Day: June 28, 2006

BBC Radio 4’s Imagining Albion: The Great British Future Still Streamable!

Jesse Willis

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Online AudioHurry! hurry! If you haven’t already there’s still a bit of time to hear the first installment in the four part series Imagining Albion: The Great British Future. The show started airing on BBC Radio 4 last week. Episode 1 is still streamable by Realplayer as of this post. Click HERE to hear it if you have a player built into your browser already. Those who haven’t – go get a Realplayer plugin – you’re gonna dig this documentary – it features an unabashed history of British Science Fiction with authors and SF excerpts illustrating the points made by host Francis Spufford. Details follow…

Imagining Albion: The Great British FutureImagining Albion: The Great British Future
Hosted by Francis Spufford
4 X 30 Minute Installments – [AUDIO DOCUMENTARY]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4
Broadcast: Thu 22nd Jun – 11:30
Week 1: The history of Utopian / Dystopia: “Big Brother and the Brave New World”
Week 2: The history of Alien Invasions: “Keep Watching the Shores”

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Orson Scott Card Interviewed For A Writing Related Podcast

Jesse Willis

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It's The Story StupidA podcaster who is currently and unfortunately unnammed is taking a writing class offered by Orson Scott Card and has scored an interview with his teacher! OSC and the unnamed student talk about essential writing techniques and OSC’s magazine Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show amongst other things. Check these three segments from the It’s The STORY Stupid podcast…

ITSS Podcast #16 OSC Interview Part 1 [MP3] – approx. 15 minutes

ITSS Podcast #17 OSC Interview Part 2 [MP3*] – approx. 35 minutes
*Includes bonus interview with Ed Shubert the new editor of OSC’s IGMS

ITSS Podcast #18 OSC Interview Part 3 [MP3] – approx. 10 minutes

Props to SFSignal.com for the link!

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BBC Radio 4 Serializes H. Rider Haggard’s She

Jesse Willis

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Online AudioOur SFFaudio contributor, code-named “Roy,” has dropped a dime on another upcoming BBC Radio 4 programme. Roy writes, “I see from next week’s Radio Times that a new two-part production of H. Rider Haggard’s She is coming up in the “Classic Serial” spot on BBC Radio 4” – that’s right up our alley Roy, lost civilizations ruled by gorgeous 2000 year old female-despots does are my kind of fantasy! The details for hearing she who must be obeyed, can be found below…

She
By H. Rider Haggard; Adapted by Hattie Naylor
2 Parts – 60 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4
Broadcast: Sunday Jul 2nd 2006 @ 15:00 (UK time) – repeated the following Saturday at 21:00
The 19th century best-seller set in a mysterious African kingdom explores the complex themes of imperial arrogance, sexual obsession, power and isolation that lie behind the high adventure.

And remember folks, this serial will be available on “listen again” service for 6 days following the broadcast.

posted by Jesse Willis