Torty Talks

These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in November 2022. This is the Monday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which Ford and Arthur meet Zaphod and Trillion on the Heart of Gold. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

HHGttG - by Douglas Addams. He was a terribly clever chap and I like reading his stuff, so I've done it here and I'm quick about it too ! But - Arthur and Ford are only on their first space ship by the end ... The dreadful sound of a Babel fish doing its job but not helping much during a conversation at an airlock. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

I've lost count of how many episodes I have recorded. This one ends just before Chapter 12.  Zaphod is Galactic President and is a thief. Trillian is another escapee from Earth, but we don't know that yet and Marvin hasn't mentioned his diodes either. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

So far my reading starts where the half hour slot for my Ambron Radio broadcast runs out and picks up where I can find a sort of re-entry point. Th brick like Vogons do their thing, then get ready for the poetry - in the next episode.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

I started with Douglas Addams'  introduction, then found there was little space left for a decent chunk of the actual book, so part two starts quite close to the story's beginning. This section has not moved on very far as yet. Arthur is still in the mud and the Vogons are biding their time - hanging around. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

More living with Long Covid - followed by Kelly Shanley's 'Drunk 30 something' --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Raymond Baxter makes his mark reporting on the Silver Jubilee. Salisbury Cathedral's Bells for the Queen. Starting with, sad comments about the state of the NHS. Radio comedy clips and links - from the TV as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

These recordings are from my ancient tape archive, recovered thanks to Kaleidoscope. Week Ending was a Radio 4 topical comedy sketch show of very high quality. Following that, is a VHF radio recording of a car chase through London around the same time. It has a happy ending - if you are not the baddies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Just the TV sound, recorded directly by wire - not sure why I didn't record the video. I think I had a VHS by then but tapes were so very expensive - and I had not joined the BBC yet... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

This is the soundtrack of a BBC TV programme - no pics except those from your memories ! Part one is on another episode download. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

I read the introduction and almost all of the first chapter. It ends with Vogons hanging around like bricks don't. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

This is the second TT episode of HHGttG. It starts with the Vogons and ends with Zaphod. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Mostly a BBC Radio 4, Week Ending from 1977. This was a topical news comedy show. Oddly the jokes are still relevant. Even odder, the jokes are still very good ! They did this each week but broadcast it so late at night that very few people knew about it. I recorded quite a few. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Mostly a BBC Radio 4, Week Ending from 1977. This was a topical news comedy show. Oddly the jokes are still relevant. Even odder, the jokes are still very good ! They did this each week but broadcast it so late at night that very few people knew about it. I recorded quite a few. I have just got my hands back on my tape archive from back then and so far have extracted three episodes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Mostly a BBC Radio 4, Week Ending from 1977. This was a topical news comedy show. Oddly the jokes are still relevant. Even odder, the jokes are still very good ! They did this each week but broadcast it so late at night that very few people knew about it. I recorded quite a few. I have just got my hands back on my tape archive from back then and so far have extracted three episodes.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

I have trouble sleeping, and sitting down, and lying down. My body decides to go far a partial totally unco-ordinated walk without my permission. This is the story of one specific night's terror and how I attempt to cope with RLS/ PLMD, insects and snoring. Such fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Sometimes I have to go out, sadly often to a hospital. On this day I put on my Binaural stereo recording headphones. Quite frankly, I think the sound is remarkable ! OK, the content is a tad embarrassing, but, it's a slice of life and shows my extraordinarily slow but now definite recovery from Long Covid continues. And then ... a comic short play in which I play all the characters. I hope it is self explanatory - even though I do mix up the names of the people I play - and back again. The context of the stereo positioning tries to help out, but I get confused with that too. One day I may make it properly. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Artificial Intelligence voice faking demo. House at Pooh Corner Chapter Three --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Programme as broadcast on Ambron Radio David Attenborough in the full transmission with - Uber driver wisdom, The House at Pooh Corner Chapter One --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message

Welcome 2022 - Pooh - meets Tigger, the A.A. Milne stories - a repeat :-) Trying to be Santa My efforts at getting to the Grotto while suffering from Long Covid and associated idiocy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/simon-r-anthony/message