Jack | August 4, 2017
I think I’ve been saying this for some years now, and most recently in the Bill Hollweg Retrospective but Dirk Maggs is to the audio drama medium as Steven Spielberg is to movies. Master of the Film Source of the modern audio drama movement, Mr. Maggs has been working tirelessly producing action adventure audio for many […]
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Jack | July 12, 2017
The world Modern Audio Drama movement seems to be in full swing with Audibles announcement in driving paid audio productions for the future, so it’s worth considering what are the story sources that drive audio drama tales. 1. Stage Plays: Many great audio drama from the classics of Theater Five, Radio City Playhouse, Campbell Playhouse, and […]
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Jack | June 17, 2016
Bernard Cribbins, Adrian Lester, and Paterson Joseph are just a few names who will star in the next installment of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere spin-off produced by the Maestro of Sound Production, Dirk Maggs. Check out the incredible Radio Times article on this grand new adventure!
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Jack | April 24, 2016
Audio Drama is replete with people who put their nose to the grindstone. Many producers work extremely hard to produce incredible productions. But who are the hardest working producer/writers in the modern audio drama movement? To tunnel down the list, it’s important to keep in mind that many producers like Dirk Maggs (Perfectly Normal Productions) […]
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Jack | March 30, 2016
After watching both Alien and Aliens, I was certain of one thing… all the chatter between the humans on the comm-links with the heartbeat sounding scanner would make a terrifying audio drama version if someone ever did it. Well, they did. Or rather he did. The “he” in question is none other than the Wizard of Aud- […]
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Jack | August 2, 2015
Recently, I had a discussion with a long time audio drama producer of literally hundreds of shows. Our conversation turned to various topics around our favourite medium. At one point, we focused on how many new audio dramaphiles seem to be coming from the Dirk Maggs school of radio drama production. Mr. Maggs is the […]
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Jack | March 22, 2015
Jack sits down to chat with the great innovator of modern audio theatre, Dirk Maggs from Perfectly Normal Productions to talk about the medium they love so well.
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Jack | March 19, 2015
If you missed it the first go around, don’t you dare miss it this time! BBC Radio 4 is planning a repeat performance of Dirk Maggs, Neil Gaiman, and Terry Pratchett‘s amazing audio adaptation Good Omens from the sixth to the tenth of April and completing the series on Saturday the 11th in a tribute to the […]
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Jack | December 29, 2014
If you had as much fun as we did here on the Sonic Society listening to Dirk Maggs latest awesome show for the BBC Good Omens, then cap the whole thing off with a fun little interview between Neil Gaiman and Dirk. And if you haven’t heard it yet, well what are […]
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Jack | December 22, 2014
and Dirk Maggs, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett! BBC 4 will shortly be airing the brand new full audio adaptation of Good Omens, the hit novel by Gaiman and Pratchett from 1990. Tune in while you can and listen to this amazing story brought to life with a full cast! Check out the great article […]
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Tags: BBC 4, Dirk Maggs, Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett