Biggest controversy on Japanese internet (and now, finally, in Japanese media) involves the targeted assault of Yamaguchi Maho, a member of the Niigata-based idol group NGT48, a sister group of AKB48 (which I think Westerners are more familiar with). #山口真帆
Waiting for my baby to die was the most horrendous, arduous painful experience of my life. I never wanted anyone else to have to go through that. That's why I campaigned. And now we have this exact scenario being played out in the Coombe, AFTER legalizing an alternative. https://t.co/wYyiSmLwUX
Any interview with Katsuhiro Otomo is good, but this part talks about crosshatching the Neo-Tokyo explosion in AKIRA is a strong portrait of his dedication to the craft.
https://t.co/zgLLlftYZR
One of the biggest disappointments was finding out that Toastmasters wasn't about getting really good at making toast.
All three episodes of environmental audio drama ‘Rising Heat’ are now available online.
So that’s all my audio drama work over and done with for 2015. So far planned for 2016 is a 1916 centenary drama that is pretty large in scope and will be broadcast Easter week. And then at some point in the summer we’ll have 2 more episodes of Rivitin’ History.
I’m hosting an audio drama writing workshop this Saturday featuring talks from a number of writers I’ve worked with over the years. They’ll talk about their experiences and their approaches to writing audio drama.
This will be taking place in the Northside Civic Centre in Coolock on Saturday 12th December from 11.00-14.00. There are a small number of spaces available so drop me an email at gavin@near.ie if you’re interested in coming along.
The line up of speakers is as follows:
Playing for Time – https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/drama-on-the-northside-playing
Twin Candles – https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/kay-farrell-trilogy-1
Black Monday – https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/tales-from-the-northside-3
Been There, Seen There – http://garethstack.com/tag/beentherecomedy/
Any Other Dublin – http://garethstack.com/tag/anyotherdublincomedy/
Choices – http://garethstack.com/tag/choicescomedy/
The Wall in the Mind (Coming Soon) – http://garethstack.com/2015/11/25/the-wall-in-the-mind-new-drama-series-coming-early-2016/
Rising Heat Trilogy – http://nearfm.ie/risingheat/
Dante’s Domain – http://nearfm.ie/dantes-domain/
The Hanging Gardner of Ballymun – https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/kay-farrell-trilogy-2-hanging
The St. James Rejoice Boarding House – https://soundcloud.com/nearfm/drama-on-the-northside-the-st
The Critics Choice – http://nearfm.ie/the-critics-choice/
The Shamrogues – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mki4Lz6IXKw
Rivitin’ History – http://nearfm.ie/rivitin-history/
Part 2 of the Rising Heat Trilogy is now available online. Quite a bit of work had to go into the sound effects for this one.
The second play highlights for Dubliners how we may fare with a changing climate and increased severe flooding, as some may think it will all happen somewhere else.
Susan was Adrianne Murphy
Burt was Gareth Stack
Ned was Joe Murphy
Mrs Ford was Carol Dempsey
Danny was Frank O’Connor
Dr Hartley was John O’Connor
Detective Flannery Peter Prior
Jacinta was Deborah Gafney
Script by Jack Byrne
Directed by Declan Cahill
Production assistant was Deborah Gaffney
Music by Ken Tuohy
To coincide with the Paris Climate Summit, Near FM have produced a three part radio drama series dealing with the topic of climate change. Introducing listeners to the topic in an entertaining and informative manner.
This first play ‘The Zombie Way‘ examines how successive international climate conferences fall prey to procrastination and indecision on these important environmental issues.
CAST
Ajib – Michael Sharp
Yuki – Peter Prior
Allura- Rebecca Blomfield
Dave – John O’Connor
Dee – Adrianne Murphy
Hotel Manager – Frank O’Connor
Script by Jack Byrne
Directed by Declan Cahill
Production assistant was Deborah Gaffney
Music by Ken Tuohy
One of the audio drama series I’ve been working on starts broadcasting next Monday (Nov 30th) at 6pm on Near FM 90.3 and can be streamed online at http://nearfm.ie/livestream/
The Rising Heat Trilogy by Jack Byrne is a three part series of audio dramas dealing with the topic of climate change.
