Sonic Echo: 606 Sci Fi: We Can Remember it For You Wholesale
Jack | July 6, 2025
Host Lothar brings the BBC production “We Can Remember it For You Wholesale“, Jeff and Jack join in with more grand Amigo fun!
The BBC Plot to Save Audio Drama
Jack | April 2, 2025
The Internet is a buzz with the BBC’s desire to drop audio dramas. Looks like they heard about Mutual’s Mutual Stage concept. 90 minute audio dramas, public domain classics or originals. Sharpen those pens and get started writing. It’s Audio Drama time!
BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent
Jack | February 23, 2025
From Katie Hims and The Guardian: Hundreds of hours of original plays have been cut from the corporation’s programming in recent years. If the trend continues, a valuable training ground for writers will be lost he BBC’s output of new original and adapted drama has more than halved since 2018 – a cut that amounts […]
The Magic of Audio
Jack | April 12, 2019
We often forget the absolute magic of the audio story. If we go back to our childhood, we can remember being read to- even if we couldn’t see the page. Our imagination fills in the worlds that are drummed up through sound in a way that the visual medium could never accomplish. If you don’t […]
Without Leaving Your Room
Jack | April 7, 2018
“…it can also be far more adventurous than theatre or film. There’s no need to obey the unities of time and space; we can go anywhere, any time in our imaginations without leaving the room.”- Kate Chisholm Ms. Chisholm certainly has hit squarely upon the nail with this comment. Audio Drama/Radio Drama is such a […]
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Jack | September 15, 2017
The BBC is taking a step back to make a splash in the audio drama world. Check out this article in The Verge about new interactive audio dramas: The BBC is known for producing radio plays, but the format is about to get a high-tech twist: a new experiment by the broadcasting company will turn traditional audio […]
Sonic Echo- 0200- Danger!
Jack | August 29, 2017
Jeff Billard, Lothar Tuppan, and Jack Ward look at more old time radio shows beginning season 2 with “Danger” or “A Comedy of Danger” from the Columbia Radio Workshop.
Netflix of Spoken Word
Jack | December 28, 2016
Whether you’re a fan of Moonlight Audio or Audioflix one thing is certain, audio plays and stories are on the rise. In this article from The Conversation, BBC has declared its intention to target the world as the new “netflix” of audio. The question is, who will eventually reign as king? BBC Radio has declared its […]
The Archers Highlight the Issues of Domestic Abuse
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 […]
Old Timey Detective Still New Timey Awesome
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 […]