Journey #46 - Lieutenant Hornblower: Sealed Orders by C.S. Forester (presented by BBC)

With Captain Sawyer incapacitated after his mysterious fall, the indecisive Lieutenant Buckland is in command and must, with the help of Bush and Hornblower, execute the sealed orders from the admiralty.

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The radio series "The Hornblower Story" (1968-69) was adapted from four of the Hornblower books by C.S.Forester. Dramatised into 20 half-hour parts by Val Gielgud, it was produced by Trevor Hill, and directed by Trevor Hill and Christopher Hayton Webb. Music by Johnny Pearson, special effects by David Fleming-Williams, Jack Hollinshead in conjunction with the Sea Training Association.


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Announcements from Base Camp: 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Writing Contest

The first contest for Journey Into...

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To view the contest submission guidelines, ask questions, or make comments, go to the Announcments from Base Camp section of the forums.


Intro music: Announcemnets song by Witchger, Updyke and Hall
Background music: Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod

 

Journey #45 - Barry Koleman, Hero by Mur Lafferty

Barry just discovered he has first wave powers, but nobody seems to care, except for the patrons of Keepsie's Bar.

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Mur Lafferty is a freelance writer, podcast producer, geek, fangirl and mother. She’s been published in Escape Pod, and Hub, and has two books in print (Playing For Keeps and Tricks of the Podcasting Masters.) She is the  editor of Escape Pod magazine. Her book The Shambling Guide to New York City comes out in May, 2013 from Orbit Books.

Cast of characters:

Big Anklevich (of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) as Barry
Dave Thompson (of PodCastle) as Ian
M.K. Hobson (author of The Native Star and The Hidden Goddess) as Keepsie
Marshal Latham as Peter

Music used in this production:
Saint Gratus, What We've Got, Playing For Keeps, Hello Guitar, Tell Me Ma, and Subway 2007 by Beatnik Turtle


Several sound effects were found at freesound.org.


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Journey #44 - Night Watch with Don Reed

Those noisy elderly neighbors, liquor-mixing kids, and chasing a suspected car thief.

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CBS brought Night Watch to the air for its short run on April 2, 1954 to Apr 21, 1955. Night Watch was the first show to bring live police drama to the air. Police Reporter Don Reed accompanied Officer Ron Perkins, bringing with him a tape recorder to capture the action. Don Reed actually carried a dry-cell powered reel to reel tape machine on his back and had a concealed microphone inside a flashlight casing. Reed went on to be one of the first traffic helicopter reporters, and Perkins eventually was elected Mayor of Culver City


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Side Trip #4 - Joe, the Alien by Marshal Latham

Joe comes to visit his jintal while she is near headquarters.  It's all about politics.

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Journey #43 - The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

The selfish giant want his grand garden all to himself.

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Oscar Wilde, born on Oct 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland, is a well-known, journalist, writer, playwright and poet.   After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Among his most notable works are his plays The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband, and his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. He is also widely known for his satirical witticisms.

Cast of characters:
Kelley Latham as Narrator
Nicole Latham as the happy child
Marshal Latham as the giant
Megan Latham as Spring
Parker Latham as the answering child
Robbie Latham as the loved little boy

Music used in this production:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G (Movement I), Minima, Oppressive Gloom, Arcadia, and Virtutes Vocis by Kevin MacLeod

Related Links:
Oscar Wilde, moralist - Washington Times article
Wilde On... in Vaticano? - article by Catholic blogger Rocco Palmo
Lyrics to "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief"


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Journey #42 - Skylab, Are You There with Rod Serling and William Shatner (presented by Zero Hour)

Houston has lost contact with the astronauts on Skylab.

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The Zero Hour  was a 1973-74 radio drama anthology series hosted by Rod Serling.  With tales of mystery, adventure and suspense, the program aired in stereo for two seasons. Some of the scripts were written by Serling.  Originally placed into syndication on September 3, 1973, the original format featured five-part dramas broadcast Monday through Friday with the story coming to a conclusion on Friday. Including commercials, each part was approximately 30 minutes long.   In 1974, still airing five days a week, the program changed to a full story in a single 30-minute installment with the same actor starring throughout the week in all five programs. The series ended on July 26, 1974.  See more on Wikipedia.

Thanks (I guess) for the "special appearance" of Big Anklevich and Rish Outfield from the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine.

Dunsteef episodes produced by Marshal:
All The Cool Monsters At Once by James Alan Gardner
Must Have Own Weapons by Edward McKeown
Anakoinosis by Tobias S. Buckell
Out Of The Storm by Rick Kennett
The Alarm by Harris Tobias

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