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slanderhour

A weekly pre-sleep, post-thought audio play investigating the nature of latent boredom and the strip-mining of emotional bereavement. Semi is written & performed by Mark Simpson, Garth Simmons and Jim-John Harkness, and is produced by Stephen Landerhour for BBC Sounds.

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00:17:40

Semi - Reason

slanderhour ·

2024/09/03

and in the moment of silence,i search for my forsaken voice,buried somewhere,far and adrift,under the summit of sufferings,the rivers of rage,under trampled dreams,under the mottled page,the voice so aloof,i have forgotten it so well,the past of calamity,only if i had a voice; i could tell

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00:13:22

Semi - Stoicism

slanderhour ·

2024/08/22

You are asThe silver moonlightWhich with its graceDances on the surface of this lake.You, who penetrates my depthsAnd ripples into my beingCausing waves to quake.I will be your shelter,In my open armsI will be your rest.I will be as the caves of old,Within me you may find peaceFrom the raging tempest of the world.You may shutter your eyes and dream,For the fire will remainEven if to fuel it, I must burn.

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00:31:04

Michael Barrymore Vs Pete Doherty - Episode Four -...

slanderhour ·

2024/05/03

In smoky halls where shadows dance,There strides a man with flair and stance. With saxophone in hand, he's seen, Shane Ritchie, the jazz machine. His fingers glide on keys so fine, A melody born from his mind's design. Each note he plays, a tale untold, In his jazz world, he's bold and bold. His voice, a velvet, smooth and low, Sings of love lost and nights aglow. The rhythm flows through every chord, In Shane Ritchie, jazz is adored. In every riff, a story's spun, Of midnight

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00:26:00

Michael Barrymore Vs Pete Doherty - Episode Three -...

slanderhour ·

2023/07/20

There once was a scientist named KellyWhose name was made famous quite quickly He spoke on the radio About WMDs, you know But then he was found dead in on a hilly

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00:22:03

Michael Barrymore Vs Pete Doherty - Episode Two -...

slanderhour ·

2023/06/05

In childhood's realm, young Barrymore did dwell, A world apart, where trials and hardships swelled. No tender hands to guide him on life's path, Alone he wandered, facing nature's wrath. With naught but strength and grit as his allies, He forged ahead beneath the open skies. No sheltered haven, no familial care, Yet in his heart, a fire burned, aware. Through solitary hours, his spirit grew, A resilient bloom, steadfast and true. He learned to navigate life's turbulent tide, As

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00:21:34

Michael Barrymore Vs Pete Doherty

slanderhour ·

2023/05/29

In the spotlight's gaze, Michael Barrymore stood, A figure of laughter, a king of the hood. With charm and wit, he graced the TV screen, A maestro of entertainment, a living dream. His laughter contagious, a gift he shared, A jester of joy, he truly cared. From game shows to variety, his talents unfurled, Delighting audiences, across the wide world. But shadows cast their veil on his life, As troubles emerged, piercing like a knife. Adversity struck, tarnishing his name, A fall from grace, a

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00:21:09

Semi - Convo

slanderhour ·

2023/05/02

So it goes, dear listener, that among the myriad of things that sets man apart from his animal counterparts is the gift of gab and the mastery of language. To be a man is to be a creature of speech and discourse. The art of conversation holds a significant role in our lives. It can ease our sorrows and afflictions, amplify our delights and jubilations, and enhance our understanding of the world. Indeed, conversation is a powerful tool that allows us to convey our thoughts, emotions, and experiences

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00:16:04

Semi - Priest

slanderhour ·

2023/04/24

Garth meets a priest. Public transport drama. Garth and his friend have a difference of opinion. Exploring the SUBconscious Other things

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00:24:00

Semi - Exposition

slanderhour ·

2023/04/17

Your face did not rot like the others—the co-pilot, for example, I saw him yesterday. His face is corn- mush: his wife and daughter, the poor ignorant people, stare as if he will compose soon. He was more wronged than Job. But your face did not rot like the others—it grew dark, and hard like ebony; the features progressed in their distinction. If I could cajole you to come back for an evening, down from your compulsive orbiting, I would touch you, read your face as

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00:33:00

Semi - Sub

slanderhour ·

2023/04/11

Love me, use me, Never let me go. Quench this unbearable thirst, this fire in my soul. ... Use me, hate me, ravage me, destroy me, As long as in the end you promise to hold me in your arms and love me. ... Grab my neck and pull my hair only keens and moans will be gotten from there. ... Stroke me like a harp, pluck me like a live wire string. Tighten me up, and snap me so I scream. ... Fill me, tempt me, push me, pull me. Throw me to the bed and make me sing ... Hold me down and shatter

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00:25:41

Semi - Setting

slanderhour ·

2023/04/03

The jolt that comes to bones inside a tumbled streetcar is what the painter considers as she strokes her- self into story. There is less to the jolt that comes as he shuts his eyes before the monitor, save what he imagines—a lightning bolt, a god tapping the shoulder. He imagines the sky swelling with ceiling fans or the guano of extinct birds, a jolt riding from his shoulder blades to his eyelids, dropping with roller coaster clacks to his fingers. Here, he dreams of Frida Kahlo

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00:30:41

Semi - Skip

slanderhour ·

2023/03/27

I took my life and threw it on the skip,Reckoning the next-door neighbours wouldn’t mindIf my life hitched a lift to the council tipWith their dry rot and rubble. What you find With skips is – the whole community joins in.Old mattresses appear, doors kind of driftAlong with all that won’t fit in the binAnd what the bin-men can’t be fished to shift. I threw away my life, and there it layAnd grew quite sodden. `What a dreadful shame,’Clucked some old bag and sucked her teeth: ‘The wayThe young these

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00:21:00

Semi - Late

slanderhour ·

2023/03/21

Breaktime, I'll write something for you Breakfast or lunch, I think of you Birds outside the window, chirp at me Birds of the same feather, follow me Be it short or long, poem I write you Braided or craze, your hair, I describe you Below or over my head I scribble for you Beaten or scrambled egg, I'll fry for you Better late than never Bread or butter I will serve you ever Brevity in my poems I pen so tender Bending or standing, I'll never surrender Bright or dim lights will aid my

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00:36:01

Semi - Town

slanderhour ·

2023/03/13

Earlestown is named after Sir Hardman Earle (11 July 1792 – 25 January 1877) a slave owner whose family was steeped in the slave trade. He was the Chairman of the London and North Western Railway. Earlestown Town Hall is an imposing building, fronted by a war memorial. In 1962 the Beatles visited Earlestown for a night gig and played at the town hall. On the same night Newton Boys Club on Graffton Street was opened by Frankie Vaughan for the local community.[6] Another significant building included

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00:39:00

Semi - Character

slanderhour ·

2023/03/06

How little it takes to stain the character. A single drop of ink is a very small thing, yet dipped into a tumbler of clean water, it blackens the whole. And so the first oath, the first lie, the first glass of drink, seem very small things, yet leave a dark stain upon the character. Look out for the first stain.

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00:35:00

Semi - Chicken

slanderhour ·

2023/02/27

When first I came down Yorkshire, Not many years ago. I met with a little Yorkshire lass, And I'd have you know, That she was so blithe, so buxom, So beautiful and gay, Now listen while I tell you, What he Daddy used to say. Oh treat me daughter decent, Don't do her any harm. And when I die I'll leave you both, Me tiny little farm. Me cow, me pigs, me sheep, me goats, Me stock, me field and barn. And all the little chickens in the garden Well first I came to court the girl, She was awful shy. She

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00:30:20

Semi - Large

slanderhour ·

2023/02/20

the clearing was large enough to fit about twelve of your Lion King themed picnic blankets without coming close to the forest’s edge. I thought about bringing you out there and telling you that and then I remembered that you got rid of the blanket 2 months ago when your new boyfriend said that Lion King was overrated and the blanket had too many holes in it. I would never have the guts to tell you this in person but maybe someday you’ll come across this poem and know that if you ever want to spread

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00:28:00

Semi - Bros

slanderhour ·

2023/02/13

My brother, is a wonderful guy. Even though he’s a little bit shy My brother, is a wonderful guy. He’s funny and smart, I cannot deny. He understands, the art of the of persuasion. And is ready to use it, at every occasion. He’s one of those guys, that is interesting and unique. With his original style, he’s one cool geek. Always determined, to achieve any goal. Blesses so many, with his beautiful soul. My brother, is a wonderful guy. I love him a lot, I’m not gonna lie.

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00:33:30

Semi - Shrewd

slanderhour ·

2023/02/06

Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! I, as Queen of the Underworld, can Protect his charming body from vicious men It is here where he found his safest den Here I’ll protect his flesh from being stricken Oh Venerable Zeus, grant Persephone’s petition to retain Adonis! I, as keeper of this handsome lad since his childhood Seeks for him nothing, but everything that’s good It is his well-being that lights up my mood I’ll badly be hurt when he’s hurt by someone shrewd Oh

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00:20:20

Semi - Bunker

slanderhour ·

2023/01/30

A day in Afghanistan is like a week at home. Ross Kemp

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