comedy – Page 9

Steve The First & Steve The Second

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Good news everyone! Just announced over on the Inside The CBC blog was a rough summer 2007 outline of programming for CBC Radio one. In the section on CBC drama it was announced that the summer season will include a re-broadcasts of the 2005 comedy Science Fiction series Steve The First, and 2006 follow-up series Steve The Second – both these shows were written and starred Canadia: 2056 star/scribe Matt Watts.

Unfortunately there was no word on the languishing Adventures Of Apocalypse Al, comedy/SF series that was penned by Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. That show was recorded last year but has yet to be broadcast.

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Canadia: 2056 episode 4 airing now!

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Canadia: 2056 episode 4 is airing across Canada this morning starting at 11:30 am in all time zones (except Newfoundland). You can hear it for free via CBC Radio One, in Canada or listen online in RealAudio, just check out the Streaming Radio Map for the CBC Radio One station in your time zone and time-shift to catch it when its most convenient.

Here’s the official CBC Radio hotsheet description:

“Head for outer space this morning aboard Canadia: 2056, the lone Canadian government spacecraft, sent to support an American space armada fighting hostile aliens. This week, the Fleet answers a distress call from an alien ship, and Favreau tries to figure out what the Canadia can do to help the aliens. Meanwhile, Anderson and Skip are getting to know each other a little better – but the Captain has a problem with their relationship. Canadia: 2056, this morning at 11:30 (Noon in Newfoundland) on CBC Radio One. “

Listen for “King Strombo the chaste” and “Jupiter Mining Corporation!”

Is it just me or is this show getting even funnier as it goes along?

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Have you heard The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd podcast?

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Clearly we’ve been remiss. How could we not have posted about the long-running The Radio Adventures Of Doctor Floyd podcast previously? This is a Parsec Award winning show! It has been running on the net since 2004! And there’s been nary a word about it on SFFaudio! How can this be? Clearly this is the work of the evil Dr. Steve! “But who is this Dr. Steve?” You ask. Ah, there’s the rub…

Dr. Steve is an evil mastermind and the arch-nemesis of Dr. Floyd and his stalwart crew of time traveling heroes. Dr. Floyd also happens to be the main character in a short audio drama series unique to podcasting. This is a kid-friendly show that draws inspiration from the animated Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. In almost every episode one historical character or another is featured prominently. Here’s the premise:

When his Time and Space Travel Device is stolen by the evil mastermind Dr. Steve and his sock-shaped assistant Fidgert…Dr. Floyd, his young protégé Dr. Grant and their faithful robot companion C.H.I.P.S. must do what they can to get it back. Bent on achieving fame and fortune, Dr. Steve plans to race through history stealing historical items and then returning to the future to sell them on eBay. Can Dr. Floyd and his crew thwart the evil machinations of Dr. Steve and Fidgert?

The website for The Radio Adventures Of Doctor Floyd is well worth visiting. Subscriptions to the podcast are via this feed:

http://www.doctorfloyd.com/blog/rss.xml

Enjoy!

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BBC Radio 2 Science Fiction Comedy pilot Daydream Believers

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Our UK correspondent, Roy, has written in with a last minute addition… Daydream Believers on BBC R2 13:00-13:30 Saturday 5th May (hey that’s today!) Roy writes:

“This is apparently a pilot show only, but the BBC has promised a series if successful. SF Comedy (of both the TV & Radio varieties) often falls flat on its face and is one of the most difficult sub-genres, but Mitchell & Webb are riding high on TV at the moment so there is cause for optimism.”

I’m gonna give it a try, here are the details if you’d like to too…

Daydream Believers
1 Broadcast – [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 2
Broadcast: Saturday 5th May- 13:00-13:30
“[A] Sci-fi comedy in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb star as tetchy novelist Ray and his flatmate Colin and, in a parallel space adventure concocted by Ray, as Baron Amstrad and his bothersome android companion Info.”

This show has already aired, but it is available via ‘listen again‘ service. Thanks Roy!

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Canadia: 2056 episode 3 airing now!

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Canadia: 2056 episode 3 is airing across Canada this morning starting at 11:30 am in all time zones (except Newfoundland). Listen to CBC Radio One, if you’re in Canada or check out the Streaming Radio Map for the CBC Radio One station in your time zone and time-shift to catch it when its more convenient.

Here’s the official CBC Radio hotsheet description:

“Head for outer space this morning aboard Canadia: 2056, the lone Canadian government spacecraft, sent to support an American space armada fighting hostile aliens. This week, there’s trouble when a nuclear spill aboard the U-S fleet becomes the center of a tug-of-war between the Canadians and the Americans. What complicates matters is that the American elite cleanup force is headed by an ex-member of the Canadia crew who also had a relationship with the captain? That’s Canadia: 2056, this morning at 11:30 (noon NT) on CBC Radio One. “

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CBC Radio One interview with Matt Watts writer of Canadia: 2056

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How dedicated am I to interesting you in listening to CBC Radio One’s new audio drama series Canadia: 2056?

VERY! And I’ll prove it…

I’ve got a snippet of the Q interview with Matt Watts (writer/star) of the show.

Download the |MP3|, but after listening to the clip be sure to tune in to hear the entire interview. It’s on TODAY! Check your time zone HERE for when exactly. Canada on CBC Radio 1.

Tune in tomorrow for… the first episode of Canadia: 2056 airs this Friday at 11:30 AM on CBC Radio One.

posted by Jesse Willis