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The Radioplay Hour

The Drama Merchant

From the 1920s to 1950s, sitting around the radio – or wireless as some called it – to take in a popular series or variety programs was a family ritual…. Join The Drama Merchant and his cast as they bring back the listening experience, and fuel the imagination with recreations of old radio drama"s with live sound effects, interviews, historical news updates, some times old ads and local musical talent in the guise of The Radioplay Hour!

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13:25

Readers Theatre - Stellar Vengeance by Frank Freeman

The Radioplay Hour ·

2023/05/07

By accident Granger saw the aliens land, so with scientific curiosity he captured one of them. This incident made Earth the scene of a bizarre scenario. Join me, Nathan Schulz, as I narrate Frank Freeman’s short story "Stellar Vengeance." This tale is featured in my collection of short stories, Astounding Stories Vol. 1. where you can listen to yesterday's short stories with a pulp fiction twist, accompanied by music and homemade sound effects.Produced, Directed & Narrated by Nathan

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17:41

Readers Theatre - All the Earth a Grave by CC. MacApp

The Radioplay Hour ·

2023/04/30

Death isn't a bad thing; it just needs the right marketing pitch! Join me, Nathan Schulz, as I narrate C.C. MacApp's "All the Earth a Grave." This tale is featured in my collection of short stories, Astounding Stories Vol. 1. where you can listen to yesterday's short stories with a pulp fiction twist, accompanied by music and homemade sound effects. If you enjoyed this production and want to explore more astounding stories, head over to the Drama Merchant website. You can pay what you think

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27:51

Radioplay - Preview: Fire on the snow. Ep. 1

The Radioplay Hour ·

2023/03/27

The Drama Merchant and The Radioplay Hour has presents to you, as a preview, the first episode of The Fire on the Snow. If you enjoyed what you heard and want to listen to the remaining episodes click here ....Prologue:The march to the South Pole, with dogs, ponies and motor sledges for transporting supplies began at Camp Evans on November 1st, 1911. The time of this verse radioplay is from 4th January 1912, when the last supporting party returned, to 29th March 1912, when Scott’s diary

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14:49

Radioplay - Workshop - #ME3 Part 3 - Return of the...

The Radioplay Hour ·

2023/02/14

The Radioplay Hour Workshop brings you the final part to Kit Sivyers' masterpiece trilogy of fun, silliness, stupidity, and Goon Show nostalgia: Hashtag Me3: The Return of the Hashtag!Will Jim Pickles and the Mysterious Woman, whom the writer can't name for legal reasons, find the missing hashtag?Will we hear that epic space battle promised last week before the Drama Merchant runs out of money?Are you still reading this and not listening in? If not, go do it now!I mean it, before the

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15:59

Radioplay - Workshop - #ME3 Part 2: The Hashtag...

The Radioplay Hour ·

2023/02/07

The Radioplay Hour workshop, brings you the middle part to Kit Sivyers' masterpiece trilogy of fun, silliness, stupidity, and Goon Show nostalgia: Hashtag Me3: The Hashtag strikes backWho is Jim Pickles, and why should you care?Why is Harvey Winestain voiced by Dr. Claw from that old'80s show you watched as a spon, Inspector Gadget? Who is Roast McKaren? Is she chicken, pork, lamb, or beef with a side of Roast Potatoes? Vegan option also available.Is that the death star you hear? We can't

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15:30

Radioplay - Workshop - #ME3 Part 1: A New Hashtag

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/12/29

In this Radioplay Hour workshop, the show you are about to hear in three parts is written by Kit Sivyer, and was inspired by the Goon Show, Monty python and the general goings on in today's social media environment.Instead of saying something meaningful and heartfelt, the writer instead decided to recycle old jokes and blow everything up instead...#Me3 Part 1 – A New HashtagWritten and edited and directed by Kit SivyerFeaturing the vocal talent: Jenna Baker, Kit Sivyer, Peta Schulz and

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25:58

Radioplay - Miracle on 34th Street - Act 2

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/12/24

Welcome to Act 2 of The Radioplay Hour’s Miracle on 34th Street. We start this act knowing Business is booming at Macy’s. Kris Kringle’s popularity is growing by leaps and bounds. Doris Walker is still worried because she cannot dismiss the thought that Kris is slightly unbalanced.Vocal performances in order of appearance:KRIS KRINGLE: Barry GibsonA DRUNK SANTA /PETER, a little boy / TOMMY, Mara’s young son: Charlotte Seymour SmithDORIS WALKER, department store executive: Naomi

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21:30

Radioplay - Miracle on 34th Street - Act 1

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/12/24

Welcome to The Radioplay Hour, a program that recreates old time radio dramas along with new work. In 2021 I produced and performed a live re-enactment of Miracle on 34th Street at Bankfoot House, on the Sunshine Coast. In this episode I bring you Act 1 of recorded presentation of “Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street,” as our first Christmas special.Vocal performances in order of appearance:KRIS KRINGLE: Barry GibsonA DRUNK SANTA /PETER, a little boy / TOMMY, Mara’s young son: Charlotte

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42:37

Radioplay - A Christmas Carol

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/12/20

When Charles Dickens presented this little story to the world almost a hundred years ago, he found an instant response in the hearts of people everywhere who saw in it their favourite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. From the day of its first printing, there has remained unbroken the tradition of reading “A Christmas Carol"For those fortunate enough to see this production done live in past at Preece House, in Nerang,

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26:12

Radioplay - Halloween Horror - Death Robbery

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/10/31

Our final Halloween Horror was a Boris Karloff Classic! Not quite as bizarre as Catwife… but close. In my recreation also produced with cast members from Ghost light Theatre, the characters have been gender swapped, names included, and are vocalised by Sandra Harman as Eve, Yasmin Elahi as Jo, and Gary Farmer – Trickett as Adam. I should advise this episode contains elements of horror that might not be suitable for young ears under the age of 15, as the story deals with a woman trying to

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28:59

Radioplay - Halloween Horror - The Fall of the House...

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/10/31

This recreation of an Edgar Allen Poe classic involved cast members from a local theatre group in Moreton Bay called, Ghost light Theatre! I had a blast recording & working with these individuals in this theatrical dramatization of a Poe horror classic. Luke Lilly is our unknown narrator and friend Roderick Usher, voiced by John Stibbarb, who witnesses the destruction of The House of Usher. Other vocal performances are done by Gary Farmer Trickett & Sandra Harman. The Fall of the

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9:24

Radioplay - Halloween Horror - The Dark

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/10/31

This Halloween Horror is a personal favourite of mine. And first aired on the program Lights Out in 1930s. I had a blast creating the sound effects & vocalizing all roles in this melodramatic horror! It’s a simple story about two men being turned inside by... The Dark! It’s best heard with the lights off and I should advise this episode might not be suitable for young ears under the age of 15, as it contains elements of horror that might enhance a child’s fear of.... The Dark. The Dark

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13:43

Radioplay - Workshop - Bon Voyage

The Radioplay Hour ·

2022/07/23

Welcome Ladies and gentlemen to the first episode of a new platform to The Radioplay Hour. I call it The Radioplay Hour – Workshop!Our first workshop is written by Kit Sivyer, based on an idea by Nathan Schulz (The Drama Merchant), and begins on a plane, where you will the voice of our narrator as he guides us through the story of an Aussie bogan, a little old lady, and a pact with the devil to see an Ac/Dc concert. Listeners be aware this episode is a surreal comedy which contains adult

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60:51

Radioplay -LIVE - Miracle on 34th Street at Bankfoot...

The Radioplay Hour ·

2021/12/17

The Radioplay Hour - LIVE : Miracle on 34th Street was performed to a live audience, with audience participation, at historic Bankfoot House, situated on the Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.Unfortunately our original audio recording didn't work as well as we hoped, but we were able to use audio from video taken of the show. On this recording, which has been edited, you will hear the audience participate in creating some vocal sound effects and saying some lines. If you

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27:39

Radioplay - Halloween Horror - Be a good dog, Darling.

The Radioplay Hour ·

2021/10/30

This years Halloween Horror is a recreation from an episode aired on the program "Quiet Please", on 22nd September 1947, called "Be a good dog, Darling". This recreation, about an encyclopaedia salesman, his wives, and a magical spell, stars the vocal talents (in order of appearance) of Nathan French, Imogen Saxton - Heine and Taylor Holmes.The show was produced and directed by Nathan Schulz (otherwise known as The Drama Merchant)Sound effects created by Nathan SchulzMusic titled Quirky

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43:05

Radioplay - Halloween Horrors - The Catwife

The Radioplay Hour ·

2020/10/25

Our final story for this season of Halloween Horrors was first heard in 1938 on a program called “Lights Out” and written by American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director Arch Obler. Originally aired in 1938 and starring Boris Karloff, with an amazing vocal performance, The Cat Wife and was voted “the best” by listeners of the original program. The story revolves around a man who accuses his wife of being a big white heatless cat, with unexpected supernatural

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25:58

Radioplay - Halloween Horrors - Zero Hour

The Radioplay Hour ·

2020/10/17

Considered the most controversial play ever heard over the radio, since the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast in the 1930s, I decided to do something a little different and experimental so Idecided to try record the show in a “Blair Witch Project” / “Documentary” audio style with the cast performing around the house, and not always near the microphone with the exception of our narrator who describes the scene of a mother growing anxious as she watches her daughter excitedly play a game

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13:37

Radioplay - Halloween Horror - The Tell Tale Heart

The Radioplay Hour ·

2020/10/11

Edgar Allen Poe is known to have written some exciting and haunting stories ever told. His work ranges from poetic to mysterious to darkly comic, each story possessing the genius for the grotesque that defined Poe’s writing!Our first story of the week, in our season of Halloween Horrors, is told to you by an unnamed narrator, who will try to convince you, the listener, of his sanity, from his jail cell, whilst describing a murder he committed. As tonight’s star, Nigel Munroe Wallis, tells

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46:23

Radioplay - Candy Matson and the Cable Car Murder

The Radioplay Hour ·

2020/10/09

When a man riding next to Candy Matson on a cable car is silently shot and killed, Candy does not know him from Adam and is considered a suspect! The only thing for her to do is to investigate herself! A progressive wisecracking private investigator operating in a male dominated world, Candy Matson was the brainchild of writer, director, and producer Monte Masters. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the second episode of The Radioplay Hour where we will be re-enacting Candy Matson and the

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46:37

Radioplay- Sherlock Holmes and the Musgrave Ritual

The Radioplay Hour ·

2020/10/09

Vocal cast: (in order of appearance) The Drama Merchant – Your host / Dr. Watson / Sherlock Holmes / Brunton the ButlerKent Lee – Giles Pendlebury / Reggie MusgraveDouglas Kennedy – Radio announcerPeta Simeon – RachelAlong with our recreation of The Musgrave Ritual, we also have Arts Journalist Giles Pendlebury who will interview Dr. Watson and Douglas Kennedy bringing us the cost of living in Australian in 1944, with news briefs that include Frederick Paterson, also known as Red Fred,

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