Friday 29 May 2020

RTA In Conversation 08


RTA In Conversation 08

"I referred to it as 'Crime Island'..."

The question "What Have You Been Watching?" leads to discussion of such well-known shows as 'Dynasty', 'Doctor Who', 'Crime Island' and 'Fights In Lilliput'.

Featuring Paul Chandler, Martin Holmes and Andrew Trowbridge.

Music by Dan Tate and Paul Chandler,

Cover art and editing by Martin Holmes.

You can listen to 'Round The Archives In Conversation' Episode 08 on Soundcloud here.

Or the YouTube version is available here.

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(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)

Thursday 21 May 2020

RTA In Conversation 07


RTA In Conversation 07

"Cromwell was stolen by a monkey..."

Spoiler warnings as we discuss how series such as 'Dark Shadows', 'Blakes 7' and 'Sapphire & Steel' ended and what might have happened if they had continued...

Featuring Paul Chandler, Martin Holmes, Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge.

Music by Dan Tate and Paul Chandler.

Cover art and editing by Martin Holmes.

You can listen to Episode 07 of 'Round The Archives In Conversation' on Soundcloud here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)

Tuesday 12 May 2020

RTA In Conversation 06


RTA In Conversation 06

"It's really strong for female parts..."

More detective talk as Lisa, Paul, Martin and Andrew discuss 'The Gentle Touch', 'The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes', 'Whodunnit?', 'Crown Court' and lots more!

Featuring Paul Chandler, Martin Holmes, Lisa Parker and Andrew Trowbridge.

Music by Dan Tate and Paul Chandler.

Cover art and editing by Martin Holmes.

You can listen to Episode 06 of 'Round The Archives In Conversation' on Soundcloud here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)

Tuesday 5 May 2020

Looks Unfamiliar Episode 59


Looks Unfamiliar Episode 59

"Once upon a time Gyles Brandreth was quite a cool name..."

Recently, Tim Worthington threw caution to the wind and invited us to make a return appearance on his wonderful podcast 'Looks Unfamiliar'.

It's always an interesting challenge to try and come up with six things that nobody else is likely to remember, but this time we went for a deliberate collision of cultural artefacts.

So, two computer games ('Pitfall!' and 'Stonkers') line up alongside Marion Chesney's 'Six Sisters books.

'Nicholas And The Gang' gives us another fondly-remembered book and 'So Haunt Me' flies the flag for slightly forgotten archive telly, just to keep the spirit of 'Round The Archives' in the mix.

But the real wildcard this time is in the form of 'Shag Connors And The Carrot Crunchers', whose album 'Furzlin' is currently propped up next to our signed Neil Innes poster, which at least proves our somewhat eclectic tastes in music.

During recording a good time was definitely had by all, and we think that this comes across in the finished version.

Happy listening!

You can listen to Episode 59 of 'Looks Unfamiliar' here.

And you can still catch our earlier appearance on Episode 11 ('He Looks Like A Normal Boy With A Nose') here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)

Monday 4 May 2020

Episode 48 now available!

Episode 48 now available!

Episode 48 of the 'Round The Archives' podcast sees us celebrating the work of Tim Brooke-Taylor by asking whether 'Goodies - Rule OK?'.

Paul and Toppie team up to enter 'The Twilight Zone' and Martin takes a 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea'.

That's all in Episode 48 of 'Round The Archives' - starring Lisa Parker, Andrew Trowbridge, Paul Chandler, Toppie Smellie and Martin Holmes.

You can listen to Episode 48 of 'Round The Archives' on Soundcloud here.

(Written by Andrew Trowbridge)
(Cover by Martin Holmes)

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