News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
Light On Light Through is the podcast of SF author Paul Levinson. On his latest show he talks to fellow SF author Robert J. Sawyer about the Sawyer’s new TV series FlashForward (based on the novel). Levinson and Sawyer seem genuinely excited about this new TV series.
Have a listen |MP3| or subscribe to the podcast:
Here’s the ABC TV promo video:
And here’s a sample from from the Blackstone Audio audiobook |MP3| (courtesy of Audible.com).
Posted by Jesse Willis
BBC Radio 7 has just started a new 5 part series, a “new commission” called Brian Aldiss Presents. The idea is that for five weekends “the UK’s master of the genre” will personally select and introduce a Science Fiction short story for our listening pleasure.
Great idea sez me!
Aldiss’ first selection is already theoretically available for listening over on the BBC website (using the BBC iPlayer):
… is definitely subscribable via Radio Downloader…
…and will likely be showing up on RadioArchive.cc in mere moments.
And that selection is…
Brian Aldiss Presents – Imposter
By Philip K. Dick; Read by Peter Marinker
1 Broadcast – Approx. 15 Minutes [ABRIDGED?]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 7
Broadcast: Saturday September 19th, 2009 @ 6.30pm and 00.30am
Spence Olham is confronted by a colleague and accused of being an android impostor designed to sabotage Earth’s defences. The impostor’s ship was damaged and has crashed just outside the city. The android is supposed to detonate a planet destroying bomb on the utterance of a deadly code phrase. Olham must escape and prove his innocence, providing he is actually Spence Olham. First published in Astounding magazine’s June 1953 issue.
Update:
BBC iPlayer users can listen by clicking the “lower quality version.” This production has some sound effects/music.
Posted by Jesse Willis