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Audio Production
We’d like to give some praise – and a big thank you - to Bill Dowling at Top Spots Digital (tsd - as it’s affectionately known). Over the years Bill has worked on many of our productions and is, in fact, a highly regarded member of our team, not just a ‘studio we...
Cruising?
One of our spies has informed us that this is the perfect way to enjoy a radio drama! Laying on the sundeck, eyes closed … but still having trouble cutting off from the real world. Enter, Violets Are Blue and For Infamous Conduct (well, that’s their story...
Medical File
Medical File is a highly dramatised factual series of men and women who, in hospitals, research centres and surgeries care for the unwell and work to find cures. It is a program dedicated to those patient workers who are engaged in the painstaking, exciting and above...
Reg Johnston
Reg Johnston was Grace Gibson’s first production manager – he and Grace were soul mates in terms of what they wanted to create. His radio career began when he walked in off the street to ask about a job at 2GB, and was immediately hired. After stints as a cadet...
Yes, What? Book
This is the story of The Fourth Form at St Percy’s – and the players who made one of Australia’s funniest radio shows. Written by Bob Hawker and the late Vern Sundfors, with a foreword by Bert Newton, this is the ultimate guide to Yes, What? It provides...
Theatre of the mind
Recently Bruce gave a presentation to the Leura Literary Group. As avid readers this group really appreciates the ‘theatre of the mind’ that radio dramas create. Most of the members were very familiar with radio dramas from years gone by and commented on how so...
The Voice of Jack Seager
As a character, Jack Seager polarises people – love him or loathe him, he’s a compelling character. The man who was the voice of Jack Seager actually hated him. Ric Hutton was the antitheses of Jack and so found it difficult to play the role at times. However,...
Early Cactus
How Green Was My Cactus started life with such wonderful characters as King Bonza the Charismatic, Queen Hayseed, Pall Bearer the Treasurer, Little Johnny, Andrew Snowpea, Ian Sinkhole, Charles Pointless, Queen Bessie of Buckinghuge Palace, amongst many others. ...
Remember Vida Lorne
A young couple has been apartment hunting for weeks – without success until they find a penthouse apartment on top of a tall, aging building in central New York. The wife is ecstatic about the apartment and must live there. However she becomes obsessed with of the...
Volume 12 of The Passing Parade
It’s here already! Volume 12 of The Passing Parade walked in the door late yesterday and has now been added to the shop. On this Volume, John Doremus narrates more fascinating stories which include Genghis Khan, Tchaikovsky, Fatty Arbuckle, Louis Renault,...