Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard announces a contest, all you need to do is listen to the MI6 Behind the Scenes and post a comment on how many references to other shows there are (and believe me you have plenty to choose from).

We also have a fantastic interview with Capt. John Tadrzak, author of the new book Santa Claus and The North Star which has just been released. We talk with him about why he wrote it, possible sequels and suggestions to others trying to get a book published. Be sure to listen in!

To Purchase a copy of Santa Claus and The North Star for only $15:
CLICK HERE

To contact the author, e-mail: northstarbook@aol.com

Get a head start on your Christmas shopping and support a fellow Audio Drama enthusiast!

 

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In Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard’s mixing debut (don’t be too hard on her everyone!), she has lovingly created a special Behind the Scenes feature for Lara Bond. Join reporter Arden Dale as she makes her way through the secrets of MI6 with her mostly silent camera operator Don.

Featuring the regular cast of Lara Bond, with special appearance by Nick Edwards as James Bond.

 

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Written & Post-Produced by Alexa Chipman
Music by The Cutters & Monty Worsley
Sound Effects by Alexa Chipman, Stevie K. Farnaby, GR Sites

Featuring the Voice Talent of:

Captain Roger Gibson - David Maciver
First Lieutenant Laurence Fitzgerald - Ravenstone
Sergeant Gareth Coolidge - David Drage
Midshipman Edward Pendennis - Mark Gianopoulos
“Chips” Hardwicke - Doug Barbieri
Cartwright - Jules Ismail

Promos Featured:
BSAP’s Conan: Queen of the Black Coast
Flaming Hat’s Infringement

Released under Creative Commons
Non-Derivative License 3.0

The last part of our Horatio Hornblower series is now released. This is based upon the final pages and the notes of C.S. Forester’s “Horatio Hornblower and the Crisis” which was never completed before his death. We pick up at the end of Part 1 when Hornblower and his intrepid crew are trapped in Spain upon a dangerous and crucial mission.

Adapted / Mixed by Alexa Chipman
Music by Spare Parts and Kevin MacLeod
Sound Effects by Alexa Chipman, Stevie K. Farnaby

Featuring the Voice Talent of:
Captain Horatio Hornblower - David Ault
Lt. Bush - Alasdair Stuart
Lt. Gerard - Steven Jay Cohen
Narrator & Secretary Marsden - David Drage
Count Miranda - David Maciver
Flag Lieutenant - Jeremiah McCoy
Maria Hornblower - Robin Carlisle
Aide-de-Camp - James Leeper

Promos Featured:
Silverblade Trilogy (Podiobook)
Star Rabbit Tracks (Radio Play Series)

 

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Written by Alexa Chipman
Produced / Directed by Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
Post-Produced / Mixed by James W. Smagata

MI6 has a new chapter with James Bond’s intrepid sister Lara. In this film for the ears, she battles the return of a foe believed dead, dares the icy mountains of Tibet and falls from new heights on California’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Promos featured:
Equality Now Serenity Screenings
New World Army

Featuring the Voice Talent of:
0012 Lara Bond - April Sadowski
M - Joy Edwards
Q - Alex Gilmour
Alec Trevelyan / Janus - Elisha Sessions
Frank Hammond - Michael Liebmann
Mark Pauli - Chris Gumprich
Narrator - Jon Specht
Alice Spinner - Robin Carlisle
Waiter - David Maciver
Waitress - Laura Sanders
Tourist - Bill Hollweg
Thief - Michael Liebmann
Guard 1 - David Maciver
Guard 2 - Jules Ismail
Guard 3 - James Leeper
Viktor - Alex Gilmour

 

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Here a little of what went into the new Hornblower that was just released as well as an explanation of why it is Part 1 but starts partway through the book and what parts were adapted versis written cold.

It also includes some bloopers from David Ault and David Drage (Hornblower and Secretary Marsden).

 

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The first of a two-parter Horatio Hornblower at Imagination Lane is now released. For those of you with the book it starts in Chapter 7 partway through after Hornblower is writing the letter. I skipped the boarding house scene as frankly just listening to someone washing up and getting dressed isn’t really that interesting in audio format I also combined the characters of the Flags, Dorsey and Barrow because I don’t have enough voice actors to have fifty million male characters and it just confuses people anyway to have five people in a conversation where three would do just as well. Other than that it mostly follows word for word from the book.

Adapted / Mixed by Alexa Chipman
Music by Spare Parts
Sound Effects by Alexa Chipman, Stevie K. Farnaby

Featuring the Voice Talent of:
Captain Horatio Hornblower - David Ault
Lt. Bush & Admiral Foster - Alasdair Stuart
Lt. Gerard - Steven Jay Cohen
Narrator & Secretary Marsden - David Drage
Count Miranda - David Maciver
Flag Lieutenant - Jeremiah McCoy
Maria Hornblower - Robin Carlisle
Clerk1 - Bruce Busby
Clerk2 - Paul Mannering

 

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This includes promos for our upcoming shows Lara Bond
and H.M.S. Lydia (Auditions close tomorrow!)

Most of this audio is to address the abrupt ending to the previous behind the scenes which many thought was a mistake. So listen to all the fantastic different variations on endings and let us know which one you prefer so that this will not occur again!

Endings Voice Talent:
Alexa Chipman
Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
David Maciver

 

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This is the first behind the scenes / fun episode on Backroads. Currently all our shows are in production but another should be coming out in a few weeks.

First up: Please take the time to donate to: Shivonne’s Race For Life she is the girlfriend of David Maciver, one of our voice actors, and it is a very worthy cause. Even a few pounds / dollars will help!

Second up: Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard takes you on a fantasy tour of her audio recording studio, complete with cloning factory and Alexa shows you around the Imagination Lane reception area.

Third up: A blooper from James Leeper and why Voice Actors need to turn their lines in!

 

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A nefarious bandit is stirring up trouble and Sir Oliver is sent to put a stop to it.

Music by Kevin MacLeod
Sound Effects by Alexa Chipman, Stevie K. Farnaby, GR Sites
Promos featured are Lady From Day and Kung Fu Action Theatre

 

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