I was folding clothes — three socks without mates: a personal record — and listening to "The Far Distant Dead”, one of the final four The Avengers: The Lost Episodes, where Big Finish made #AudioPlays of missing season-one episodes of #TheAvengersUKTV

It's the second Keel-only episode¹. In this one Dr. Keel is vacationing in Mexico when a big storm hits and he volunteers to help out at the worst-hit town. Then stuff happens…

What I note is that characters repeatedly call the storm a "cyclone," which seems wrong, as big storms in both the North Atlantic and the Northeast Pacific are called "hurricanes."² So it's not even the case of an old BBC show accidentally using the British term. #terminology

[1] They really considered him as the lead the first season, with Steed merely a convenient way to get a doctor involved in crime and spy cases.

[2] Western Pacific big storms are called typhoons, while Southern hemisphere big storms are called cyclones. (The dividing line between typhoons and cyclones runs southeast from Singapore, between Papua New Guinea and Australia, then north of New Zealand.) #vocabulary

"Slayers: A Buffyverse Story" wasn't as good as I'd hoped for, but it was okay, and it was good to hear the familiar voices in their old roles.

Clem was the surprise hit. Every funny line in the whole thing was his. So good.

Drusilla was a bit of a disappointment. Not the acting; Juliet Landau is great, as always. But the writing really under utilized her ability to play crazy.

#amreading #bookstodon #audioplays #Buffy #Slayers

I've listened to some #AudioBooks and #AudioPlays last year. The main criteria was availability rather than specfic selection, so the outcome was pretty much what you'd expect: A lot of okay-ish listens. Some a bit better, some a bit worse. Nothing really exceptional.

Well, nothing but one. :) What stood out looking back was the (German) dramatic reading of #Dracula. The version is from Deutsche Grammophon from 2003, sadly it doesn't seem to be easily available anymore. https://www.perlentaucher.de/buch/bram-stoker/dracula.html

A bit niche, but 8 BBC Radio Four shows to know me by:

1. Cabin Pressure
2. The Charles Paris Mysteries
3. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
4. Just A Minute
5. Pilgrim
6. In and Out of the Kitchen
8. The Lovecraft Investigations

(I've probably missed out tons more)

#audioplays #AudioDrama #sitcoms

"#Single #DadOf1 #Queer :pan: | Running with #Keto OS | #IntermittentFasting #OMAD #BioHacking #AnxietyDisorder #EatingDisorder #Depression #Helpful #Respectful #Tolerant #Sensitive #Trustful #Shy #Introvert #Emphatically #NoRacism

But sometimes a #Stubborn very #Chaotic & a little #BadAss

Like: #Films #TVSeries #TWD #AudioPlays :3f: #Books #Music #MySocialCommunity #Telegram"

Wer ist das?

Richtig.

Kaptain Rio

Can anyone recommend some good audio plays/drama podcasts? Preferably all-ages stuff or short pieces. Trying to get a feel for the genre.

#recommendations #audioplays #podcasts

Does anyone have any resources about scriptwriting for audio plays/drama podcasts? Preferably stuff aimed at a beginner who hasn't written scripts before.

#scriptwriting #advice #recommendations #AudioPlays