A PHIL BYRNES MYSTERY. Episode 1: DEBUTANT IN DANGER

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

"When a woman’s husband is killed, you’re susposed to do something about it."

Phil (short for Philomena) Byrnes and her husband ran their Gloucester MA detective agency until he was killed at his desk. It’s not a case of her stepping into his spot to keep the family business running  — she was a working detective long before his death — and she makes for a refreshingly prickly widow.

Now Phil runs the agency with the help of her assistant Buzzy, with occasional forays to Papa’s Bar, for a little liquid refreshment now and then, and some occasional paternal advice from Papa. She’s also helped out in her investigation by Detective Jim Colman, a member of Gloucester’s finest, who has a soft spot for Phil, though she seems largely unaware of it. Evidently she’s still trying to come to terms with her husband’s murder.

THE COLONIAL RADIO THEATRE presents A PHIL BYRNES MYSTERY. Starring DIANE CAPEN. JAMES TURNER. J.T. TURNER and the Colonial Radio Players. Produced by Chris Snyder and Matt McLaren. Music By Jeffrey Gage. Directed by Jerry Robbins. (c)2006 by Sable Jak (P) 2006 by CRT

Publisher: Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Author: Sable Jak
Narrator: Colonial Radio Theatre
ISBN:
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Tags: Buzzy, Byrnes, Capen, Chris Snyder, Colman, Colonial Radio Theatre, Debutant, Detective Agency, Episode 1, James Turner, Jeffrey Gage, Jerry Robbins, Liquid Refreshment, Mystery Episode, Occasional Forays, Paternal Advice, Philomena, Radio Players, Sable Jak, Soft Spot

Plimoth Adventure - Voyage of the Mayflower

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Plimoth Adventure - Voyage of the Mayflower

The pilgrims embark on a perilous voyage to the New World in search of religious freedom.

“Jerry Robbins and the Colonial Radio Players bring to life the persecution and betrayals of the Puritans, while still in Europe, that compelled their flight to the New World. While this tape is historically correct, it remains both exciting and fun. This audio presentation has a full cast and music score, with lots of sound effects, engaging your attention and imagination. The Plimoth Adventure, Voyage of the Mayflower makes history more personal for the listener” - Dean Carlisle, All Star Review

Sleeve Notes:

From the actual pages of the journal of William Bradford, we bring you our production detailing the Pilgrims’ epic struggle for religious freedom in the New World. The play dramatizes this monumental undertaking by the Pilgrim Fathers, and we attempt to illustrate the trials and tribulations that lead up to their sailing from Southampton, England in the year 1620. Our Music Director, Jeffrey Gage, has composed his most uplifting and magnificent radio score to date and was able to once again incorporate some actual themes from the period. The Colonial Radio Players hope to please you, everyone, as they step to the microphones and present The Plimoth Adventure -Voyage Of Mayflower

The Colonial Radio Players:

• Robert Mackie
• Bill Hammond
• Teresa Goding
• Nick Aalerud
• Shaun Timberlake
• Drew DeCorJeto
• Chad Cochran
• Diane Capen
• Adam Fumia
• Lauren Cochran
• Joe Caliendo Jr.
• George Fennell

Publisher: Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Author: Jerry Robbins
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN:
Download Price: $5.95

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Tags: Audio Presentation, Bill Hammond, Caliendo, Capen, Colonial Radio Theatre, Epic Struggle, Jeffrey Gage, Jerry Robbins, Mayflower Pilgrims, Monumental Undertaking, Music Score, Perilous Voyage, Pilgrim Fathers, Radio Players, Radio Score, Robert Mackie, Southampton England, Trials And Tribulations, Voyage Of The Mayflower, William Bradford

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

This time, Dorothy gets caught in a California earthquake with her cousin Zeb, and they have many adventures underground with none other than the Wizard of Oz! But can they find their way back to the surface world?

Parents Choice Award Winner, Golden Headset Award Winner

Reviewed by David Baker – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Website.

The Wonderful World of Oz Audio Theatre Production by Colonial Radio Theatre is a marvelous collection … featuring the first five stories in the Oz series: The Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, and The Road to Oz.

The Colonial Radio Players do a good job in bringing to life the Oz characters. Amy Strack has a youthful, yet intelligent voice which is great for Dorothy. Leigh Ann Price does an equally fine job with Princess Ozma, with her regal and playful voice. With sound effects, characters come to life as they had never have before, most notably Tik-Tok and the Musicker. The sound effects of Nick Chopper walking is entirely convincing.

Listening to the stories reveals fresh insights into some of the characters. In Ozma of Oz, the Nome King is portrayed more as a trickster than an evil villain. In The Road to Oz, Button Bright is not an annoying little boy, but an inquisitive youth who asks about things by repeating the familiar phase, “Don’t know.”

It is fascinating to listen to “L. Frank Baum” as he reads the introduction to each of the stories. One can hear his frustration in not being able to write other stories, when his “loving tyrants” cry out, “Oz! Oz! More about Oz!” Baum can’t even write an Oz story without Dorothy because, “It isn’t a real Oz story without her.”

The Wonderful World of Oz Audio Theatre Production will make a nice addition to any Oz collector’s collection.

From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Website, http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok/index.html
Publisher: Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Author: L. Frank Baum
Narrator: Colonial Radio Theatre
ISBN:
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Tags: California Earthquake, Choice Award Winner, Colonial Radio Theatre, Dorothy And The Wizard, Dorothy And The Wizard In Oz, Dorothy Leigh, Evil Villain, Intelligent Voice, L Frank Baum, Marvelous Land, Nick Chopper, Nome King, Ozma Of Oz, Princess Ozma, Radio Players, Road To Oz, Tik Tok, Tiktok, Wizard Of Oz, Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

Gettysburg Day 3 - Army of the Living God

Friday, September 12th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

"This is a high quality, digitally recorded production features top-notch actors and music… a great selection for Civil War buffs… and students." - Elaine Hanson - BOOKLIST.

" The sound effects are good, the narration clear and crisp, the various voices even better …an endless spectacle of blood and dust and insects and carnage. That’s what the war itself was like, of course. Here are the fatigue, the despair, the pain, the screams, the deafening cannon plowing through human ranks, death, and dismemberment. Sometimes the politicians are heard. More often the generals and officers and foot soldiers. One would swear that a newspaper reporter with cassette recorder in hand was dashing around the battlefield in the thick of it" - AudioFile

In the tradition of classic radio plays, with a full cast, music and sound effects. The Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air is proud to present this spectacular three part production - "Gettysburg." Highly detailed and accurate, you will find yourself in the middle of General Buford’s skirmish line, Little Round Top.The Wheatfield, Pickett’s Charge, and listen while President Lincoln delivers his address some four months later. No matter which side you are loyal to… "Gettysburg" will have your heart pounding with its action, adventure and suspense.

Gettysburg Day 3 Sea of Anguish: The final day of fighting, culminating with Pickett’s heroic yet doomed Charge..

See also Gettysburg Day 1 - Good Ground and Gettysburg Day 2 - Sea of Anguish.

The Colonial Radio Players: Nick Aalerud, Tony Bova, Lincoln Clark, Shane Clarke, Chad Cochran, Drew DeCorleto, David Driscoll, George Fennell, Adam Fumia, Jeffrey Gage, Bill Hammond, Kelly Leet, Robert Mackie, Peter Mancini, Cynthia Pape, Michael Reilly, Frederick Rice, Caleb Rogersjohn Schnatterly, Chris Speziale, TJ. Wiese.

Publisher: Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Author: Jerry Robbins
Narrator: Colonial Radio Theatre
ISBN:
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Tags: Bill Hammond, Blood And Dust, Civil War Buffs, Classic Radio, Colonial Radio Theatre, David Driscoll, Death And Dismemberment, Jeffrey Gage, Jerry Robbins, Michael Reilly, Peter Mancini, President Lincoln, Production Features, Radio Players, Robert Mackie, Skirmish Line, Speziale, Tony Bova, Top Notch, Wheatfield

POWDER RIVER - Season 1. Episode 07: The Lost Mine

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Join former lawman turned rancher Britt MacMasters and his son Chad as they begin a new life for themselves in Clearmont, Wyoming … but Britt’s past returns to haunt him, as one of the toughest outlaw gangs in the west is headed towards Clearmont for revenge!

Powder River is performed in the style of a classic old time radio show, not dissimilar to the Six Shooter, but the production quality is very much in the 21st century with crystal clear stereo sound, masterful use of sound effects, and a completely original music score.

Each episode is a story in its own right so the episodes can be listened to individually, but we’d recommend you start at episode 1 and work your way through them consecutively to get the maximum enjoyment.

In this episode, Chad learns about the legend of a lost mine in the hills.

Stars:

• Jerry Robbins
• Derek Aalerud
• Diane Capen
• Sam Donato
• Shane Clarke
• Cynthia Pape
• Lincoln Clark
• Bill Hammond

and the Colonial Radio Players

Written, produced and Directed By Jerry Robbins.

Executive Producer: Mark Vander Berg.
Music: Jeffrey Gage

Publisher: Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Author: Jerry Robbins
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN:
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Tags: Bill Hammond, Capen, Clearmont Wyoming, Colonial Radio Theatre, Episode 1, Executive Producer, Jeffrey Gage, Jerry Robbins, Lawman, Macmasters, Mark Vander Berg, Maximum Enjoyment, Music Score, Old Time Radio, Original Music, Powder River, Production Quality, Radio Players, Six Shooter, Son Chad