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February's Blog for 2012.

2012-02-04T05:42:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
As I sit here putting this blog together the snow has arrived!
I guess it had to come sometime this winter and one can expect having to start wearing the old green wellies to get out and about.
Talking about wellies-can you remember as a youngster having 'chaffed' shins,due to the things constantly rubbing against them,that is until you worked out that long socks were required to counteract the effect.
I remember as a child going to Ingram Road school during a bad winter and having to wear the things,only to find that some discomfort at the toes of one welly was due to one of those square pencils(remember them?) somehow getting in there.It still remains a mystery even today how it found its way down there.
Back to the weather now and the garden has turned white,so no chance of venturing out there today!
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Happy 2012.January's Blog.

2012-01-07T07:20:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
I can't believe that it's a year since I broke my right shoulder-still have a bit of a 'twinge' now and again!
Did you have a good Christmas? Mine was very quiet-in fact so quiet that due to lack of visitors,it's a wonder the front door did'nt heal up!I guess sometimes one just needs a bit of peace and quiet-a time to reflect on the past year and by the same token look forward and plan the year ahead.My main resolution for 2012 is to spend more time 'smelling the roses'-in other words just taking time out now and again to 'chill' and stop what ever I am doing.Also,I have decided to get out and about more with my camera and hopefully fill up another as yet blank photo album.I still use 35mm film as I don't really like all things digital and besides I find 'proper' photographs,that is from negatives seem to have a much 'warmer' colour range than something produced on a computer.Call me old fashioned,but I'll keep using my 35mm camera a wee while longer.
Hope you have a great 2012!
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

'Tis the Season to be Jolly! Dec.2011 Blog.

2011-12-02T08:52:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
Welcome to the final blog of 2011 and what a year it's been.
January started out with my 'fall' and October seemed to think it was Spring-confused? I thought it would make a 'clever' starting paragraph,well that's my excuse anyhow.
The shoulder is almost back to normal in that as some folks told me I would now feel the 'dampness' from the weather-how true!I can now predict to people when we are about to have a 'damp' patch(outside of course)-although I could try making a bob or two on the side by going into folks homes,predicting 'oncoming' rising damp!You never know it may work and even help the unemployment figures by creating jobs within the private sector,although I guess it comes under the 'Big Society' remit - so no chance there,then! It was worth a shot I guess.
Hope you are finding the pre-Chistmas rush stress-free.This year I decided to start a bit earlier than last by getting everything ready-presents,cards,etc.Hope you did the same this year.Just 'chill out' now and look forward to the day itself.
I'll end my 'festive' ramblings by wishing you all the best,oh and do watch the ice when taking your post-Christmas lunch walk-hopefully we'll have a mild,ice-free Christmas.
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness-Novemeber Blog.

2011-11-01T19:09:00.000-07:00

Hullo There.
Welcome to the November Blog.
November always seems a 'dull' month to me-weatherwise with it's short days and long nights which seem to last for ages.There is some colour to be found in this 'grey' season and that's the bright red berries still on the trees.Thanks to an 'extended' summer(remember the start of October) my back garden is still putting on show of laveder,although once the autumn frosts kick in they will become a distant memory.
On the radio front,I'm still spending my time broadcasting both from my home studio and the one up at Hough Lane.Still putting out my SKEBA memories at home and Radio Days 'up there'.Saturday mornings up until the end of December finds me broadcasting also on Saturday mornings from home with both Powder River and Breakfast with Stephen from 8.30am.The only 'downside' to these early morning shifts is having to rise when it's still dark outside- and dull!
See you next month for my Christmas-type blog.
T.T.F.N,
Stephen.

Indian Summer-the October 2011 Blog.

2011-10-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

With the recent few days breaking all previous records(very hot) over the last few days it's rather nice to work inside where it's a little cooler.
The term 'Indian Summer' is from the native American Indians,who looked forward to a warmer late September and with it an extended hunting season.It surely can't last and I guess in a few days time we'll be back to big coats and pullovers.Enjoy it while you can!
On the radio front we continue our Sundays with Paul Temple-and I stand corrected-the second story is actually The Conrad Case.
Meanwhile on Saturday mornings for the next 15 weeks,starting at 8.30 and going through to 10am we are broadcasting the western series Powder River,followed by my Breakfast with Stephen radio show-do catch them if you are able-but don't let the toast burn!
A whole mixture of programmes can be found throughout the week-check out our website for all the details.
Still 'taking stock' of where I'm at- I hope to make some major changes in 2012-more 'soul searching' and looking at where I am at the moment-I'll hopefully be able to share them with you nearer the time.
Happy Listening-T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Autumn Sounds-The September 2011 Blog.

2011-09-02T10:57:00.000-07:00

Hullo There!
As the summer turns to autumn and those days.... oh do get on with it!!
Yes,well September has arrived along with the return of Radio Days and that classic 1950s radio programme,Paul Temple.
After a summer break I'm back presenting music from the 20s-50s on Sunday afternoons from 1.30pm to 2.25pm.It's been nice to have shared some of my Radio Skeba memories with you and all being well,there are some more to come-this time from January -April 1982.These will probably be going out early next year.
Also on Sunday from 1pm Paul Temple will be starting a 16- week run with two 8-part serials-The Alex Affair and The Gilbert Case.-both thrilling radio drama for a Sunday afternoon's entertainment!If you're a fan of radio detectives,then don't miss a single episode!

Good news is that Doctor Who will be back on the airways from January 2012 with three stories in a 15 -week run on Sundays from 1.30pm.
2013 sees the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who and planned are two runs of the series,one of these in November with a possible 'regeneration'! More details nearer the time.
Until my next blog-
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

HIGH SUMMER.- the August Blog.2011.

2011-08-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

Hi There and Welcome to the August Blog.
With the summer in full swing everything at my home studio is going quite well.I've managed to master the art of 'switching' the server between home and the Hough Lane studio and vice-verse,so much so that your really can't see,or in radiospeak,hear the joint!
I'm making good use of the home-base this summer by not only continuing to share my Radio SKEBA memories from 1.30pm on Sundays afternoons,but also run recordings of both The Revival Show(when Rob is unavailable) and Country Legends while Ben takes a break.I guess that's what one would call 'team work'.
On a more personal note I'm actually now taking stock of my life-looking back at where I've been,looking at where I am at the present and trying to plan a more balanced life for at least the next 10 years.A lot of 'soul-searching' at the moment..As to if Radio Poplar is going to be a major player in my plans,I'm not quite sure as yet.After 30-some years of voluntary broadcasting work,I guess some sort of 'scaling down' is in the offing,spending more time doing other things.For the now I'm continuing to do my duties here and supporting other people.I'll keep you posted on this one.
Radio Days returns for its autumn run in September and will be broadcast from my home studio,here at Greenthorpe and I promise that you'll still be unable to 'hear' the joint at 2.25pm when I hand over to the Hough Lane studio for Howard's Joyful Sounds.
Take Care and T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Summertime and the Listening is Easy.......

2011-07-01T14:42:00.000-07:00

Hi There,
Welcome to the Radio Poplar July Blog.
For the next 9 weeks until September,Radio Days is taking a break and in its place I'll be presenting recordings made up at Seacroft Hospital for Radio SKEBA between August-November 1981-30 years ago!
Transfered from audio cassette onto CD,they still sound as fresh as the day they were made-even my voice sounds the same-despite years of abuse and hard drinking-just kidding there! I guess I must have stored them very carefully,even though the house was covered with dust during the 'refurb' in 2004.
Anyhow,they are all stacked up and ready to broadcast-Sunday afternoons from 1.30pm.I hope you enjoy them,especially the 80s 'chart' sounds!
Hancock's Half Hour continues until the end of August at 1pm,so please do enjoy that series also.

T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Here Comes Summer-The June 2011 Blog.

2011-06-01T02:36:00.000-07:00

Hello There!
Well after a May which was more akin to March and March which was,well like May I hope this month is going to be more like June!
On the radio front things are going quite well and my latest PR work to encourage listenership is with Aukids-who work with autistic children,young people and their parents.They publish a magazine(also online)and can be found on bothTwitter and Facebook.I have also been in touch with other autism groups who are going to include our station's info on their newsletter pages.
One other area I am working with is Downs Syndrome,where I hope to encourge this organisation to work with us.It's all part of Radio Poplar's re-mit to provide a radio service for those who may find something to make them feel less isolated within the community.
On the programme front we seem to be picking up more listeners,especially with Colin's JAZZ COCKTALL,which goes out Tuesdays at 8pm,repeated Fridays at 7pm.Also Lea and Jon's ALMOST FAMOUS-Wednesdays 7-9pm,featuring live studio sets and interviews with up and coming vocalists/bands.All good stuff!
On the Sunday 1-1.30pm slot 'HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR' is on 'offer'.This runs until August when we'll be presenting more vintage radio with PAUL TEMPLE.
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

ONE MORNING IN MAY-May 2011 BLOG.

2011-05-01T11:04:00.000-07:00

HULLO THERE!
Welcome to the Radio Poplar blog for May 2011.
The current series of Doctor Who comes to an end this month,but don't worry,the series will return in January 2012 for a 15-week series.
Lined up will be a dalek story and a story about vampires!Well,that will give you an excuse to hide behind the sofa!And if that was'nt enough,plans are afoot to run another series in 2013.

I am planning to continue presenting Radio Days until the Autumn,when I hope to give it a rest for the remainder of 2011.What will take its place I'm not quite sure at the moment.I'll keep you 'posted' on this one.
I guess to keep Radio Days 'fresh' I need to look for songs of which I don't have in my music library.I'm sure that there are many 20s-50s gems out there,waiting to be found.

On the Spring Bank Holiday Sunday I'll be presenting another programme of music,mainly from the 80s.Memories of my days at Radio SKEBA up at Seacroft and Killingbeck Hospitals.

Until my June blog,
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

OUT LIKE A LION-The April 2011 Blog.

2011-04-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

HULLO THERE!
Well here we are-another new month and the promise of longer,warmer days to look forward to.
On the radio front I am now back up the main studio,broadcasting live with Radio Days.
Still having the physio to get these very stiff shoulder muscles working proplerly.I'm also starting a new excercise where I have to grab a towel with my left hand,drop it behind my back,grab the end with my right hand and pull it up as far as I can.Believe me brother,it's agony-yet as they say-no gain without pain!
During my previous 'session' I had to lie on my front while my physio did an impression of kneading dough.I was asked to shout 'Stop!' should it get too painful!Let's just say the noises I started to make probably sparked a conversation amongst other patients from the film 'When Harry Met Sally' "I'll have what HE'S having!" Heaven knows what they were thinking!
As a result I seem to be making good progress and should be back to my old(less of the old,please!) self sometime soon.
T.T.F.N.

IN LIKE A LAMB-welcome to the March Blog.....

2011-03-01T04:06:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
Welcome to this month's ramblings of this and that.
The good news is that the shoulder has now healed,but I need to do some work on the muscles as they are still rather 'solid'!Having been to my second physio session last week,I woke up the following morning with a right arm feeling very much as though it had been through a mangle-and back!
Still broadcasting from my home studio-for the time being at least.I seem to have mastered all the 'connecting and dis-connecting' to the stream down to a fine art.At least nobody can see the joint!!Hopefully I'll be back in the 'big' studio within a few weeks-that's when 'Radio Days' will start up live again.
Over the last 6 weeks,or so I've been presenting recordings which were made in our small radio 'shack'- a small shed at the back of the hospital.For the next few week's I'll be presenting some programmes from last year from our Bramley studio.
Until my next blog-
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

STILL STRAPPED UP IN FEBRUARY!

2011-02-03T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
As I write this February blog I'm still 'strapped up' as the right shoulder-broken 3 weeks ago is still healing-or as they say in medical terms - still 'Knitting'.At least I don't have to go down the outpatients at Leeds General Infirmary-discharged with 'honours'.The next stage in three week's time is to pay a second visit to the physiotherapist,but that's another story.
During my 'incapacity' I am still broadcasting from my home studio and I guess that will be the case for the next few weeks,when hopefully I'll have full use of my right arm.
Doctor Who is going out at 1pm,followed by one of our 1994-2004 recordings of 'Radio Days' from the shed up at St.Mary's Hospital-our old stomping ground.
Talking about St.Mary's-I'm informed that Maple House-the old Cedar and Maple wards-has been pulled down and replaced with another car park!
Well that's about all for now so until March-
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Danger-Black Ice!

2011-01-11T08:09:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
As I write this January blog my right arm is strapped up in a rather fetching pink foam sling and I am having to type with one hand,so please note-this is a slow blog!
The thing is on Sunday morning I slipped on a patch of black ice on my way out,walked back to pick up my specks-now in two halves and slipped again.The result being a broken right shoulder-good start to the year,eh?
The good news is that I managed to put out my radio broadcast the same afternoon and will hopefully be putting something out this Sunday,only this time from my home studio.I may put out an earlier broadcast to see if I sound different with two good shoulders!
Take care- and watch out for the black ice!!
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Happy New Year-January 2011 Blog...

2010-12-27T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hullo There!
Hope you had a really good Christmas and Boxing Day-I had a quiet Christmas Day with family and on Boxing Day I broadcast a number of programmes from my home studio.
Come New Year's Day I shall be back in the home studio from 10am-3.30pm presenting another story in three parts over the day and in-between a seletion of Radio Poplar programmes from our early days-some 20 years ago!
Radio Days will be back in January-listen out forn details,along with a new series and re-generated Time Lord in Doctor Who.This series will run for 17 weeks up until April,when it will take a break until 2012.
Finally,let me on behalf of the Team at Radio Poplar wish you all a Very Happy 2011!
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Season's Greetings-The December Blog.

2010-12-08T06:48:00.000-08:00

HI THERE and welcome to my December Blog.
Still no news of clearing copyright of one or two audio productions,so it looks as if PLAN B will go into action and I'll be sorting out some of my British classic comedy programmes this season.Keep listening out for details.
The good news is that on Boxing Day,starting at 9.30am I'll be presenting Book 1 of the adventure 'INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS'. This is from FULL CAST AUDIO and will be broadcast in-between some of our own archive music programme-see our website pages for full details.
The day's broadcasting ends at the usual time of 4.30pm and I would like to thank author Bruce Coville for his permission to broadcast the 'Unicorns' story.
At the moment I am planning to braodcast on New Year's Day-Saturday this time around,probably between 10am-2pm.Keep listening out for details.
Finally,let me wish you all a Very Happy Christmas and 2011.

T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

Image by permission of Full Cast Audio.com

November's Blog

2010-11-18T09:51:00.000-08:00

HULLO THERE!
Welcome to the Radio Poplar November Blog......
At the moment I am still having some 'difficulty'on two fronts-firstly attempting to contact the right people regarding a few adventure stories due out over the Christmas holiday season and secondly 'fishing' for new listeners.Me being me,I don't give up that easily and will continue until I complete the task,or in this case 'Trial by Fire'! Keep tuned-in folks for further developments!
On a positive note I now have a small selection of vintage(pre-1960)British radio shows on vynyl.
These are on 'standby' just in case I'm unable to present the above said 'adventures' both on CD and steee-ree-oh cass-ette!
My next Blog will be the Christmas one with a nice picture,so until then my friends-keep tuning in.
T.T.F.N.
Stephen.

October's Blog.......

2010-10-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

Hullo There!
I must admit that I have been quite busy on the e-mailing front this last few weeks in that I have been'fishing' for new listeners.I must have sent 'eons' of emails to health trusts,carehome groups and other health organisations all over the U.K.
The results so far have been 'patchy',with only a small number of replies asking how to 'listen-in',of which I furnished them with the all the tech bits.It's early days yet,but hopefully by the turn of the year we should have quite a few folks 'listening-in' to our programmes.
Talking of programmes- I'm still having difficulty in clearing the copyright of some of the broadcasts I have lined-up over the Christmas holidays-talk about 'brick walls'! If all else fails,I have plenty of other 'goodies' in the sound archive to put out.
Watch this space.........

September in the Rain!

2010-09-12T11:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the September blog.
This last Bank Holiday Monday I managed to broadcast a couple of hours from the home studio and all-in-all it seemed to go down well,that is until the computer decided to 'freeze' on me!Apart from that small 'glitch' I was rather chuffed with myself-and why not?
The first programme dated back to the August Bank Holiday of 1981 and was originally recorded up at Radio SKEBA on the old cassette.This brought back memories of the days all my broadcast recordings were done this way-long before the advent of the CD-R. In fact most of my sound archive here at home is made up of cassette recordings and I guess one day I'm going to have to find the time to start putting them onto CD,if only to preserve the memory.
When I listen(and hopefully re-broadcast)to them,I'm only glad I had the foresight to record the broadcasts at the time.
I guess in about 500 years time some historian will find them in a box somewhere and figure out a way to play them-no chance without a CD-R machine,or for that matter,the ones I never had the time to transfer- a cassette deck..

Don't touch that Dial!!

2010-08-15T09:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the August blog.
I thought I'd go for a 'headline-grabbing' title this time-well it seems to have 'grabbed' your attention!
Since my last blog I have made some headway in securing the 'rights',although at times I think the spelling should be 'rites' due to the hard graft of emailing=reward(you do the maths)quite a few audio publishers.At the moment I am busy re-emailing the said above so's I'll have plenty of time setting the programmes up.I hope by my next blog,everything will just about be in place-the thing is,I am still finding some great audio plays out there.
Apart from the 'spoken word' this Christmas,I am sorting out a whole bunch(is that the collective nown for one or more audio cassette)of taped broadcasts which first went out between 1988-1992,so they'll be some memories abound no doubt.Having been stored in the 'recommended' dry place and away from magnetic fields,they should be ok.The advantage of broadcasts recorded post 2006 is that they are on cd,so given that,they should be fine for at least another 1000 years-give or take a decade!
TTFN

THE JULY 2010 BLOG.

2010-07-12T04:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the July Blog.......
At the moment I am busy sorting out one or two audio productions with a view to broadcasting them in the near future.
In the past,Radio Poplar has broadcast many radio programmes which were recorded between the 1930s-50s and these will continue to be a part of our output.Now with the real possibility of a wider listenership,I am looking at including more up-to-date productions,which as you can imagine come with all the 'trappings' of copyright.It's a long process,but worth the effort in the end as hopefully Radio Poplar will bring a new dimension to your listening pleasure.

Goodbye To Maudelayne

2010-06-25T12:29:00.000-07:00

After some 13 weeks,Maudelayne comes to an end on the first Sunday in July.
It was quite an 'off the wall' adventure,but well scripted I thought.
For those who missed it-the series was set at an Ox-Bridge collage in the 1930s,where a 'rift'had enabled a fantasy world to enter reality.One of the cast members was Mark Kalita,who will be back with us the Sunday after as Doctor Who.

Talking of fantasy-this Christmas we are presenting Book 1 of 'Into the Land of The Unicorns'
For more details click onto our link at 'Fullcast Audio'.It is read by author Bruce Coville with cast and music.
There are 4 parts to this drama which I am planning to put out over Boxing Day.This will be the 'centrepiece' to our Christmas Box of goodies this year.

June Update on the Greenthorpe Studio.....

2010-06-12T06:32:00.000-07:00

At the moment I am still having some problems with the home studio.
The earth 'buzz' from the turntable continues to be a problem and I need to sort it out in order to deliver a good signal while playing my records.Everything else seems to be working as it should,having finally managed to sort the output levels.
One other problem is that when I re-installed the 'Winamp' it also brought in a 'virus',which is being picked up by my anti-virus programme and enables me to put the thing into the vault.It may mean I have to un-install the Winamp and re-install it.One could go quite dizzy!
As for broadcasting from home,this will have to wait until I move the 'studio' out of the living room and upstairs,where I'll have more space to work in-probably in the autumn.

THE JUNE 2010 BLOG....

2010-06-04T05:29:00.000-07:00

Hullo There!
For a change I thought I'd use this shade of green for the blog-all things being 'summery',that is.It makes a change from black and white,I guess.
I don't usually buy singles(that's a record for all those under 50),but I found a recording from 1978(when I were a boy dj) by Chris Blake,who sadly passed away five years ago at the age of 55.It's the theme song to the Weekend TV sit-com 'Mixed Blessings'Do you remember it?The song was written by Peter Davidson-Doctor Who number 5,who starred with Chris in another series'Love For Lydia',also starring Mel Martin.Chris also starred in Yorkshire Telly's(remember the 'Y' and the first bars from 'On Ilkla Moor Bar Tat'?)'That's My Boy' with Mollie Sugden and I think her husband William Moore-please correct me if I'm wrong!
The 'B',or 'free' side to this record is Chris singing 'Lost on a Wing',penned by John Gray.The label and number of the record is Weekend DJS10855-marketed br DJM Records- Dick James Records-
Dick James who recorded The Robin Hood song from the 1950s tv series starring Richard Greene.

LATEST NEWS ON DOCTOR WHO.

2010-05-08T07:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my May 2010 Blog entry.

The good news is that there will be a third series of Doctor Who,starting in January next year.As with last year,I hope to broadcast a pre-season episode as a part of our Christmas programmes.
Apart from Doctor Who I have been busy putting together quite a few vintage recordings of plays from the 40s-50s USA radio era,which I hope to sort out into a future series for either 2011,or 2012.I hope to keep you up-to-date on this one.We have so many recordings in our sound archive that sometimes it's hard to decide what to prepair,plus sorting out more 'air-time' to actually broadcast them.At present I hope you are enjoying the Sunday afternoon 'spoken word' spot and are looking forward to the second series of Doctor Who which starts in July.
One more item- at the moment production of The Broadcaster Plus has been suspended.I am still looking at ways to put it on-line as well has publishing a 'hard' copy for those folks not on the web.

PROGRESS ON THE 'GREENTHORPE' STUDIO

2010-04-14T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hi there and welcome to my April Blog!
First of all things seem to be going well with my home(Greenthorpe Towers) studio.I think the problem with the output sound levels has now been fixed-Who said "and about time too!" I just have to carry out a few more test broadcasts before I expose you to live,primetime radio-after all
I don't wish to frighten the horses!
One further development is that I have sussed out how to broadcast my archive of programmes on cassette(old 70s tech,but it works).I hope to broadcast one or two detective series from the 50s sometime in the near future.Listen out for details during my RADIO DAYS programme on SUNDAYS between 1.30-2.30pm-sorry for shouting there,but I do like to reach the viewers at the back.
I usually drop in a short broadcast at around 11pm when the autoplay closes down,but I'll keep you informed when the next 'test' is due to take place.
Happy Listening!

Remembering Radio SKEBA.

2010-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:00

This last weekend some of our team paid a visit to Seacroft Hospital to collect some albums,still there in the studio since the radio service closed down two years ago and joined-up with members of Radio Allerton at their station.

It was quite strange going back there,after almost 30 years and finding some things were just the same now as they were then.It was also a little sad,seeing the place void of both broadcast equipment and the 'buz' of the usual dj 'banter'.

I started there in September 1978 in a small cabin,but in early 1979 we moved into what was a part of the old nurses's home.I stayed there until 1983-84,when I left to begin my own radio service-Radio Poplar!I guess the 'golden years' for me were between 1981-82,when with a radio station full of presenters and request collectors we would have a great laugh and share all the usual dj banter with our patients both at Seacroft and over York Road,Killingbeck Hospital.
But best of all,I took recordings of my Sunday morning programmes(1981-2)and plan to re-broadcast them on Poplar in the near future .

Special Programmes for Easter Day.

2010-02-26T12:50:00.000-08:00

This Easter Day on Radio Poplar we shall be presenting parts 1 and 2 of this adventure between
1.30pm and 2.30pm.
Tom Crean-Sailor on Ice is the story of one of the sailors in the doomed Shackleton expedition to the South Pole.The series begins in 1901 on the Irish explorer's first Antarctic adventure shipping aboard the wooden ship DISCOVERY on her maiden voyage to the Southern Contenent.It is a full cast audio drama,based upon maritine author and poet DAVID HIRZEL'S research and featuring DAVID AULT,DAVID MAGIVER and STEPHEN K.FARNABY.All the charactures are based on actual people and the events are part of the historical record of Antarctic exploration.SAILOR ON ICE is brought to life by Post producer Sound Engineer MICHAEL HUDSON and is produced by IMAGINATION LANE AUDIO PRODUCTIONS.
ENJOY! image by permission.

News about Doctor Who.

2010-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:00

At the moment series 1 of Doctor Who is almost halfway through and will run until the end of March.
We will have series 2 back on Radio Poplar in our Summer Season.As for a third series-there seems to be nothing in the pipeline from Brokensea Productions,but as soon as I get confirmation,I'll put it up on this blog.
As for Series 3,it may possibly be broadcast during Saturday afternoons-this is part of our plans to extend the weekend services in the new year.

Home Studio Progress.

2010-01-30T07:54:00.000-08:00

At the moment I am working on setting up a studio from home,here at Greenthorpe.

So far I have managed to connect to the server,but it seems there is no sound output.
However,with some advice from the 'tech' folk,I hope to be putting out some test programmes
at around 11pm during some evenings in the near future-watch this blog!
Talking about the future,once I am up and 'running' both Doctor Who and Radio Days from

home,there may be the possibility of putting out a programme or two during Saturday afternoons.

FILM NOIR ON THE RADIO

2009-12-27T14:28:00.000-08:00

We have all seen those old black and white detective films-film noir - 'dark film'.You know the type-a world weary detective,a 'broad' with a heart of gold,whose man has 'done her wrong'somewhere along the way and the

crop of gangsters.It's usually night and full of dark shadows with lots of car chases and gunfire.
Here at the Radio Poplar Sound Archive we have amongst the recordings the radio versions of the above- with the likes of Philip Marlowe,Sam Spade and going back to the pale yellow gaslight and fog of Victorian London-Sherlock Holmes.
If you are a fan of this type of radio,then keep checking this blog as we run such series from time to time.

POLISH MUSIC ON RADIO POPLAR.

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If you tune into ALLSORTS at 7pm on Thursday evenings with BILL and CHRIS you will have the chance to listen to music from POLAND,introduced by new member EMILE.
Having listened-in myself I believe it brings a whole new culture to our output and can reach out to the Polish community,who of some may feel isolated through a disabiltity,feel less isolated as family and friends within their community can send them a greeting through the programme.
Hopefully in the new year,Emile will be presenting his own programme of Polish music from his home country of Poland.I certainly look forward to 'listening-in' and I'm sure listeners out there will too.

News of Sunday Programmes

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CHANGES TO SUNDAY PROGRAMMES.

From Sunday 3rd of January,the new name for Ben Bruce's programme will be 'Popcorn Classics and Country Legends'.Ben is extending his choice of music which we hope you will enjoy and I'm sure He'll put together a feature about his broadcast in the near future on this blog.
Also,Radio Days(20s-50s songs) returns a week earlier than planned.This is something I enjoy putting together and look forword to being back with you again,playing all those old songs from years ago.

Doctor Who on Radio Poplar.

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On Sunday 3rd.January 2010 at 1.pm,Radio Poplar brings
you episode 1 of a new audio version of Doctor Who,starring
Mark Kalita as the Doctor.Other names in the series include
one IDA SCOTT(The Impossible Planet).
Under our re-mit-to provide a radio service to people with
a disability,we have been given permission to broadcast this
first series and series 2 in the Summer.
If you have any comments,please do let us know.
To listen to this and all our other programmes,please log
onto- www.radiopoplar.co.uk

Welcome to Radio Poplar's Blog

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Welcome to our blog.
This is the new blog for Radio Poplar.Here you'll be kept up to date with all the latest programme news.
Radio Poplar is a Leeds,UK based registered charity with a re-mit to provide a radio service to people
with a disability.

In the meantime please visit our website at www.radiopoplar.co.uk