TRENT RADIO THEATRE TAPES - circa 1977-79



After a conversation with Maureen Walsh at the first Trent Radio Reunion weekend, I was prompted to find and try to salvage some Trent Radio drama material from around 1977 or so. The result is this compilation of these six audio pieces which were all produced in the Trent University audio visual studio in the bowels of the Bata Library.



The audio files are in MP3 format, as the running length of the set would exceed the standard Audio-CD capacity of 73 minutes.



The technical quality is very rough, being taken from old cassette tapes of "off air" recordings.



Nonetheless, to my ear, these pieces still evoke that sense of innocence  and optimism we strove for almost thirty years ago.



With the greatest fondness to all involved.



John Muir - 10 Dec 2005



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01 - A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.  17m37s

with Stephen Harper, Doug Loweth, Shelia MacGillvary, Beverly Hilton, Benjamin Henderson, Brian K Smith & John K Muir.



02 - Frontier Mortician - unknown author.   11m27

with Ben Henderson, Philip Hannan, Shelia MacGillvary, JD Lloyd, Margo Farren, Philip Gray, James Kester, Brian K Smith & John K Muir.



03 - Dramatisation of the poem The Death of a Hired Man by Robert Frost.  8m49s

Adapted and produced by Sue Mattheson, Kathy Courtright, Bruce Madol, Ben Henderson, & Doug Loweth.



Three adaptations of "Winnie the Pooh" stories by A. A. Milne.

  with (variously) Margo Farren, James Kester, John Wrightman, Doug Loweth, Shelia MacGillvary, Lenore Seymore, Paul Mason, John Williamson, David Glassco, Ben Henderson, Colin Stewart, JD Lloyd, Brian K Smith & John K Muir.

  * with the song "House at Pooh Corner" by Loggins and Messina performed by Doug Cameron.



04 - In which Christopher Robin leads an Expedition to the North Pole.  16m23s



05 - In which Eeyore has a Birthday and gets Two Presents.  22m04s  *



06 - In Which Christopher & Pooh come to an Enchanted Place and We Leave Them There.  18m06s



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