The Holocene Mass Exinction Event

Check out The Now Show on Radio4:

"So, if you even question the nature or sanity of waging War on Hydra -- sorry, did I say Hydra? I meant Terror. War on Hydra, that would be absurd, dangerous, unwinnable war, and every time you cut off one head two more would appear. Silly me. Now, if you even question the War on Gremlins fought with only water pistols and water bombs -- woops, there I go again. Silly, really."

and

"Look, your argument is buttocks: it stinks, it has a large crack up the middle, and frankly, it's beneath you."

and

"The problem is, George Bush drew a simplistic line in the sand. It was probably going to a nice picture of a day he had at the seaside, or a dog, but he got confused, or bored, or something, and then Dick Cheney said something about men with facial hair, and boom -- it was suddenly, you're either with us or against us. Tough call; you don't want to be a terrorist, while black is slimming, dynamite isn't. And I certainly ain't with George, on account of, I can read."

So good!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/nowshow.shtml

Check it out, kiddos.

New Holmes radio programme from the American Imagination Theatre. Here is their site:
http://www.transmediasf.com/imag.html

You can hear the show (The Problem of Pennington Flash) here:
http://www.transmediasf.com/sorry.htm


Mary: "Goodnight Mr. Holmes. Good luck for tomorrow."
[door closes]
Watson: "I'll be going too, remember?"
Mary: "Yes dear, but it's Mr. Holmes who'll need all the luck, isn't it?"
Watson: "You know Mary, it is just possible that I might solve this crime before Holmes does."
Mary: "Of course it is dear. Make sure you keep your hat on outdoors."

Holmes: "You are much too hard on yourself Watson. You underestimate your own excellent qualities."
Watson: "Such as?"
Holmes: "Well, you have a splendid lack of imagination."
Watson: "Oh, thank you, Holmes, that's a compliment I'll always treaure."

(Holmes does redeem himself by then saying, "The fact that there are still people such as you in this world gives me hope for mankind.")

The show seemed quite like the old Rathbone/Bruce series in tone (except for the fact that Watson wasn't bumbling about in that peculiar Bruce-ian manner). This effect was heightened by the fact that the actor playing Holmes sounds quite a bit like Rathbone himself!

It's worth a listen, but it does make one that much more excited for the upcoming BBC series, to hear the "real" Holmes and Watson.