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Paper Moon Radio Theater

60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -

The Paper moon Radio Theater company is dedicated to providing high quality radio productions. The company is based in Australia.

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Episodes

when Willie came home from the war hoorah hoorah

March 09, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 17.6 MB

This story written by Bart Meehan was originally published in the Antipodean SF anthology and subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca. The story is read by Alistair Lloyd, and deals with the pervasiveness of grief. The piece is speculative fiction but the subject is real. Wars do not end when the shooting finishes and the past is never past.

The Things That Last

March 08, 2020 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.76 MB

This podcast is very short and consists of two stories by Bart Meehan and published in Antipodean SF. They were subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca. The Things That Last is read by Marj Essex and deals with what is important at the very end. The story was adapted into a short play that was produced in the Short and Sweet Festival, Canberra 2018. Corporate Life is read by Bart Meehan, and was a passing thought had by the author, while sitting through an interminable meeting...

Meeting with a Misanthrope

August 07, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes - 20.3 MB

This podcast consists of two stories written by Bart Meehan and originally broadcast on the Antipodean SF Radio Show. They are both speculative fiction and deal with issues facing modern society. The tone is intended to be darkly humorous. Meeting with a Misanthrope is narrated by Marg Essex There goes the neighbourhood is narrated by Timothy Gwyn The stories were broadcast by 2NVR Nambucca on the Antipodean SF Radio Show hosted by Ion Newcombe in 2018. (https://2nvr.org.a...

Friday Night at Sully's

July 16, 2018 08:58 - 41 minutes - 43.4 MB

Friday Night at Sully's is a radio play about what might have been. A man retires and decides to clean out his garage- the last job on a list of tasks meant to keep him busy. As he unpacks boxes, his is drawn into his youth, where he was going to be a musician, until life got in the way. Written by Bart Meehan Original music by Anthony and David Gill Performed and directed by Tony Turner Recorded at ArtSound FM Canberra.. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt. The play was originally...

49 Years and counting

September 09, 2016 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MB

Jack and Nora have been married for 49 years and counting. They have a life full of memories, not all of them good. A radio play about the things we should have done. Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner. Recorded at Artsound FM, Canberra Australia (Sound engineer: Tony Hunt) First broadcast by 2 NVR (Nambucca NSW) in August 2016

Christmas 1917

December 24, 2015 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Three men are sitting in a trench in France on Christmas Eve. All is quiet on the Front and then one of them hears something... A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater. Writer: Bart Meehan Director: Tony Turner Cast: Elaine Noone, Geoffrey Borny, Jarrad West, Tony Turner. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra. Originally broadcast on Artsound FM and 2NVR.

After all - A story of Gallipoli

April 22, 2015 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

After all is a radio play written by Bart Meehan and produced by the Paper Moon Radio Theater. The play tells the story of two men from their initial meeting on the docks in Sydney (as they head off to the First World War) through their training in Egypt, to their landing at Gallipoli and subsequent hospitalisation in Malta. The play was broadcast on the Australian Community Radio Network on 25 April 2015. (Note that the play contains some bad language) Cast: Tony Turner, Elain...

Home

January 14, 2014 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater. Canberra was established as the Australian capital in 1913, though the government did not relocate there, from Melbourne, until 1927, when Parliament House was opened. Over the years it has grown out of the bush to become a vibrant city that is home to 320000 people. This play is not a history of the city; it is about a family and particularly, the relationship between a man and his father. The form is a “fictional” rem...

The Light of Hope in their Eyes - Stories from the Blitz

April 25, 2013 10:29 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

The Paper Moon Radio Theater group is based in Canberra Australia and is dedicated to producing high quality radio plays. The Light of Hope in their Eyes was written by Bart Meehan and directed by Tony Turner. The play chronicles the experiences of three people during the London Blitz and the Battle of Britain. Cast: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra and originally broadcast on Artsound-FM.

An Ordinary War - A radio play

September 14, 2012 13:14 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

An Ordinary War is a 30 minutes radio play based on the experiences of three people during the First World War: Agnes (a British country girl), George (a British public school boy)and Lance (an Australian shopkeeper). The play includes WW1 poetry and songs. Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner. Actors: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner