A pigeon race, as every fancier knows, begins with a basket. But with a hundred different finish lines, each one a backyard loft, when does a pigeon race end?
In 1913, Charlie Hudson entered one of his pigeons in a race from Rome to England. On the day of the big race a storm blew in and a thousand birds were swept away and never seen again. Apart from one…
CAST:
Wayne Russell as Charlie
Stephanie Lee as Elizabeth
Katie Richmond-Ward as Elsie
Dylan Carratt as Stanley
Chris Bellamy as Ted
Ian Carter as Mr Fanshaw
Also featuring the voices of: Justin Scott, Mal Carratt, Sharon Brogden, Graham Marshall, Sinead Rankin, Tim Rutherford, Rex Davies, Zaff Malik, Michelle Michaels, Duncan Miller, Francesco Bonalume, Alex Davies and James Cottle.
Credits: Written by Anthony Atkin and Allison Glossop | Production Assistant: Alex Davies | Edited & Produced by Peter Beeston & Lianne Bacon.
Music: ‘White in the Moon’ by Geert Veneklaas | ‘Jarná Polka’ and ‘Bayrische Polka’ by Brighouse & Rastrick Band | ‘The King of Rome’ by Doug Eunson & Sarah Matthews
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License
Brilliant.
For your pleasure; deleted scenes cut from our amazing audio drama ‘The King of Rome’ by by Anthony Atkin and Allison Glossop.
Featuring: Wayne Russell, Chris Bellamy, Stephanie Lee, Katie Richmond-Ward & Zaff Malik
https://audioboo.fm/boos/2220167-king-of-rome-deleted-scenes
Well Done!!!
Thank you! I look forward to more of your work!
Really lovely – thanks!
Absolutely top-flight … pardon the pun.
I’m voting for this to win its writing category in the Audioverse Awards. I only wish it had received more nominations as the performances and audio engineering are superb. Kudos to all involved.
I would like to listen to it how do I do it
There should be an audio player you’ll see which should play the file (and an icon to download it) you can also use this direct link http://cornucopia.jellycast.com/files/audio/Cornucopia%20Radio%20Podcast%2047.mp3
I already knew the story of The King of Rome, and came across this by chance. This dramatisation is a well measured blend of nostalgia and sentimentality that manages not to lose sight of fact and reality. An entertaining three quarters of an hour – wish I’d discovered it sooner.