A web page devoted to contemporary audio theater, the producers who make it and their works, and to the crafts and arts of the field. | NEW RELEASES | The rest of Hitchhiker's Guide Coming to the BBC TAs Douglas Adams wished, internationally acclaimed audio producer Dirk Maggs has adapted and will be directing the the final books of the HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. The 'Tertiary Phase' LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING is scheduled for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004. Much of the original cast will appear in the new series including: Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Geoff McGivern as Ford Prefect, Susan Sheridan as Trillion, Richard Vernon as Slartibartfast and Stephen Moore as Marvin. Many new voices are also cast including William Franklyn as the Book, and Roger Gregg of Ireland's Crazy Dog Audio Theatre as Eddie the on-board computer. More details NOW at www.crazydogaudiotheatre.com Exclusive in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes production details will be appearing the weeks ahead.   St. Paul Pioneer Press Article Matt Peiken, reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, did a nice article in the December 17th edition on a radio program on KFAI in Minneapolis, and the general state of audio theater. He interviewed people from Great Northern Audio Theatre, ZBS and NPR, and even Yuri Rasovsky. You can read the article on-line at http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/4751632.htm.   Radio/Audio Drama Enthusiasts Webring [ Join Now | Ring Hub | Random | << Prev | Next >> ]

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• Tumbleweed Roundup and Solid State University - Great Northern Audio Theatre
  Tumbleweed Roundup is the usual Cowboys and Aliens tale that takes a fond look back at all those wonderful 1940s and 50s B-reel westerns; featuring little green Indians, poker playing bears, Shakespeare and a saloon-stomping reenactment. Digitally remixed from the original tapes.
  Solid State University - what if computers ran colleges and nobody came to class? This 1993 mockumentry was so far ahead of its time, it's already happened. The droll documentary style would make Christopher Guest proud. Winner of the 1993 National Federation of Community Broadcasters Golden Reel Award for Best Radio drama.
  
  
• Peter Galaxy, Interstellar Envoy, and Tell Them NAPA Sent You - Great Northern Audio Theatre
  Can two retired, old-time radio actors find work for 300 billion illegal aliens? Michael Sheard (Star Wars, Dr. Who) and David Ossman (Firesign Theatre) join forces to show just how much fun answering that question can be. They also search for the perfect car part in "Tell Them NAPA Sent You." Recorded live at the Mark Time Science Fiction Audio Awards, July, 2003.
  
  
• The Eye of Van Gogh - ZBS, www.zbs.org
  Within the walls of Quebec City are invisible balls of energy that cause severe hallucinations - reality intensifies, becomes super-real, as though seeing through the eye of a Van Gogh - some people experience it as ecstatic visions, others as madness. Jack Flanders, Mojo Sam, and Dominique are trying to locate the source of these "eyes." (2 hours)
  
  
• Imagination X - www.ixaudio.com
  "The Convergence", strange things happening at a science fiction convention, which is what I would expect to happen there. Available in four parts at the Imagination X website. Other short works there, too.
  
  
• Do That in Real Life? - ZBS, http://www.zbs.org/
  While Jack Flanders is being chased by a zombie, his phone rings. Mojo Sam invites him to New Orleans. There Jack is amazed to see Claudine, whom he met in Montreal (see "Somewhere Next Door To Reality"). Or has he just met a voodoo priestess who can shapeshift herself into the woman of his dreams? To top things off, a real zombie is pursuing Jack. (2 hours)
  
  
• The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas - http://www.twilightzoneradio.com/
  Many of the old Rod Serling television series scripts adapted for radio, and now airing on stations around the country. Released on CD and cassette in two volumes. Each sports a well known star. See their website for more information.
  
  
• Crazy Dog Live - Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, Dublin Ireland (http://www.crazydogaudiotheatre.com/)
  Six radio tales recorded live for the Irish National Radio (RTE), and brought to you by the people who brought us Bill Lizard and Big Big Space. Featuring a star-studded cast - at least they are famous in Ireland - including Phil Proctor, of the Firesign Theatre (although he's well known in Ireland for his work on the Rugrats TV series). All new stories dealing with Irish history, culture and literature. Nothing like it anywhere else, that's for sure. (Three hours)