Audiofile Magazine does it again – a great free audiobook and behind-the-scenes audiobook narrator features, this time focusing on the delight of Alice in Wonderland!

Check out their Alice in Wonderland audio special page for:

• A free download of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland read by Michael York (courtesy of Blackstone Audio)
• Recorded conversations with narrators Michael York and Jim Dale and audio producer Gabrielle de Cuir
• Editors’ reviews of recommended Alice audiobooks and links to additional online resources for fans.
• Three different readings (Michael York, Jim Dale, and Christopher Plummer) of the Mad Tea Party passage together for a side-by-side comparison.

Fantastique!  It could be interesting to hear what a dramatized version of Alice would sound like, but Michael York does a tremendous job of voicing the different colorful characters of Carroll’s adventure.

Here’s the link again: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/event/0310_landingpage.html

Don’t be late!  The free audiobook is only available until March 16.

This week we return to and wrap up our series on ghosts – the spooky, rather than the malevolent type.

Our featured artist is Never Paid Radio, a group out of Prescott, Arizona that first introduces us to a painting of a train depot near the Grand Canyon… A place where a man had an extraordinary experience and lost someone, seemingly forever.

That’s “The Depot,” followed by “Can’t You See the Possibilities,” a story of invisibility and its potential – and downfall!

Finally, we round out this mega-episode with a moving portrait of World War I by the Wireless Theatre Company called Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori.

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 163

Phew, so, if you looked at The Wall Street Journal yesterday, you would’ve seen an article about FinalRune Productions and our newest project we’re announcing to the world: the serialization of the novel Open Season by Archer Mayor.

Today we feature this very exciting, on-location recorded audio drama. Yes, the snow you hear is snow!

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 162

What can I say, I’m giddy beyond words.

My own audio drama group, FinalRune Productions, was featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2010.

The article, entitled “Return With Us to the Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear—Via the Internet,” heavily focused on FinalRune’s signature field recording style and director Fred Greenhalgh’s passion for reviving audio drama in an age of the iPod.

I’ll let the article speak for itself, and wait, there’s more… great video!!!

In case you haven’t been spending enough time on the Audio Drama Talk boards lately, I want to promote a new audio drama reviews podcast that’s come out, produced by Chris Moody.

The show, Audio Cinema Review, really focuses on the news and reviews side of the audio theater world, and in the latest episode I contribute a review of Tesla Vs. The United States, alongside a review of the Icebox Radio Theater streaming radio service (which is totally rad, thanks Jeff).

Head over to the Audio Cinema Review site or listen here:

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From the depths of the desert comes a malevolent force that did not wanted to be disturbed.

Like in a terrible dream, Geologist Elias Ullstrom must run for his life lest he be caught by forces that want nothing but his demise. Of course, he did poke his nose where it didn’t belong.

So is this story by promising new producer Birke Duncan, The Riders of the Three Toed Horse.

Our stories of ghosts and shades takes us to a land of mystery and folklore, where not all is quite as it seems.

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 161