Jack | September 30, 2016
Almost thirteen years ago now, Dani Cutler, a friend of the show, suggested that the Sonic Society should go from just being a live radio show to being disseminated through a new distribution process called podcasting, we’ve never been the same since! Podcasting has given the Sonic Society over two million direct downloads during that […]
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Tags: Dani Cutler, International Podcast Day, Podcasting
Jack | September 27, 2016
Jack and David bring a double feature from the G-rated Bells in the Batfry from John Bell to the R-rated Sander Cobb from Steven Cardinal.
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Tags: Aural Traditions, Bell's in the Batfry, David Ault, Jack Ward, John Bell, Sander Cobb, Steven Cardinal
Jack | September 20, 2016
Lothar Tuppan from Broken Sea Audiobrings us the latest in his continuing fantasy epic Sword of the Crimson Tatters, episode 5!
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Tags: Broken Sea Audio, David Ault, Jack Ward, Lothar Tuppan, Sword of the Crimson Tatters
Jack | September 19, 2016
The versatile and brilliant Derek Jacobi dons the famous deerstalker as Sherlock Holmes in the latest adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s classic- The Hounds of the Baskervilles. Fangoria magazine describes the new release of Sherlock Holmes: The HellHounds from Canadian filmmaker and actor Anthony D.P. Mann’s multi-media production company, Bleak December Inc. will release the new […]
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Tags: Anthony D.P. Mann, Bleak December, Derek Jacobi, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Fangoria, Frankenstein, Halloween, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hounds of the Baskervilles, The Phantom of the Opera
Jack | September 18, 2016
If you’re in the Chicago area, the Kimball Street Theater will be putting on Crime Classic on October 4th. From the Chicago Tribune: “Crime Classic,” an old-time radio drama with Radio Players West and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra trombone section will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Kimball Street Theater of the […]
Category: Live Radio Drama, Media |
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Tags: Chicago Tribune, Crime Classics, Elgin Academy, Kimball Street Theater, OTR
Jack | September 17, 2016
There’s a huge discussion in the modern audio drama realms that often ends up being confrontational. The New Time listeners and the Old Time Listeners represent a stark contrast in the listening habits of those who love radio plays. This can be a good thing, in that the medium is growing so large that we […]
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Tags: CBS Mystery Theater, Columbia Daily Herald, Edgar Allan Poe, Jay Powell, OTR
Jack | September 15, 2016
We’ve mentioned before that the BBC long running audio drama series The Archers have been helping a charity highlight the issues of domestic abuse. As this story line winds down, Helen Titchener, is on trial for the murder of her husband. The Slough Express writes: A domestic abuse charity from Slough is hoping a hit radio […]
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Tags: BBC, Becky Spiller, Dash, Domestic Abuse, Helen Titchener, The Archers
Jack | September 15, 2016
From Yahoo: Amazon.com just added a new perk to its Prime program. Prime subscribers in the U.S. will now enjoy unlimited free access to a new short-form digital audio service from Audible Inc. called Audible Channels. Subscribers also will get a rotating selection of more than 50 audiobooks from Audible’s catalog. Audible describes itself as […]
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Tags: Amazon, Amazon Prime, Audible
Jack | September 14, 2016
Caroline Crampton waxes love in this New Statesman article about a classic 1970’s posh detective Peter Wimsey. Check out how her housemate is intrigued: Walking into the kitchen on a Monday evening to find, as ever, the radio blaring, my housemate asked a question that had clearly been plaguing him for some time. “Who is this […]
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Tags: BBC, Caroline Crampton, Dorothy L Sayers, Ian Carmichael, New Statesman, Peter Wimsey
Jack | September 13, 2016
Everyone’s favourite villainous Emperor Palpatine actor, Ian McDiarmid is back to his roots in a new six part audio drama. According to the Aberdeen Journal: The Scottish born actor will star in, Akiha Den Den, the work of Peterhead-born producer and writer, Neil Cargill, and the series features a full cast, original music score, and has […]
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Tags: Aberdeen Creative Arts, Aberdeen Journal, Akiha Den Den, Emperor Palpatine, Ian McDiarmid, itunes, Neil Cargill, soundcloud, Stitcher, Tunein