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Mr T M Ralphs
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Gogol's The Nose, part vi
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04/11/08 • -1 min
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We are adapting, no we have adapted, Gogol's The Nose for podcast. These are incredible events, but I assure you they are true. It is the 11th of April, and our story reaches a conclusion that is entirely satisfactory.
In this, the final episode, Zabet Stewart of The AntiCraft was the voice of reason.
We are adapting, no we have adapted, Gogol's The Nose for podcast. These are incredible events, but I assure you they are true. It is the 11th of April, and our story reaches a conclusion that is entirely satisfactory.
In this, the final episode, Zabet Stewart of The AntiCraft was the voice of reason.
Gogol's The Nose, Part ii
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03/28/08 • -1 min
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A litle more of Gogol's absurd story of nasal knavery. In the first part, Ivan Yakovlevitch finds a nose in a bread roll and attempts to dispose of it, only to be accosted by a constable.
Many questions linger unanswered; if Collegiate Assessor Kovalev had no nose, then how did he smell?
Enjoy, but do not allow yourself to become too excitable. It may be the 4th of April before the next installment is up.
A litle more of Gogol's absurd story of nasal knavery. In the first part, Ivan Yakovlevitch finds a nose in a bread roll and attempts to dispose of it, only to be accosted by a constable.
Many questions linger unanswered; if Collegiate Assessor Kovalev had no nose, then how did he smell?
Enjoy, but do not allow yourself to become too excitable. It may be the 4th of April before the next installment is up.
Gogol's The Nose, Part i
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03/25/08 • -1 min
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Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 1809 to 1852, which was too short a spell for such an interesting person to spend with us. I was reading a translation of Dead Souls and marvelling at the light, chatty tone with which Gogol wrote.
It's a shame, I thought, that Gogol died before the birth of the internet. He'd have been a great podcaster.
I will attempt to rectify this matter, and as re-animating Gogol is out of the question, (And how would we converse? I do not speak Russian.) for the next fortnight I'll run an adaptation of The Nose, an absurd and absurdist short story.
Enjoy.
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 1809 to 1852, which was too short a spell for such an interesting person to spend with us. I was reading a translation of Dead Souls and marvelling at the light, chatty tone with which Gogol wrote.
It's a shame, I thought, that Gogol died before the birth of the internet. He'd have been a great podcaster.
I will attempt to rectify this matter, and as re-animating Gogol is out of the question, (And how would we converse? I do not speak Russian.) for the next fortnight I'll run an adaptation of The Nose, an absurd and absurdist short story.
Enjoy.
Graham's Star
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02/13/08 • -1 min
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For those who know where to look it is as good a time for romance as any other. And it is a very good time to introduce the work of the authors Rabbit and Fischer, who should hopefully join us regularly.
Show Notes
Music is Bach 41:ii from Lara St Johns's Bach Violin Concerto's, provided by magnatunes.
Voices belong to Sage Tyrtle and Pete Pollard.
For those who know where to look it is as good a time for romance as any other. And it is a very good time to introduce the work of the authors Rabbit and Fischer, who should hopefully join us regularly.
Show Notes
Music is Bach 41:ii from Lara St Johns's Bach Violin Concerto's, provided by magnatunes.
Voices belong to Sage Tyrtle and Pete Pollard.
My dad, the mummy, and I
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01/06/08 • -1 min
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The short winter days flicker by, but the festive season nears an end and then this podcast should find a schedule. It's warm and bright outside, a weather that permeates todays stories and brings a certain morbidity. Or morbidness. Discuss.
Show Notes
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The DoomSkulls of Power carol in the year. Later Prometheus Project lend us an echo of their bewitching Your Mother Suckled You With Bile Not Milk, You Brute.
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There are two lies in this piece. Firstly, I was involved in the decision and the implementation of the pants on heads fiasco. Secondly, the whole thing with the mummy didn't actually happen. My father does work at a museum, and I am in love with the backrooms, but the story with unwanted cadavre is a Curator's Urban Legend that he collected while visiting other museums. I don't know if there is any truth in it at all. If you've ever incinerated a several-century old corpse contact me, I'd love to hear about it!
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Coming soon, a season of Greek Myths!
The short winter days flicker by, but the festive season nears an end and then this podcast should find a schedule. It's warm and bright outside, a weather that permeates todays stories and brings a certain morbidity. Or morbidness. Discuss.
Show Notes
~~~
The DoomSkulls of Power carol in the year. Later Prometheus Project lend us an echo of their bewitching Your Mother Suckled You With Bile Not Milk, You Brute.
~~~
There are two lies in this piece. Firstly, I was involved in the decision and the implementation of the pants on heads fiasco. Secondly, the whole thing with the mummy didn't actually happen. My father does work at a museum, and I am in love with the backrooms, but the story with unwanted cadavre is a Curator's Urban Legend that he collected while visiting other museums. I don't know if there is any truth in it at all. If you've ever incinerated a several-century old corpse contact me, I'd love to hear about it!
~~~
Coming soon, a season of Greek Myths!
Episode 1, of wolves and seals and a free bicycle,
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07/09/07 • -1 min
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This is sort of a 'zine, a punk cast. By which I mean it isn't really finished, but I'm putting it out anyway! I really wanted to start getting stuff out, and knowing that people are listening will drive me to better, darker, funnier, more. It's ropey in places, clunky in others, there's a lot of ways I want to take it. Do you want to take it there with me? Then email me!
Show Notes
I suppose you're meant to have some sort of intro theme. Here's Ibly Dy playing By the Year 2020 we will all ride giant wasps to work, recorded live at the red house. And some of Marching Footsteps recorded by Cognitu Perceptu and Big Door Shut Down by Loofa, from the Free Sound Project. And Sage Tyrtle of Quirky Nomads can't find a remote control. Apparently.
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Malcolm Gibbons provides some guitar moods, some of the Dalesman's Lament, a bit of Prokofiev, and some musing melodies. But not in that order. And not all at once.
~~~
I will tell you a story of a girl. A famous girl. Dickens once described her as his first love, saying that he felt that if they could only be wed he would know perfect bliss. See The Christmas Tree. Here is an old version of the story, one that sees her bereft of her iconic headgear, but we are in no doubt as to her identity, and, well Charles, I know exactly what you mean. Traditional.
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About a year ago I had the delight of seeing Danny Spooner perform live. It was brilliant. He's one of those artists whose material you just have to steal, or as it's known in the folk world, collect. This is a piece he learnt from a friend of his mother's, Mrs McCall, whilst sat at their knees as they darned late at night, bouncing stories and songs back and forth. The piece is from Scotland, I'd wager Orkney though I can't be sure. At the bottom of the piece of paper on which he wrote me the words there's a little throw away note that says it tells the story of the MacCudrum family who are descended from seals. If you know anything about this, or if you are a seal get in touch, I'd love to hear more.
Gulls by the Sea recorded by acclivity in sussex, from the Free Sound Project.
~~~
Never ride a bike on the road without a safety helmet and proper reflective clothing.
Freecycle is great for more than just bikes and puns!
The Ski Sunday theme is Pop Looks Bach by Sam Fonteyn
~~~
The closing music is the traditional Cold Haily Windy Night, performed here by the talented Silverwheel, check them out here and here, and be at their up coming gigs at The Holly Bush on the 4th of July and The Red House on the 8th of July. (More gigs listed on the Myspace page!)
~~~
Feedback very much appreciated!
This is sort of a 'zine, a punk cast. By which I mean it isn't really finished, but I'm putting it out anyway! I really wanted to start getting stuff out, and knowing that people are listening will drive me to better, darker, funnier, more. It's ropey in places, clunky in others, there's a lot of ways I want to take it. Do you want to take it there with me? Then email me!
Show Notes
I suppose you're meant to have some sort of intro theme. Here's Ibly Dy playing By the Year 2020 we will all ride giant wasps to work, recorded live at the red house. And some of Marching Footsteps recorded by Cognitu Perceptu and Big Door Shut Down by Loofa, from the Free Sound Project. And Sage Tyrtle of Quirky Nomads can't find a remote control. Apparently.
~~~
Malcolm Gibbons provides some guitar moods, some of the Dalesman's Lament, a bit of Prokofiev, and some musing melodies. But not in that order. And not all at once.
~~~
I will tell you a story of a girl. A famous girl. Dickens once described her as his first love, saying that he felt that if they could only be wed he would know perfect bliss. See The Christmas Tree. Here is an old version of the story, one that sees her bereft of her iconic headgear, but we are in no doubt as to her identity, and, well Charles, I know exactly what you mean. Traditional.
~~~
About a year ago I had the delight of seeing Danny Spooner perform live. It was brilliant. He's one of those artists whose material you just have to steal, or as it's known in the folk world, collect. This is a piece he learnt from a friend of his mother's, Mrs McCall, whilst sat at their knees as they darned late at night, bouncing stories and songs back and forth. The piece is from Scotland, I'd wager Orkney though I can't be sure. At the bottom of the piece of paper on which he wrote me the words there's a little throw away note that says it tells the story of the MacCudrum family who are descended from seals. If you know anything about this, or if you are a seal get in touch, I'd love to hear more.
Gulls by the Sea recorded by acclivity in sussex, from the Free Sound Project.
~~~
Never ride a bike on the road without a safety helmet and proper reflective clothing.
Freecycle is great for more than just bikes and puns!
The Ski Sunday theme is Pop Looks Bach by Sam Fonteyn
~~~
The closing music is the traditional Cold Haily Windy Night, performed here by the talented Silverwheel, check them out here and here, and be at their up coming gigs at The Holly Bush on the 4th of July and The Red House on the 8th of July. (More gigs listed on the Myspace page!)
~~~
Feedback very much appreciated!
Muse and Mania, February 2009
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02/07/09 • -1 min
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This is a dark and wretched way to start this thing off afresh. I'm not 100% with the editing, but I've known these two stories have needed forcing together for years now. Enjoy!
In this episode of The Room Behind the Bookcase, Tim Ralphs tells Orpheus' descent into the Underworld and an old "Mad Axe Murderer" tale he heard as a boy scout.
Shout out to the Toaster Repair Crew. And to fine company.
This is a dark and wretched way to start this thing off afresh. I'm not 100% with the editing, but I've known these two stories have needed forcing together for years now. Enjoy!
In this episode of The Room Behind the Bookcase, Tim Ralphs tells Orpheus' descent into the Underworld and an old "Mad Axe Murderer" tale he heard as a boy scout.
Shout out to the Toaster Repair Crew. And to fine company.
Our world was spun from the Dagda's harp
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01/27/07 • -1 min
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The why and the how:
Tibetan_Chant provided by The Free Sound Project
Zozu the robot by Diana Carter, Puffin Books 1976, ISBN 0140307672
The Adventures of Tintin by Herge,
Towersey Village Festival
Four Fools Folk Festival
The didgeridoo is played by Mr Tim,
Digital Advice’s Five Steps to Free Podcasting
Check out blogger and the show notes.
Feedburner is here!
The show was recorded using Audacity with Lame, you guys rock!
PerditaExKnit provided the syndicated livejournal feed.
Now lets get down to business!
The why and the how:
Tibetan_Chant provided by The Free Sound Project
Zozu the robot by Diana Carter, Puffin Books 1976, ISBN 0140307672
The Adventures of Tintin by Herge,
Towersey Village Festival
Four Fools Folk Festival
The didgeridoo is played by Mr Tim,
Digital Advice’s Five Steps to Free Podcasting
Check out blogger and the show notes.
Feedburner is here!
The show was recorded using Audacity with Lame, you guys rock!
PerditaExKnit provided the syndicated livejournal feed.
Now lets get down to business!
Gogol's The Nose, part iii
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04/10/08 • -1 min
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We are adapting Gogol's The Nose for podcast. Things lulled for a while, but the pace races on as we approach our miraculous conclusion. As I have tried to explain; this is my part three, which is the second half of Gogol's part two.
In short, Kovalev has lost his nose. He has found it again. I realise this sounds simple, but dear listener be aware of the tangled web we weave; barbers, police, a Doctor in a hat of questionable practicality, and even accusatons of witchcraft abound. Thank goodness we have Zabet Stewart of The AntiCraft and her inestimable talents.
Tomorrow, before the sun sets, I swear I will have for you the final piece of the jigsaw, the answer to the unanswerable, the concluding piece of
THE NOSE!
We are adapting Gogol's The Nose for podcast. Things lulled for a while, but the pace races on as we approach our miraculous conclusion. As I have tried to explain; this is my part three, which is the second half of Gogol's part two.
In short, Kovalev has lost his nose. He has found it again. I realise this sounds simple, but dear listener be aware of the tangled web we weave; barbers, police, a Doctor in a hat of questionable practicality, and even accusatons of witchcraft abound. Thank goodness we have Zabet Stewart of The AntiCraft and her inestimable talents.
Tomorrow, before the sun sets, I swear I will have for you the final piece of the jigsaw, the answer to the unanswerable, the concluding piece of
THE NOSE!
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How many episodes does The Room Behind the Bookcase have?
The Room Behind the Bookcase currently has 10 episodes available.
What topics does The Room Behind the Bookcase cover?
The podcast is about Legends, British, Myths, Storytelling, Folk, Podcasts, Arts and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on The Room Behind the Bookcase?
The episode title 'Muse and Mania, February 2009' is the most popular.
How often are episodes of The Room Behind the Bookcase released?
Episodes of The Room Behind the Bookcase are typically released every 40 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of The Room Behind the Bookcase?
The first episode of The Room Behind the Bookcase was released on Jan 27, 2007.
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