Peopletalk is a non-profit group, comprising of British trained actors, writers, producers, musicians, short film and documentary makers who have combined their areas of expertise in order to provide a free internet audio book, anecdotal story and social history documentaries site.
Thu, 18 June 2009  Please go to the audio books blue listing on the left of this page to get our full audio books catalogue. Click here for our direct iTune link You will need iTunes installed on your computer for this to work. Click here to get free iTunes download I would just like to thank all the members of staff at the University of Brighton's Media Services for all their kind help over the last two years for allowing peopletalk to use their recording studio. Category: info -- posted at: 7:18 PM |
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Wed, 17 June 2009 My Interview today is with Biddy Cox, who at the tender age of 17 joined the London Fire Brigade as a Driver at the height of the bombing known as the Blitz in World War II. As the haunting sounds of the air raid sirens echoed around London and its population headed for the relative safety of the bomb shelters, the 17-year-old Biddy had to race around London running the nightly ordeal of bombs raining down all around her to get the injured Londoners to a hospital. As the war grind slowly on Biddy managed to get transferred to the Far East, where she joined the SOE, as part of Special Operations Executive working with military James Bond types. Where she met her future husband who was a SOE agent working behind Japanese enemy lines. ---------------------- I would just like to thank Mike O'Hara and Daniel Grimwood of Forgotten Melodies at http://mohstuff.com/FM/ for their kind permission to use their recording of Canzona Serenata Op.38, No.6 by Nikolai Medtner played by Daniel Grimwood. To hear Mike and Daniel talk about the composer Nikolai Medtner go to http://mohstuff.com/FM episode 2 Comments[0] |
Mon, 15 June 2009  Our Man In Alaska:Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness. Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it. Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed. Episode One: Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65. Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness Episode Three: Mosquitoes Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age Our interview with Basil Sands Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books at www.basilsands.com Buy Music at magnatune Music credits: 1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com. Track: Hagagatan 14 Album: GratisJazz Artist: Eternal Jazz Project Click here to take you to track. 2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com. Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky Track: Angel Click here to take you to track. Comments[0] |
Wed, 20 May 2009  My interview today is a little offbeat and might be considered strange and somewhat bizarre, as I am talking to the Moon man a.k.a. Barry McArdle. No he's not a deranged fantasists, who has escaped from the local lunatic asylum and no I haven't finally given into senility. For some of you who are old enough to remember the 70s, you will probably have a faint glimmer of recognition only when I tell you, that he was quite famous for selling acres on the moon for a dollar. His story is one of those kind of urban myths that you're never quite sure is true, and think it was probably made up by a group of late-night drinkers in a bar and has passed into the mists of time and legend. But I have to tell you that it's all true, it really is true and I was fascinated to re-acquaint myself with this story of how this young Californian man managed to carve out a living for almost 10 years after leaving college, selling certificates of land ownership on the moon to passersby on the street. Obviously, we will be giving a link on our website to Barry McArdle's excellent free audio book, where our listeners can hear the whole funny story in all its glorious technicolour. So this interview can only really be a synopsis of Barry's fascinating life story and is a only a teaser to encourage our listeners to hear his wonderfully descriptive and funny story. Why not visit Barry McArdle web site to buy his book and moon certificates To listen to Barry McArdle's excellent free audio book click here at http://www.podiobooks.com/title/i-sold-the-moon Music by ive Ass Sleepers on http://magnatune.com Album: Gettin Down to Business Track: KC Click this link to buy this music Click here for our direct iTune link You will need iTunes installed on your computer for this to work. Comments[0] |
Wed, 6 May 2009 Our Man In Alaska:Episode One: Living in a postcard and A typical day at -65. Many people fantasize about what life would be like way up in the forests and mountains and tundra of the Arctic wilderness. But few will ever actually convince themselves to give it a try. If you have ever wondered what it takes to make it in the Greatland take a listen to these short episodes and you will start to get a picture of it. Basil Sands was born right in the middle of the Alaskan Frontier on a hot summer day in 1968 and now he’s here to tell you all about it. Alaska that is, not his birth…his mother was rather adamant about keeping that bit private. Over the course of these episodes you will learn about the real life and the people of Alaska. Some of the stories are his own experiences. Some as told by friends and family. And some from the early days as told by his pioneer Grandfather who was one of the first civilians to drive up the Alaska/Canada highway in 1946. Most all of the stories are mostly all true, although some names have been changed so Basil doesn’t get into any trouble, since most of his neighbors are very well armed. Episode One: A typical day at -65 Episode Two: Moving my family to the wilderness Episode Three: Mosquitoes Episode Four: Grocery Hunting in the Modern Age More episodes to come as they are created. Our interview with Basil Sands Why not visit Basil web site and listen to his great free audio books at www.basilsands.com Buy Music at magnatune Music credits: 1st Track Music from Magnatune at http://magnatune.com. Track: Hagagatan 14 Album: GratisJazz Artist: Eternal Jazz Project Click here to take you to track. 2nd Track: Magnatune at http://magnatune.com. Album: Acoustic Earth - Electric Sky Track: Angel Click here to take you to track. Comments[0] |
Sun, 19 April 2009  Christabel Clark reads the Devil by Guy de Maupassant Directed and produced by Nigel Killick Christabel is a member of The National Youth theatre, and hopes to follow a career in acting after completing her degree in Philosophy at The University of Cambridge. Until then her she is seeking out any opportunity she can to be involved in the world of drama, and intends to join Footlights as soon as she gets to Cambridge! Christabel Clark is a young aspiring actress, currently filling her gap year with as much acting experience as she can lay her hands on! Bursting on to the stage at the age of six, drama and theatre have been a part of life ever since, and Christabel longs to turn her lifelong passion into a career. Christabel’s experience covers a wide range of drama, from Gilbert and Sullivan operas, to Shakespeare and Brecht, to musical theatre, also including self-written comedy sketches and short films. You can buy this music at www.magnatune.com Artist: Robert F. Trucios Album: From the Lobby of the Cooper Arms Track:01-Gnossienne No. 4 Click here to buy music Click here for our direct iTune link You will need iTunes installed on your computer for this to work Comments[0] |
Sat, 4 April 2009  Episode Four: A Sporting LifeHeather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England. This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world. She gives us, the listener an insight into her thoughts from the New World to her experiences of living in the old world of Shakespeare surrounded by millions of people. The forth episode in the series, A Sporting Life, gives an insight into Heather’s theories on the difference between British and North American sports and what it was like to be in the thick of the crowd for her very first professional football match. Episode One: From the prairies of Canada to London Episode Two: The strange and wonderful world of food Episode Three: Why I'm here instead of there Episode Four: A Sporting Life Episode Five: Stuck in the middle of News Episode Six: Going Home Please click here to go to her Spotlight page Please click here to go to her web site Music: 02-Chansons sans paroles (1989) op. 2 Humoresque Artist: Gerard Satamian. Album: Dry Fig Trees. (Preview and buy at www.magnatune.com) Comments[0] |
Sun, 29 March 2009  Audio Book Final episode 21 Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. Julius Caesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, and the friendly asp alone spared her Rome's crowning ignominy. Please email your comments to nigel.killick@ntlworld.com Sandra Ventris is a professional actress. If you wish to know more about Sandra please visit her page on this site. Podsafe Music: Intro Music by Demetrio Katis: Isles of Dannan. Home Web page Demetrio Katis www.peopletalk.libsyn.com |
Sun, 29 March 2009 Audio Book Cleopatra part 20 Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincing proofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. Julius Caesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, and the friendly asp alone spared her Rome's crowning ignominy. Please email your comments to nigel.killick@ntlworld.com Sandra Ventris is a professional actress. If you wish to know more about Sandra please visit her page on this site. Podsafe Music: Intro Music by Demetrio Katis: Isles of Dannan. Home Web page Demetrio Katis www.peopletalk.libsyn.com |
