The Listening Post - Captivating Audiobooks and Radio Programs

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Merry Christmas - don't you ever die!

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Happy Valentine's Day!







Radio Drama:



Frenchman's Creek

by Daphne Du Maurier



In a fit of disgust with her shallow life in 17th century London court society and fed up with high society in general, Dona, Lady St. Columb, makes a sudden visit with her children to Navron, her husband's remote estate in Cornwall. There she finds that the property, unoccupied for several years, is being used as a base by a notorious French pirate. Dona finds that the pirate, Jean-Benoit Aubéry, is not the heartless villain that people claim him to be. She discovers that her passions and thirst for adventure have never been more aroused. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.



Dramatized by Michelene Wandor

Directed by Cherry Cookson

Dona St Columb: Lorna Heilbron
Harry: Michael Cochrane
Rockingham: Christopher Godwin
William: Michael Tudor Barnes
Pru: Elizabeth Mansfield



Originally aired on BBC Radio 4, November 16, 1989.

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Happy Easter!

Happy Spring!







Drama:



Star Wars - Nigel's Edit



Star Wars is a thirteen-part (originally 6½ hour) expanded radio adaptation of the original Star Wars film produced and broadcast in 1981 by National Public Radio as part of NPR Playhouse in the US.

YouTube member "Nige L" combined all the episodes using excerpts from John Williams' original soundtrack and Ben Burt's sound effects for a more seamless blending from one episode to the next. He also removed the narrated intros, outros and end credits from each episode to creat a seamless story. His edit makes the program better in my opinion.



Written by Brian Daley
Directed by John Madden
Exec. Producers  Richard Toscan and Carol Titelman
Narrated by Ken Hiller


Episodes:

"A Wind To Shake The Stars"
"Points Of Origin"
"Black Knight, White Princess, And Pawns"
"While Giants Mark Time"
"Jedi That Was, Jedi To Be"
"The Millennium Falcon Deal"
"The Han Solo Solution"
"Death Star's Transit"
"Rogues, Rebels And Robots"
"The Luke Skywalker Initiative"
"The Jedi Nexus"
"The Case For Rebellion"
"Force And Counter Force"


Cast:

Mark Hamill, Luke Skywalker
Ann Sachs, Princess Leia Organa
Perry King, Han Solo
Bernard "Bunny" Behrens, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Brock Peters, Lord Darth Vader
Anthony Daniels, C-3PO
Keene Curtis, Grand Moff Tarkin
John Considine, Lord Tion
Stephen Elliott, Prestor – more widely known as Bail Organa
David Ackroyd, Captain Antilles
Adam Arkin, Fixer
Kale Browne, Biggs Darklighter
David Clennon, Motti
Anne Gerety, Aunt Beru
Thomas Hill, Uncle Owen
David Paymer, Deak
Joel Brooks, Heater
John Dukakis, Rebel
Stephanie Steele, Cammie
Phillip Kellard, Customer #2

Support cast includes James Blendick, Clyde Burton, Bruce French, David Alan Grier, Jerry Hardin, John Harkins, Meshach Taylor, Marc Vahanian, John Welsh, and Kent Williams.







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The Empire Strikes Back - Nigel's Edit



The Empire Strikes Back is a 10-part, (originally 5 hour) expanded radio adaptation based on the original film produced by HighBridge Audio in 1983 and broadcast on National Public Radio in the US.



Written by Brian Daley
Directed by John Madden
Produced by Tom Voegeli
Exec. Producer  Jon Bos
Narrated by Ken Hiller


Episodes:

Episode 1 - "Freedom's Winter"
Episode 2 - "The Coming Storm"
Episode 3 - "A Question Of Survival"
Episode 4 - "Fire And Ice"
Episode 5 - "The Millennium Falcon Pursuit"
Episode 6 - "Way Of The Jedi"
Episode 7 - "New Allies, New Enemy"
Episode 8 - "Dark Lord's Fury"
Episode 9 - "Gambler's Choice"
Episode 10 - "The Clash Of Lightsabres"


Cast:

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker)
Ann Sachs (Princess Leia)
Perry King (Han Solo)
Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian)
Bernard "Bunny" Behrens (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Brock Peters (Lord Darth Vader)
John Lithgow (Yoda)
Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
James Eckhouse (Beta)
Peter Friedman (Dak)
Ron Frazier (Deck Officer)
Merwin Goldsmith (General Rieekan)
Peter Michael Goetz (Ozzel)
Gordon Gould (Veers)
Paul Hecht (The Emperor)
Russell Horton (2-1B)
James Hurdle (Controller)
Nicholas Kepros (Needa)
David Rasche (Piett)
Alan Rosenberg (Boba Fett)
Jay Sanders (Imperial Pilot)
Don Scarino (Wedge)
Ken Hiller (Narrator)

Support cast includes David Alan Grier and also included Sam McMurray, Steven Markle, Stephen D. Newman, John Pielmeier, Geoffrey Pierson, Gary Tacon, and Jerry Zaks.







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Return Of The Jedi - Nigel's Edit



Return of the Jedi is a six-part radio adaptation of the original film, made by HighBridge Audio, produced in 1996 and broadcast on National Public Radio in the US.



Written by Brian Daley
Directed by John Madden
Produced by Tom Voegeli
Exec. Producer  Jon Bos
Narrated by Ken Hiller


Episodes:

1. Tatooine Haunts
2. Fast Friends
3. Prophecies and Destinies
4. Pattern and Web
5. So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel
6. Blood of a Jedi


Cast:

Joshua Fardon (Luke Skywalker)
Perry King (Han Solo)
Ann Sachs (Princess Leia Organa)
Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
Bernard Behrens (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Arye Gross (Lando Calrissian)
Edward Asner (Jabba The Hutt)
Paul Hecht (The Emperor)
John Lithgow (Yoda)
Brock Peters (Lord Darth Vader)
Ed Begley, Jr. (Boba Fett)
Samantha Bennett (Arica)
David Birney (Anakin Skywalker)
Peter Dennis (Moff Jerjerrod)
David Dukes (Bib Fortuna)
Peter Michael Goetz (General Madine)
Ian Gomez (Salacious Crumb)
Martin Jarvis (Barada)
Jon Matthews (Wedge)
Natalija Nogulich (Mon Mothma)
Mark Adair Rios (Admiral Gial Ackbar)
Yeardley Smith (9D9)
Tom Virtue (Major Derlin)

Supporting cast includes Rick Hall, Andrew Hawkes, Sherman Howard, Karl Johnson, John Kapelos, Ron Le Paz, Joe Liss, Paul Mercier, Steven Petrarca, Jonathan Penner, Gil Segel, Nia Vardalos and Ron West.

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Drama:



The Defector

by Eric Saward



A senior East German official announces to the British his plan to defect. The message however comes via an intermediary, who is later found murdered before he could identify who the defector is. What the intermediary does say however is that the defector will bring with him the name of a double agent within the British ranks.


Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1979






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Drama:



The House At World's End

by Stephen Sheridan



What terrible secret lurks in the library at Cranleigh Hall? Why is old Uncle Magnus so afraid of the night?

A tale of the supernatural


Stars:

John Rowe as MR James
Jonathan Keeble as Young James
Charles Simpson as Henry Gilbert
David Collings as Dr De Lacey

Director: David Blount
Studio Manager: Roy Fraser


Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003






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Interview:



Carpenters



Richard and Karen Carpenter, 1981.




An extensive BBC Radio interview recorded at A&M Records in late 1981 ahead of the Carpenters' tour of Europe and South America to promote their latest album, 'Made In America'. Richard and Karen talk to interviewer Ray Moore about their career, how they developed as musical artists and why they prefer being a duo rather than breaking away from each other as solo artists.

The video features pictures from the time period including promotional visits to London, Holland and Rio de Janeiro.


The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters)were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct soft musical style, combining Karen's contralto vocals with Richard's harmonizing, arranging and composition skills. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 10 albums along with numerous singles and several television specials.

The siblings were born in New Haven, Connecticut, and moved to Downey, California, in 1963. Richard took piano lessons as a child, progressing to California State University, Long Beach, while Karen learned the drums. They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio followed by the middle-of-the-road group Spectrum. Signing as Carpenters to A&M Records in 1969, they achieved major success the following year with the hit singles "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun". The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary music genres. They had three number-one singles and five number-two singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 15 number-one hits on the Adult Contemporary chart, in addition to 12 top-10 singles. They have sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The duo toured continually during the 1970s, which put them under increased strain; Richard took a year off in 1979 after he had become addicted to Quaaludes, while Karen suffered from anorexia nervosa.

Their joint career ended in 1983 when Karen died from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding these circumstances increased public awareness of eating disorders. Their music continues to attract critical acclaim and continued commercial success.

I posted their song "We've Only Just Begun" in the latest Timeline edition of The soft rock love songs... thread.


Note:

Unfortunately, the individual who posted the video won't allow it to be played on other sites (?), so you will have to click the link and listen to it on YouTube.

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Merry Christmas!


Happy New Year!







Drama - Old Time Radio:


It's A Wonderful Life


An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.


George Bailey: James Stewart
Mary Hatch: Donna Reed
Mother: Janet Scott
Mr. Potter: Edwin Maxwell
Clarence: Victor Moore
Mr. Bailey: Bill Johnstone
Joseph: John McIntire
Uncle Billy: Leo Cleary


Originally aired on Lux Radio Theater, March 10, 1947







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Drama:


The First Men In The Moon

by H.G. Wells


Dramatized for radio by Terry James


July 1900: As a result of discovering a substance that defies gravity, Cavor, an idealistic man of science, finds himself with Bedford, a likeable young opportunist, in a sphere heading for the moon.


Directed by Glyn Dearman

Bedford: Hywel Bennett
Cavor: William Rushton
Wendigee: David March
Phi-oo: Paul Rosebury
Grand Lunar: Stephen Garlick
Spargus: Malcolm Gerard
Quaid: David McAlister


Originally aired on Saturday-Night Theatre, BBC Radio 4 FM, 20:30 Sat Jan 17, 1981







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Audiobook:


Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell


Read by Steve Parker

With sound effects


Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life—the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language—and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell.



“Big Brother is Watching You.”

“There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guess work. It was conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live–did live, from habit that became instinct–in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement was scrutinized.”

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”

“To die hating them, that was freedom.”

[Resurgence]

Happy Valentine's Day!



Together, Willem Haenraets




Drama:



Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë



BBC Radio, Saturday Night Theatre

First Broadcast 12/05/1962


Orphan Jane learns at an early age that self-control is the surest means of retaining self-respect in adversity. It is a lesson that serves her well in the years ahead as she endures the misery of life with her cruel, uncaring aunt, followed by the harsh regime at Lowood Institution, a charity school for poor children.

After taking the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, Jane Eyre meets the master of the house, the brooding, enigmatic Edward Rochester, and finds herself falling in love with him. It seems as if happiness may finally be within her grasp, but a series of strange events leads her to believe that Rochester is concealing a dark secret. When the truth is revealed, the heartbroken Jane will need all her inner strength and resilience to face up to it.


The novel was first published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York.








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Documentary:



UFO Crash At Roswell: An Audio Documentary

Narrated By Donald R. Schmitt



1              ABC News Broadcast 0:27
2 Introduction 4:15
3 Intro To Bill Brazel 0:42
4 Bill Brazel 0:56
5 Intro To Loretta Proctor 0:19
6 Loretta Proctor 0:55
7 Intro To Frank Joyce 0:43
8 Frank Joyce 1:14
9 Intro To Elizabeth Tulk 0:08
10 Elizabeth Tulk 1:22
11 Intro To Phyllis McQuire 0:14
12 Phyllis McQuire 1:30
13 Intro To Barbara Dugger 0:34
14 Barbara Dugger 3:26
15 Intro To Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 0:33
16 Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 0:34
17 Intro To Jesse Marcel Jr. 0:28
18 Jesse Marcel Jr. 2:25
19 Intro To 1st. Lt. Walter Haut 0:20
20 1st. Lt. Walter Haut 1:07
21 Intro To Lydia Sleppy 0:25
22 Lydia Sleppy 0:27
23 Intro To Jud Roberts 0:22
24 Jud Roberts 1:00
25 Intro To Frank Joyce 0:43
26 Frank Joyce 0:59
27 Intro To Marion Strickland 0:35
28 Marion Strickland 0:44
29 Intro To M. Sgt. Louis Rickett 0:51
30 M. Sgt. Louis Rickett 2:42
31 ABC News Broadcast #2 2:29
32 Intro To Lt. Robert Shirkey 0:14
33 Lt. Robert Shirkey 2:24
34 Intro To Robert Porter 0:34
35 Robert Porter 1:25
36 Intro To Col. Thomas J. Dubose 0:25
37 Col. Thomas J. Dubose 1:04
38 Intro To B. Gen. Arthur Exon 0:36
39 B. Gen. Arthur Exon 3:36
40 Intro To Beverly Bean 0:13
41 Beverly Bean 0:48
42 Intro To Glen Dennis 0:29
43 Glen Dennis 1:21
44 Intro To Glen Dennis #2 0:21
45 Glen Dennis #2 0:50
46 Intro To Glen Dennis #3 0:11
47 Glen Dennis #3 3:20
48 Intro To Sappho Henderson 0:26
49 Sappho Henderson 1:28
50 Intro To Mary Katherine Groode 0:13
51 Mary Katherine Groode 0:34
52 Intro To Dr. John Kromschroeder 0:09
53 Dr. John Kromschroeder 0:49
54 Intro To Robert Smith 0:30
55 Robert Smith 1:35
56 Intro To Sgt. Robert Slusher 0:26
57 Sgt. Robert Slusher 1:38
58 Intro To Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 0:22
59 Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 0:10
60 Intro To Maj. Edwin Easley 0:24
61 Maj. Edwin Easley 1:12
62 Intro To Bill Brazel 0:31
63 Bill Brazel 1:04
64 Intro To Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 0:27
65 Maj. Jesse Marcel Sr. 1:04
66 Project Mogul/Closing 2:53



This documentary was released on CD June 24, 1997.

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Happy Easter!







Documentary:

Agatha Christie's Life In Her Words


The program was produced in response to some recordings of Agatha Christie that had been found.


Originally aired on the program Archive, BBC Radio 4.







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Drama:

Dumb Witness

by Agatha Christie


As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one particular morning, he alights upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires), exceedingly rich spinster - Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great distress and seeking his help, but doesn’t say why. Her only specific mention is ‘the incident of the dog’s ball’. However, what intrigues Poirot is the date of the communication - it was written two months ago. He persuades Captain Hastings that they must visit the lady with all haste.

On arrival they discover that she has died, apparently of natural causes. But Bob, Miss Arundell’s devoted wire-haired terrier, knows better. And so, soon, does Poirot.


Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot and Simon Williams as Captain Hastings


Originally aired on BBC Radio 4, 2006.

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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



British Wild Birds In Stereo

John F. Burton & David J. Tombs


This Recording Released: 1974



Section 1 - The Woodlands


A1.1 Woodland Atmosphere (Including Wood Warbler, Nuthatch, Wren And Redpoll) Exmoor, Somerset 16 May 1974

A1.2 Green Woodpecker (Picus Viridis) At The Nest, Cheviout Hills, Northumberland, 29 June 1972

A1.3 Wood Pigeon (Columba Palumbus) Song, Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, 29 June 1972

A1.4 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus Sibilatrix) Song, Exmoor, Somerset, 16 May 1974

A1.5 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Trochilus) Song, Exmoor, Somerset, 16 May 1974

A1.6 Goldcrest (Regulus Regulus) Feeding Call And Song, Exmoor, Somerset, 14 May 1974

A1.7 Coal Tit (Parus Ater) Call, (With Redpolls) Exmoor, Somerset, 16 May 1974

A1.8 Wren (Troglodytes Troglodytes) Two Males, Song-Duetting, Minsmere, Suffolk, 31 March 1971

A1.9 Blackbird (Turdus Merula) Song, Minsmere, Suffolk, 25 May 1971

A1.10 Chaffinch (Fringilla Coelebs) Song, (With Dunnock) Exmoor, Somerset, 14 May 1974

A1.11 Redpoll (Acanthis Flammea) Feeding Calls Of Several, Exmoor, Somerset, 14 May 1974



Section 2 - Heaths And Moors


A2.1 Moorland Atmosphere (Including Carder Bee, Whinchat, Wren, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail And Skylark) Exmoor, Somerset, 17 May 1974

A2.2 Merlin (Falco Columbarius) Flight Call, Exmoor, Somerset, 17 May 1974

A2.3 Meadow Pipit (Anthus Pratensis) Song, Feeding And Flight Calls, Exmoor, Somerset, 17 May 1974

A2.4 Skylark (Alaude Arvensis) Song In Flight, In Rain, Northumberland, 26 June 1974

A2.5 Stonechat (Saxicola Torquata) Song And Alarm Calls, Exmoor, Somerset, 17 May 1974

A2.6 Whinchat (Saxicola Rubetra) Song, Exmoor, Somerset, 17 May 1974

A2.7 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla Cinerea) Pair At The Nest, Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, 29 June 1972
Recorded By – Cedric Johnson

A2.8 Grey Wagtail And Common Sandpiper (Tringa Hypoleucos) Calls, Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, 29 June 1972
Recorded By – Cedric Johnson

A2.9 Lapwing (Vanellus Vanellus) Display And Alarm Calls, (With Redshank) Exmoor, Somerset, 16 May 1974



Section 3 - Fens And Marshes


A3.1 Fen Atmosphere (Including Reed And Sedge Warblers, Bittern, Cuckoo, Moorhen, Coot, Swift And Black-Headed Gull) Minsmere, Suffolk, 26 May 1971

A3.2 Redshank (Tringa Totanus) And Lapwing Alarm Calls, Porlock Marsh, Somerset, 16 May 1974

A3.3 Avocet (Recurvirostra Avosetta) Displaying And Driving Off Oystercatchers, Minsmere, Suffolk,
28 May 1971

A3.4 Bittern (Botaurus Stellaris) Booming, Minsmere, Suffolk, 1 April 1971

A3.5 Water Rail (Rallus Aquaticus) Calls Of Young Birds, Minsmere Suffolk, 26 July 1971

A3.6 Bearded Tit (Panurus Biarmicus) Typical Call, Minsmere, Suffolk, 27 July 1972

A3.7 Savi's Warbler (Locustella Luscinioides) Song, (With Bearded Tit And Water Rail) Minsmere, Suffolk, 27 July 1972

B1.1 Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) Song, Minsmere, Suffolk, 26 May 1971

B1.2 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus Schoenobaenus) Song, (With Bearded Tit) Minsmere, Suffolk,

B1.3 Cetti's Warbler (Cettia Cetti) Song, (With Wren And Blackbird) Minsmere, Suffolk, 25/26 May 1971

B1.4 Sand Martin (Riparia Riparia) Breeding Colony, (With Goldfinches, Wood Pigeon, Wren, Skylark And Greenfinch) Minsmere, Suffolk, 26 July 1972

B1.5 Coastal Lagoon Atmosphere (Including Black-Headed Gull, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Little, Common And Sandwich Tern, Avocet And Shelduck) "The Scrape", Minsmere, Suffolk, 27 May 1971



Section 4 - Sea Cliffs And Rocky Shores


B2.1 Harbour Atmosphere (Including Herring And Lesser Black-Backed Gulls) Seahouses, Northumberland, 25 June 1972

B2.2 Rocky Shore Atmosphere (Including Arctic Terns, Herring And Lesser Black-Backed Gulls, Oystercatchers, Kittiwakes, Guillemots, Puffins In Flight) Farne Islands, Northumberland, 27 June 1972

B2.3 Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisea) Small Colony, Farne Islands, Northumberland, 26 June 1972

B2.4 Arctic Tern And Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis) Large Mixed Colony, Farne Islands, Northumberland, 21 June 1972

B2.5 Kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) Breeding Colony, Farne Islands, Northumberland, 24 June 1972

B2.6 Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus Fuscus), Sandwich Tern And Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) In Flight, Farne Islands, Northumberland, 27 June 1972

B2.7 Puffin Mass Take-Off (With Herring Gulls And Kittiwakes), Farne Islands, Northumberland, 27 June 1972

B2.8 Guillemot (Urai Aalge) Large Colony, (With Kittiwakes) The Pinnacles, Farnes Islands, Northumberland, 27 June 1972

B2.9 Shag (Phalacrocorax Aristotelis) And Chick, Farne Islands, Northumberland, 24 June 1972
Recorded By – Cedric Johnson

B2.10 Fulmar (Fulmarus Glacialis) Pairs Displaying, (With Calls Of House Martins) Northumberland, 23 June 1972

B2.11 House Martin (Delichon Urbica) Feeding Nestlings In Nest On Sea-Cliff, Northumberland, 23 June 1972

B2.12 Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) Pair With Chicks On Seashore, Northumberland, 26 June 1972

B2.13 Rocky Shore Atmosphere (Including Eider Ducks, Arctic Terns And Oystercatchers) Farne Islands, Northumberland, 27 June 1974






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Common Bird Songs

Donald J. Borror


A field recording of the songs of 60 of the most common birds of the Eastern United States.


This Recording Released: 1967



00:00​ - Band 01 - Common Crow, Blue Jay, Common Nighthawk, House Sparrow, Bobwhite, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Whip-Poor-Will

04:19​ - Band 02 - Black Capped Chickadee, Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Wood Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Least Flycatcher, Great Crested Flycatcher, Trail's Flycatcher

08:38​ - Band 03 - White-Breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-Shafted Flicker, Chipping Sparrow, Slate Colored Junco, Swamp Sparrow, Nashville Warbler

13:46​ - Band 04 - Yellowthroat, Carolina Wren, Ovenbird, Kentucy Warbler

17:24​ - Band 05 - Field Sparrow, White Throated Sparrow, Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole

22:48​ - Band 06 - Grasshopper Sparrow, Blue-Winged Warbler, Black-Throated Green Warbler, Prarie Warbler, Parula Warbler, Cerulean Warbler

26:55​ - Band 07 - Robin, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Red-Eyed Vireo, Purple Finch

31:14​ - Band 08 - Wood Thrush, Rufous Sided Towhee, Red-Winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Chest-Nut Sided Warbler, White-Eyed Vireo

37:35​ - Band 09 - Louisiana Waterthrush, Indigo Bunting, Vesper Sparrow, American Goldfinch, House Wren, Bobolink

42:16​ - Band 10 - Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Mockingbird






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Songs Of Eastern Birds

Donald J. Borror


This Recording Released: 1970



00:00 - Chuck-Will's-Widow, Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Acadian Flycatcher, American Woodcock, Red-Tailed Hawk, Common Grackle, Henslow's Sparrow

05:16 - Worm-Eating Warbler, Pine Warbler, Myrtle Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Dickcissel, Long-Billed Marsh Wren

12:14 - Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Sora, Common Gallinule, Common Tern, Herring Gull

17:10 - Red-Headed Woodpecker, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker

20:11 - Starling, Purple Martin, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-Breasted Chat

26:38 - White-Crowned Sparrow, Black-Throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-Breasted Warbler

30:20 - Black-and-White Warbler, American Redstart, Prothonotary Warbler, Connecticut Warbler,
Mourning Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler, Northern Waterthrush

36:02 - Bachman's Sparrow, Bewick's Wren, Fox Sparrow, Magnolia Warbler, Canada Warbler

40:46 - Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Gray-Cheeked Thrush, Veery, Solitary Vireo, Yellow-Throated Vireo

45:33 - Blue Grosbeak, Orchard Oriole, Western Meadowlark, Horned Lark, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Winter Wren, Lark Sparrow






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Song of Birds 山と溪谷の鳥

Tsuruhiko Kabaya (蒲谷鶴彦)


This Recording Released: 1985



00:00 - アカハラ (Brown Thrush)
04:12 - コルリ (Siberian Blue Robin)
07:47 - イカル (Japanese Grosbeak)
11:50 - コガラ (Willow Tit)
14:09 - キビタキ (Narcissus Flycatcher)
17:10 - クロツグミ (Grey Thrush)
20:25 - ゴジュウカラ (Nuthatch)
23:48 - オオルリ (Blue and White Flycatcher)
27:47 - コマドリ (Japanese Robin)
30:33 - ルリビタキ (Siberian Bluechat)
34:06 - マミジロ (Siberian Thrush)
36:34 - コノハズク (Scops Owl)






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



[size=x-large]Wild Birds, Living In Japan (日本の野鳥大全集2 本州・四国)

Tsuruhiko Kabaya (蒲谷鶴彦)


This Recording Released: 1995



00:00 - ハヤブサ / ウミウ / ミサゴ
04:59 - イソヒヨドリ / トビ / コアジサシ / カワウ
11:00 - ツバメ / コシアカツバメ
13:57 - コジュウケイ / ホオジロ / シジュウカラ
18:31 - オオヨシチリ / コジュリン / カイツブリ / セッカ
24:35 - ケリ / ヒクイナ / タマシギ
30:00 - ヒバリ / シラサギのコロニー / サンコウチョウ
34:03 - ヤマガラ / エナガ / サシバ
37:22 - センダイムシクイ / メジロ / アオバズク / フクロウ
42:34 - ウグイス / カッコウ / ホオアカ
47:47 - コヨシキリ / アオジ / ノビタキ / ウズラ






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



20 Irish Natural Sounds

Seamus Byrne


This Recording Released: 1995



00:00 - Blackbird Song
03:08 - Whipping Wind
05:53 - Forest Rainfall
09:07 - Country Brook
12:13 - Wind in the Trees
15:02 - Heavy Sea
19:11 - Waves and Gulls
21:16 - Thrushes
24:29 - Insects
27:12 - Night Wind
30:33 - Morning Chorus
33:44 - Pastorale
36:21 - Bogland
39:32 - Sweet Stream
42:44 - Cavern Rain
45:31 - Lakeland
48:39 - Lapping Waves
51:40 - Storm Rising
54:37 - Waterfall Song
57:47 - Peaceful Valley






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



The Birds Around Us

Gould League Of New South Wales


This Recording Released: 1970



00:00 - Side 1

16:37 - Golden Whistler, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Magpies, Rainbow
Lorikeets, Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike, Silvereye, Little Wattlebird, Willy Wagtail, White-plumped Honeyeater, Jackey Winter

20:37 - Raven, Magpie-larks, Pied Currawongs, Whip-birds, Brown Honeyeater

23:37 - Grey Butcherbird, Grey Thrush, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Spurwinged Plovers, Noisy Friarbird, Fantailed Cuckoo, White-throated Warbler, Koel, Pallid Cuckoo

27:21 - Silver Gulls, Golden Bronze Cuckoo, Horsfield Bronze Cuckoo, Olive-backed Oriole, Sacred Kingfisher, Kookaburra, Reed Warbler, Rufous Whistler






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



The Australian Kookaburra - And Other Bush Birds

Peter Bruce


This Recording Released: 1957



00:00 - The Australian Kookaburra
03:14 - Other Bush Birds






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Bird Songs Of Amanzi

June Stannard


This Recording Released: 1966



00:00 - Introduction By Ceily Niven / Dawn To Dusk
19:49 - The Calls Identified






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Bird Songs Of The Forest

June Stannard


This Recording Released: 1967



00:00 - Bird Songs Of The Forest
19:45 - The Calls Identified






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Birds Of Thailand, Songs And Calls Vol. 1

Tony Ball


This Recording Released: 1998

Released on cassette



00:00 - Little Heron
00:38 - Scaly-breasted Partridge
01:06 - White-breasted Waterhen
01:34 - Mountain Imperial Pigeon
02:27 - Indian Cuckoo
03:04 - Plaintive Cuckoo
04:15 - Bay Owl
05:41 - Collared Scops Owl
06:55 - Collared Owlet
08:44 - Asian Barred Owlet
09:45 - Grey Nightjar
10:50 - Orange Breasted Trogo
11:29 - White-throated Kingfisher
12:23 - Green Bee-eater
12:47 - Blue-bearded Bee-eater
13:17 - Wreathed Hornbill
13:58 - Oriental Pied Hornbill
14:31 - Great Hornbill
15:11 - Great Barbet
15:55 - Lineated Barbet
17:00 - Green-eared Barbet
17:38 - Golden-throated Barbet
18:05 - Blue-throated Barbet
18:50 - Moustached Barbet
19:33 - Blue-eared Barbet
20:06 - White-browed Piculet
21:31 - Greater Flameback
22:28 - Greater Yellownape
23:10 - Roufous Woodpecker
23:45 - Blue Pitta
24:36 - Scarlet Minivet
24:54 - Common Iora
25:29 - Black-headed Bulbul
26:04 - Black-crested Bulbul
27:02 - Red-whiskered Bulbul
27:50 - Stripe-throated Bulbul
29:07 - Puff-throated Bulbul
30:12 - Mountain Bulbul
31:02 - Asian Fairy Bluebird
31:35 - Green Magpie
32:39 - Rufous Treepie
33:47 - Grey Treepie
34:48 - Yellow-cheeked Tit
35:43 - Puff-throated Babbler
37:06 - Spot-throated Babbler
38:32 - Blue-breasted Babbler
40:01 - Abbott's Babbler
41:03 - Large Scimitar Babbler
41:54 - White-browed Scimitar Babbler
42:58 - Streaked Wren-babbler
44:09 - Rufous-fronted Babbler
45:30 - Striped Tit-babbler
46:40 - Chestnut-capped Babbler
48:19 - White-crested Laughingthrush
49:14 - Black-throated Laughingthrush
50:18 - Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
50:59 - Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
51:42 - White-browed Shrike-babbler
52:28 - Silver-eared Mesia
53:15 - Slaty-bellied Tesia
53:54 - Siberian Rubythroat
54:28 - White-rumped Shama
55:24 - White-crowned Forktail
55:49 - Orange-headed Thrush
56:30 - Hill Blue Flycatcher
57:36 - Streaked Spiderhunter
57:56 - Little Spiderhunter
58:46 - Blue Rock Thrush






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Field Recordings - Nature Sounds



Sounds Of Animals

Arthur M. Greenhall, Nicholas E. Collias


This Recording Released: 1954



00:00 - Introduction and Tiger
02:00 - Rhinoceros
02:47 - Rhesus Monkeys
04:23 - Rhea
05:11 - Chimpanzee
09:51 - Peccary
11:45 - Hippopotamus
12:32 - Puma
15:16 - Lion
17:42 - Indian Elephant
20:29 - Domestic Fowl (Sound Signals of the Chick)
24:52 - Goats and Sheep

[Resurgence]

Merry Christmas!


Happy New Year!







Discussion:


Armchair Astronomy: The Christmas Star


The American Museum Of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium staff David W. Teske, Dr. Kenneth L Franklin and Dr. Fred C. Hess speak about the The Christmas Star.


Originally aired on WBAI-FM 99.5 New York City, December 26, 1965

[Resurgence]

Documentary


The Sinking Of A Pirate Radio Ship


Nick Richards was a DJ for Radio Caroline, an unlicensed offshore radio station operating off the coast of the UK. This was the late 1970s, and millions of people were tuning in, but there were problems with the ship. Because of its illegal status, it couldn’t go to shore for repairs, and it was rotting below the waterline. The DJs did their best to keep the ship afloat, until they faced one storm too many. Nick spoke to Outlook’s Harry Graham.

First broadcast: BBC World Service, 23 September 2021






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Drama - Thriller


Kill The Pharaoh!

by Victor Pemberton


Elizabeth Warwick decides to travel through Egypt, following in the footsteps of her famous archaeologist father.

But what will she discover?


Elizabeth Warwick...Sheila Grant
Mahmoud...James Thomason
Mr Wilder...John Humphry
Fuad...David Spenser
Charles Villiers...Rolf Lefebvre
Margaret Villiers...Marion Mathie
Achmed Araby...Haydn Jones
Abdullah...Antony Viccars


First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1968



1. Village of the White Scorpion






2. Into The Darkness






3. Strangers In A Cafe






4. The Hunter






5. A Face In The Crowd






6. At The Point Of A Triangle






7. When The Dervish Begins To Dance






8. The Call Of The Muezzin






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Drama


The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

by Alan Sillitoe


Dramatised by Robert Rigby


It's the late 1950s: Borstal boy Smith remembers his crimes and plots his future as he runs, training for the national cross-country event. The governor is desperate for the kudos of victory, telling Smith that hard work and athletic success will turn him into an honest man.

At only 17 years old, Smith is a genuinely angry young man. His life is already a battle between them and us. There are the In-laws, as he terms the law-abiding, property owning majority, and the Out-laws, the substantial minority who have no stake in the system.

First published in 1959, Alan Sillitoe's landmark short story is uncompromisingly tough, at times bleakly comic, and always totally unsentimental.






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Docudrama


Murder Most Foul


A BBC radio docu-drama series relating how forensic criminology helped uncover the facts and truth behind some of the most celebrated murder cases in British history.

Presented by Nick Ross



Series 1


Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 13 February - 20 March 1991


1. The Surgeon's Knife

In 1935, two bodies are found in a Scottish ravine and Dr. Buck Ruxton's wife and maidservant are missing.

Dr. Buck Ruxton...Mark Zuber
Norman Birket KC...Anthony Bate


Broadcast 13 February 1991






2. Cabin 126

Can you be convicted of murder if there's no body? Take the case of actress Gay Gibson who disappeared from on board an ocean liner in 1947.

James Camb...Graham Blockley


Broadcast 20 February 1991






3. The Major, The Scone And The Dandelions

One lump of arsenic or two? In 1920's Hay-on-Wye, there were good reasons for Mr. Martin to refuse an invitation to tea with Major Armstrong.

Major Herbert J. Armstrong...Aubrey Woods
Dr. Hincks...John Rowe
Mrs. Armstrong...Petra Bridgen


Broadcast 27 February 1991






4. The Body In The Trunk

In May 1934, a decomposing body was found stuffed in a trunk in the Brighton flat of Tony Mancini. At trial, his prospects of acquittal looked very bad, but with Norman Birkett KC defending him, he still had a chance.

Tony Mancini...Peter Hugo-Daly
Norman Birkett KC...Anthony Bate


Broadcast 6 March 1991






5. Sheer Plod

In 1943, a body is found in the River Lea in Luton, starting off a nationwide manhunt, but first the police must discover the identity of the murdered woman.

Chief Inspector Chapman...Norman Jones
Bertie Manton...Ronald Herdman


Broadcast 13 March 1991






6. The New Year Nightmare

It's New Year's Eve 1960, and a gathering in an Essex pub leads to the tragic discovery of Jean Constable's body and a controversial court case.

Eugene Binshears...Kerry Shales
Inspector Jeavons...George Parsons


Broadcast 20 March 1991








Series 2


Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 10 January - 14 February 1992


1. The Wheels Of Justice

Rachel Dobkin is reported missing by her sister. In 1942, a body is found in a bombed-out South London church. Can Dr. Keith Simpson prove it to be the murdered remains of Mrs. Dobkin?

Dr. Keith Simpson...Brett Usher
Harold Dobkin...Ronald Herdman


Broadcast 10 January 1992






2. Bullets And Ballistics

In 1921, PC George Gutteridge is shot dead in a country lane and two suspects are arrested. Can forensic evidence prove that the guns in their possession were the ones that shot the murdered policeman?

Fred Browne...David Learner
William Kennedy...Eric Allan
DCI Berrett...Terence Edmond


Broadcast 17 January 1992






3. The Perfect Murder?

In May 1957, Elizabeth Barlow was found drowned in her bath. She showed signs of being drugged, but no trace could be found of any substance. Had someone committed the perfect murder?

David Price...Philip Sully
DCI Cheshire...Stephen Thorne
Kenneth Barlow...Mark Straker
Bernard Gillis QC...David Sinclair


Broadcast 24 January 1992






4. The Bloodstained Handkerchief

In February 1968, a woman is found murdered in her flat, and police find a handkerchief stained with a rare blood type. If forensic evidence can match it with the blood found on his clothing, it looks very bad for the murderer.

Roger Payne...Ian Swann
DCI Cummings...Sean Arnold


Broadcast 31 January 1992







5. Murder On The Farm

In 1974, Steven Jameson has been poisoned by paraquat, which his wife Alice accidentally spilled into a stew. But his doctor believes that Steven has been murdered.

Alice Jameson...Moya O'Shea
Steven Jameson...David Learner
Dr. Thompson...Keith Drinkel


Broadcast 7 February 1992






6. The Bloody Thumbprint

In March 1905, an elderly couple are battered to death in their South London shop. The only clue is a bloody thumbprint on the lid of the cash box. Can the police use this evidence to convict the murderers?

Alfred Stratton...Nicholas Murchie
Albert Stratton...Jonathan Tafler


Broadcast 14 February 1992








Series 3


The six cases in this series feature Professor Keith Simpson, one of England's most famous forensic pathologists who became renowned for his post-mortems on high-profile murder cases, including John George Haigh's "acid bath" murders.


Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 5 March - 9 April 1993


1. The Fingerless Strangler

In November 1943, the body of Rose Ada Robinson, a Portsmouth pub landlady, is found strangled. Suspicion falls on petty crook Harold Loughans, but he had previously lost the fingers of one hand in an accident. Can forensic science prove that he killed her? Dr. Simpson has his work out out for him ... especially since Sir Bernard Spilsbury, England's greatest pathologist, is appearing for the defense.


Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel
Harold Loughans...Eric Allan


Broadcast 5 March 1993






2. The Body In The Chalkpit

In November 1946, the body of John Mudie is found in a shallow trench, a noose around his neck. Was it suicide by hanging? If it was, how did the body come to be found in a Surrey chalkpit?

Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel
Thomas Ley...Barry J. Gordon
Dr. Eric Gardner...Stephen Thorne


Broadcast 12 March 1993






3. Hitchhike To Murder

The strangled body of a female hitchhiker is found by the roadside, with all her belongings strewn about. But one thing is missing...a yellow string bag, which is later found in a lake miles away. How did it get there and is it a vital clue?

Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel
Inspector Fabian...Barry J. Gordon


Broadcast 19 March 1993






4. The Wigwam Murder

In September 1942, Joan Pearl Wolfe was living rough in Surrey in a wigwam built by her French-Canadian soldier boyfriend August Sangret. When her badly-decomposed body is found, can Dr. Simpson prove that her boyfriend's unusual knife was used to kill her?

Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel
August Sangret...John Guerrasio


Broadcast 26 March 1993






5. Death Of The Lord Of Life

In June 1948, Ananda Mahidol, the King of Siam, is found dead in his bedchamber from a single gunshot wound to the head. Originally thought to be suicide, the news quickly changes to first an accident, then to assassination. Dr. Simpson is called in and travels to Siam to uncover the facts about the king's death, but justice in Siam isn't the same as justice in England.

Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel
Dr. Nit...Philip Sully
Chief Judge...Christopher Good


Broadcast 2 April 1993






6. The Use Of Maggots

In June 1964, the maggot-infested body of Peter Thomas is found in a Hampshire wood. Suspicion falls on William Brittle who had borrowed a large sum of money from the victim and never repaid him. In a first for forensic science, entomology is used to uncover the murderer.

Dr. Keith Simpson...Keith Drinkel


Broadcast 9 April 1993