Episode One: Africa is calling
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference

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Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project.

http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Episode One: Africa is calling 
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference 

Go back to front page

Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project
http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Episode One: Africa is calling 
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference 

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Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project
http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Episode One: Africa is calling 
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference 

Go back to front page

Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project
http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Episode One: Africa is calling 
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference 

Go back to front page

Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project
http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Episode One: Africa is calling 
Episode Two: Gateway to Africa
Episode Three: First impressions
Episode Four: Voyage to The North
Episode Five: To Walk With The Elephants
Episode Six: Making a Difference 

Go back to front page

Narrated and written by Sal Bolton
Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

‘You can do it for 3 months or longer, West Africa, country called Ghana – you could teach the kids how to play tennis there’….

Akwaaba! These 6 short episodes depict memoirs from the stories of young University Graduate Sal Bolton making a soul searching decision in taking the sport she loves to aid the underprivileged communties of deepest darkest Africa to the land of the Black Star, Ghana.
 
The episodes follow Sal’s adventures from the encouraging words of a university friend to make a difference in the world after a heavy night of student partying in England….to the unpredictable Tro Tro rides of the dusty congested backstreets of Accra, an adrenaline fuelled adventure across the biggest lake in Africa and roaming the roads of the unknown to walk with the elephants, and receiving her very first marriage proposal whilst being sold a steering wheel. The series highlights the interesting and comedic customs and etiquette she encounters as an ‘Obruni’ in Africa, whilst interacting with the ‘happy go lucky’ local Ghanaians in their habitat and also the heartwarming inner peace she finally finds whilst offering a hand to those less fortunate.  

These stories are adapted from a forthcoming book, The Call of Africa which hope to inspire and open the eyes for anybody that’s ever wondered what its like to be a young white girl living and breathing this magical continent in the aim of making a difference.

Sal Bolton is a professional actress and attended the CWF Studio Film Academy, London

I would like to acknowledge and thank Cat O’Connor for her help with this project
http://www.myspace.com/catoconnor
Ghana Tennis Aid web page:
http://ghanatennisaid.wetpaint.com/
View photos of the Ghana Tennis project at
http://www.myalbum.com/Album=6WM6QZ6B

Malcolm Clark is an English actor who has married a Brazilian and moved to a small city called Curitiba which is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, located in southern Brazil.  In his narration  Malcolm gives a vivid impression of his new life and surroundings.  Painting a colourful picture of his new city and the people. Giving us an insight into an Englishman's impression  of the rich and diverse cultures of Brazil.

In the coming months Malcolm will be sending us more of his observations and thoughts about his new adopted country.

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 1

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 2

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 4

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Recorded at Brighton University Media Services UK.

Music:  Track: 01-Eu nao sabia (I did not know)
Artist:   Anamar
Album: Transfado
http://www.magnatune.com

 

Malcolm Clark is an English actor who has married a Brazilian and moved to a small city called Curitiba which is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, located in southern Brazil.  In his narration Malcolm gives a vivid impression of his new life and surroundings.  Painting a colourful picture of his new landscape and the people. Giving us an insight into an Englishman's impression  of the rich and diverse cultures of Brazil.

In this, his third report, he talks about one of many experiences he has had whilst getting to grips with the language, and then goes on to describe a trial by mountain-climbing and a peaceful couple of days spent in the midst of the South Atlantic Rainforest.  

 In the coming months Malcolm will be sending us more of his observations and thoughts about his new adopted country Brazil.

Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 1

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 2

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 4

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Recorded at Brighton University Media Services UK.

Music: 

Track: 01-Eu nao sabia (I did not know) 

Artist:   Anamar

Album: Transfado

http://www.magnatune.com

 

 

Malcolm Clark is an English actor who has married a Brazilian and moved to a small city called Curitiba which is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, located in southern Brazil.  In his narration Malcolm gives a vivid impression of his new life and surroundings.  Painting a colourful picture of his new landscape and the people. Giving us an insight into an Englishman's impression  of the rich and diverse cultures of Brazil.

In part 4, Malcolm talks a bit about everyday  life of people  in Curitiba and about the many positive aspects of living in Brazil that are not made well-known outside the country, as well as some of the negative aspects and shares a few nostalgic moments, recounting some of the things he misses about his way of life in England.

 In the coming months Malcolm will be sending us more of his observations and thoughts about his new adopted country Brazil.

Directed and produced by Nigel Killick

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 1

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 2

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 3

An Englishman in Brazil by Malcolm Clark Part 4

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Recorded at Brighton University Media Services UK.

Music: 

Track: 01-Eu nao sabia (I did not know) 

Artist:   Anamar

Album: Transfado

http://www.magnatune.com

Running Spies by Gary Mepsted.

Synopsis of the story:

Literary agent, Katherine, finds herself trapped in a cell and interrogated by her captors who are convinced that she is a spy. Is Katherine the tragic victim of misidentification, or is nothing as it quite appears. Running Spies is a dark, slippery tale of modern espionage.

The Cast: 

Written and directed by Gary Mepsted

Lucy Shaw as Lucy
Francesca Cicic as Katherine

Paul Bentinck as Malcolm  

Produced by Nigel Killick

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As Chekhov wrote to a friend, "Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular, it is less boring this way, and besides, neither of them loses anything through my infidelity."

Chekhov's attitude towards life. "In front of that dreary, grey crowd of helpless people there passed a great, wise, and observant man; he looked at all those dreary inhabitants of his country, and, with a sad smile, with a tone of gentle but deep reproach, with anguish in his face and in his heart, in a beautiful and sincere voice he said to them: 'You live badly, my friends. It is shameful to live like that.' "

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1914) was one of the most representative Russian writers in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. His works present a vivid picture of Russia's everyday life with its triumphant complacency, deplorable banality, cruel senselessness, dull boredom, stunted intellect, and moral emptiness. Chekhov did not pose as a moral teacher, but as an imaginative investigator. He often insisted that he was not called upon as a writer to suggest remedies for the diseases of society, but, as a physician by training, to diagnose them. Yet, in reading his dismal account of Russia, one cannot help hearing the author's condemnation of the laziness and self-indulgence of his fellow-men, of their l9th nineteenth century life in which everything is shallow, stupid, and commonplace. A thoughtful reader of Chekhov will hardly accuse him of being indifferent to morality and society. He will rather perceive in his works a skilful criticism of that commonplace Russian life in which nobody else seemed interested and of which so few understood the significance and the value.

But men of genius like Chekhov are usually not satisfied with flinging only criticisms. When they criticise and condemn the sluggish current of contemporary existence, their action is motivated by a sort of "categorical imperative," by the persistent innate demand of their restless souls which cannot be appeased by existing conditions. This demand is in itself something positive, something real; for it is born of an ideal of life which the author has visualised, towards which he aspires, and with which he compares the humdrum world. Undoubtedly Chekhov, too, had an attitude towards human problems that was peculiarly his own, coloured by his own ideal of a beautiful and harmonious life. M. Gorky, Reminiscenus of Anton Cheklwv, by Gorky, Kuprin and Bunin, New York, 1921,p.2j. 658

Narrated by Sandra Ventris,  directed and produced by Nigel Killick Recorded at the University of Brighton's Media department recording studios.

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For more information about Anton Chekhov please follow the link below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode One: 
Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65.

Some people think they know what cold is, but unless you’ve been to the arctic you have no idea. Learn just what it’s like to experience deep cold, up close and personal.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.

Episode One: A typical day at -65
Episode Two:   Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four:  Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:  The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six:   Brothers on the Frontier.

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Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode Two:  Moving my family to the wilderness.

In 1996 Basil moved his wife and son from the relative comforts of the American Midwest back to his birth home of Salcha Alaska. Little did his Korean City Girl wife know what was in store for them.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.



Episode One: A typical day at -65
Episode Two:   Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four:  Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:  The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six:   Brothers on the Frontier.

Back to peopletalk front page

Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode Three: Mosquitoes.

There is a joke in Alaska that the state bird is actually the mosquito. The funniest part of the joke is that we’re not joking when we say that.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.


Episode One: A typical day at -65
Episode Two:   Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four:  Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:  The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six:   Brothers on the Frontier.

Back to peopletalk front page

Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age.

Hunting is more than just a tradition or past time in Alaska,
its part of surviving.  In this episode you’ll hear how wilderness survival and  technology are sometimes at odds with one another.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.


Episode One: Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65.
Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six: Brothers on the Frontier

One more episodes are in production and coming soon...........

Episode 6 – Brothers on the Frontier
The year was 1946, the Alaska Canada Highway had just opened to civilian traffic. Joe and Pete Balch, freshly released from the military after the war, decide it is time to head north. This is the story of how they got there.

Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode Five: The Nanny

Every kid needs someone to watch over them. Some rich kids get nannies. But me, I had a great big slobbery Saint Bernard.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.


Episode One: Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65.
Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six:

One more episodes are in production and coming soon...........
Episode 6 – Brothers on the Frontier
The year was 1946, the Alaska Canada Highway had just opened to civilian traffic. Joe and Pete Balch, freshly released from the military after the war, decide it is time to head north. This is the story of how they got there.

Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Our Man In Alaska:
Episode Six: Brothers on the Frontier.

The year was 1946, the Alaska Canada Highway had just opened to civilian traffic. Joe and Pete Balch, freshly released from the military after the war, decide it is time to head north. This is the story of how they got there.

Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it.

Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed.


Episode One: Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65.
Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness
Episode Three: Mosquitoes
Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age
Episode Five:The Nanny. Every kid needs someone to watch over them.
Episode Six: Brothers on the Frontier.

Another four more episodes are in production and coming soon...........

Our interview with Basil Sands

Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books
at www.basilsands.com
Buy Music at magnatune
Music credits:
1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Track: Hagagatan 14
Album: GratisJazz
Artist: Eternal Jazz Project
Click here to take you to track.
2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com.
Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky
Track: Angel
Click here to take you to track.

Episode One:
Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England. 

This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.

The first episode in the series, How I Ended up on a Small Island, highlights Heather’s journey from the prairies of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to the busy metropolis of London, England. 

Find out how she got here and why she decided to stay
Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

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Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
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Episode Two: The Strange and Wonderful World of Food

Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.
 
This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.
 
The second episode in the series, The strange and Wonderful World of Food, highlights Heather’s experiences with British cuisine as a strict vegetarian and how she discovered that what you call food determines where you’re from. 

Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

Please click here to go to her Spotlight page
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Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there.

Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.
 
This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.
 
The third episode in the series, Why I’m Here Instead of There, explores the positive and negative aspects of moving to a new country on the other side of the world and why despite that, Heather still wants to stay.
 
Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

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Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

Episode Four: A Sporting Life

Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.  

This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.

The forth episode in the series, A Sporting Life, gives an insight into Heather’s theories on the difference between British and North American sports and what it was like to be in the thick of the crowd for her very first professional football match.

Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

Please click here to go to her Spotlight page
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Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News

Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.  

This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.

Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

Please click here to go to her Spotlight page
Please click here to go to her web site

Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

Episode Six: Going Home

Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.  

This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people.

 The fifth episode in the series is about going home.

Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London
Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food
Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there
Episode Four: A Sporting Life
Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News
Episode Six: Going Home

Please click here to go to her Spotlight page
Please click here to go to her web site

Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees. 
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

If you wish to know more about Heather Taylor.
Please click here to go to her Spotlight page
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Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque
Artist: Gerard Satamian.
Album: Dry Fig Trees.
(Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com)

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Isabel Woods reads The Tragic Actor by Anton Chekhov, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

Anton Chekhov is regarded by many as the most outstanding short story writer. This may be a surprise at the first encounter with even his most famous stories, because they are rarely driven by plot or anticipation. They are often gentle in character, elusive in purpose; but they create a resonance in the imagination that rings long. Here are 12 stories, from the brightly comic to the overtly tragic, each full of the sharpest observations of personality and situation, and with implications beyond their brief form; the dying actor, the children playing a game, the cabman with his tragedy, the orator's mistake and, perhaps most richly of all, the family laid bare in 'In The Ravine'. With music by Tchaikovsky and Balakirev.

Isabel Woods is a professional Actress who trained at Academy of Live and Recorded Arts London. If you wish to know more about Isabel
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Music: Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church Monks and Choirs of Kiev Pechersk Lavra

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Becky Wright reads The Emporium of Sausages, by David Allen directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

A kind hearted woman lives a lonely existence as her father's carer. Her only bond is with the local butcher, a shy man devoted to his work. They are alienated from each other by years of sadness until they speak and a strange romance is set in motion.

This sad and touching story casts an irresistible spell.


Becky Wright is a professional actor who trained at Bristol University and Mountview.

She currently plays 'Nic Hanson in 'The BBC's Archers' and is the voice of Jo in the cartoon Jo's Blogs (Ink Apache).

Whilst training she played Agnes in 'Dancing at Lughnasa', Lady Fancyfull in 'The Provok'd Wife', Varya in 'The Cherry Orchard' and Fay in 'Iron' among others.

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Artist: Beth Quist
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Holly Walters reads Dreamscape by David Allen, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

Dreamscape

In a world of twisted logic a mysterious dream reveals a horrific and nightmarish tale. A poetic, intelligent vision of a disturbed mind offers a case history with tragic consequences.

Holly Walters is a professional Actress who trained at Drama Studio London. Goldsmith's was where she did her degree, gaining a BA honours in Drama and Theatre arts.
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Song: Desire to understand, Album: Otherwake
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Becky Wright reads The Red Ribbon, by David Allen & produced by Nigel Killick.

The Red Ribbon is a wry and heart breakingly poignant tale of a young woman from America's Deep South as she remembers her raw and uplifting childhood.


Becky Wright is a professional actor who trained at Bristol University and Mountview.

She currently plays 'Nic Hanson in 'The BBC's Archers' and is the voice of Jo in the cartoon Jo's Blogs (Ink Apache).

Whilst training she played Agnes in 'Dancing at Lughnasa', Lady Fancyfull in 'The Provok'd Wife', Varya in 'The Cherry Orchard' and Fay in 'Iron' among others.

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Music: Mist of Dawn
Artist: Rejuvenescence
Album:Dreamscapes (PREVIEW: buy it at magnatune.com

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Vanessa Bolt reads THE DEVIL TO PAY, by Max Pemberton, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

Vanessa Bolt is a professional Actress who Trained at The Actors Company; London Centre of Theatre Studies.

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Music: Coda in re minore,
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Susannah Bond reads THE PENSIONER, by William Caine, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

Susannah Bond is a professional Actress who graduated from a 3 year diploma in Performing Arts from 'Cambridge Performing Arts @ Bodywork Dance Studio's'.

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THE PENSIONER

The strange sad story of an honourable and foolish man.

"He hated Miss Crewe intensely, but he had undertaken to provide for her, and provide for her he must—even if he failed to provide for himself, and so he continued to pay Miss Crewe her one hundred and fiftypounds each year.

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Holly Walters reads Broadsheet Ballad by A.E. Coppard, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

Holly Walters is a professional Actress who trained at Drama Studio London. Goldsmith's was where she did her degree, gaining a BA honours in Drama and Theatre arts.
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Song: Muertos, Album: Return of El Lobo,
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Jean Apps reads Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.

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Isabel Woods reads The Tenants of History by Michael Edmonds, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.


About The Tenants of History.
If Aristotle, Columbus, Copernicus, Gagarin, JFK and Stalin all lived
together in a rented terrace house, would they debate some of history's
most important issues such as who gets the biggest room, who holds the
TV remote control and who finished all the Shreddies? Probably, but
there are mysteries to solve too, like what's over the back wall, what's
eating Stalin and where will JFK go on his holidays? A light-hearted
look at history or a serious comment on flat-mates, depending on your
point of view.

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Scott Haney reads The End of the Path by Newbold Noyes and produced by Nigel Killick.

Set in a little church in the misty purple foothills of the Italian Alps and the blue lake of Como. It's a strange but poignant and evocative story of long lost love and a haunting picture of the Virgin Mary.

Scott Haney is an  American professional actor based in England, who trained at the U.S.C. Drama School in the USA.

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Josie Bloom reads The short story
"The Mistress and Her Maid",
written by David Allen, produced by Nigel Killick.

Set in eighteenth century England, THE MISTRESS AND HER MAID is the haunting tale of a young country maid who overhears an argument between her mistress and master, and the tragic events which follow, against the backdrop of a gathering storm.

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Our latest audio book is the classic fable
'Beauty and the Beast'  by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont narrated by
Sara Mendes da Costa. (Photo) produced by Nigel Killick.

Biography:

JEANNE MARIE LEPRINCE
DE BEAUMONT
French author (1711-1780)
Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont was born in Rouen in 1711. In 1748 her first book appears, Le Triomphe de la vérité ou mémoires de M. de La Vilette. She then moved to London where she became tutor of upper-class girls. Then she began writting magazines or pedagogic treatises on children's education. She founded 'Nouveau Magazine français', a literary and scientific compilation for young readers. Between 1750 and 1780 there are 40 volumes published, among them, the famous 'Magazines pour les enfants' (1757) where 'Beauty and the Beast' can be found, 'Magazine des adolescents' (1760) and 'Magazine des pauvres' (1768). At the age of fifty she left England and gets married to Thomas Pichon, with whom she has six children.

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Ghambia by William Scully

When Corporal Francis Dollond and Trooper James Franks, of the Natal Mounted Police, overstayed their ten days' leave of absence from the camp on the Upper Tugela, in the early part of 1883, everybody was much surprised; they being two of the best conducted and most methodical men in the force. But the weeks and then the months went by without anything whatever being heard of them, so they were officially recorded as deserters. Nevertheless none of their comrades really believed that these men had deserted; each one felt there was something mysterious about the circumstances of their disappearance. They had applied for leave for the alleged purpose of visiting Pietermaritzburg. They started on foot, stating their intention of walking to Estcourt, hiring horses from natives there, and proceeding on horseback. They had evidently never reached Estcourt, as nothing could be heard of them at that village. They were both young men, colonists by birth. Dollond had an especially youthful appearance. Franks was older. He had joined the force later in life. He and Dollond, who had only very recently before his disappearance been promoted, were chums.

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Sadao Ueda is a professional Actor who trained at the Academy of Creative Training in Brighton. If you wish to know more about Sadao
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Ryunosuke Akutagawa wrote no full-length novels, focusing instead on the short story of which he wrote over 150 during his brief life, including The Nose, The Spider's Thread, The Hell Screen, Autumn, The Ball, In a Grove, and Kappa. Akira Kurosawa directed the film Rashmon (1950) based on Akutagawa's stories; the majority of the action in the film was actually an adaptation of In a Grove.

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Malcolm Clark is a professional Actor who trained at the Academy of Creative Training in Brighton. If you wish to know more about Malcolm
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Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

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ANTON CHEKHOV (1860-1904)
Anton Chekhov Born on January 29, 1860, one of Russia's most cherished storytellers.

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Jen Rowe is a professional Actress who trained at the Academy of Creative Training in Brighton. If you wish to know more about Jen
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Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

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Josie Bloom is a professional Actress who trained at the Academy of Creative Training in Brighton. If you wish to know more about Josie
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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. Known for his barbed and clever wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned after being convicted of the offense of gross indecency, which also included homosexual acts not amounting to buggery in British legislation.

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About the author Ella D'Arcy.

Short Story Writer, Novelist.
Active 1890-1924 in England, Britain, Europe

Though Ella D'Arcy was considered by a number of her contemporaries to be among the innovators of New fiction in the early to mid 1890s for her decidedly modernistic short stories and her crucial role in the development of The Yellow Book quarterly, she has since all but disappeared from the literary map. Yet despite the lack of popular or critical attention that has been given to her over the past century, D'Arcy her birth has been located). She was probably the eldest of five sisters and at least one brother. Her father was Anthony Byrne D'Arcy, a partner in the firm of Patrick and Anthony D'Arcy reticence.

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