Change ). Drama. Does anyone know where I … Incidents of death from heart failure have spiked at seven times the national average in a … MYTHOS is a series that looks at British folklore through a quasi-scientific prism. That’s a mouthful but basically it’s a conceit that allows some contemporary, slightly world weary, characters to come up against the great and good of our beloved monsters and heroes of yore. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. One also senses that even greater plans are currently being hatched among the unsuspecting denizens of North London so watch that space. It’s laced with sardonic humour, ridiculous situations and insane leaps of logic – but its foundations lie in the stories that have become part of the British cultural DNA over the last two thousand years. Fugue State was a precursor/unofficial prequel to Mythos but I can’t share the first episode of the pilot itself because the BBC are repeating it this spring alongside Episodes 2 and 3, so I don’t have the rights back yet. Despite that, the often-frenetic pace at which proceedings unfold is really very charming and it would be a shame to lose it completely. I'm talking about the John Steed/Emma Peel version which I grew up with. They work best on a phone and are basically a series of text cards and images that you can build on over time. those interested, 2 and 3 are currently up on the bbc. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. That will most likely have been him. I think I might’ve listened to an episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy just out of curiosity but that’d be after watching the TV adaptation and reading the novelisation so it was so much easier having visuals fixed in my head. At face value, it’s a ‘steampunkish’ romp through time and fable but scratch the surface and there is perhaps some deeper political punches being landed too. Having just got back into Medium, I’ve discovered that you can now do these strange little series things on there. I find radio plays demand a great deal of attention, far more than TV. For a flavour of the MYTHOS world, you can listen to my play FUGUE STATE on the radio section of my website HERE. Genre Storytelling Comment by oldrottenhat. Johnson is in danger when a sinkhole opens up beneath the city of London. A selection of highlights available to download via the iPlayer Radio app, All episodes available on BBC iPlayer Radio, How to download from the iPlayer Radio app. Cast: Nicola Walker (Lairre), Phoebe Fox (Parker), Tim McInnerny (Johnson), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Miranda Hyde), Ewan Bailey (Warden Godfrey/Hood & other parts), David Holt (Alan-A-Dale/Guard 2 & other parts), David Collings (Geoffrey of Monmouth/Jeff) & Becky Wright (Aide 2) A sinkhole opens up beneath the City Of London and Lairre and Parker, fresh from battling Robin Hood and his Merry Men, are tasked by Miranda Hyde (Tracy Ann Oberman) to rescue Johnson from the depths of the city. Drama. Lairre, Parker and Johnson discover a secret door. MYTHOS is a series that looks at British folklore through a quasi-scientific prism. A paranormal drama by writer and director Julian Simpson, starring Nicola Walker. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I’m not short of headphones by the way. ( Log Out /  I added the visuals to give me the option of a stage production and then—typical me—did nothing with it. Mythos 1 (2018) by Julian Simpson published on 2020-03-22T10:36:51Z. In doing so, JS employs a knowing, almost-apologetic, tone which seems to say, ‘here we go again with the exposition, we know it’s a bit of a pain but it has to be done’. Lairre battles an incorrect cultural consensus of British history, while Parker channels Modesty Blaise to become the world’s greatest secret agent; and together they find themselves facing Gogmagog the Giant, as Britain’s past erupts through time to destroy the present. I think it's a quote for the poster "There was no pussyfooting around." 1. In radio, as with books, the audience/readership brings its own sets, its own costumes, its own lighting. Posted by 2 months ago. In November 2017, we recorded Episodes 2 and 3 of my BBC Radio 4 series MYTHOS, starring Nicola Walker, Phoebe Fox, Tim McInnerny and Jana Carpenter. I really don’t have—I suppose the word for it would be ‘refined’—hearing. I feel that, in listening to these plays, you may find yourself on the fourth or fifth floor of an elevator that is very soon and very rapidly going all the way to the top. Producer: Karen Rose A Babylonian genderless shapeshifter, that enjoys inflicting pain on human beings. For me, the biggest challenge in carrying off future episodes of ‘Mythos’ lies in the questions of Risk and Consequences. Whatever the reason, I found it a tiny bit jarring. More on the writer Julian Simpson In the first of two new Mythos stories, Lairre and Parker accompany their boss Johnson (Tim McInnerny) to Glamis Castle in Scotland, where a secret door has been discovered. Taking possession of an old hand-held transistor radio from my parents, I listened to the Radio Plays on BBC Radio 4 from an untenably young age, investing in the Radio Times to mark up what was coming in the next week. By Julian Simpson. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. In radio, theatre and books, you have to do some of the cooking yourself and the experience can often be all the richer for it. A universe can be destroyed but, wait, there’ll be another one along in a minute. It’s quite different from cinema or television where the entire meal is spoon fed to you. :). Radio was my first passion. FLAC is lost on me but so is HiDef to be honest.

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