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BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES gets the Talking Apes treatment as we break down issue 2 of the latest Marvel Comics series. Once again, Marvel amazes us with cross cutting this new artwork and the 1970's art from their Beneath the Planet of the Apes adaptation. But wait, isn't this a prequel story, so the events in Beneath haven't happened yet, right? That conundrum is all answered in our conversation.    We start this 74th episode by discussing the upcoming Talking Apes lineup. After we finish covering BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES comic series, we plan to do a break down of the late 80's Apes rip-off film, Time of the Apes. If you haven't seen it, prepare yourself:   MST3K: Time of the Apes (FULL MOVIE)   Plus Talking Apes just hit a milestone - 91K downloads! That is a reason to - GO APE!!!   For best enjoyment, watch the video version of this episode to see all the comic pages and panels.   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube   Want More Talking Apes?

In this 73rd episode we break down the first issue of the most recent apes comic series, Beware the Planet of the Apes. This 2024 Marvel Comics series tells a prequel story in a 4 issue miniseries set just before the events of the 1968 film.    Nova takes center stage in a tale that disregards all previous tie-in material that served as prequels to the first movie such as Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes and Death of the Planet of the Apes along with the entirety of the BOOM! Studios era.   This is a new adventure set in the classic continuity of the original PLANET OF THE APES films! In a hostile world run by aggressive gorillas; scientists Cornelius and Zira are the only apes alive who see value in the mute human race - but even they know human capabilities have severe limits.    So when Zira's nephew Lucius goes missing, it is with great trepidation that they turn to a human ally - a young woman who will someday earn the name "Nova"!    But the search for Lucius brings them all deeper into the Forbidden Zone - which is forbidden for a reason. What never-before-seen dangers await them in the ruins? The citizens of Ape City believed they were alone on this planet, but a world of violence lies beyond their borders!   For best enjoyment, watch the video version of this episode to see all the comic pages and panels.   Now, Go Ape!   Show Links:       We recommend watching the YouTube version above! Audio version is below:   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube   Want More Talking Apes?

This week the lassies discuss the concept of hypernormalisation, Susan's surprise trip to Go Ape courtesy of Amanda and how Innocent smoothie are actually evil.Like, share, and subscribe to @materialgirlcomedyMake sure to check out:Material Girl Podcast https://linktr.ee/materialgirlcomedyMaterial Girl Live shows https://linktr.ee/materialgirlcomedyMaterial Girl Newsletter https://substack.com/@materialgirlcomedyFollow Susan Riddell & Amanda Dwyer & Material Girl on socials:@susanriddellcomedian https://linktr.ee/susrid@amandadwyerrlolYou can follow Material Girl on Instagram and TikTok for clips, news and more! Leave a 5 star review!Email us your questions: materialgirlthepodcast@gmail.com#podcast #comedy #podcastclips #funny #standupcomedy #jokes #fyp #womenincomedy #materialgirlcomedy #susanriddell #amandadwyer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with a fun and revealing discussion with author Jim Beard! Jim shares his entry into the Planet of the Apes universe as a child which explains a lot about his involvement in the upcoming Apes role playing game. This RPG has been a long time coming and we get into the nitty-gritty and thoughts on the release. Whether you're a gamer or not, you will be super-pumped and ready to immerse yourself into the Forbidden Zone. Now is your chance to be the character you always wanted to see in the Apes universe.   Of course right after the show was recorded and edited, the RPG was updated with the Solo Mode Unlocked feature. To read more about the update, here is the Kickstarter link.   As the author of “Silenced” and “A Question of Simian Survival—An Afterword” from Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone, Jim reveals behind the scenes stories on the making of this anthology. We also get to the bottom of why there has not been a follow-up.    Also in this episode, we chat about Neca's new line of Trick or Treater figures including the Gorilla Soldier.  We read some feedback about the Apes TV series anniversary from Max Cervantes, Tom Dabb, Andrew Arnell.   Now, Go Ape!   Show Links:   Amazon link to Tales From the Forbidden Zone Role-Playing Game   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

Talking Apes wraps up 2024 in a big fun way! Kevin (Proximus Caesar) Durand and Bobby (Cornelius) Porter leave video messages. We tally up the final box office results of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as well as go over the recent sequel news.     We had to talk about South Carolina's inadvertent live production of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. How many of us cheered when primates escaped from a research facility and were “just being goofy monkeys jumping back and forth playing with each other” (actual quote from CBS News). Like us, did you hope the 43 escaped monkeys were going to take over humanity?    We read more of your comments on the Planet of the Apes TV series and Talking Apes anniversaries. And there is still more to go.     How many saw Rick Baker's classic Apes display set up in his yard for Trick or Treaters on Halloween night? Unfortunately we did not see it live but gathered lots of video and pics as well as the gruesome footage of Rick demolishing the sets the day after. (Be forewarned it is really hard to watch.)   Since we are so proud of our efforts from last year, we'll replay our melodically and on key ‘14 episodes of Planet of the Apes' to the tune of ‘12 Days of Christmas'! You're welcome!   Now, have a happy holiday season and let's GO APE in 2025!   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

It's got a bunch of people who also showed up on "Space:1999," it's Halloween... why not?If you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:TBA: We will "Go Ape." 

It's fifty years since the TV series of Planet of the Apes debuted, enlivening the childhood of millions around the planet of the humans. Phil and Colin enjoyed the show as kids, but now undertake a celebratory rewatch, reviewing the adventures of Virdon (the blond one), Burke (the dark-haired one), and Galen (the hairy one). We also have a Planet of the Apes quiz, and our usual round up of recommendations of past, present and future SF. For full show notes, check out our blog at 101sf.blogspot.com

Talking Apes turns 10! Or as it was called a decade ago - Talking Apes TV when it premiered on Oct. 6th, 2014. Original co-host Mark (“Mellow Kubrick”) Oguschewitz is back to run down memorable moments with a heartfelt tribute to our first Talking Apes Facebook admin., Angela Rushmere. We play the intro to the very first episode including the ear-worm that sounds like a chimpanzee giving birth, ‘Ape Shuffle'.  In a congratulatory message, Bobby Porter thanks the vast Apes crew, and we read your thoughtful social media comments.   We continue our Planet of the Apes TV show 50th Anniversary celebration and Mark gives his favorite episode, scene, and supporting character. He weighs in about who the better gorilla military leader is: Urko, Ursus, Aldo, and this time we include Proximus! The debate continues as what Urko's title is - General or Chief of Security (or both). What do you think?   And to round out this big episode we go back to Ape City to trick or treat. What's the worst that could happen when humans go door to door looking for candy and bananas? Bobby Porter reprises his role as Cornelious Jr., first time he's done so in 50 years.   Thank you to the Apes community for getting us to the 10 year mark! Now, have a Happy Halloween and let's Go Ape for another decade!   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

The math made it more of a "final three," but we did pit every episode of Space: 1999 against each other, and one did come out on top. If you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:TBA: We will "Go Ape." 

It may be fan service, but it's served with a second helping of season one's existential dread. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqm3Zcguf4&t=2sIf you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:September 25: Space:1999 "Final Four" TBA: We will "Go Ape." 

C'mon, Dorcon. Listen to this podcast about Space:1999. Maybe dorc off after you've Dorcon'ed. Catch up with the episode here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxeTg2WUKg&list=PLUA9kG1DciUwY2VSvIGk3WZI_TqJMynxG&index=48 You can catch Earl Green each week on Mission Log's Gene-ology podcast, where he dives deep into the early scripts of Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/archive-gene-ology/ If you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:September 25: Space:1999 "Final Four" TBA: We will "Go Ape." 

How will Kirk and Spock deal with that space amoeba? ... ... ... wait. Not that one. Catch up with the episode here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUxEAImCkE&list=PLUA9kG1DciUwY2VSvIGk3WZI_TqJMynxG&index=47&t=12sIf you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time:https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusWe also get into both "good" and "bad" films at Films & Filth:https://filmsandfilth.transistor.fm/The Twilight Zone:https://timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/And Disney:https://occultdisney.transistor.fm/And Matt makes music:https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming Soon:September 13: The DorconsSeptember 25: Space:1999 "Final Four" TBA: We will "Go Ape."

This episode checks in with Choristers Guild. I began my ministry in church music in the late-1970s and early 1980s, and Choristers Guild was a primary source I turned to for wonderful and high-quality children's Christian music. Back then, church music was organized around graded choirs and music ensembles. But during the mid-1970s and early 1980s, the "seeker" churches grew rapidly and with them the use of "contemporary" Christian music. During the 1990s "contemporary" Christian music became dominant. The result, often, was the loss of graded choir programs. In its origins, Choristers Guild had a strong focus on children's music. This episode seeks to learn of the state of things in church music and how Choristers Guild is navigating the challenges of the current situation with Christianity in the United States and music ministry. My guests are Katie Houts and Mark Burrows. Katie has worked with Mark in editing some of his music pieces. Katie Houts is the Sacred Choral and Curriculum Editor for Choristers Guild. Serving CG since 2013, Katie curates and edits sacred choral anthems, collections, musicals, curriculum, and teaching resources; she also serves on the faculty of the Choristers Guild Institute. She studied music at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA), where she majored in Church Music (Organ) and Religion. She has served in ELCA, UCC, and UMC congregations as Director of Music, Worship Curator, Organist, and Children's Choir Director. Katie is a published composer, professional accompanist, and a frequent clinician at sacred conferences throughout the country. She currently serves on ACDA's National Committee for Composition Initiatives, working to support and champion the work of living choral composers. Katie is based in Salt Lake City, where she leads choral ensembles throughout the community, including Rise Up Children's Choir - Utah's premiere contemporary vocal performance group for ages 6-18. She conducts RUCC's intermediate ensemble, Rise Up Ignite, and is the assistant director and accompanist for the advanced mixed children's choir. She also teaches second grade music and directs the 5th and 6th grade choirs at Wasatch Charter School (Holladay, UT). What Choristers Guild and other publishers say about Mark Burrows is this: Mark Burrows (b. 1971) is a composer and clinician whose works are published by many major houses, including The Lorenz Corporation, Shawnee Press, Abingdon Press, Choristers Guild and Warner Brothers. Several works, such as the Gettin' Down with Mama Goose Series, The Body Electric, and Outside the Lines top many best-seller lists. Known to little listeners as “Mister Mark” he tours the country performing concerts for children and families. His three children's albums – You've got a Song, Go Ape!, and Go, Galileo! – have won a total of nine national awards. His songs can be heard on XM Radio, and one song, Amazon Rock, was recently recorded by Nick Records for a Dora the Explorer album. Mark is currently the Director of Children's Ministries at First United Methodist Church – Fort Worth, Texas, where he leads the weekly Children's Message, a monthly worship service for families called Children First, and directs the 65-voice Youth Choir. Mark received his undergraduate degree in music education from Southern Methodist University, and his graduate degree in conducting from Texas Christian University. He lives in Fort Worth with his wife, Nina, and their two daughters, Emma and Grace. What Mark prefers to say about himself is this: Mark loves traveling the country reminding people how amazing they are and how, together, they can do amazing things! While Mark does not have perfect pitch, he does have “perfect dynamics.” He can tell, just by listening, if a piece of music is loud or soft. Mark loves cinnamon rolls and tacos but can't stand peas. He's a Ravenclaw, and he adores classical music (especially Haydn for his sense of humor).

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Welcome back to the "Sutton United Talk Time on Podcast" (or "Sutton Podcast" for short). In this episode, we're diving deep behind the amber curtain with Matthew Disley, Sutton United's Commercial Manager, to explore his role, journey, and his strategic vision for the club's commercial operations.Introduction Hello and welcome to another episode of the Sutton Podcast in association with Lucky Star Gin. I'm your host, Mike, and today we're excited to introduce Matthew Disley. We'll be covering Matthew's role, his story so far, and his hopes for his impact at Sutton United. Let's dive right into it!Overview of Matthew Disley's RoleBrief Biography: Matthew's background in fitness, sales, and marketing, including his role as a commercial site manager at Go Ape and commercial manager at Grimsby Town.Joining Sutton United: Motivation for joining Sutton, even with the expectation of relegation, driven by the opportunity to effect significant changes.Role and Responsibilities at Sutton UnitedCommercial Director Overview: Explanation of the commercial director role, focusing on generating revenue through various sponsorships and partnerships.Strategies for Engagement: Techniques for securing renewals and broadening the horizons to attract national sponsors.Immediate and Long-term GoalsImmediate Goals: Professionalizing operations, ensuring proper contractual agreements, and introducing price increments.Long-term Vision: Aim to attract national companies, leverage digital opportunities, and potentially introduce LED boards, contingent on increased revenue.Community and Fan EngagementBalancing Change with Tradition: Importance of transparent communication and involving fans in the journey to maintain the club's charm while fostering professional growth.Fan Participation: Encouraging fans to help by engaging employers for sponsorship, buying programs, and supporting through social media interactions.Personal Stories and Additional InsightsVisiting the Royal Marsden: Emotional experience during the visit and related fundraising efforts through running a half marathon for the Royal Marsden.Potential Partnerships: Mention of engaging with organisations like Chessington for potential future collaboration.Message to FansCommunity Focus: Emphasis on the critical role of fans in sustaining and growing the club's revenue.Call to Action: Encouraging fans to bring friends and family to games and get involved in any way they can, reflecting Sutton United's community spirit.Through these chapters, the interview provided a comprehensive view of Matthew Disley's professional journey, his strategic approach to his role, and his commitment to integrating fans into the club's evolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we break down the first issue (of five) of Marvel's Beneath the Planet of the Apes adaptation (1976). Talking Apes Facebook Group Admin Patrick Izzo fills in for Kevin Toft. Lots of laughs over the compassionate and blood-thirsty Ursus, cosplaying as Marvel's red and yellow suited ape soldiers, and the connection to Jurassic Park!   Beneath has had a long line of comic adaptations. Gold Key Comics produced an adaptation in 1970. Marvel Comics published a different version in two series (in b/w magazine 1974–77, color comic book 1975-76). Malibu Comics reprinted the Marvel adaptations when they had the license in the early 1990s. And, Power Records also released a book and record set in 1974.   Planet of the Apes invades San Diego Comic Con! Richard and Patrick go over the Apes panel and the ‘Enter the Forbidden Zone' immersive experience. Also an update on the box office performance as well as the streaming release and physical copy release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.    Now, Go Ape!   Talking Apes Merchandise!     Shop our entire TeePublic Shop here     Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube   Want More Talking Apes?

Comedian Paul Foot joins Gaby for a good ole natter. He talks about his new show, which came out of suddenly feeling joy, his antics at Go Ape and the little things in life which make him smile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprise! We're hitting the road early with the first of four summer trips to the drive-in. It's the weekend of June 15, 1973, and Battle for the Planet of the Apes has just opened, giving the Hillcrest Drive-In in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the opportunity to host an unofficial "Go Ape" marathon. We both started our relationship with Planet of the Apes as children, and it's a passion that has consistently remained with us throughout our lives. Please don't take our discussion as criticism... if we didn't love PotA, we wouldn't spend so much time talking about it! Don't miss this month's video on YouTube @ClassicHorrorsTV. It focuses primarily on PotA collectibles and is truly a companion to the audio podcast, where we don't even discuss the wonderful toys, coloring books, comics, etc. https://youtu.be/lqPdJwIhZe8

Go Ape ! Dans cette deuxième partie cet épisode exceptionnel de 12FPS, on revient très en détail sur les différentes scènes de Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes de Wes Ball ! Cornelius and Zira - Ep # 49 Part 2 - La Planète des Singes : Le Nouveau Royaume | Avis détaillé avec spoilers (feat. Draven) Si jamais vous l'avez manquée, voici le lien vers la première partie de l'épisode : https://docteur-zaius.lepodcast.fr/cornelius-and-zira-ep-numero-49-part-1-la-planete-des-singes-le-nouveau-royaume-avis-detaille-sans-spoiler-feat-draven) Dans cette deuxième partie, Draven et moi revenons sur chacune des scènes du film et on les décortique. On a vraiment essayé de tirer la substantifique moelle de Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Après ça, vous pourrez croire qu'il n'y a absolument plus rien à dire mais, après coup, je me suis rendu compte que je n'avais quasiment pas regardé mes notes et que j'ai oublié certaines choses. J'ai oublié de dire que lorsque Noa retrouve son village en train d'être mis à feu et à sang par la troupe de Proximus Caesar, la première chose que lui dit Anaya, c'est qu'ils lui ont cassé son oeuf. Ça en dit long sur le rapport qu'ont les membres du Clan de l'Aigle avec leurs oiseaux et ça illustre bien les différences culturelles qu'il peut y avoir. Vu ce qui se passe autour d'eux, un oeuf cassé, ça semble bien dérisoire. Mais le lien que les singes de ce clan crée avec les rapaces doit tenir de l'ordre du sacré. Et que d'autres singes qui leur étaient jusque là totalement étranger ne respectent pas cela explique surement l'état de sidération dans lequel Anaya se trouve. Voilà, c'est un petit easter egg (no pun intended) que je glisse dans les notes pour celles et ceux qui auraient déjà écouté l'épisode. Et pour les autres qui ne l'auraient pas encore écouté, ça vous donne une idée de ce que l'on peut raconter, Draven et moi. Et ce matin, sous la douche, j'ai encore pensé à une interprétation possible d'une scène du film en particulier en me disant que c'était vraiment dommage de ne pas y avoir pensé plus tôt. Mais comme je n'avais rien pour écrire ni pour m'enregistrer (ce qui semble assez normal dans une souche) et bien je me rends compte que j'ai oublié. Ça me reviendra peut-être. Ou pas. En tout cas, pour le montage, la formule de 24FPS a été respectée : il s'agit d'un épisode tourné/monté. Enfin, presque. Il fallait bien que je rajoute la petite touche Cornelius & Zira en ajoutant quelques petits extraits de dialogues… Mais tout ça pour dire que je n'ai pas réécouté l'épisode dans son intégralité. Il se pourrait donc qu'à un moment j'ai cité des épisodes en disant que vous retrouverez le lien dans les notes de l'épisode et puis qu'en réalité, j'ai oublié. De tête, je sais que j'ai cité un épisode de l'Actu Pop dans lequel il est question de Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Je crois que c'est aussi dans cette partie que l'on a parlé de l'épisode de Prehistor'Hic enregistré pendant l'édiotion 2024 de PodRennes Je sais que je parle également plusieurs fois de Tales from the Forbidden Zone, une anthologie de nouvelles originales pour lequel j'avais consacré un épisode Je parle également de Terror on the Planet of the Apes et de la série TV de 1974 En fait, je me demande toujours s'il y a des gens qui cliquent sur ces liens. Si c'est le cas, tout en bas de ces notes, il y a les liens vers les différents réseaux sociaux sur lesquels on peut retrouver le podcast. Ça pourrait être sympa de venir me le dire. Ou même de laisser des étoiles ou des commentaires. J'en réclame pas souvent mais ça fait quand même toujours plaisir ! Cela dit, je me demande si je ne vais pas sortir des petits épisodes histoire de relayer les épisodes de podcast ou de chaîne youtube qui parle de Planet of the Apes et que j'ai trouvé intéressant. Si jamais ça pourrait vous intéresser, faites-moi signe ! En générique de début et de fin, vous avez entendu respectivement A New Age et We Will Rebuild, composés par John Paesano. Les autres épisodes de Cornelius & Zira consacrés à Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes : Cornelius and Zira - Ep # 48 - La Planète des Singes : Le Nouveau Royaume | Dr.Zaius & Fils #5 Cornelius and Zira - Ep # 47 - La Planète des Singes : Le Nouveau Royaume | Réaction à chaud Cornelius and Zira - Ep # 46 - La Planète des Singes : Le Nouveau Royaume | La production du film Cornelius and Zira - Ep # 45 - La Planète des Singes : Le Nouveau Royaume | Que connaît-on du film à quelques jours de sa sortie ? Cornelius and Zira - Ep #43 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Que peut-on dire du premier trailer ? Retrouvez Draven dans 24FPS, le podcast ciné avec ou sans spoilers, dans Galactifrak, le podcast francophone dédié à Battlestar Galactica, dans The Masters of Horror Show, dans Stranger Films et dans C'Tout Comme Si vous avez écouté les deux parties d el'épisode en entier et que vous êtes arrivé jusqu'ici en ayant tout lu, bravo ! Il n'y avait rien à gagner mais c'est cool. Vraiment. Voilà. Il faut partir maintenant. En tout cas, personnellement, je vais allez me coucher juste après avoir écrit tout ça. Nan parce que j'ai un métier moi, à côté. C'est juste un hobby, tout ça. Donc faut pas m'en vouloir s'il y a des fautes de frappes. Je vais avoir la flemme de me relire, c'est certain. Allez, merci beaucoup pour votre écoute et à très bientôt. Logiquement, le prochain épisode, c'est une interview. Mais chuuuuut ! C'est en secret entre nous :) podCloud | Apple Podcast | YouTube | Spotify | BlueSky | Mastodon | Le serveur Discord super secret | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok

It's the week of May 10th 2024 and this week we have Captain Kirk cleaning a pool, more apes and their monkey business, and some pretty bad playing cards. https://linktr.ee/BilliamSWN Questions? Comments? Unwavering Praise? Contact me! The SWN Podcast Network has a Patreon! www.patreon.com/SWNPodcastNetwork You can always find me on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, the SomewhatNerdy site, and any podcast app. Check out my new blog where I blog about movies, books, and whatever I fancy. www.billiamthenerd.com Future Flicks and SomewhatNerdy Merch page: http://www.cafepress.com/somewhatnerdy Opening and closing music “Evening Melodrama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/S https://soundcloud.com/billiamswn/go-ape-at-the-pool?si=81096a85057247dd8533fe77927030cc&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Ape-ril continues this week as we celebrate the major milestone of 250 episode of Sequel Rights!!! WOOOOO!!!! Special guest Rob Klein joins us to discuss his massive collection of Planet of the Apes props and costumes as we ourselves grapple with the final film in the original series, Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your pet squirrel! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises! Special Guest: Rob Klein.

This week we return to our series on the Planet of the Apes with the 4th film in the franchise...1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Special guest Zach Pappas joins us to discuss a film that is fraught with injustice, violence, and circuses. Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your throughout all of Aperil! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises! Special Guest: Zach Pappas.

Del 2 på temat “Planet of the Apes” där vi tar en titt på de två sista filmerna från 70-talet: “Conquest of Planet of the Apes” (1972) och “Battle for the Planet of the Apes” (1973) samt Tim Burtons reboot från 2001. Bli Patreon: patreon.com/Movieboxpod Vi som gör podden heter Karsten Karlsson och Henrik Harej. PROGRAMPUNKTER: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 00:23:28 Battle for the Planet of the Apes 00:47:59 Tim Burtons Planet of the Apes

Evan Cohen, in for Greeny, kicks off the show diving into a deluge of Sweet Sixteen upsets, Dan Hurley being on the doorstep of greatness, and one production member's questionable attire. We play an MLB-themed group Sneaky Hembo Trivia before breaking down just how many QBs will be drafted in the first round and how many teams will consider trading back...or up. We wrap up the hour with Hembo's 3 takeaways from an exciting Opening Day in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How in the world will they follow up the ending from Beneath The Planet of the Apes?! Escape From The Planet of the Apes arrives just one year later to answer that question with aplomb. Join us this week as we follow the further adventures of Cornelius and Zira and host an amazing interview with Hunter Goatley from Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archive! Visit Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archive at https://pota.goatley.com/ Check out Hunter's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@HunterGoatley Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your fellow apestronauts! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises! Special Guest: Hunter Goatley.

You've just crash landed on a seemingly alien planet. Shortly thereafter you're captured by...TALKING APES?!?! And they have their own whole-ass ape society!?!? IT'S A MADHOUSE!!!!! Join us and special guest and APEMANIA founder Brian Penikas as we kick off our coverage of the Planet of the Apes with the original film that started it all back in 1968. Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your simian captors! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises! Special Guest: Brian Penikas.

What do nuclear submarines, surfing and the Wizard of Oz have in common? It turns out, when it comes to adventures in leadership, they all have invaluable lessons to teach.In this week's podcast episode, Ally is joined by Tristram Mayhew, founder of treetop adventure company Go Ape, a business born from a love of all things outdoor and raised with a vision to help people live their lives a little bit more adventurously - including the Go Ape team themselves.If you have ever set out to build a business based on something you love, this week's episode is a must-listen, as Tristram reflects on the successes and failures that have led to where he and the business are today as an Employee Owned Trust. Drawing on military principles of servant leadership and investing in your people, to raising a business like a family and being able to let it grow up without you, the story of Go Ape is a real lesson in bold leadership and belief in others. You can find out more about Go Ape (and book your next treetop challenge for yourself, your family or your team) on the website, or connect with Tristram on LinkedIn.Sounding good?If you have enjoyed listening to this podcast, remember to subscribe and rate it to help us reach more listeners. If you would like to support the show, we would love it if you could share it with someone you think would find it helpful for overcoming the barriers to growth in their own business, solve their people problems to unlock sustainable business growth. Remember to check out all our other episodes, which you can find here on our podcast website.Do you have an people puzzle you'd like us to help you solve? Do you have a story to share about your journey? We would really love to hear from you, so please do feel free to connect with us on our LinkedIn or Instagram, find out more on our website, or get in touch with us at hello@peoplepuzzles.co.ukSocial Media LinkedIn: LinkedIn Instagram: Instagram. Website: www.peoplepuzzles.co.uk Thanks for listening!

We are so excited to bring you the first Talking Apes Halloween Special! Watch the YouTube version to see the comic book pages: https://youtu.be/I-CXKahsqmc   Richard and Kevin are transported to Ape City where they go trick or treating, however not everyone is happy to see them. Bobby Porter reprises his role of Cornelius from Battle of the Planet of the Apes (1973) for the first time in 50 years (thank goodness for multiverses).   Also in this episode, Richard and Kevin continue their colorful commentary of Marvel's ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES adaptation series (1975-1976). They break down the fourth of six issues, titled, THE TRIAL! Nothing says spooky like a trial, or jury duty!      Happy Halloween, now Go Ape!   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, Founder of Rubber Cheese.Download the Rubber Cheese 2022 Visitor Attraction Website Report - the first digital benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcastCompetition ends on 20th December 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter.Show references: https://vacevents.com/THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER – QEII CONFERENCE CENTRE, WESTMINSTERhttps://vacevents.com/committee/ Bernard Donoghue OBECEO & Director, ALVA, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, Mayor of London's Culture Ambassador. Co-Chair, London Tourism Recovery Board.https://www.alva.org.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernard-donoghue-obe-0aa9b97/ Bernard has been the Director of ALVA, the UK's Association for Leading Visitor Attractions, since 2011 following a career in advocacy, communications, and lobbying, latterly at a senior level in the tourism and heritage sector. In  2017, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appointed Bernard to be the Mayor's Ambassador for Cultural Tourism and a member of the Mayor's Cultural Leadership Board. Bernard is Co-Chair of the London Tourism Recovery Board. He is also Chairman of LIFT, London International Festival of Theatre; Chairman of the Bristol Old Vic, the oldest continually operating theatre in the English-speaking world, and also of the People's History Museum, the Museum of Democracy.  He has been a member of the UK Government's Tourism Industry Council since 2016.  Bernard was named by Blooloop in 2020 as one of the world's 50 most influential people in museums, and in July 2021 won the public vote for the COVID Special Recognition Award from the UK Museums and Heritage Awards for his service to, and leadership of the museums and heritage sector in the UK during the pandemic. Ken Robinson CBE FTS - Founder of VAChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-robinson-cbe-fts-bb811312/Ken is an independent adviser who speaks and writes on tourism topics.  As a "tourism enthusiast" he aims to be a pragmatic pioneer of new initiatives, strategies and solutions to optimise the economic, cultural and social benefits of tourism.   Ken's Consultancy companies completed over 1500 assignments, mostly in the UK but also several hundred international projects, beginning over 50 years ago, before the days of mass tourism.  He was a founding member of the Tourism Society and supported the formation of the Tourism Alliance, both of which organisations he has served as a board member and Chair, as he has on several other Tourism bodies. Specialising initially in visitor attractions, Ken initiated and subsequently chaired the National Visitor Attractions Conference, VAC, and has been on its Committee ever since.  In addition to many clients in the public, private and third sectors, he has advised the UN's International Trade Centre, on national and regional Tourism strategy development.  His current focus is to move the industry's thinking from marketing to the critical need to manage future tourism for the benefit of host communities, and to optimise tourist's experiences.  Ken was appointed CBE for services to Tourism in 1997, and an Honorary Doctorate in 2014. Paul KellyChief Executive, BALPPA, Chair of VAC https://www.balppa.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kelly-2714a922/Having been with BALPPA for 11 years and working with VAC for that amount of time as well, Paul started his career in the attractions sector at Thorpe Park in the 80's and then moved on to the London Eye for its opening around the millennium.  He has  always been involved with visitor attractions.  Several more years working within Merlin followed both in the UK and abroad, mainly on business development.  Being a BALPPA member for 30 years means, being Chair of the organising committee at VAC keeps Paul in touch with all aspects of the attractions industry. Liz Terry MBEManaging Director, Leisure Media Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/elizterry/ Janet Uttley Head of Business Transformation for VisitEnglandhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janetuttley/  Transcriptions: Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip The Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Season 5 kicks off today with not one, not two, but three excellent guests.On today's episode, I have the pleasure of speaking to Bernard Donoghue, Paul Kelly and Ken Robinson, founders of the Visitor Attractions Conference. You also know Bernard as, Director of ALVA and Paul as CEO of BALPPA.VAC celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and I'm finding out where the idea for the event spanned from, how it's changed and developed over the years. And we take a look ahead to what 2024 has in store for the attraction sector.Unfortunately, fellow Founder; Liz Terry, the Managing Director of Leisure Media Group, and also Janet Uttley, Head of Business Transformation for VisitEngland, were unable to join us on this episode. But stay tuned for lots of insight and to find out how you can get your ticket for the VAC conference this year.Kelly Molson: If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Bernard, Ken, Paul, it is a treat to have you all on the podcast today. Thank you for joining me. I think this is the first time I've had three guests as well, so this could be interesting. Bernard Donoghue: And three men as well. I mean, it's like a really bad testosterone banana rama, isn't it? Really. Kelly Molson: I'm just a little flower in the middle of you thorns today. Yes, it's a real shame. So, unfortunately, Janet Uttley and Liz Terry couldn't make it along to join us today, which is a shame. But I'm sure that they will get lots of mentions as we talk through some of the things that we're going to chat about today. But first, as ever, I want to start with a little icebreaker. I'm going to ask you all the same thing because I'm intrigued as to whether you ended up doing what you thought you might. So, Ken, I'm going to start with you first. When you were at school, what did you think that you'd grow up and be when you were older? Ken Robinson: I didn't know. Kelly Molson: Had no clue at all? Ken Robinson: No, I didn't have a clue. I was lucky to have a good education. I didn't work at school. And then I got into a job, which was I was very successful at it and it was very boring. So I left. And when I discovered tourism and visitor attractions, it took me over. I didn't decide to do it. It told me that was it. Kelly Molson: Oh, I love it. It's like a calling. Ken Robinson: At the time it was, I was actually sitting in a turret room which had been vacated by Lord Montague. His desk used to face in and I liked that because I didn't have to look at the faces of the visitors going past who might complain, because in those days, buli was very expensive. And then one day I thought to myself, these people are investing their hard earned money and leisure time in making a decision to come here and it's our job to make sure they have a good time. And I turned my desk round and I looked at them all day long and the moment I turned my desk round, everything changed. Kelly Molson: I love that, because you could see the whites of their eyes and how they were engaging with the venue as they turned up. Ken Robinson: Well, it's just such a failure, isn't it? If you've got somebody who makes a choice and spends their time and money, a family decision for many people, and it should be a highlight. And if it isn't, whose fault is it? It's probably the fault of the visitor attraction, given that the person has chosen to go there in not communicating well enough with them about what they've got and what they would find interesting. Kelly Molson: This is such a brilliant story and that wasn't where I was expecting this to go either, Ken. I love it. Paul, what about you, Paul?Paul Kelly: Yeah, I mean, when I was at school, I was interested in sports and that was it, really, and luckily, that dragged me through the various places I went to. But what I was going to end up doing sports. I think once you get into sports quite seriously, you realise fairly quickly that actually you're not going to make it, so you have to find something else. So, laterally, I decided that business was a good idea. So I started doing business studies up in North Wales and for some reason were doing a sandwich course in those days, I think it was called that. One of those, I got placed at Thorpe Park. I don't know why particularly, so there's a group of six of us went down to Thorpe Park to work there and I actually started working on the rides.Paul Kelly: I'm not sure what it had to do with business at the time, but I'm glad somebody thought it did. And I couldn't believe that was a job that you could do, you could be paid for, because I came from the north at that point and there wasn't an awful lot going on in the 80s and actually be paid. Everyone enjoyed themselves, fantastic atmosphere, parties every night. I'm sure it's still like that. And it was just amazing. And from that moment on, regardless of what happened after that, including other colleges, other bits and pieces, effectively, I never left. Kelly Molson: It's always going to be in that sector. Paul Kelly: Yes. Kelly Molson: Excellent. Great. Bernard, same to you. Bernard Donoghue: Well, this may come as a surprise, but my grandfather was in the Irish Guards, my father was in the Grenadier Guards, my brother was in the Royal Marines, and I had a very large collection of action men. I genuinely thought I would probably end up in the army. And actually, I got an offer after university to go into the Household Cavalry. I don't think I've ever told anyone this before. Anyway, it just clearly I didn't pursue the application. It wasn't for me at all. Got really into politics. So I started working in the House of Commons, House of Lords and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and then I've just been in sort of lobbying, campaigning, political world ever since. But I still miss the uniforms. Can't deny it. Kelly Molson: I think we'd like to see you in that uniform, Bernard, if I'm not going to lie. So from the lobbying aspect, which is obviously a really big part of the role that you currently have, how did the attractions bit kind of slot into those? Where did the two join up? Bernard Donoghue: It's a really odd coincidence. I was trustee of a charity that Diana, Princess of Wales, was a patron of, and I was working full time for a charity that she was a patron of. So when she divorced Prince of Wales, now the King, she reduced her patronages down from 187 to six. And I happened to be involved with six of them. I went to work for her as a deputy private secretary, press secretary. But of course, the moment she died, which was August 31st, I had no job. Suddenly I was unemployed. And I got contacted by a woman who Ken will certainly know, probably Paul will, too, by Sue Garland, who used to be Deputy Chief Executive of VisitBritain, who'd heard me speak at something and said, "Well, we're just about to create this post of government affairs liaison. Would you be interested to working on the role while working on what you do next?”Bernard Donoghue: And that was in August 1997. And here I am still. Ken Robinson: But also, can I add something to that? Because I was lucky enough to be sitting in the room on many occasions when Bernard would give his briefing at meetings that were held by VisitBritain. And it was always a highlight of the day because Bernard, in those days, never pulled his punches. I'm not saying he does now, but he would just explain to everybody in the room what was going on with all of the political parties, which we never understood, and explain what we ought to be doing in order to best put our case. So it was really no shock when he turned up at ALVA, because I would say this if he wasn't here, he was the star of the show there, and that expertise that he showed has blossomed in the job that he's doing now. Kelly Molson: This is lovely, isn't it? Aren't you all nice? Bernard Donoghue: This is love in.. Kelly Molson: Probably why you all work together, right? You will get on so well. Right, back to you, Ken. Unpopular opinion, please. Ken Robinson: Most visitor attractions do not deliver full value for money to most of their visitors. Kelly Molson: Okay, Paul and Bernard, do you agree with this? Will our listeners agree with this? Is this an unpopular opinion?Paul Kelly: Did you use the word most, Ken? Ken Robinson: I did. Paul Kelly: I'll go for some, not most. Bernard Donoghue: Yeah, I'll go for some as well. One of my favourite programmes is Yes, Minister. And whenever you'd hear something off the wall, bonkers, they would say, that's a very brave opinion, Minister. That's a very brave opinion, Ken.Ken Robinson: Now's not the time to justify it. I'll do that on another occasion. Kelly Molson: Yeah, we will invite you back and we can do that one on one, Ken. Paul, what about you? Unpopular opinion? Paul Kelly: Well, I'm guessing that anybody that's worked in a theme park will probably have the same opinion I have. So I worked at Thorpe Park, which was 450 acres, two thirds of which was water. And at the end of the day, when you were walking out, and in those days, that could be 9, 10 o'clock at night, it was beautiful. On a late summer's evening, calm waters, walking through a park which had just been cleaned and tidied and ready for the next day. It was fantastic. And we all had the same opinion once were down the pub discussing the day. It's just a shame we have to let people into theme parks because it's the absolutely beautiful place without them there. So sometimes people let the parks down. Kelly Molson: That's a good one. That is a good one. Yeah. And you don't want to let them in to see the beautiful bit either, do you? Because then there'd be people there. It wouldn't be serene. Paul Kelly: No, I mean, those evenings, if there was still time, we'd go windsurfing on the lakes, cable water ski around the back. And it was just a shame that all these people came in every day and messed it all up. Kelly Molson: Yeah. Well, I'm pretty sure that most people who've worked in theme parks aren't going to disagree with you on that one, Paul. Good one. Bernard, what about yours? Bernard Donoghue: Even though I chair a theatre and I know how important the revenue is, I'm not a fan of selling drinks and food to people in theatres because they just make a noise. I can't bear it. I mean, it depends. I mean, it depends if it's a panto or something like that. Completely fine. Ken Robinson: Oh, no, it's not. Bernard Donoghue: It kind of allies to what Paul was saying as well, which was I don't know whether it's an unpopular opinion. I think it's probably a popular opinion. But visitor behaviour, whether it's in a theatre, a museum, an art gallery or wherever, has completely deteriorated post lockdown. Some people's behaviour is getting worse and it's very difficult to know what to do about it. Kelly Molson: Yes, agree. I don't think that's going to be very unpopular at all, actually, considering some of the things that we've seen recently. Thank you all for sharing. Okay, let's get back to the serious bit. The Visitor Attractions Conference. It's 20 years old this year. If you are listening and you're not familiar with it, one, why the hell not? And two, you need to grab a ticket today. It's the leading networking and learning event for visitor attractions across the UK. And I first visited in October 2019 and it was the first sector specific conference that I had been to. We'd been working in the sector for probably about three or four years, had never really at that point kind of gone all out on our like, "This is what we're going to niche and this is what we're going to specialise in."Kelly Molson: So I was kind of doing a bit of a fact finding mission really, and I came along and it absolutely blew me away. I think it was one of the friendliest conferences I've ever been to. I think you'd created an environment where everybody was really welcome, no stupid questions. Everyone from speakers to guests where kind of felt like they were all on the same level, really happy to answer questions that you had, really happy to talk to you. And I think that was for me. I came away from that event, I went back to my team and said, "This is where we should be. This is the event for us, this is where we should be attending, these are the people that we should be speaking to." And I've absolutely loved every minute of that. Kelly Molson: I mean, the next one I went to was a virtual one. So it was very different to the 2019 event, but still excellently organised. So firstly, thank you for making that happen. But where did the idea for the VAC come from in the first place? How did this come about? Ken Robinson: So we have to remember that the world was very different over 20 years ago. Really, really very different. Not just a question of internet or pre COVID and all those things and pre Olympics, but just very different. And attractions in those days thought and acted and communicated in their sectoral associations. Historic houses talked to historic houses, curators of museums talked to curators, bishops talked to priests, zoologists talked to botanists, but they didn't talk across the sectors. There were two exceptions to that. One was that in Visit England or English Tourist Board, there'd always been a committee there which was across the sectors, but the other one was ALVA. Now, when ALVA was formed, it was a 1 million visitors plus club for attractions, with 1 million plus visitors a year. Ken Robinson: Subsequently, groups of attractions, particularly English Heritage, National Trust, were involved originally associates, but it was a 1 million plus club and that's only 1% of the attractions in the United Kingdom had over 1 million. And it was very London centric. And ALVA had a five objectives, four of which were about government. And the interesting thing was that I was very good friends all through this time with Lord Lee, who know a very big part of the early success, pre Bernard of ALVA. I said to John Lee, “Look John, could you not change your name to ALVA and be involved with all the visitor attractions because they badly need something which glues everybody together and we need to get across this away from this sectoral stuff.” Ken Robinson: And everybody was talking about historic houses, talk about the house museums, talking about the continents of the museum but they weren't talking about visitors. They weren't talking about how you communicated with the visitors or what they were motivated by or how you could better manage things for visitors, give them better they weren't doing that. So John agreed with this and I've got the original papers here. I looked them out that I was asked first of all by ALVA in December of 2001 to write a paper on the future of ALVA which is headed: ALVA in the Future Representing All Visitor Attractions. Then after that the conversation went on and we realised that if were going to have some kind of overall event we couldn't do it without the National Tourist Board, we couldn't do it without Visit Britain, Visit England. We needed their input.Ken Robinson: We needed them to talk to DCMS and make sure it would happen. And also we wanted to do this not on a commercial basis but being by the industry, for the industry, run by the industry, not for profit. And that was a problem because we wanted to do it in the QE II Centre because we wanted to be in the centre of everything and that was going to cost an extraordinary sum of money and there wasn't that much money that could in that first year come originally from VisitEngland. So the partners in this, the partners being ALVA, BALPPA, Paul's organisation, Leisure Media the wonderful Liz Terry and her magazine which has forever been behind this event for no recompense whatever and myself put up 5000 pounds each security in order that the thing would happen. Ken Robinson: You said, "We'll stand the risk, let's do it.". So in 2004 I wrote the briefing of the first conference and I found from a 2003 the government asked for a list of topics that would be discussed in order they could work out whether or not they might like it and it's still here. What I like about it is it would do quite well for this year's conference. All those topics are still relevant. So that's where it came from. That's where it came from. We wanted it to have at the time the lowest possible attendance fee to get the highest number of people there. We wanted to involve everybody. Ken Robinson: And the cast list for that 2004 event, my goodness me, absolutely fantastic cast list in terms of the people we had for an initial event and you can imagine when it was announced and everybody was behind it ALVA was behind it. BALPPA, I should have mentioned that Colin Dawson, Paul's predecessor was an absolute stalwart of the conference in the early years he stood by know, when times were tough and that's where it came from. Kelly Molson: That is phenomenal. It was really putting your money where your mouth is, isn't it? By all of you actually personally investing in this thing to bring it to life. You don't hear many things happening in that way anymore, do you? It's all about getting investment and asking other people to make the commitment to it and take the risk. Ken Robinson: Well, we have a company now, I should say. We have a company called VAC Events, and we are all equal. The four of us are equal shareholders, that's to say, Bernard and ALVA, BALPPA and Paul, Liz and myself, for no benefit. Martin does it for us, but we are the people that carry the can, if you like, and I don't think we've ever had anything out of it apart from a nice lunch at Christmas, but apart from that, it's a great feeling of doing something. When you say everybody is very friendly and talks to one another. That's why they're all in the same business. Bishop, curator, zoologist person running a heritage railway, they're all in the same business. Kelly Molson: Obviously, the first event was a success. You've been on and you've done many, what, 20, 20 events since that first one. How have you seen it kind of change and develop over the years? So what did that first conference look like compared to what this year's will look like? And how have you kind of evolved it over that time to keep it relevant to your audience? Paul Kelly: Well, I think so. My involvement directly has been the last ten years, so I'm halfway through chairing for this one, but I was actually there at the early ones because I worked at that time. I was working at the London Eye, just across the river, and I was good friends with Colin Dawson at the time. I'd worked with him at Thorpe Park and he for some people, may well remember Colin as entertaining Princess Diana on a log flume in 92, 3 and 4. Paul Kelly: And I was there. It's hard to tell, but I was actually there. I'm not in any of the photos in Paris Match and all of those places. I have a couple of myself here. I didn't get anything signed by Princess Diana and sent over to you know, bitterness takes a while to and I've joked with Colin over this many years. Colin was there, but if you look closely behind the scenes, you'll find I was there too, but so I was great friends with Colin over many years and still am. He was obviously contacting everyone he knew about this conference. He was working for BALPPA at the time. I was working for the Two Swords Group, had the operational contract for the London Eye. Paul Kelly: So I went to the first one and I suppose my impressions of the first one was for somebody who hasn't been there before, the QE II is extremely impressive as a conference center. I don't go to many that look like that around the UK. Most of them normally the ones I go to are in attractions, they're slightly different so it was hugely impressive both on its location and what was across the road and how things went and I was a little bit starstruck I suppose, for the first one. Now I get the opportunity to sit on the stage and look out at everybody and have a slightly different view on it all, but still think it's an extremely impressive environment to do that. Paul Kelly: And I think the biggest change for me, and I think we may cover a little bit later, is how we've broken up the afternoons into separate segments and sections where people can go along to a smaller, informal group discussing a topic that they particularly want. And I think the thing I also like about that is the amount of people who want to go to more than one of them that are on at the same time and are almost complaining there's too many things to go to, which I think is hilarious, which means it's really good. And hopefully that means that next time they'll really think about which one do I want to go to, obviously I want to go to more than one, but I'm going to pick my best one. Paul Kelly: So I think for me, that's probably the biggest change over time. But what doesn't change for me is the team that we have putting these things together, which we're actually relatively slick at. Everyone gets the chance to put their opinions and I'm glad we don't record those meetings and it works out really well. And I think as a team, it's amazing how long we've stuck at it and stuck together. Kelly Molson: I'd love to be on a little fly on the wall for those meetings. Have you ever had a fallout about something? Bernard Donoghue: Yes, we're frequently violent. It's a visitor experience in its own right, I think. Kelly Molson: I'll pay for it. Bernard Donoghue: We reflect the madness that some of our visitors demonstrate on site so in that case I think we're rooted in the industry. The first one that I went to was in 2011, so I just joined ALVA at that point. And the first one I spoke, it was in 2012 and I've been doing the same kind of slot ever since. I do a kind of State of the Nation in the morning because ALVA obviously gets loads of data and information and we publish all of our visitor figures and all the rest of it, and actually we collect and commission much more data now than we ever used to. So I share all of that in the kind of Donoghue half hour copyright. Bernard Donoghue: What's lovely I mean, Paul's absolutely right is that over the last twelve years I think we've seen a real move from people desperately wanting to speak about their successes to being really open about what hasn't worked, which of course is far more interesting and useful. So there's been a really lovely shift from people saying, "No, I don't have to do the propaganda stuff.” Actually, I'm going to tell you what it was like, why it was a disaster and what we learned from it. And that's so useful. So you do get this real honesty coming from the speakers who know that's what they find useful too. So why not share it? I think the other one is I do a presentation about, is there core behaviours of successful visitor attractions regardless of type?Bernard Donoghue: And there are there's about ten of them, but one of them is the ability to foster creative partnerships with unusual suspects. So the presentations that are most fascinating for me is where a visitor attraction, it doesn't matter whether it's a cathedral or whether it's a museum or gallery or theme park, have teamed up with someone that you wouldn't expect them to team up with to tell the story of their people and places and collections in a new, innovating, exciting way. And those are fascinating, absolutely fascinating. So I love those. There's much more of that. Kelly Molson: Fantastic. Well, on that note, I want to know from each of you who has been the most inspiring speaker that you've had at the conference over the past 20 years. Ken, let us start with you. Who do you think would be on your list for that? Ken Robinson: I had a look through the programs going back to 2004 and came up with the following names which surprised me, actually. I think originally our first most inspiring speaker was Simon Jenkins, the columnist of the Times, who had very strong views, which didn't necessarily agree with what government and others were doing. He did give a very inspiring presentation and then there are some people who perhaps we would expect less. The most single most surprising speaker was somebody called Tristram Mayhew, who titles himself as the Chief Gorilla of Go Ape and in a room full of suits and quite smart dresses and trouser suits, Go Ape shambled onto the stage in a car key shirt and proceeded to explain how he'd done things differently. And frankly, it was riveting. We had a chap called Tony Berry from the National Trust who gave presentations. Ken Robinson: His first one was just stunnning, you know, in the days when HR was less popular, Tony Berry would tell you why you should be interested and he was absolutely amazing. And Sue Wilkinson, incidentally, of the National Trust, who was the person responsible really for dragging the Trust from its sort of old form to its new marketing orientated thinking about its supporters future success? She was terrific. And the other person I would mention another Tony, I don't know whether or Tony's there's Tony Butler from the Museum of East Anglian Life, who again, when Bernard was talking about people talking about doing things differently and it inspires you. Some of those examples are very interesting, but not easy to copy. Ken Robinson: In other attractions, we always look for things that do go across the piece, so anybody can learn from the lessons within the example that we're talking about. And incidentally, we do have arguments in meetings, it's about whether particular speakers and particular topics are the way of doing things. And generally speaking, when we all have a good go at it comes out better than it did when anybody said, “Well, I know what the right answer is. No, you don't. Let's all talk about it. So that works.” So you get these people that actually inspire and they light up the room, not because of clever graphics and not because of a forceful way, but they light up the room because of the originality of their ideas. Now, I'll come to my number one. Ken Robinson: I'm sorry about this, because he's sitting on my screen down there, and that's young Bernard, who since he joined our there you go. That's the top half that works. You should see the bottom half doesn't work. He's just had pins put in it. Kelly Molson: Just for our listeners here, Bernard is given a little muscle strong arm salute on screen here. Ken Robinson: Bernard combines the latest immediate knowledge of talking to people across the industry with an absolutely amazing gift of the gab, with a power of communication. And he's unstoppable. And we wouldn't have stood him for all these years if he wasn't. So of all the years and all the speakers, the consistent best is Bernard. But we have had other people, often surprising, who take know, you don't expect it, you think you're going to listen to ordinary session, all of a sudden it takes fire. Kelly Molson: Bernard, what have you got to say to that? Bernard Donoghue: What I say to Ken is there are packets of cash going from London to the south coast with immediate effect. Delighted. Thank you very much. It's really lovely, actually. I've tried to change things every year to do partly political, but also partly about good practice and who's doing what and who's interesting. I'll tell you what, one of my favourite speakers, and it was in a conversation, one of the things that we've introduced is a sort of conversation with slot, which works really well, actually, because a bit like this, you're off script, you respond to people. Liz chaired a conversation last year, so were in Birmingham last year and it was all about HR issues and of course, it know, coming out of COVID and cost of living crisis and recruitment challenges and all of those kind of stuff. Bernard Donoghue: And Tina Lewis is the director of people at the National Trust. National Trust, getting great repertoire here. She came out with an idea that they're doing at the National Trust and I've implemented it in the three organisations that I chair and it's made the biggest difference. So the National Trust, they will pay the rent deposit for your flat if you need them to. So if you're going through a cost of living crisis and you can't get up the cash to put down a rent deposit on your flat, they'll do it for you. You can't get up the cash to put down a rent deposit on your flat, they'll do it for you. That was such a transformational thing to hear. You could almost hear the gasp in the room of people going, "Oh, my God. Yeah, if we can, let's do that." Bernard Donoghue: And I've now introduced it. As I say in the organisations that I chair, not many people have taken it up, but the fact that we've said it has made such a difference to people. I mean, as it is at the Trust, actually, there's been a relatively small number of people at the Trust who've taken it up, but the very policy decision, the very communication of it, just spoke volumes about an organisation that cares about its staff, and particularly those staff who are on really limited budgets. So there's been loads and loads of speakers over the course of the last few years, but that for me was a nugget which has changed people's lives and has been implementable. Kelly Molson: I think that's the key to that part, isn't it, is that it's an incredible thing that they've done, but the fact that it can be implemented someone has listened to that talk. They can take that away, take it to their board, take it to whoever needs to okay that, and they can put that into action like that straight away. That's the power of a really good initiative and a good speaker to be able to deliver that as well. Paul, what about you? Please don't say Bernard. I think he's had enough praise today. Bernard Donoghue: No, keep going. Kelly Molson: No. Paul Kelly: You're OK, Bernard? We'll leave that one where it is, shall we? If we can squeeze Bernard into the room next. Right, so one special mention I wanted to give, actually, which is one of the years not too long ago, we invited Simon Calder to speak, the travel journalist, and I have to say I wasn't convinced, because clearly he's not working in one of our attractions and doesn't necessarily know the industry pretty well. But I have to say, he was hugely entertaining, had done his homework, was hugely knowledgeable, and so he was absolutely excellent. But I think the most important thing for me is that he left us and he said to me, “Enjoyed it so much, I'll come back later.” And I said, “Yes, of course you will.”Paul Kelly: So he went away and he came back at the end of the day to talk to all the people that he'd seen early in the day, because he loved the atmosphere and he wasn't required to do that. And he came along. And for that I have to put a special mention in one for myself to actually listen to the others when they say, “This will be good”, and secondly for him, for actually doing a bit and actually coming back later. And he was a fabulous addition and outside of our industry. So my inside the industry one is somebody I ended up working with because I was with the Two Swords group and then they were bought by Merlin with Nick Varney and his Merry Men. Paul Kelly: So Nick and his team had obviously been in the industry a very long time at this point, dipped in and out of theme parks and attractions. But Nick didn't actually do many talks. You wouldn't actually hear him speak about too much. I'd heard him speak over in the IAAPA trade show held in Orlando every November, and he was absolutely brilliant. And then Ken managed to get him to speak at VAC one year. And again, he was absolutely excellent. And this fits in nicely because now that he's retired from Merlin, he's speaking again this year. So I think that will be really interesting because he's absolutely excellent. Ken Robinson: And by the way, guys, just to show you that we know what we're doing here, this is 2004, okay? And it says here the recipe for success. Nick Varney chief executive, will talk about the components for commercial success. And that's before. So we've got him first and look what happened. Kelly Molson: I'm really looking forward to that interview, actually, and I think it would be really interesting to see how he differs now. He's kind of outside of the sector, and I think that the format that you've got him in. So that's the interview with Liz, isn't it? On stage? I think that's going to be a really great format as well. I've seen that work really well in the past where she's interviewed people and it just feels really comfortable and really conversational. I think that brings out the best of people. Bernard Donoghue: Kelly, do you want to know who's been of most variable quality? Kelly Molson: Oh, yes. Bernard Donoghue: Tourism Minister. I mean, without doubt. I mean, we've been going 20 years now, therefore we've had 20 tourism ministers, had one a year, like Christmas cards. And some of them have completely got the industry completely understood. It delivered a barnstorming speech, and then the next year you'll get the annual Tourism Minister pop up and they'll read something flat, banal, uninteresting. And we're so torched by the experience that we don't invite the one next on the year. So we're always banging on about this. Tourism is very good at job creation. In fact, we've created 20 Tourism Minister jobs in years, but they are of variable quality. Ken Robinson: The best we ever had, Bernard, I think, by far, was John Penrose, when he had completed his review of the industry and got very clear views, which he put to government. Unfortunately, government didn't do it, as they usually don't, but he was good and people liked him and gave him a high rating. I think the next best was probably Margaret Hodge, who was very good and spoke from the heart. But as you say, when we look at every year, we look at a rating of every speaker and the meeting after the event, we go through those ratings and decide, those that got good ratings, why did they get it? Was it intrinsic to their character, their nature, their topic? Was there something special? And those who didn't, why was that? Was it our fault? Ken Robinson: Did we not brief them properly? Or was it never going to be any better? Ken Robinson: And that way we managed to manage the conference. So know the attraction sector. We sometimes forget that over half of all visits to visitor attractions in the UK are free of charge. We forget that the majority of visitor attractions are medium and small businesses. We forget that there are charitable and commercial attractions. We must be able to bring this whole sector together and move our thinking forward in the way that Bernard has just explained in terms of what he does with ALVA. And the other thing that Bernard mentioned was ALVA's research now. Ken Robinson: 20 years ago, you had to wait until the annual book came out from Thames Tower and then eventually from the centre of luck look to page 16 and there would be numbers, but very little interpretation of what those numbers meant. Now, Bernard is behind much of the work that is done now with ALVA. But the key to it is it's not just numbers, it's interpretation. And because of the communication skills, when ALVA put out a message, it is interpreted. It says why it was a successful year or what was mitigating against that. And that's so important in trying to move our case forward. Kelly Molson: But it's important in improving the content that you give your audience at the conferences as well, right? If something isn't working and you've got a process of evaluating why that hasn't worked and how you improve on it for the next one. Let's just focus on why should people attend VAC this year? What is in it for them? What's on the agenda? What have they got to look forward to and how can we get them to book a ticket? Bernard Donoghue: I'll happily go first and go quite niche, actually. One of the things that I do now outside of ALVA, or because of ALVA is that I co chair the advisory board for VisitLondon. So essentially chair the London tourist board. And I do that with Kate Nichols of UK hospitality. And we created the London Tourism Recovery Group during COVID So my suggestion would be Sadiq Khan. So we've managed to get the Mayor of London to come along and speak at this anniversary conference. And it's not just because he's the Mayor of London and it's the 20th anniversary, but it's because he's the first ever Mayor of London that hazard one of his four political priorities, culture and tourism. That's number one. Bernard Donoghue: Number two is that he put his money where his mouth was and he funded the Let's Do London Recovery campaign, which was both domestic and international with the industry. We delivered it with London and partners, but he put up the lump sum behind it. And third, he completely gets that tourism and heritage and culture is both where you grow jobs and we're very good at it, but it's also where you grow people. It's where you grow people in terms of their cultural literacy or their sense of community or their independence or their sense of history. And therefore knowing where you come from enables you to be a better future citizen, if you like. Bernard Donoghue: So my quick blast would be we've got him doing a welcome, but also saying why visitor attractions and tourism are so important to him and to the economy and the politics of London. So that's not to be missed. Kelly Molson: That is a big draw. Absolutely a big draw. Paul, you mentioned earlier about the variety in splitting up that second session, that second part of the day with the seminars and the smaller talks that you do as well. That for me, as an attendee, is really valuable because you can kind of pick and choose what's relevant to you and go along and see lots of different talks. What do you think is the draw for people to come to the conference this year for you? Paul Kelly: Well, I was just jotting down, thinking about it's a little bit. An extension of what Ken was talking about is that it's the variety of what we do in one place is greater than anywhere else. And all the conferences I do because of the nature of what we do each end of the spectrum. So we've got talks about people who run charities to people who run hugely commercial operations. We've got people doing talks on which are free to get into those who are quite expensive, but focus on value for money. And you've got those that are indoor, those that are outdoor. When I spent my time business development at Merlin, they were always focused on a balanced portfolio. And a balanced portfolio meant making sure that right across your business, you have every aspect covered. Paul Kelly: So everything balances indoor, outdoor, UK, Europe, USA, whatever it is. And I think with our conference, that's what we try and do, we try and balance all of those types of different types of operations so that everything is covered, not to the point where it's too thin and you don't learn anything. And that's the key to it, is that we go into the depth. And the depth, I think, is greater now because we do those breakout sessions and we've got time to do in fact, we double up for those three different areas just for that afternoon. So I think those are the things, if anyone asks me why they should come, it's about the variety.Kelly Molson: Regardless of size of your attraction as well. And actually, from my perspective as a supplier to the industry, it's just as valuable to come along and learn and understand what's going on in the sector. You don't have to be an attraction to come along and take part and be educated about what's happening in the sector. What about you, Ken? Ken Robinson: Well, I think that those of us who have stood on the stage at the QE II Centre and looked at the people who have come can see that there aren't any slumbering faces out there. There are people making notes, people nudging the person next to them, people looking round when we ask a question. We now have a sort of red and green card system for, do you agree? Don't you agree? Which we sometimes use, which is very interesting, engaging the mood of the room. And I think that the thing about VAC is don't be lazy if we're going to come to VAC. Don't be lazy. If you're coming to VAC, l And jot down what questions you might like to ask those people or what you'd like to learn from that session. Write it down, don't think you can remember it at the time. Ken Robinson: Bring it on a note with you when you come and then you will find, and we all know this, that the networking that happens at the end of the day and in the breaks at VAC it's like a family wedding in a way. I mean, everybody wants to talk to everybody else and it's so valuable. I think everybody who goes away from VAC should have a good few things that day, which they say, “I wouldn't have thought of that if I hadn't been there”, or even, “I disagree with that”, but it's made me realise what my true opinion about that is equally valuable. But don't be a lazy attendee. Come and participate, come and enjoy, come and learn, come and take back benefit to everybody that works with you. Kelly Molson: Yeah, I couldn't agree more. I think that thing about not being scared to ask questions is really valid as well, Ken, because this happened to me, actually. I went to one of the seminar sessions, and this is back in 2019 and was really inspired by one of the speakers about it was Julez Osbek, who was at Continuum Attractions at the time, and she talked about marketing segmentation, but had a completely different perspective on it in terms of not doing it demographically, just talking about age brackets and things like that. And it was really interesting. I didn't get a chance to ask a question during the seminar, but I found her afterwards and she was very approachable, very happy to answer my question. And then I stalked her on Twitter and got her to come on to the podcast afterwards to talk about it. Kelly Molson: But that's for me, what VAC is about. It's the openness that people are really willing to share. So don't be afraid to go and find the speaker that you've been inspired by and go and ask them the question afterwards, because everyone's really happy to talk about their topic and they're really happy to help people. That's my little key takeaway from it anyway. Right, so it's going to be on Thursday, the 5th October. This podcast episode is launching on the 20th September, so you haven't got long to go and get your tickets, so make sure you do. It is the 5th October, the QE II Conference Centre in Westminster. The website address is vacevents.com. That's Vacevents.com and you can get your ticket there. All of this information will be in the show notes, so don't worry if you didn't get time to scribble that down. Kelly Molson: While I've got you all, though, because you all are in the sector and you've got lots of insights to share. I want to know from each of you what you think that attractions should be focusing on and what 2024 might look like for the sector. Paul, what about you? Start with you. Paul Kelly: So I've been chatting to some of our operators. We have some very large operators around the UK asking them how it's going? And unsurprisingly, you could have said the same question 20 years ago, what's our biggest challenge? It's the weather. It's not actually the cost of living crisis, it's not COVID you can put plans together for those things and you can work on it, but the weather always is a little bit of a challenge. So this summer inverted commerce has been quite hard to focus on what we can deliver when the days have been half decent. Actually, we've done quite well, we always do relatively well, certainly in our sector, I'm sure the others will agree, in a recession. Paul Kelly: So the key seems to be, and I'm going to put it out, I haven't quite found the right words for it, but I'll develop this once I've spoken to a few more. What every attraction for me has to have is an opportunity for people to downgrade what they did slightly. What they're doing is they're ringing it up and saying, "Can't afford to do this, have you got something that's almost like that?" But whether it's a slightly different experience, less time, one day less so whatever the packages are that people are offering, there has to be one rung lower than it was before to still encourage people to come along because they're not able to reach the same heights at the moment that they did previously. But they still want to have that family experience that day out, create those memories. Paul Kelly: All of those things are still relevant. And if you don't have that opportunity, then they'll either go elsewhere or they won't go. So, again, it's managing. So I'm not talking about huge discounts, I'm talking about being relatively clever in what you package and what you put together to make sure they still attend and they still get what they perceive to be value for money. But unless you have that option then I think they won't come. Kelly Molson: Really great advice, Paul. Thank you. Bernard, what about you? Bernard Donoghue: Like Paul, actually, especially since Lockdown ended, but actually for about the last five or six years I've noticed a particular thing which is where visitor attractions have got reserves, and that's a big if by the way, particularly in the course of the last couple of years. Actually, especially since Lockdown ended, but actually for about the last five or six years I've noticed a particular thing which is where visitor attractions have got reserves, and that's a big if by the way, particularly in the course of the last couple of years. So it comes back to Paul's point about kind of ensuring yourself against the excesses of the weather and making sure that you're still particularly a family attractive visitor attractions that'd be one. Second is cost of living crisis, certainly for the average customer, but also the energy costs for visitor attractions too. Bernard Donoghue: Just crazy amounts of money that visitor attractions are now paying i If you're a zoo or an aquarium you can't turn down the temperature of your botanics you're a living reef. So we're going to have to find some way out of that. And that means that actually for many organisations it's going to be as financially challenging over the next twelve months as it has been over the last two. And then I think the third, and this is a continual for me and Kelly, you and I have talked about it before, but it forms the last session of the day at the VAC conference which is diversity and inclusivity. And my feeling is that every visitor attraction should be critically honest about who comes, who doesn't, why they don't come and what are you going to do about it?Bernard Donoghue: And in particular those organisations who in receipt are government money or public money or who had COVID loans from the UK taxpayer. If their visitors don't look like the community in which they're housed, they have a moral question at the heart of their business. That's it. If you want to take public money you need to have an audience that looks like the diversity of the public. And that's a challenge. I get that, I completely get that. But I think that making sure that we are as accessible in every conceivable way, economically, physically. Accessible to people and that they see their stories and themselves reflected in their collections and people and staff and volunteers and board members, I think that's the biggest challenge of the sector as it is indeed to many other sectors. Bernard Donoghue: But I think we're doing some amazing things and we need to shout about it and we need to share and we need to learn from each other. Kelly Molson: Absolutely agree. And that session is going to be a really great session. That's one not to miss. Ken? Ken Robinson: Well, I would say two things. First of all, as far as our visitors are concerned, I think there is a bigger polarisation now than there ever has been between those who have money and can still afford to do things and are not much impacted by the current circumstances, despite everything. And those who haven't and those who haven't have got to find ways of saving money, getting more for their money. There are so many things they can do that are free and alternatives that charged attractions find it difficult. I think we have to remember that the biggest number of attractions in the United Kingdom are heritage based attractions and they weren't purpose built like many of Paul's members, the attractions are purpose built for entertainment. But heritage attractions have got a bigger responsibility or museums housed in historic buildings. Ken Robinson: And all the time they're having to cut their costs and finding life difficult. Money isn't going into maintaining that National Heritage. And that's a real big long term challenge, one that government can't ignore. So government has a vested interest in the health of our businesses because the more healthy they are, the less will fall back on the state eventually. One last thing, I would like to mention Martin Evans and the tourism business. Ken Robinson: For the last I don't know how many years, Martin has been the person who has put together this event for us. He has to do the heavy lifting. He is backed up by our conference organisers, who are also very efficient. And the other person that I wouldn't like to miss from this, because if she could have been here today, you would have got a different flavour, is the wonderful Liz Terry and the support that her organisation. That's Liz's Organisation, her hard work in Leisure Media Group. She publishes Attractions Management magazine. Ken Robinson: She has never asked for anything from this conference and she gives it great support, without which we wouldn't have made 20 years, as I said earlier. And also a big shout and a screen for Liz. Kelly Molson: That is lovely. Thank you. I'm sure Liz will very much appreciate that. We won't forget her. Don't worry, she'll be on the credits for this podcast. I always ask our guests to leave us with a book recommendation for our listeners. So a book that you've loved, a book that you've enjoyed as part of your career growth can be absolutely anything. So, Paul, what would you like to share with us today? Paul Kelly: Oh, I tell you what, books are a bit highbrow for me. Yes, Bernard agrees with that. So I'm from the north, so I used to travel a lot when I was working North America. Commuting a little bit. So I did read a little bit then, but I very quickly swapped over to podcasts things that I download. I watch Silent Witness from the 90's, early 2000s repeatedly. I like Meet Marry Murder, which is one of the cable channels, so I'm quite simple. So I don't really have a book recommendation. I think when I have time to read, I will look forward to reading what somebody else recommends. Kelly Molson: Well, I will take Silent Witness as a recommendation because I love Silent Witness, Paul. Oh, so good. Never miss an episode, ever. So, OK, they go I mean, I can't give it away as a prize, but go and check out Silent Witness if you haven't. Bernard, what's yours? Bernard Donoghue: Well, I've been on this before and I remember my recommendation and it sounds really facile, but it was absolutely true, was Ladybird Books when I was a kid, and then that's how I got into history and heritage and storytelling and absolutely loved them. And I've still got loads of them, which is a bit sad, actually. I'm currently confined to home with a broken ankle. So I've been going through my big Bernard book of books, of all the ones that I haven't got around to reading, and the one that I've enjoyed most and has really surprised me is Lucy Worsley's biography of Agatha Christie. Absolutely fascinating. I thought I knew her. I thought I knew all about her. I know all of her characters, I've watched every conceivable film and TV program, but what a fascinating woman. Bernard Donoghue: So that's the one that I've loved this summer. Kelly Molson: Great recommendation. Yeah. I wondered what were going to get from you, actually, because you've had a lot of time on your hands to go through that book pile. Bernard Donoghue: It was either going to be Agatha Christie or the Argos catalogue. Honestly, it could have gone. Kelly Molson: It's not Christmas yet. You only do the Argos catalogue at Christmas. Ken, over to you for our last recommendation. Ken Robinson: Well, the best book quite hard to get hold of now, but I can supply copies is Action For Attractions, the National Policy Document, written in 2000. But if you want something other than that, then I have just finished reading a book which everyone else read years ago called Sapiens, which is about this thick, that's to say two and a half inches thick. For those of you listening. It's by somebody, I've just had to look him up because I couldn't have remembered it, by Yuval Noah Harari. And it's entitled A Brief History of Humankind. And what's so interesting about it is it goes through segments explaining the great moves that have happened to us humans since we appeared on this Earth. Ken Robinson: And I found the whole thing fascinating to read in one go what took me a long time, particularly the last bit, which talks about how commerce has changed the world and what we're all doing, and that's, after all, what we're doing at VAC. We are engaged in the kind of commerce that is to entertain, amuse and give enjoyment to our visitors, and at the same time keep the heritage of the country going and keep an awful lot of people employed, so I recommend Sapiens. Kelly Molson: Ken, that's a great book. It took me a really long time to read as well, but it is an absolutely fascinating book. I would totally back up your recommendation there. Have you read the next one as well, Homodeus? Ken Robinson: No one a year is enough for me. Kelly Molson: Well, I've got a toddler, so reading doesn't come easy for me right now. But Homodus is next on my list to read because that's the next one on from Sapiens and it's supposed to be a really good read as well. Right, listeners as ever, if you want to win a copy of Ken and Bernard's book, retweet this episode announcement with the words, I want the Vax books and you will be put into a prize drawer to win them. And also, do go and watch Silent Witness, Paul's recommendation, because it is blooming brilliant. I love it. Thank you all so much for coming on to join me today. I've really appreciated it. It's been a fascinating kind of deep dive into the Visitor Attractions Conference. I genuinely love this conference. It is one absolutely not to be missed. Kelly Molson: I mean, there might be a speaker called Kelly at this one. This is so I'll be there. Come and see me too. But no, thank you. It's been wonderful. As I said, we will put all of the info in the show notes. We'll put all of the connections to Paul, Ken and Bernard too. So if you've got any follow up questions that you want to ask them, I'm sure they'd be really happy to help. But it's vapevents.com. Go and grab your ticket now. Thank you, guys. Ken Robinson: And I have to tell you, Kelly, we are going to spend our time at our next committee meeting thinking of impossible questions for you for when you're speaking at VAC.Kelly Molson: Oh, God. Do it. I love impossible questions. Put me on the spot, Ken. I'll enjoy it. Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast. 

Talking Apes explores Comics!    Video version: https://youtu.be/QGhcpNT9gZ8  Welcome to our 9th Anniversary Episode! We are back after a Summer break.    In this episode we will continue our colorful commentary of Marvel's ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES adaptation series (1975-1976). We will break down the third of six issues, titled, MANHUNT! Written by Doug Moench with artwork by George Tuska, M. Esposito, T. Morellaro, and George Roussos. This issue was released on December 1, 1975   We go over the issue as well as review the cover art with YOUR help. We read many comments where you told us your opinion of the cover art by Ron Wilson. The general consensus is that Taylor looks like Steve Reeves' Hercules. And what is up with that ape pushing Taylor out of the way from being caught in the net? So much to discuss!    And we continue our countdown to APE-ril, 2024. So many exciting episodes coming your way!    Now, Go Ape!!!!   Watch the YouTube version above to see the comic pages as you listen!    Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube   Want More Talking Apes?

Talking Apes explores Comics!    Taylor's in trouble! Nova makes sure he gets plenty of “exercise”! And Zaius rocks a leisure suit. So many reasons to love this second issue of the Planet of the Apes Marvel comics adaptation from 1975. In this NEW episode of Talking Apes we break down “The Trial” (or “The World of Captive Humans”. Marvel never can settle on titles). And we go over your fun comments about the cover art with the Christmas Apes.   Watch the YouTube version of the show where you can see the comic panels and weigh in on the artwork and expressionistic colorful backgrounds. If you haven't read these comics they were just released in Planet of the Apes Adventures: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus. This new collection features all 11 color issues reprinted for the first time ever!   Now, Go Ape!!!!     Planet of the Apes Adventures: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus:   https://www.amazon.com/PLANET-APES-ADVENTURES-ORIGINAL-OMNIBUS/dp/1302950738/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Planet+of+the+Apes+Adventures%3A+The+Original+Marvel+Years+Omnibus&qid=1684823206&sr=8-1   Planet of the Apes (1968) Crash Sequence - Reimagined - 4K (UHD):   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bakh85JghtY   You can find the synopses here.   The scripts can be found here.   Now, GO APE!   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

Talking Apes is back to explore a medium we haven't covered yet - Comics!    Planet of the Apes comics date back to 1974 with a 29-issue series published by Curtis Comics. Marvel's ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES series (1975-1976) adapted the original film and Beneath. In this episode we will break down the first of six issues of the Apes adaptation with our colorful commentary. We discuss the differences between the film and comic and the very psychedelic artwork. And why do the gorilla soldiers wear yellow tunics? We also read your comments on this issue's cover art.     If you haven't read these comics they were just released in Planet of the Apes Adventures: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus. This new collection features all 11 color issues reprinted for the first time ever!   Now, Go Ape!!!!   Planet of the Apes (1968) Crash Sequence - Reimagined - 4K (UHD):   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bakh85JghtY   You can find the synopses here.   The scripts can be found here.   Now, GO APE!   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Helloween's 1991 release, "Pink Bubbles Go Ape". Justin's Recommended Track: Someone's Crying Chris' Recommended Track: Mankind https://www.helloween.org/ https://www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial Listen to "Pink Bubbles Go Ape":  https://soundcloud.com/helloween/sets/pink-bubbles-go-ape *Other Band Mentions* O.S.M.: https://osm-band.bandcamp.com/album/plagued-by-doubts & https://www.facebook.com/OverstrangeMood Pride of Lions: https://aprideoflions.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/PrideOfLionsBand Cornoctuan: https://cornoctuan.bandcamp.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/cornoctuan Metal Church: https://www.metalchurchofficial.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMetalChurch Manowar: https://manowar.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/manowar At Vance: https://www.facebook.com/atvanceofficial *Become a Member of our Patreon* https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast *Join us at The Metal Exchange* https://linktr.ee/MetalExchange https://www.facebook.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/metalexchanges https://www.instagram.com/themetalexchangepodcast https://twitter.com/MetalExchangePd⁠ https://open.spotify.com/user/4tn81zpim10zdl0qu1azagd8o https://www.reddit.com/r/MetalExchangePodcast⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themetalexchangepodcast/support

MONSTER PARTY BRINGS YOU A PETRIFYING PROGRAM OF PECULIAR PAIRINGS!  JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, delve the depths of their film knowledge, to create the ultimate in imaginary movie mashups. Get your hot-oiled popcorn ready for... THE MONSTER PARTY MOVIE MARQUEE!!! In a game that we're fairly confident you've all played, we come up with our own dream billings of horror, science fiction, and fantasy films. We're talkin' double features, triple features, and even "Go Ape" style movie marathons. We've linked the films by theme, but also by title, with the later primarily for comedic effect. Because we love comedic effects! But only if they're practical. Joining us for all this marquee-noclastic merriment , is a film connoisseur, a valued friend, and a return guest! He's not only a renowned actor, TV host, filmmaker, and comedian (from The Tonight Show!!!), but a long time MONSTER PARTY supporter and fan! Please welcome back, the eternally entertaining... MARK PITTA! (THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, MAD ABOUT YOU, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN, DR. KATZ: PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST, MORNINGS ON 2, TOTALLY HIDDEN VIDEO) FOR THIS EPISODE, MONSTER PARTY IS BOOKING THE THEATER! BUT WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE HOTDOGS!        

We're back! After another looooong hiatus, Talking Apes returns with a super episode! Richard Woloski and Kevin Toft look ahead to what's coming up in Apes fandom. In April we get the new Marvel comic series, the first since 1975. Then in 2024 we can look forward to the next film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes! We go over the recent casting news and speculate on what writers, Rick Jaffa and Amanada Silver, said in recent interviews.    Also, we finish up the series where we break down the unproduced Planet of the Apes TV series scripts and synopses. There were eight unproduced stories, four of which are in script form where in past episodes we did readings with a full cast. Now, we review the last four story synopses. These include “The Trek”, “Freedom Road”, “The Mine”, and “The Trial”. What is your opinion of these stories? And which Ape TV-Verse do you prefer: these unproduced stories or the plots the CBS shows gave us?    You can find the synopses here.   The scripts can be found here.   Now, GO APE!   Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube  

MAY 2022Hello!  This was my last month in Leeds and I'm sad to leave.  I made a very memorable trip to Golcar, England to spend a day in a treehouse.  Loved swinging through the trees at Go Ape.  Oh, I also took a day trip to Ilkley - a really beautiful spa town!  Thanks for listening!In this episode:Leaving Leeds (for now)Issac's Treehouse in Golcar, EnglandGo ApeDay Trip to IlkleyWebsite  I  Instagram  I  Twitter  I  LinkedIn  I  YouTubeEmail: actorbobtapper@gmail.comSupport the podcast: patreon.com/bobtapperAirbnbBook your stayIssac's TreehouseAn independent film production companyGo ApeSwingin' through the treesIlkleyBeautiful little spa town Support the Show.

Welcome to The Freedom Investing Podcast!We share tips from experts on investing in personal finance and mindset so that you can finally have the freedom to work less and live more. Hosted by Kris Toribio.The Freedom Investing Podcast was created to help everyone regain control over their time and achieve true financial freedom! In this episode, I talk with Aaron, who is the CEO of Go-Ape properties with a current focus on single family and short term rentals, with an interest in multifamily. Aaron is a registered nurse based near Toronto, CN but invests in the United States.Join us for our new episode as we explore ways to help you live the life you deserve! Subscribe to my Youtube channel, so you never miss an episode! Visit www.freedominvesting.com to see how we can help you! 

Aeron, Cam and Tanvir cover the weeks wrestling news including the devastating passing of Antonio Inoki, a preview of WWE Extreme Rules, Sammy Guevara and Andrades twitter spat, the White Rabbit mystery and more! #GETPLUGGEDIN PWT: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestleplug Tanvir Twitter: https://twitter.com/virdee_tanvir Cameron Anderon Socials: @Cameron1pw Ebeneeza Twitter: https://twitter.com/FTG_Ebeneeza Alex Dellanzo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/amoahthegreat Aeron Nix Design: https://www.facebook.com/AeronNixDesign/ SilentMark Twitter: https://twitter.com/silentmark Wrestle Plug Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrestlePlug Wrestle Plug Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wrestleplug/ Wrestle Plug Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WrestlePlug/ Wrestle Plug Merch: https://wrestleplug.bigcartel.com/

Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, joins John Williams to talk about inflation accelerating even more than expected in August, how the markets have been reacting to the inflation data, the importance of sticking to your investment plan, and why he believes things will get better. Segment 2: Christie Neighbors, Head Coach and […]

Talking Apes is BACK!!! This episode is worth the wait as we welcome back the always fun and energetic - Bobby Porter. We constantly get emails and messages asking us to ask Bobby questions about his career as a stuntman and actor. Listeners from all over the Apes fan community also sent in questions so we backed Bobby to the end of a tree branch and got him to answer many of your personal questions.    Bobby tells tales from the films and TV shows he's worked on such as Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes TV series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Under the Rainbow, Quark, Day of the Animals, Prancer, and more. He also shares stories about working with Steven Spielberg and legendary actors such as Roddy McDowell, Cloris Leachman, Sam Elliot.    If you are a fan of moviemaking and pop culture then this show is for you. Now, Go Ape!    Contact Us   Email: Apestv@SkywalkingThroughNeverland.com   Tweet: @Skywalkingpod   Facebook: Talking Apes TV   Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube  

On this Episode..... Bill & Amanda discuss how things have changed since My Sharona hit, hiding under a mask, who is better at the Go Ape rope course, reading the room, Amanda messing up lyrics & more!!!! Email us at letsgiveitagopodcast@gmail.com and we will read it on the show. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @Letsgiveitagopodcast.

00:12 - The creation of “Bubble Boyz presents The Staying In Podcast presents Hot Tub the game”... or something... we should probably come up with a better name at some point. 12:10 - Going ape at Go Ape. 19:24 - Oink Games' In a Grove is all about solving a murder using deduction, prediction, and a spot of luck, in a tiny little box with wonderful component quality. 27:00 - Need more murder? In Vino Morte is a rioja roulette of social deduction, with wine, poison, and lots of bluffing. 31:20 - The Orville: New Horizons took us completely by surprise! Seth MacFarlane's previous work is a world away from this sci-fi comedy with heart. 41:02 - Big Potato Games delivers yet again with Sounds Fishy. It asks you to find the correct answer to a series of superb trivia questions, within a sea of “red herrings”. All that, and heading off to bed, with Kris (@DigitalStrider) and Sam (@MrSamTurner). Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about. Go check it out, if you like. Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.

This is Ur Welcome America Presents THE SATURDAYS 24/7 episode 1! Get ready for Ikea furniture, many Addison Lee journeys, and a trip to Go Ape (!). Watch the original episodes on YouTube & listen every week via the Ur Welcome America podcast feed. UR WELCOME!Let us know your thoughts;Insta: @urwelcomeamericaTwitter: @urwelcomeUSAEmail: urwelcomeamericapodcast@gmail.com

Go Ape!Playlist: J.G. Thirlwell - No VacancyThe Sonics - Shot DownSore Points - BreakdownShadowy Men On Shadowy Planet - Good cop, Bad CopRay Luxemburg - FollowingNanette - Peint En noirThe Undertones - HypnotisedThe Trashwomen - DragulaVomito - No Puedo PararTin Twist - Sitting Here, Waiting HereBlag Dahlia - Let's Take A RideThe Apemen - El TorturaLoli & The Chones - Hot And BotheredThe Fuzz Kings - I'm Your GoonThe Haunted - Searching For My BabyLe Kid & Les Marinellis - CamilleThe Missing Links - You're Drivin' Me InsaneK.V. Raucous - Run-A-MuckThe Masters Apprentices - UndecidedUniplux - Voglio TeThe Lazy Cowgirls - Hybrid MomentsThe Manikins - I Want My Baby Dead

Part 3 of our Road To The New #Helloween album we discuss #PinkBubblesGoApe. #KaiHansen is out #RolandGrapow is in. #MichaelKiske #MichaelWeiketh #MarkusGrosskopf #IngoSchwitzenburg Our Cover Series is now finally available on all streaming platforms Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1mjfa7NIoRff9EFcwax5LH?si=H0Ou7zybR3aEg7UF2zBcTA Get a copy of Wayne's band Project Resurrect here: ProjectResurrect.bandcamp.com If you would like to donate to our show, you could do so to our paypal address Openurlife@aol.com Buy Our T-Shirts Here: www.StoreFrontier.com/RatSaladReview Visit our website at: www.RatSaladReview.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/RatSaladReview Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Rat_Salad_Review Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Rat_Review Subscribe to our Video channels Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyM... Bit Chute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/QKQq... Subscribe to our Podcast Network. Where we have more shows. https://anchor.fm/rat-salad-review iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3cfDC7k... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/rat-sal... I Heart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-ra... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rat-salad-review/message

This episode I'm touching on a few topics from my thoughts on the bridge collapsing in DC, to my adventures at Go Ape. Even through in a little sports talk about Chris Paul. Check it out and hope you enjoy.

The federal government makes big changes to speed up vaccine distribution.Will popular places like stadiums and fairgrounds really work to get more people vaccinated?2021 might make 2020 seem like a relatively good year.Gorillas are the latest animals to come down with COVID-19. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss Helloween and an album where many of fans started to drift away from the band "Pink Bubbles Go Ape". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rat-salad-review/message

"20th Century Fox Wants You To... Go Ape"