Audio producer Bill Heid says that kids are starving for “real heroes” in his article from Michael Foust at Newswire.net. The Audie award winning producer of Under Drake’s Flag says that we need to give children heroes from history that they can emulate instead of celebrities who so often make the tabloids. Do you think audio drama is a vehicle to do so?
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We did… and we’re thrilled the love keeps being passed on. Check out how James Kerr from Trent University is getting on board the Radio Drama train with the help with a new fund and bringing local talent back to the days of radio!
With thanks to Fred Greenhalgh from Radio Drama Revival for this find, NASA has released a ton of their sounds from their archives for public domain use. Just remember that the NASA logo belongs to them, and that NASA never endorses a product or organization. It’s purpose is to share its findings and exploration with the world!
For someone who grew up with CBC Radio, it’s really heartbreaking to see the lowest point in Canada’s finest broadcaster (It is the lowest point, isn’t it? It can’t go any lower… please?)
With scandals, and criminal charges, and cutbacks from the federal government, the CBC seems to have entirely lost its way. For years, the CBC has tried to stop being the “nerd’ and befriend the “cool kid” in the class. Their new choice for the hosting spot in “Q” is no exception.
Dear CBC. You’re smart. You’ve always been the place where people go to get their minds fed. Go back to accepting and appreciating that. You created who generations of kids who grew up loving that about you. Bring us thoughtful drama, hilarious comedy, serious journalism, brilliant counter-culture ideas, and radio drama. Bring us back radio drama in all its myriad forms.
With Love,
The Sonic Society.
Now go check out Andrew Cohen’s thoughts on this in the Ottawa Citizen.
The Prime Minister of Canada presented the latest budget for the fiscal year with a special Easter egg.
According to Huffington Post Businesss:
“The budget tabled yesterday includes a measure that will extend copyright protection on audio recordings to 70 years as of the recording’s release, from the current 50 years.”
Many who feel that the “Commons”, the idea that we have a shared heritage and a need to maintain a strong public presence feel that the world has been robbed another twenty years of great music. Others feel that this will ensure copyright for musicians who have a longer life span.
Which ever way you look at it, the privatization of all things in our culture seems to be continually accelerating. Some believe this is a good thing. How do you feel?
Tiffanie Wen talks about our favourite subject- the appeal of the audio story and why it is so compelling in this lovely article. Notice how she begins with the single voice narrator and moves into the power of audio drama to tell the story commenting on John Deaver’s The Starling Project as an example of the power of the new form of radio drama. Great stuff!
Big Finish has released a brand spanking new episode of Blake’s 7 called “Ghost Ship”. In this detailed review by James McLean, fans will find everything there that they love about the original Blake’s 7. This of course includes the original stars, Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating, and Paul Darrow. “Ghost Ship” is written by Iain McLaughlin and available at Big Finish. So, are you ready for another ride on the Liberator?
Speculative fiction may be the most popular of the modern Internet-age audio drama but for 33 years The Archers have been England’s favourite radio drama. Tim Bentinck provides some background into his role of David Archer and some work he’s done as a children’s author in this Daily Mail interview.
After decades of slow incremental changes, we’re under a blossoming of innovations thanks to the addition of incredible new technology that seems to pop up everywhere. Case in point is the new algorithms that are being used to decide who makes for a good listening voice on the air. Computers apparently are there to tell you if you make the cut as to whether your voice can be identified as “engaging” or not. Check out Aarti Shahani’s article from NPR on the subject before you make your picks for your next radio drama casting session.
Julius Purcell write an interesting article about the rise of Audio Drama and it includes such alumni as Fred Greenhalgh and Lawrence Raw and the We’re Alive team as they talk about the state of our beloved medium and its most recent interest. While most of us at the Society are thinking, “Where have you been?” it’s really about the elevation of audio drama in the central consciousness since producers like John Dryden (A Fine Balance) and Sarah Koenig (Serial) have