Monday Matinee

Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 44, the 7th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Pete's pick, an episode of the syndicated series Hall of Fantasy, called "Black Figurine of Death"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the charming little world of Budley; a place so small that our town square is a triangle! Also while visiting, make sure you visit the ‘Leaning Statue of Susan Boyle' it's our most popular tourist attraction! Anyway, in today's episode we learn more about the seedy underground world of “Sticky Sheets” (mainly from Sarge), take a visit to the ‘Budley NHS', start building the ‘Titanic MK2' and go supermarket shopping for some very free 2for1 deals. Well, at least it's better than a “Take the High Road Omnibus”. This is the end of our long wonderful road with Cornucopia Radio. It has sadly now come to an end. Cornucopia's run lasted between 2007 & 2024 and featured a massive collection of audio pieces written and performed by a host of different peopleall produced by Peter Beeston in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Please if you can let him know how much you've appreciated his work. Peter is a grand audio dramatist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Isenberg returns with our fourth installment in his Elizabeth Crowne series and not to be ignored Ed Cho returns with another taste of "Ignore City"! This time it's episode #6 with the entire series soon to be heard on Wednesday Wonders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sneak inside to the Matinee! Federal Stonecipher brings you Sonic Society #732- Crown Jewels, Welcome to Budley Episode 7 and OTR Essentials Ep. 44! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season opens September with Paul's pick, an episode of "Bold Venture", a weekly adventure series that starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and ran in syndication in the early 50s. Will co-hosts Pete and Patte come away from their discussion feeling refreshed from a Cuban vacation? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Budley; a local village so small we don't even have enough room to change our minds. We start with some unfortunate news this week; mainly that the local performance of “Wee Wee Jimmy Krankie: The Musical on Ice” has had to be cancelled because of the pending lawsuit by Barbara Windsor against her co-star. But in more positive news; the ‘Tom Daley' fountain has finally been repaired and the cherubs have had their heads successfully reattached. Now if only we could just do something about those gnomes… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Still reeling from the Battle of Ruritania, Sándor reluctantly travels to the remotest corner of Australia—to help with a daring rescue mission" and Robert Isenberg brings us a new hero or heroine in Elizabeth Crowne episodes 1-3! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Fall with Sonic Society #731, Welcome to Budley: Episode 6, and Old-Time Radio Essentials Ep. 43, all on the Monday Matinee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season continues with Patte's pick, an episode of "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show", a weekly comedy series that ran on NBC radio in the late 40s/early 50s. Will co-hosts Paul and Pete come away from the after-show discussion knowing every sordid detail about the lives of the cast-members? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've made the right decision to stay with us here in the devastated dwelling of Budley. A place so small; that last week during a local amateur boxing match, both men had to sit in the same corner! In this episode, we religiously follow the exciting football developments in the Nunndes league and we'll also tell you about the top noodle in Thailand, known only as ‘Chop Stick Chiwa'. We mourn the sad loss of Beryl (once the kids get out of the ball pool!) and young Marley is exited to discover the financial benefits of eBay. Lastly; “The Gnomeageddon Prevention Society” declares all out war! Will anybody make it out alive? Or at the very least; avoid a few small bites to the ankles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tension between the two combat veterans reaches a peak during an imaginary march into the killing fields of war. The veterans share traumatizing memories and together “climb from the trenches,” forming a bond. But seeds of conflict that will upend the lives of all at the soiree have been sown. A confrontation of great emotional intensity culminates in a fiery battle between decency and evil. It is a battle that foretells what is soon to come for Germany and the world." And our historical treatise of darker times from James Isaiah Gabbe (pronounced as GABE) continues this week on the Sonic Society! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last week of summer is bittersweet but the Matinee is just sweet as Federal Stonecipher brings Sonic Society #730, Welcome to Budley: Episode 5, and OTR Essentials Ep 42! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season returns to Monday Matinee finally! And this week we continue with Pete's pick, an episode of "The Henry Morgan Show", a weekly comedy series that ran on ABC radio in the late 40s. Will co-hosts Paul and Patte come away from their discussion with fresher breath and less-dingy skin? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're glad to see you return back to the vacuous village of Budley. A place so small that it doesn't matter if you don't know what you're doing, because somebody else surely does! In this episode we're going be outlining our plan to finally destroy the gnome menace and also introducing a new extreme exercise regime. We'll tell you about our awarding-losing education system, plus the unfortunate roadworks on the Simon-Cowell estate. Lastly, we'll give you a quick history lesson on legendary highway man ‘Dick Turnip' and where he might have buried his treasure, somewhere here in Budley! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Berlin, 1921. Democracy teeters. Zealots battle in the streets as the Bechsteins, Europe's famed piano makers, host an elegant soiree. A surprise guest arrives – a combat veteran – unknown and seemingly unremarkable. He unveils powers of seduction, manipulation and demagogy that will soon change the course of history." This week history takes the Sonic stage thanks to writer and director James Isaiah Gabbe (pronounced as GABE)! Part 2 next week continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens another Matinee in August with Sonic Society #729, Welcome to Budley: Episode 4, and OTR Essentials Ep. 41! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "Storytime With Count Boris"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the lovely little town of Budley. A place so small, a ‘night on the town' takes only 11 minutes. We're also proud to hold the record for the highest percentage of ‘village idiots' anywhere in the entire world. Infact, most of our villagers have to put their names on a waiting list and take turns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David visit their friends at Re-Imagined Radio for their Women's History Month, women in radio, and specifically Lucille Fletcher, one of our favourite writers of all time and RR picks the cream of the crop reprising a double feature of "The Hitch-Hiker" and "Sorry, Wrong Number"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another stellar week with Sonic Society #728, Welcome to Budley: Episode 3, and Roast Squib #106- Storytime with Count Boris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "What Scares a Polyglom?"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Budley; although due to our confusing one way system, we suspect you never actually left. We'd also like to sincerely apologise about the recent wave of gnome-based attacks. Rest assured, the town of Budley will not be seen as a ‘soft touch' when it comes to the recent increased number of gnomes on our streets. We will also continue our ‘zero tolerance' policy on Bill Oddie hiding in your bushes. He is a menace, and we will stop him… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David bring you Seven Lamb Productions and their new sci-fi apocalyptic series called "End of All Hope". Ava, Mark, and Jay have been friends and co-workers for years. On a routine trip to New York for a environmental convention, they soon find that things are about to go horribly wrong. Is this the beginning of the end? Episodes 1 and 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in August with Sonic Society #727, Welcome to Budley: Episode 2, and Roast Squib #105- What Scares a Polyglom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "The Credit Bureau"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Budley. Although not visible on any map or satnav, this coastal “hamlet of no hope” is home to sporting champions, fitness innovators, educational institutions and ‘The Great Yamir' who is a ‘Psychic to the Stars'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David present Y2K which is a completed story in 66 episodes over two seasons but we're only featuring the first four episodes. Olivia launches Y2K podcast, and plays the first two voice mails from Kat and Jess in the year 2000 by Karin Heimdahl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last week of July with Sonic Society #726, Welcome to Budley: Episode 1, and Roast Squib #104- The Credit Bureau! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "Forgetful Macbeth"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Fishing' tells the story of a son's last ditch attempts at connection and reconciliation with his dying father Frank; who as the cancer takes over his body, is becoming increasingly bitter and frustrated at the prospect of losing control over what little time he has left. In the hospice, he dreams of one last “adventure” of his own, a return to one of his favorite fishing spots to ‘hit' a tench or two and sink a pint of Kington's at ‘The Royal'. Realising that time is of the essence, Phil ‘kidnaps' his Father from the clutches of ward sister “Eva Braun” and on a hired narrow-boat and borrowed time, the two men embark on a journey of discovery revolving around the only activity they ever shared, ‘fishing'. As they make their journey along the rivers and canals, the two men learn some painful home truths as long held secrets and opinions rise to the surface and with time running out, Phil is forced to reassess his commitment to the trip and ultimately his Father. Can he make it to the bitter end or will his selfish, middle class sensibilities betray them both? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week from the very appropriately named "The Audio Drama Show" David and Jack present two adaptations of "The Story of Tom Smart" and "The Strange Client" by Charles Dickens scripted by James Newberry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee with Sonic Society #725- Audio Dramas, Fishing, and Roast Squib #103- Forgetful Macbeth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "ROTC Minisode"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Hallowe'en the thing you must do, Is pretend that nothing can frighten you. An' if somethin' scares you and you want to run. Jus' let on like it's Hallowe'en fun. ‘Cornucopia Radio' returned to the airwaves of Sheffield Live! 93.2fm on the 31st of October to present another six hour ‘Halloween Marathon', starting at 1am and finishing at the first light of 7am. The show featured brand new original short stories, plays, monologues, sketches and Halloween music.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Tales of the Night Sky" is a unique Audio Drama experience with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence. This week Jack and David look at a trilogy of tales including "Callisto: The Constellation of Ursa Major", "Arcas: The Constellation of Boötes" and "Cynosura: The Constellation of Ursa Minor"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need to cool off? Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee with great features this week Sonic Society #724, The Cornucopia Halloween Special II, and Roast Squib #102- ROTC Minisode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Roast Squib sketch show! This mini-series was written by Jonithan Patrick Russell in 2019. Enjoy the laughs as we begin with "The Trailer"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is said that Pheidippides, an Athenian herald, was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon, running 150 miles in just two days. After this, he then ran another 25 miles from the battlefield near the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon with the word “Νενικήκαμεν”, meaning ‘We have won'. He then collapsed and died on the spot due to exhaustion. Many years later; in the town of Sheffield, we find ourselves focused on the adventures of a very unfit man trying to complete his first ever Marathon. He's only just started and already he's thinking about catching a bus… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in honour of Mutual Audio Network's crackerjack fourth season, Jack and David have a listen with American Radio Theater's recreation of Mutual RADIO Theater's "Oh, Really? No, O'Reilly", when a boomtown goes bust some local merchants hatch a scheme to preserve their prosperity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for July with Sonic Society #723- Really, It's Mutual, Hitting the Wall, and Roast Squib #101- The Trailer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live old-time radio theater show at Joplin's Java coffeehouse, Waukegan, IL on June 11, 2010. Original commercial written and performed for live show featuring re-creations of Pete Kelly's Blues and The Jack Benny Show. George Burns: David Drazin. Gracie Allen: Carol Seymour. Music by David Drazin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the far future, humanity has expanded out to explorer the outer reaches of the solar system. In the process, leaving behind the radioactively poisoned planet once known as Earth, but now more commonly referred to as the “Forbidden World”. However, ‘Captain Robert Newsam' is about to discover that the planet is not as desolate as he once imagined and that sometimes the only way to get where you're going is “The Drop”… “The Drop” is based on the short story by John Christopher and is the first in our new series of updated versions of classic radio productions from the 1950's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices