Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Stilgoe

A (relatively) in-depth analysis of English singer-songwriter Peter Skellern in under thirty minutes.Peter Skellern rose to fame in the 1970s and had two top twenty hits on the UK Singles Chart: 'You're a Lady in 1972, which typifies his signature use of brass bands and choral arrangements and 'Hold On to Love' in 1975. In the 1980s, a decade before the Gallagher brothers, Skellern formed the band Oasis with Julian Lloyd Webber and Mary Hopkin. He also established a long standing musical comedy partnership with Richard Stilgoe.You're a Lady has been covered by many artists including Brigitte Bardot, Davy Jones, Dawn, Johnny Mathis, Hugues Aufray and Telly Savalas to name a few.On her 1985 BBC TV comedy series, Victoria Wood performed an affectionate parody of Skellern's musical style, accompanied by a brass band and choir, in a song entitled Skellern in Love.Skellern died in 2017. Since 2019, fans have crowdfunded CD reissues of his back catalogue. Two compilations have been released so far: The Complete Decca Recordings (2019) and The Complete Island and Mercury Recordings (2021) by Mint Audio. These collections feature all of Skellern's albums and singles from 1972 to 1982 (except music from the Happy Endings TV series). In 2024, another crowdfunding campaign was launched on Kickstarter to release the Happy Endings soundtrack on CD.In this episode I am in discussion with Dr. Andrew Webber.Mathew Woodallhttps://buymeacoffee.com/lownoiseWhy buy me a coffee?Low Noise is proudly ad-free. If you would like to to say thank you for any of the content you have enjoyed (and help support the continuation of creating more), the above link provides a way to make a small donation of your choice (I also function on coffee!).Feel free to leave a note with your donation to let me know what you enjoy about the podcast or any topics you would like me to discuss in the future.

Saxophonist and Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam, and lyricist and songwriter Richard Stilgoe, launch a new series as they join Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe to add the first five tracks of the new playlist. The elements feature in three of the tracks (but Earth, Wind & Fire don't!), before we head to the barber's and round off with a Dylan classic.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King Earth by Joe Henderson and Alice Coltrane The Elements by Tom Lehrer Shave and a Haircut by Billy Watson and His International Silver String Submarine Band Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob DylanOther music in this episode:Ay Jona by The Bahama Social Club Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Carole King Poisoning Pigeons In The Park by Tom Lehrer Major General's Song from The Pirates of Penzance by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan We Will All Go Together When We Go by Tom Lehrer Magic Melody by Les Paul and Mary Ford Unsquare Dance by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe join Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the first five tracks in the new series, taking us from a pop/disco banger from 2001 to Nina Simone, via a heartfelt countertenor revival.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue Losing My Mind by Stephen Sondheim, sung by Bernadette Peters The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by Alfred Deller Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina SimoneOther music in this episode:Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers The Self Banished by John Blow, sung by The Deller Consort

The Orpheus Centre is a specialist further education college which helps young disabled artists learn independence skills through the arts. Barry Snell spoke to it's founder Richard Stilgoe to find out more. Learn more about the Orpheus Centre {Image: RNIB Connect Radio logo, written in Black typeface, with a pink line separating the words RNIB and Connect radio}

In the final episode of the current series, Sir Richard Stilgoe joins Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks, taking us from a live recording in California's Folsom Prison to a massive 1980s pop classic via a celebration of freedom with the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Drummer Jeremy Stacey is also on hand to fill us in on the changing fashions of laying down the beat. Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 on 13th October Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye The five tracks in this week's playlist: Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash Ode to Joy (Freedom) from Beethoven's Symphony No 9, conducted by Leonard Bernstein Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters What's Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja / The Birdcatcher am I indeed from The Magic Flute by Mozart Other music in this episode: Bad Guy by Billie Eilish I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James Crescent City Blues by Gordon Jenkins, sung by Beverly Mahr Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live) by Nirvana Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush

In this episode, nine guests from the past five seasons return to talk about Scene to Song episodes we have loved and if the discussions have changed our thoughts on musical theater in any way. We also talk about the late lyricist Sheldon Harnick and the song “Telephone Wire” from Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Fun Home. This discussion was held live on Scene to Song's Facebook page on June 25, 2023, and was recorded for this podcast almost in its entirety. Scene to Song is now going back on summer hiatus and will return in early fall. In the meantime, you can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow us on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. And contribute to the new Patreon. The theme music you are hearing is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Telephone Wire" from Fun Home Guests: Victoria Gordon (Episode 37: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Evening Primrose Deborah Blumenthal (Episode 57: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company Tammy Tuckey (Episode 75: Marvin Hamlisch, David Zippel, and Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl) Jessica Fleitman (Episode 15: The Musical My Fair Lady Victoria Myers (Episode 67: The Musical Roles of Bernadette Peters) Orian Israelsohn (Episode 81: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe's The Phantom of the Opera, Episode 28: The Bock and Harnick Musicals Fiddler on the Roof and The Rothschilds) Seth Christenfeld (Episode 5: Adaptations in Musical Theater BethAnn Cohen (Episode 66: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine‘s Into the Woods, Episode 43: TV Musical Episodes, Episode 22: Representations of Judaism in Musical Theater Robert Lee (Episode 65: Artist Characters in Musical Theater)  

On this week's "very special episode" of John and John (overdramatic title provided courtesy of John N.), the pair discuss the longest-running musical in Broadway history, "The Phantom of the Opera". The Johns talk about the cultural impact of the show, their thoughts on the (lack of) character arcs for most of the show's characters, the legacy of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and so much more. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe Book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber Based on the 1909 novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux Find the episode on your favorite podcast app or by going to https://anchor.fm/musicalminutes Intro and outro music ("BeBop 25") provided under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com Have a question for John or John? Want to leave feedback or tell us how wrong we are? Email us at musicalminutespodcast@gmail.com For more info on our hosts - please visit https://norine62.wixsite.com/musicalminutes

In this episode, eight of this season's guests--Eric Matthew Richardson (Episode 72: Disney Parks Music as Musical Theater), Emel Greer (Episode 73: Evil Characters in Musical Theater), Tammy Tuckey (Episode 75: Marvin Hamlisch, David Zippel, and Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl), David Armstrong (Episode 79: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O'Donnell, and Thomas Meehan's Hairspray), Ilana Kresch (Episode 80: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill, and Isobel Lennart's Funny Girl), Orian Israelsohn (Episode 81: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe's The Phantom of the Opera), Marc Eliot Stein (Episode 82: John O'Hara, Lorenz Hart, and Richard Rodgers's Pal Joey), and Rose Ginsberg (Episode 84: Abolition in Musical Theater), as well as BethAnn Cohen--return to discuss the topics from the season and listener questions and comments. We also discuss the song "Inner White Girl" from the 2022 Michael R. Jackson musical A Strange Loop. This discussion was held live on Sunday, December 18th on Scene to Song's Facebook page, and was recorded for this podcast almost in its entirety. Scene to Song will be going on a brief hiatus to prepare for Season six and will return in early 2023. In the meantime, you can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow us on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.”  And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the new Patreon. The theme music you are hearing is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Inner White Girl" from A Strange Loop

Songwriter, lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe and harpist Alina Bzhezhinska join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to open a new series. With each track being chosen for its musical connections to the previous one, this week re-working earlier material emerges as a theme as we head from the Wild West to a Gestapo prison cell. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley Don't Tell Me by Madonna First movement of Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki, sung by Dawn Upshaw with the London Sinfonietta Afro Blue by Melanie De Biasio Other music in this episode: Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf Pastures of Plenty by Woody Guthrie Pastures of Plenty by Peter Tevis Aura Lee by Slim Whitman Stop by Joe Henry Second movement of Symphony No. 3 by Henryk Górecki Afro Blue by Mongo Santamaria Afro Blue by John Coltrane

In this episode, composer, lyricist, performer, and music educator Kay Clark and bookwriter and playwright Orian Israelsohn discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stilgoe's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera, looking at the Phantom as an incel. We also talk about the songs "What You Feel" from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from Company. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the new Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera "The Phantom of the Opera" from The Phantom of the Opera "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera "What You Feel" from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" from Company

Richard Stilgoe is one of Britain's best known songwriters. As a lyricist and musician he has been involved in some of the biggest hits in the history of musical theatre (Cats, Phantom of the Opera and Starlight Express). Alongside his creative successes he is also heavily involved in charity work through the Orpheus Foundation which he founded, as the chairman for the National Foundation for Youth Music and as the co-founder with his brilliant wife Annabel of the Alchemist Foundation. He is a familiar face on television having appeared on 'That's Life' with Esther Rantzen, 'Nationwide', 'Stilgoe's On' and as a regular on 'Countdown' for many years.Presented by Tom Pigott-SmithA playlist containing all the music we talked about and some we didn't but should have done is here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NyZuotQ3MBFuPffNuGhkO?si=0c65b51029a34d33Read more about this extraordinary man here:https://richardstilgoe.com/index.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie is joined by star of stage and screen Sir Richard Stilgoe to chat about how live music can make all the difference to people in hospital and care homes. Richard's Orpheus Centre uses the performing arts to empower young adults with disabilities. He tells Katie how rapping helped one young man get an important message across to his dad. Music in Hospitals and Care improves health and wellbeing through the healing power of live music. Samantha Philp, Activities Co-ordinator, at the Eden Ward in Royal Edinburgh Hospital says it's been a lifeline for her patients to have musicians back on the ward again after lockdown. As they gear up for performances at the Birmingham 2022 festival, players from The People's Orchestra tell reporter Jamie Parker about the positive impact playing in a community orchestra has on their lives. www.thepeoplesorchestra.com https://mihc.org.uk/ https://richardstilgoe.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From mariachi trumpets to calypso and ragtime, Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye continue the musical journey of discovery. Saxophonist Soweto Kinch and composer Hannah Peel help create this week's playlist, with a special appearance by pianist Richard Stilgoe, and Black music specialist Kevin Le Gendre on the significance of calypso. Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye Producer Jerome Weatherald The five tracks in this week's playlist: Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash The Match of the Day theme Brown Skin Girl by Sonny Rollins Abatina by Calypso Rose Jubilee Rag by Winifred Atwell Other music in this episode: Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3 Viva Mexico by Mariachi Las Adelitas UK Ring of Fire by Brian Eno (Love's) Ring of Fire by Anita Carter Soul Limbo by Booker T & the MGs Bullseye by London Music Works Brown Skinned Woman by Blind Snooks Eaglin PIMP by 50 Cent Pimp by Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band The Black and White Rag by Winifred Atwell

CATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot | “Prologue – Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe | “Memory” additional material written by Trevor Nunn Episode Segments:1:53 – Speed Test7:00 – Why God Why11:25 – Back to Before17:34 – Putting It Together31:08 – What's Inside1:00:47 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:14:01 – We Go Together1:16:38 – Our Favorite Things1:24:31 – Corner of the Sky1:28:04 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Cats (Original Libretto) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot with Additional Material by Trevor Nunn & Richard StilgoeUnmasked by Andrew Lloyd WebberA Cat's Diary: How the Broadway Production of Cats Was Born by Stephen Mo HannanOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotMusic Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"Memory” from Cats (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Trevor Nunn | Performed by Betty Buckley & Cynthia Onrubia"Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)  | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon“We Go Together” from Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Music & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey | Performed by John Travolta, Olivia Newton John & Cast"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews"Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas“What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff

“Classic-Pop Standards” is a one-hour program inspired by the Great American Songbook. This series of podcasts features the singers, the lyricists, and the composers of the music we call “American Standards.” Come along with us as we honor the great songwriters by never forgetting their music. These are songs with not only a history, but with a future; Songs born along Tin Pan Alley, on 42nd Street, at the Brill building, and down Broadway. Danny Lane brings new life to the Great American Songbook on “Classic-Pop Standards”. Comments to: dannymemorylane@gmail.com In this episode, you'll hear:1)     I've Got The World On A String by Celine Dion / Harold Arlen (music) & Ted Koehler (lyrics) [1932]2)     I Could Have Danced All Night by Jamie Cullum / Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) & Frederick Loewe (music) [1956]3)     Straighten Up And Fly Right by Linda Ronstadt (with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra) / Nat King Cole & Irving Mills (words and music) [1943]4)     Night And Day by Frank Sinatra / Cole Porter (words & music) [1932]5)     Where Do I Go From You by Nancy Wilson / Diane Warren (words & music) [1994]6)     The Music Of The Night by Michael Crawford & Barbra Streisand / Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) [1986]7)     I Could Write A Book by Harry Connick, Jr. / Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart [1940]8)     Buttons And Bows by Dinah Shore / Jay Livingston (music) & Ray Evans (lyrics) [1947]9)     Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Rod Stewart / Duke Ellington (music) & Bob Russell (lyrics) [1940]10) I Got Rhythm by Ella Fitzgerald (with Nelson Riddle's Orchestra) / George Gershwin (music) & Ira Gershwin (lyrics) [1930]11) Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You by Sammy Davis Jr. / Don Redman (music) & Andy Razaf (lyrics) [1929]12) Let's Do It by Eydie Gormé / Cole Porter (music & lyrics) [1928]13) Dream (When You're Feeling Blue) by Roy Orbison / Johnny Mercer (words & music) [1944]14) Time After Time by Deana Martin (duet with Jerry Lewis) / Sammy Cahn (lyrics) & Jule Styne (music) [1947]15) Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire (Subtitled "For Just A Moment") by Donny Gerrard & Amy Holland / David Foster (music) & Cynthia Weil (lyrics) [1984]16) Maybe This Time by Tony Bennett / John Kander (music) & Fred Ebb (lyrics) [1964] 17) True Love by Elvis Presley / Cole Porter [1956]18) It Had to Be You by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra / Isham Jones (music) & Gus Kahn (lyrics) [1924]

On today's This Is Our Everest, Edward and Ian have been invited to Southern Television's Houseparty, a cursed daytime TV discussion show that leaves one of our heroes absolutely foaming at the mouth. Meanwhile, Ian provides another potted history about an ITV franchise and we assess the right way to lose with grace and step aside with dignity, somehow without mentioning Donald Trump once.Richard Stilgoe makes an appearance, rattling the keys but doesn't stick around for the party, most of which is taken up by anchovies, sewing machines and corporal punishment. If you'd also like to put in a fleeting appearance at the Houseparty, you can find it here.Tomorrow's edition of This is our Everest is an episode of Channel Four's Wartime Kitchen & Garden.There’s a bunch of different ways in which you can subscribe to the 200% podcast. You can do so through Spotify, which you can find right here, whilst the podcast RSS feed is here and you can subscribe through Itunes here.And finally, a humble request. These podcasts take a lot of effort to write, record and release, and we would be extremely grateful for your financial support, in whatever way you can manage. We have our Redbubble shop, for the sartorially minded amongst you, and subscribe through joining us on Patreon. We even now have a Kofi button on the site, so do feel free to send us whatever you’re able to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s Story Seeds collaboration brings together 12 year old Sulaf and Susan Muaddi Darraj (author of the new middle grade series Farah Rocks  and a 2014 AWP Grace Paley Award, 2016 American Book Award, and 2016 Arab American Book Award winner)  on a field trip to the Riverside Theater in New York City. Susan helps Sulaf grow this story idea:A young girl who lives in New York City and works in the theater district realizes there is a very dark secret hidden at the show she's working on. Follow Sulaf and Susan's thrill-filled Story Seeds adventure with host Betsy Bird as:Sulaf tells Susan her wish of seeing a story about an Arab-American girl who looks like her and represents not only her cultural background but her love of the theatre tooThey talk about the Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop's metaphor on  how children's books should be  be mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors for readersThey geek out over their mutual love of Agatha Christie mysteries and Edgar Allen Poe's The RavenThey grow a story inspired by their back stage tour of the Riverside TheaterThe episode concludes with this week’s storytime (17:40) where Susan reads the story she grew from Sulaf’s story seed: Mystery at the TheatreBooks and media mentioned in this episode: Farah Rocks series by Susan Muaddi Darraj, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, and The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. Musicals and Plays: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and  The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe.Calls to ActionBonus Episode: Check back next week to hear Betsy's interview with Susan where you'll get to find out whodunnit!Kids: Call The Story Seeds Hotline at 646-389-5153, email us at storyseeds@literarysafari.com, or visit our website to submit your story ideas. You can also join The Story Seeds Society, our kids listeners club.Grownups: Visit www.storyseedspodcast.com for subscription links, to sign up for our newsletter, and to download our printable activity e-zines for your kids (or the  kid in you!) that offer opportunities to read, write, and get creative alongside listening to each episode . You can also follow us on Instagram @storyseedspod, on Twitter @litsafarimedia, and on Facebook @literarysafari. Get our Imagination Lab: Experiments in Creativity activity book! It pairs perfectly with the podcast and features tons of episode-inspired prompts and projects! Order your copy here!This episode is also available on YouTube. Subscribe here. Support UsHey Listeners! Looking for ways to support our show? Well, now you can! Visit our recently launched glow.fm page where you can support The Story Seeds Podcast on a recurring or one-time basis. Your donation - large or small - will help us create more episodes of the show and give us the ability to provide opportunities for more kids from around the world to participate in Story Seeds. Show creditsProduced and written by Kayla Fedeson, Sandhya Nankani, and Anjali Sakhrani. Scoring, mixing, and sound design by Ania Grzesik and Matt Boynton of Ultraviolet Audio. Field audio recorded by James Boo. Hosted by Betsy Bird. Music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/musician and co-founder of MGMT. The Story Seeds Podcast is a creation and production of Literary Safari www.literarysafari.com

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to. This is a collection of highlights from shows forty nine to fifty four, featuring Suzy Norman on Hugo The Hippo, Richard Littler on the episode of The Waltons with a Poltergeist, Gary Bainbridge on Radio City's Jack Your Body parody Deadly Boring, Tim Worthington on It's A Shame by Kris Kross, Phil Catterall on the On The Hour Christmas Special, Ben Baker on Now - The Christmas Album, Mitch Benn on Two-Stage Self-Assembly Ice Cream Cones, and Darrell Maclaine on Blockbusters Bubblegum. Along the way we'll be finding out what Richard Stilgoe rhymed with ‘poltergeist’, speculating on what local radio’s obsession with records with ‘Of The’ in the title was all about, recounting how the cast of The Sullivans got caught up in a South-East turf war, debating Steve Ditko’s role in the invention of Cornetto, going to see a time-travelling Candy Flip, investigating how the ‘Hand Jive’ era of Blockbusters was entirely illicitly funded by holes in grandparents’ pockets, revisiting Peter Skellern’s ‘Lurpak Years’, lamenting the terrible fate of the Breakaway theme music, and unveiling our new foolproof scheme for alluding to now-disgraced celebrities without actually naming them. Plus there's also a bit of extra chat with Richard about an unusual BBC showing of 2001: A Space Osyssey, and something you might not have heard before - Tim on The Zeitgeist Tapes talking to Emma Burnell and Steve Fielding about the long-forgotten Clangers Election Special Vote For Froglet! You can find the full editions of all of these shows - and plenty more besides - at http://timworthington.org/

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to. Joining Tim this time is illustrator and custodian of Scarfolk Museum Richard Littler, who's hearing things that go bump in the night that he thinks might just be the episode of The Waltons with a poltergeist, the Star Wars tableau in the 1978 Blackpool Illuminations, mysterious annual Ghost Special No. 2, MAD Magazine's Protect And Survive parody Meet Mr. Bomb, the Six Million Dollar Man's adversary Maskatron, railway safety film The Finishing Line, BBC Records And Tapes' Sound Effects No. 13 - Death And Horror, ITV children's horror serial Come Back Lucy and Richard Williams' animated version of A Christmas Carol. Along the way we'll befinding out what Richard Stilgoe rhymed with 'poltergeist', debating 'Giant Haystacks Bloke's position in Star Wars continuity, announcing our nominations for the Weird Mechanical Chicken Award and scrutinising Terry Wogan's controversial C3P0 origin story. And there's more about that elusive Quosh Tropical too... You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/

It’s a Double Feature Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey decide whether or not to check the children in this urban-legend-turned-feature-film combo recommended by listener Alex! The Original: When a Stranger Calls (1979) “A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again" (IMDb.com). It’s everyone’s favorite UL: The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs! Plus, we talk way too much about gender dynamics and dating. The Remake: When a Stranger Calls (2006) “During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller" (IMDb.com). In 1979, Fred Walton added about 70 or so minutes of content to a 20-minute concept to make a pretty awesome film; in 2006, Simon West tried to get about the same length without adding ANYTHING. It goes about as well as you could expect. Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1153434017313640448 Audio Sources: "Black Christmas" (1974) produced by Film Funding Ltd. of Canada, et al. "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" written by Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, & Andrew Lloyd Webber and performed by Michael Crawford, Mary Millar, Steve Barton, and the Original London Cast "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" produced by Universal Pictures & Apatow Productions “Grandma’s Boy” produced by Happy Madison Productions, et al. "New in Town" written and performed by John Mulaney "Old Town Road" written and performed by Lil Nas X "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "The Princess Bride" produced by The Princess Bride Ltd., et al. "S&M Present" (Robot Chicken S01E09) produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al. "Scrooged" produced by Paramount Pictures & Mirage Productions "Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al. “The Three Caballeros” produced by Walt Disney Pictures & Walt Disney Productions "Urban Legend" produced by Phoenix Pictures, et al. "Weird Satanist Guy" via BowserVids @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErFwJX0HKE "When a Stranger Calls" (1979) produced by Melvin Simon Productions "When a Stranger Calls" (2006) produced by Screen Gems & Davis Entertainment "zendaya is meechee" via Gabriel Gundacker @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5YqFKjTCY

It's such a privilege and honour to present this podcast today with the Year 5 students (aged 10), and teachers at Ilfracombe's Church of England Junior School. As a parent of 2 boys under the age of 10, I find the whole conversation about kids online to be incredibly negative and over sensationalised in the media. In an effort to have a more positive discussion, I approached my son's school and asked them could I do a podcast about the subject with the Year 5 teachers and students.The school not only embraced the idea but added a whole layer of additional creativity and flair to the discussion that I could never have imagined, likened to "opening Pandora's Box" by Catherine Cox, the Head Teacher.In this podcast you will hear from Maggie Foster, an Assistant Head Teacher and Head of Music at the school, whose passion and love of her subject is transforming the lives of the children in the school. We hear from Maggie and the pupils about how the Church of England School Values of Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity, are shaping the children's lives, both on and offline.Even more so, how music is at the heart of everything the school does, and how the Principles of Taiko drumming, which is a Japanese art of drumming, has recently been adopted by the school. The children share how these Principles can be extended out across all manner of experiences both on and offline. We also hear about the benefits of drumming and what it's like to experience a Taiko drumming session. In addition we share fly-on-the-wall discussions in the class rooms between the children and the teachers as they talk about podcasting, digital media, and how to present themselves positively online.There is so much richness to this podcast and whilst I initially went into the school as a concerned, worried parent, I left feeling humbled, uplifted and inspired by what I heard and experienced whilst being at the school. I would like to extend a massive thank you to the Year 5 teachers who are; James Clatworthy, Kimberley Campbell, Lauren Caller, Phoebe Reed, Will Speed, Rachael Moore and Jo Parsons and a heartfelt thank you to Maggie Foster and Catherine Cox whose total commitment to the subject and the discussion enabled this to happen. To my incredible Sound Engineer and Producer, Will Flisk, who attended and recorded 10 hours of content in the classrooms and helped bring the podcast to life in the studio with me.But most importantly I would like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful children in Year 5. You are so very special and you know so much, you guys are truly inspirational and I want to thank you for being so open and free with your conversation, knowledge and kindness. Together with your teachers, we have turned the conversation about kids online on its head, and you will uplift so many people with your positive messages, insight and voices.Thank you so very much.Fiona xxxAdditional Note;'Drop in the Ocean' is featured in this podcast. Music and lyrics by Tolga Kashif; Richard Stilgoe; Arranged by Andrew Peggie; National Foundation for Youth Music. 'Youth Music has been given authority for arrangements to be made of this music for educational and similar use.'

The showdown on Tranquility Base continues as we finally join up with Anton and Oya. All does not go smoothly for our heroes as the escape from the Moon comes at a great cost. Welcome to Raft City Radio Hosts: Az Hann - @captain_tiny Craig Blackwood - @vkmSpouge Cato Prowse - @catoakacato Laurent Tirta - @pablackhawk_ KC Colman - @DJPheonyx Mitch Campbell - @kungfupanzer Editor/Producer: Laurent Tirta Patreon Associate Producers: Patch Perryman - @Patch_Adam Links and Show Notes: We have a Patreon! We also have a Kofi! Castle GIF Angel) (1999-2004) S05E22 “Not Fade Away” Fred and Wesley scene Angel (1999-2004) S05E14 “Smile Time” AKA the puppet one Starlight Express, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Richard Stilgoe

This week Julie, Miranda, and Zane will chat with Geena Schwartz about which of life's truths can be gleaned from one of the longest running musicals of all time - The Phantom of the Opera!- FURTHER READING -Wiki - Musical, Novel,IMDbiTunesSpotifywww.thephantomoftheopera.com- CELEBRITY SHOUTOUTS -Joel Schumacher, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver, Miranda Richardson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart. Richard Stilgoe, Gaston Leroux, Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, John Barrowman, Norm LewisLike us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

The PHANNNNTOM OF THE OPERA IS HERE inside our mics *organ theme*...we know you sang it. Join the Broadway Babies in part two of the MEGA musical that everyone thinks is an opera! In this segment, Alex and Daisha talk about how Phantom of the Opera uses elements of actual opera on the stage and in the music, and we discuss our favorite elements of the musical. We also chat about the lucrativeness of the franchise and wrap it up with our pros and cons. Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Cast recording: Amazon | iTunes Video recording: iTunes | Amazon Songs: "The Point of No Return," performed by Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” by Sierra Boggess  Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.  Released by Really Useful Group Ltd. Show Notes: Learn about the Palais Garnier — the real Parisian opera house that inspired “Phantom of the Opera” and that Hal Prince visited Lindsey Ellis’ history lesson about the character of the Phantom post-ALW Another session of the infernal court in Musical Hell: the movie version of “Phantom of the Opera” “Home” from “Phantom” by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit Snippets of opera ALW probably drew inspiration from: Hannibal seems to be based on Aida’s extra-ness. General exoticism and grand staging and costumes in opera. The Il Muto scenes Laughing choruses in opera such as Verdi’s Falstaff and Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus. A young girl dressed as a cheeky boy or young man is pretty standard. A pretty standard example this scene was taken from is The Marriage of Figaro, and opera by Mozart with a silly and smitten young man named Cherubino and the cunning Countess he is in love with. Phantom sort of combines Susanna and Cherubino and makes it his own.  

Listeners, we have gone past the point of no return in this TWO-PART, MEGA MUSICAL EPISODE!!! Masks will be ripped off, costumes will be grand, and chandeliers will swing in this musical spectacular. This week, the Broadway Babies jump in, lassos spinning, to rein in the king of MEGA musicals: The Phantom of the Opera. Join Alex and Daisha as they discuss the 25th Anniversary, Royal Albert Hall performance starring Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser. Phantom of the Opera is glamorously basic, captivatingly simple, and addictively charming, but why? Let us know what you think after listening!  Podcast cover art: David Taylor Twitter: @bwaybabies Facebook: Facebook.com/broadwaybabiespodcast Cast recording: Amazon | iTunes Video recording: iTunes | Amazon Songs: “The Phantom of the Opera,” performed by Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo ”Think of Me,” by Wendy Ferguson and Sierra Boggess “Notes.../Prima Donna,” by Wendy Ferguson, Hadley Fraser, Barry James, Gareth Shook, etc. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.  Released by Really Useful Group Ltd. Show Notes: Frank Rich’s 1988 New York Times review of the original production had some shade to throw Lloyd Webber’s way … and especially about his wife, y’all The unmasking scene is so much scarier in the silent Lon Chaney film; the 2004 movie’s unmasking scene, on the other hand The really great book “Razzle Dazzle” by Michael Riedel, among other stories, details the history of both Les Mis and Phantom when they came to the West End and then Broadway — and some of the Drama that ensued when the Shubert Group tried to book it into the Majestic in New York Ben Lewis singing "Till I Hear You Sing" from Love Never Dies An article about a TV show about how sleazy Times Square used to be. There are cool pictures!  

Ross Noble & Hadley Fraser kick off the series from Ross’s dressing room in London’s Garrick Theatre. Ross takes us through Hadley’s acting CV, does an impression of Mel Brooks, and the Musical of the Week is Starlight Express by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Richard Stilgoe. Produced by Séamus Murphy-Mitchell & Owen Donovan for Burning Bright Productions in association with PBJ Management.  Edited by Ben Tulloh. Illustration by Ollie Mann.

The fifth episode of the podcast which asks: why is Richard Stilgoe going on about acne? This episode finds Top Of The Pops smack in the middle of the Eighventies in a state of flux, after being off air for nine weeks due to a Musicians Union strike. The Kids are sat on the floor, the set is even more sparse than usual, and they're experimenting with guest co-hosts - a process which would start with Elton John and end with, er, Russ Abbot. This week, it's Tommy Vance and Roger Daltrey - The McVicar Himself - who takes crumpet-leering to heights that not even DLT would think possible, moans about The Clash not being on (when everyone else knows they don't do TOTP), and casts that aspersion upon the Village People. Musicwise, we carom from Ultravox awkwardly dancing behind synths to Legs & Co channelling the spirit of the International Day episode of Peppa Pig to the Dad in Worzel Gummidge performing an old song which isn't a patch on I Got Those Can't Get Enough Of Those Blue Riband Blues to Grace Jones with a fag on to David Bowie's dead expensive new video to Abba putting a right downer on everything at the end with their adult relationship break-up palaver. And the drummer of Slade sits there with a shaker for no real reason at all. Al Needham is joined by Taylor Parkes and David Stubbs for a through evisceration of 1980, veering off to talk about how Roger Daltrey put them off meat for life, what it's like to stop the night at Benny Out Of Abba's hotel, and how being dressed as a Pierrot on an orange beach and reacting to having your picture taken by a paparazzo as if you've been shot is a bit rubbish, really. And loads of swearing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts Briana Phipps, Timothy Rodriguez and James Lott Jr. discuss the theatre show of The Phantom Of The Opera. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart with additions from Richard Stilgoe. Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also wrote the musical's book together. Based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Palais Garnier. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the

The last call of the week comes from composer and writer Richard Stilgoe

Your patience is finally rewarded, with brand new WANTS A WORD... with Ian and Kev and Andre - not to mention some delightful creamy cones from Abdul. Creamy cones! Ha. This week, like Richard Stilgoe on Pigeon Post (ask your Mum), the lads empty their bulging sacks all over the table. Stop sniggering, you at the back. It's questions and queries galore as WAW gets back into the swing of things. Swinging sacks. LOL Follow @iancollinsuk and @sideshow_kev on Twitter, where very occasionally they'll tweet something that's of vague interest.

Sir Richard Stilgoe joins Rob Cowan to share his musical choices and discuss his diverse and illustrious career in the world of music, comedy and beyond!

It takes fine craftsmanship to achieve a perfect partnership between text and music in which neither element overshadows the other. This week, we'll listen to a fascinating array of spoken word and music by composers striving to achieve this symmetry. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Scott Johnson: How it Happens (The Voice of I.F. Stone) (excerpt) Kronos Quartet Aaron Jay Kernis: Goblin Market, Part II, Scenes 2 & 3 The New Professionals/Rebecca Miller; Mary King, narrator Martin Butler: The Tummy Beast fr. The Dirty Beasts Soundwood Ensemble/David Campbell; Richard Stilgoe, narrator Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World (excerpt) Oregon Symphony/DePriest David Lang: On Being Hit on the Head and On Hearing the Voice of God fr. Are You Experienced? Nouvel Ensemble Moderne/Vaillancourt Michael Daugherty: Sing Sing: J. Edgar Hoover Kronos Quartet Lee Hyla: Howl Kronos Quartet, Alan Ginsburg, voice

Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir are joined by Lord Sugar's longstanding Apprentice advisor Nick Hewer, PhD student Hannah Earnshaw who's on the shortlist for a one-way ticket to Mars, and Lois Pryce who rode her motorcycle three thousand miles around Iran on her own. British Empire Medal winner Annie Chapman describes how she's raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for cancer research astride her tractor, lawn bowls player Andrew Newell explains why he wants to get Team Jamaica to the next Commonwealth Games, and JP Devlin tickles the ivories with Joe and Richard Stilgoe. Nancy Dell'Olio shares her Inheritance Tracks.Nick Hewer presents Countdown on Channel 4. The Apprentice returns to BBC One this autumn.Annie Chapman received the British Empire Medal for services to charity in June. Her Pink Ladies Tractor Road Run in East Anglia has raised over £300,000 for Cancer Research UK.Hannah Earnshaw is studying for a PhD in Astronomy at The University of Durham. She's one of 700 people shortlisted by the Mars One Foundation which aims to establish permanent human life on Mars.Lois Pryce motorcycled around Iran this April. She founded The Adventure Travel Film Festival and has written two books 'Lois on the Loose' and 'Red Tape, White Knuckles'.Andrew Newell's Jamaica Road Kickstarter aims to crowd fund a Jamaican Lawn Bowls team in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Nancy Dell'Olio inherits Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot and passes on Message in a Bottle by The Police. 'Nancy Dell'Olio: Rainbows From Diamonds' is at the Gilded Ballon in Edinburgh from August 15th to 24th.Joe Stilgoe's show 'Songs On Film' is at Edinburgh's Assembly Checkpoint on July 31st and August 1st.Produced by Dixi Stewart.

My first interview is with the incredibly versatile songwriter Richard Stilgoe, who wrote the lyrics to mega-hit Starlight Express, and additional lyrics for Phantom of the Opera and Cats. He talks here about university comedy with John Cleese, his amazing charity the Orpheus Centre, and coming second to the Beatles in a rock competition. I […]