Does Zeb Soanes' voice sound familiar? He reads the legendary Shipping Forecast regularly on Radio 4, as well as the news bulletins. This clip also features Roo Reynolds, Leila Johnston and Dave Green and the full episode will go out on iTunes (and Shiftrunstop.co.uk) on March 4th.
Check out Zeb's website and keep up with us on Twitter, too: @shiftrunstop
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We've been busy recording, lovingly personalising and posting out cassette tape episodes of Shift Run Stop to our supportive and adorable listeners. Being a creative lot, many of you have documented the arrival of their precious packages as the first round of tapes started start of this week (more have been recorded and will be posted in the next couple of days. They might even include some stickers).
The first video we spotted was from Ian Stopher, and uses an iMovie template you might recognise:
The second, the following day, was from Damian Jennings:
Rev Dan Catt, just hours later, posted his own video. Note the excellent use of a pencil to cue the tape:
Most recently, Myk Reeve, who didn't make a video but did take some lovely photos:
Have we missed any? Let us know. Very much looking forward to seeing more of these too.
Posted: February 28th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Pepys blogger, Pretend Office worker and former Aardman animator Phil Gyford was kind enough to not only bring himself to Shift Run Stop towers, but also his Mega Drive.
We natter with the Internet's Dave Green about the BAFTA Film Awards (which Roo also went to) and dorkbotlondon (which Leila also went to). Leila meets a previous SRS guest at The Story and Dave nearly answers a listener's question about biscuits. We try out some exciting recent Cadbury launches with varying success and, as ever, you can put your own snack question to Dave via email or using #askdavegreen on Twitter.
We're really excited about being both video podcast of the week in Time Out - surely the ultimate achievement of any audio podcast - and podcast of the week in the Scottish Daily Record. Gosh. Milky Bars are on us. Thanks for all your support.
Links:
And of course, if you want to win the vintage Lara Croft beer bottle Phil gave us, send us an email and tell us what on earth's wrong with you.
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Posted: February 25th, 2010 | 3,876 Comments »
Phil Gyford is the brains behind numerous fun things you've probably come across on the internet, including pepysdiary.com, the @samuelpepys Twitter feed and the brilliant pretendoffice.co.uk. We also like him because, as you'll see, he let us play on his Mega Drive.
This episode will be available to download on the 25th of February! Be there and be square!
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | 25 Comments »
What if you could play a game of Friends? Or The Wire? What would that be like? We saw Duncan at Playful 09 and were instantly hooked by his idea that dramatic storytelling and video games could merge in a new interactive concept called "Fictive Worlds". Duncan also shares his experience of developing the first PMOG (Passively Multiplayer Online Game), The Nethernet, and learning to program in COBOL (without a computer!) You should most certainly add him on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Leila reports from Grid ref TQ2191, an overgrown section of motorway near the end of the M1; Dave mops up some unlikely Valentine's Day bargains (and answers a listener's question - send them in via #askdavegreen on Twitter); we update you on our fridge sounds appeal (the audio equivalent of Roo's Flickr group) - and lots more.
Oh! And you can now donate to us by Paypal, and we've even done an FAQ page. I know! Mental.
We loved putting this episode together, and think it sounds pretty sweet. For a lot of it you can hardly even tell we're drunk.
More links: Duncan's website | and his Twitter | Play The Nethernet now | Justin Hall and Merci Victoria Grace | Abandoned motorway on Google Maps | BBC BASIC User Guide | Toblerone Tobelle | Dave's snacks site | 'In the fridge' Flickr group | Passage and Creator's Statement | Big Trak is back! | Buy Shift Run Stop on audio cassette
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Posted: February 18th, 2010 | 4,998 Comments »
Duncan was the architect of the first "Passively Multiplayer Online Game" - later called The Nethernet, and is now developing an intriguing idea for blending educational stories with gameplay, that he has dubbed "Fictive Worlds". This, plus an abandoned motorway sliproad, after-Valentine's bargains, internal fridge noises, news on that cassettes idea, and loads more in the full-length episode coming up on Thursday the 18th!
Posted: February 16th, 2010 | 111 Comments »
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