the one who attempts the hunting while salty and demanding McKinney gets the bulk of the meat. This play is an hour long, but it moves along so briskly that it feels much shorter. Cormorant is by Sarah Hutchings and Hil Cooke. And directed by Catriona Ryan.