REFORMATION

In 2007, after a decade of inactivity (see 'Previous Life' ), RADIO BOSCOMBE re-grouped (line-up #10 for those of you out there counting!) For lo, it came to pass e-mails concerning royalties bantered and flashed back and forth in the darkness, and JONATHAN THE JESTER (aka Jonathan Russell) suggested how much he missed working with the others. GARY MITCHELL suggested in that case they try it again, ANNE LYDON said, 'yeah, why not'. MORGAN McGINNIS has kinda declined - though she might be in again for the odd recording session in between scribing her latest radio and stage plays. Unfortunately, due to personal commitments, ANNE had to drop out of the reunion, and has now retired.

Undaunted, GARY and JON forged ahead - writing and recording new material for the 'Weekend Breakfast Show' (see 'Hope FM' and 'General Comedy Page' ). They also appeared on 'Hope's' Wednesday night arts show 'Livewire Live' and on 'Forest FM's' drivetime 'Laura Jerome Show' - and in 2008 released the critically acclaimed and post-code best-selling CD, 'Can't Get A Girl !'

After that they 'got a girl' (ha ha!) by recruiting JON'S 'apprentice' PIXIE JESTER (aka Pauline Gillespie) to complete line-up #11 - and continue recording for more broadcasts and a new album. GARY, meanwhile, had been working with young writer and performer GEORGE ATTWILL a lot over the previous year - and because he's cheap it made sense to recruit him too - so were now back to the classic 'three-boys-and-a-girl' line-up so beloved by Seventies casting directors (#12 for those of you out there counting).

STEP TWO

As a quartet JON, GARY, GEORGE and PIXIE recorded a new CD 'How Can You Hate Them ??' (2008). This 17th and thus far latest set featues seventy minutes of all new material - including live takes from radio broadcasts. The plan was next to move forward and work on improving the quality of writing and performances and up the game - also to finally GO LIVE in 2009! We dun it too!

As a consequence of all this they were now regularly broadcast by DJ Paul Edwards on 'Punkyradio', at 'Punkyradio Podcasts', and on Jon's own show on 'Forest FM'. They also appear monthly on 'Hope FM 's' Wednesday night arts show 'Livewire Live'. PIXIE set up a 'Radio Boscombe Facebook Page' and GEORGE a 'Radio Boscombe MySpace' - so add yourself along as a 'friend'. GEORGE also set up a 'Radio Boscombe Bebo Page' where you can see vids and listen to samples of the group's work.

REORGANISATION

July to August 2009 - and in order to fulfill their plans for global domination Radio Boscombe has reorganised.

In July Heidi and Sophie Attwill (right) were drafted to help out as support and crew, and PIXIE took a step back due to work commitments. Broadcaster and musician LAURA JEROME (left) joined to make line-up #13, and we went into rehearsal and planning, aiming to be regularly gigging by Sept 2009 - and at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011!

Unfortunately in August, due to pressure of work, JONATHAN has been obliged to concentrate on his solo career, so GARY, GEORGE and LAURA are now line-up #14.

FUTURE PLANS

We may - or may not - still be aiming to do Edinburgh - but are intending to continue going live and fulfill our radio commitments and produce a new CD. So, apart from when they're doing things like day-jobs, homework, sleeping, and going to 'Tescos' RADIO BOSCOMBE are currently writing and rehearsing for future recording and live projects. See top of the page for next shows.

GEORGE is working on an 'machima' animation of regular RB characters 'The New Forest Pit Ponies', who already have their own 'Facebook Page'. The group is also working on a trio of representative back catalogue 'best of' releases - to be entitled 'Before The 4-Track - The Best Of The Mid Eighties', '88-89 FM - The Best Of The Late Eighties', 'Britcom - The Best Of The Early Nineties' (the mid nineties are already covered by the special edition of 'Do Not Adjust Your Brain' - see 'For Sale' ).

CHARITY STUFF

RADIO BOSCOMBE were very active for 'Comic Relief' in 2009, recording a special edition of 'The Jermaine Recoil Show' for radio stations and appearing on a special edition of 'Hope FM 's' Wednesday night arts show 'Livewire Live'.

Exclusive tracks are now available on the charity compilation CD 'Unavailable Elsewhere'. For this and our 'Live At 'Hope FM' - visit 'For Sale' .

SOLO STUFF

For Gary's solo stuff see his 'Home Page' . George's http://theunrulybagel.synthasite.com - and Laura's 'Laura Jerome - Radio Presenter'.

Jonathan's solo web address is http://www.jonathanthejester.co.uk/, Pixie's solo web address is http://www.pixiejester.co.uk/index.htm .

BIBLIOGRAPHIC BIT

Timings are only given for mastered recordings.

RECORDING SESSION, 06/11/2009, Ringwood (George's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, George, Laura. ITEMS RECORDED: The House Of The Rising Sun by The New Forest Pit Ponies (3:47) / Stream Of Conscience by The New Forest Pit Ponies (5:18) NOTES: Gaining a real life of their own 'Simon Tweed' leads The Ponies to cover an old Radio Boscombe song... and drummer 'Dave Greenblatt' has his long delayed nervous breakdown.

RADIO BROADCAST, 04/11/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Transgender Nudge Nudge (2:28) / Gordon Brown's Weighty Advertising Campaign (5:08) and broadcast of tracks: Pride And Sensibility / The Ladette Anthem (Kool For Kits) by The New Forest Pit Ponies / 5:11 (Live On 'Hope FM'). NOTES: Gary and George doing the usual - 'Nicola Allsopp' phoning to talk about The Ponies' plans.

RECORDING SESSION, 27/10/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, George, Laura. ITEMS RECORDED: The Ladette Antham (Kool For Kits) by The New Forest Pit Ponies (2:44) NOTES: After a writing session hip Indie garage band The NFPP cut a track. Proper guitars, drums and everything!

RECORDING SESSION, 17/10/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Pride And Sensibility (4:28) / The New Forest Pit Ponies - Managerial Change (2:28) / The New Forest Pit Ponies - One Of Our Bass Players Is Missing (3:10) / The New Forest Pit Ponies - Line-Up Change (4:13) NOTES: FX's and mastering.

RECORDING SESSION, 16/10/2009, Ringwood (George's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, George, Laura, Heidi Attwill, Sophie Attwill, 'Doris and Edna'. ITEMS RECORDED: Pride And Sensibility / The New Forest Pit Ponies - Managerial Change / The New Forest Pit Ponies - One Of Our Bass Players Is Missing / The New Forest Pit Ponies - Line-Up Change NOTES: New material, including stuff for a projected NFPP CD. 'P&S' originally 'Georgian Teen Expert'. Doris and Edna on sleepover with Sophie dragooned into making FX.

RADIO BROADCAST, 07/10/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Australian Tourism (4:03) / Children's Science Exams (3:01) / Chaplin's (3:20) and broadcast of tracks: An Average Day At The United Nations. NOTES: Gary and George doing the usual - Laura phoning in from pigeon duty.

RECORDING SESSION, 04/09/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Women's Glower (Remake) (3:04) / Downfall, Part II (3:31) NOTES: Usual sound effects and mastering.

RECORDING SESSION, 03/09/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, George, Laura. ITEMS RECORDED: Women's Glower (Remake) / Downfall, Part II NOTES: Radio Boscombe become a 'garage band' using Gary's so as not to disturb the Mitchell family from watching 'Strictly Come X -Factor' . 'Glower' needed remaking due to contractural agreement following personnel change.

RECORDING SESSION, 20/09/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: All Things Must Pass (1:39) NOTES: One Gary's 23rd wedding anniversary an emergency recorded Harrison cover acted to mark the end of comedy slot on TIm Heywood's 'The Weekend Breakfast Show' .

RECORDING SESSION, 10/09/2009, Verwood ('Forest FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Laura. ITEMS RECORDED: 4 X 4 Mums (Demo) (2:45) NOTES: Demo of (controversal) new song about dangerous women drivers.

RADIO BROADCAST, 02/09/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Official (0:49) / Holiday Complaints (4:35) and broadcasts of tracks: Flying Sheep / Waste Your Licence Fee II. NOTES: Gary and George promoting the new Live At 'Hope FM' CD - Laura away doing Great Dorset Steam Fair .

RECORDING SESSION, 06/08/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: An Average Day At The United Nations (8:09) NOTES: FX overdubs to complete.

RECORDING SESSION, 05/08/2009, Ringwood (George's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, George, Laura, Heidi Attwill. ITEMS RECORDED: A Average Day At The United Nations NOTES: First session by line-up #14...

RECORDING SESSION, 02/08/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: St Trinians School Song (Live) (2:28) / Cyber Girl (Demo) (1:59) / The Ladette Anthem (Kool For Kits) (2:45) NOTES: Solo stuff of Laura's into the group pot, as agreed...

RADIO BROADCAST, 29/07/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Jon, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Official recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). NOTES: Jon and George, with Gary phoning in an insert live from the Isle Of Wight - and Laura marooned by bad weather! No, true...

RADIO BROADCAST, 01/07/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Myleene Klass (5:20) / An MP's Poem (2:26) / Scottish Maths (3:00) NOTES: Gary and George while Jon and Pixie with a last minute cancellation, stuck under a collapsed tent! Very in tents...

RECORDING SESSION, 06/05/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Our Election Night Special Sketch Sketch (7:22) NOTES: D-Day anniversary work on the 'Hope' live performance, removing a couple of bits of 'dead air' and slowing the performances.

RADIO BROADCAST, 03/06/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Expenses (8:51) NOTES: European Elections and expenses special with 'Gordon Brown'. Pixie not present - life's a beach - she went there instead to enjoy the heatwave!!

RADIO BROADCAST, 06/05/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Our Election Night Special Sketch NOTES: In 'Hope's' newly equipped studio - they now have a water cooler!

RECORDING SESSION, 15/04/2009, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. ITEMS RECORDED: The Bus Driver Sketch / Fight For Your Film Rights NOTES: Big planning meeting (without George, doing his DOE in the West Country), and finishing off sketches. 'Film Rights' another old Mitchell/Victor composition.

RADIO BROADCAST, 01/04/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Isle Of Wight / Trafalgar Road (6:31) / Fridges (2:03) / Court A Young Maiden (1:51) / Flying Sheep (3:07) NOTES: With Jon and Pixie at an April Fool's jester's convention, Gary and George hold the fort. 'Isle' not mastered as first part of recording missing. 'Sheep' is of course the now de rigour Python cover; whilst 'Maiden' is a sanitised version of the old Drunkards song ,'Court A Young Virgin'. 'Fridges' improv on the night!

LIVE PERFORMANCE, 14/03/2009, Salisbury ('Route 36'). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS PERFORMED: Waste Your Licence Fee II / Jon's Stand-Up Routine (including 'Perfume Commercials). NOTES: Believe it or not the first ever Radio Boscombe live show - for charity! Jon did his stand-up and tricks whilst the others did ''Licence Fee'.

RADIO BROADCAST, 11/03/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air recording of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). NOTES: The Radio Boscombe Comic Relief Show - Jon and George doing tricks live on the streets of Bournemouth, Gary and Pixie anchoring in the studio.

RECORDING SESSION, 18/02/2009, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit) and Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George, Heidi Attwill, Sophie Attwill. ITEMS RECORDED: The Jermaine Recoil Show - Comic Relief Special (14:43) / Sing Country (1:53) NOTES: The group prepare of the bi-annual 'Comic Relief' which a multi-part epic - and add extra vocal to finish 'Sing Country' .

RECORDING SESSION, 12/02/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Miss Milton Keynes (6:34) NOTES: Addng cheesey disco music as an effect.

RECORDING SESSION, 11/02/2009, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit) and Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. ITEMS RECORDED: Miss Milton Keynes (No Effects Version) (6:26) / Scan (3:21) / Industrial Seminar (3:21) NOTES: With George away appearing in 'We Will Rock You' as Brian May's hair, the others tackle 'The Unrecorded', a backlog of sketches from the early Eighties and beyond never taped. 'Keynes' is by Gary and Louis Victor, 'Seminar' by Gary, Harry (Holland) and PJ (Lambsdown). 'Scan' only dates from 1995.

RECORDING SESSION, 05 & 08/02/2009, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: The Bus Driver Sketch (Part) NOTES: Re-mastering and 'cleaning' the abandoned recording of 20/02/08, for re-transfer to tape, in order to finish at some point in the future.

RADIO BROADCAST, 04/02/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: Perfume Commercials (7:09) / The New Forest Pit Ponies Xmas Single (3:51) / Waste Your Licence Fee II (3:11) NOTES: DJ Tim becomes integral performer as the Pit Ponies are interviewed along with new manager Nigel Cruel...

RADIO BROADCAST, 07/01/2009, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: George's Statement (5:27) and broadcasts of tracks: Mock Tudor / An Average Day In Parliament NOTES: With George doing his Duke of Edinburgh - 'stuck in a hole on Dartmoor within fifteen girls all called Rebecca' - the rest banter live and play tracks to promote 'How Can You Hate Them ??'.

RECORDING SESSION, 20/11/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Women's Glower (3:15) NOTES: FX's added to complete.

RECORDING SESSION, 19/11/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Sing Country (Instrumental) (1:55) / Sing Country (Vocal Take 1) (1:54) / Women's Glower NOTES: 'Sing Country' a Russell/Attwill musical WIP.

RADIO BROADCAST, 05/11/2008, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, George. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total). Included: 5.11 (2:09) / Anxious Nazis (2:54) / Bournemouth Airport (1:08) / Edward Ross (2:38) / Obama (0:33) and broadcasts of tracks: Earthquake / The New Forest Pit Ponies NOTES: With Jon and Pixie booked elsewhere for Bonfire Night Gary and George perform live and play tracks to promote new album 'How Can You Hate Them ??'

RECORDING SESSION, 01/10/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Tribute To 'Livewire Live' (10:24) NOTES: Gary adds vocal links to the 'Hope Inserts' to make a track for an archive special 'Livewire Live' which the group could not attend.

RECORDING SESSION, 24/09/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Hope Insert #1 (0:32) / Hope Insert #2 (2:10) / Hope Insert #3 (6:05) / Mock Tudor (5:06) NOTES: Gary adds the usual FX's and production. 'Tudor' paraody of racey quasi-historical drama about Henry VIII - of whom Pixie knows more about than Gary!

RECORDING SESSION, 23/09/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George. ITEMS RECORDED: 'Hope' Inserts / Mock Tudor NOTES: More 'radio' work and one sketch.

RECORDING SESSION, 27/08/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: An Average Day in Parliament (1:52) (original recorded 21/01/08) / Merchant Banker (Live On 'Hope Fm') (3:46) (original recorded 07/05/08) / Vocational Guidance Counsellor (Live On 'Hope FM') (4:41) (original recorded 07/05/08) / Improv Politics (Live On 'Hope FM') (3:08) (original recorded 07/05/08) / Daily Applications Of Algebra In Later Life (3:06) (original recorded 08/05/08) / Wildlife Today (2:55) (original recorded 11/07/08) / No Hope FM (Live On 'Hope FM') (2:31) (original recorded 02/07/08) / The Analyst (Live On 'Hope FM') (3:21) (original recorded 02/07/08) NOTES: No recording as such - just stuff Gary and George had already finished chucked into the Boscombe pot with group agreement.

RECORDING SESSION, 12/08/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Fluff #1 (0:15) / Forest Jingle #1 (0:13) / Hope Jingle #1 (0:14) / Hope Jingle #2 (0:15) / Hope Jingle #3 (0:15) / Hope Jingle #4 (0:16) / Hope Jingle #5 (0:18) / Hope Jingle #6 (0:16) / Link #1 (0:07) / The New Forest Pit Ponies (5:01) / Air Rage (9:38) / Carry On, Pontiff (5:26) NOTES: Gary finished the jingles and made some links, overdubbed and mastered FX onto the re-recorded 'Are Rage' , compress re-master 'Pit Ponies' to cut the mustard - and added FX to 'Pontiff. And all before breakfast!

RECORDING SESSION, 11/08/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George, Heidi Attwill. ITEMS RECORDED: Jingles / Air Rage / Carry On, Pontiff NOTES: George's first session as bona-fide group member - and he brought along mum Heidi to provide extra voices on the re-make of 'Air Rage... and sister Sophie to spectate as she runs his fan club. The 'jingles' were made for local radio stations.

RECORDING SESSION, 10/08/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Air Rage (First Draft Compressed Remix) (9:12) NOTES: Remastered version pending possible re-make at scheduled recording session.

RECORDING SESSION, 04/08/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Knowing You, Knowing Me (From 'Mumim Ere' Soundtrack) (2:46) / Field Trip (Ed Balls Remix) (3:35) NOTES: Compressed and edited radio versions.

RECORDING SESSION, 16/07/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit), Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George Attwill. ITEMS RECORDED: Air Rage (First Draft) (9:12) / Poundland (0:26) / The New Forest Pit Ponies (Uncompressed) (5:01) NOTES: Young George again drafted - fair's fair he wrote 'Air Rage' based on notes taken at the previous session. All FX's added by Gaz on return home - Jon deciding the next day he wants to re-make 'Pit Ponies' and George 'Air Rage'.

RECORDING SESSION, 12/06/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's house). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Second Life (5:23) / Barely Legal Magistrates (1:33) / Earthquake (3:55) NOTES: Adding FX's and mastering.

RECORDING SESSION, 11/06/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie, George Attwill. ITEMS RECORDED: Second Life (Remake) / Phenomena (0:40) / Barely Legal Magistrates / Earthquake NOTES: Young George drafted in for 'Second Life', which he co-wrote with Gary. 'Barely Legal' another Nick R. Thomas original that Pixie loves (see his websites http://www.nickrthomas.co.uk/ and http://www.freelancecomedywriter.blogspot.com ). 'Earthquake' has a writing credit to Gary's schoolfriend and sometime Drunkards cohort, Steve 'Flossy' Brotherton, who sent some of the material in to Gaz via e-mail.

RADIO BROADCAST, 04/06/08, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio and town centre streets). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. Off-air and official recording (c.60:00 total). NOTES: An hour of live street comedy and circus - Gary and Jon on the street and Pixie and DJ Tim anchoring back in the studio.

RADIO BROADCAST, 03/06/08, Verwood ('Forest FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. Official recording of 'Laura Jerome Show' broadcast (c.160:00 total). Included: broadcast of tracks: I'm A Catholic / Glad To be Grey NOTES: Extended larking around and promoting their new CD 'Can't Get A Girl!' on Laura's 'drivetime' slot. Gary also interviewed one of his students for work experience - live on air! Not Laura, who is (incidentally) a former student!

RECORDING SESSION, 14/05/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. ITEMS RECORDED: Second Life (Part) / Juggler Rant (Demo) (5:18) NOTES: Mainly demoing and discussions.

RECORDING SESSION, 15/04/2008, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit), Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie. ITEMS RECORDED: The Jermaine Recoil Show, Ep. 3 (7:39) / Spuds (3:57) NOTES: Pixie's first session as group member. As usual FX's added by Gary when he got back.

RADIO BROADCAST, 09/04/2008, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, (plus Pixie Jester from 'The Tabletop Circus'). ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.94:00 total). Included: AFC Bournemouth (0:57) and broadcasts of tracks: Latvia / Wales Today / Field Trip / Shower NOTES: Extended live chat show banter and playing tracks to promote new album 'Can't Get A Girl !'

RECORDING SESSION, 03/04/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Olivia Mitchell. ITEMS RECORDED: Conspiracy Theory (3:07) NOTES: Written by Dad, based on Livvy's impersonation of Ketchup, the Mitchell family hamster.

RECORDING SESSION, 21/02/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: New One (3:32) / Man-Tiques Road Show (1:43) / Latvia (4:11) / Medium Wave Ecology (6:19) NOTES: Sometimes the mastering process involves more than, just 'adding sound effects'. Jon's ad-lib at the end and recording difficulties led to Gary compressing sound on 'Medium Wave Ecology' to give the recording a bad reception vibe - and thereby mask errors!

RECORDING SESSION, 20/02/2008, Bournemouth (Gary's House), Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon, Pixie Jester. ITEMS RECORDED: Wales Today (3:09) / New One / The Bus Driver Sketch (Part) / Man-Tiques Road Show / Revenge Of The Middle Aged Nurd (0:51) / Latvia / Medium Wave Ecology NOTES: 'New One' another Mitchell/Attwill collaboration. 'Man-Tiques' a Nick R. Thomas original (see his websites http://www.nickrthomas.co.uk/ and http://www.freelancecomedywriter.blogspot.com ). 'Bus Driver' abandoned as it needs editing!

RADIO BROADCAST, 06/02/2008, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon (plus Pixie Jester from 'The Tabletop Circus'). ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.65:00 total). Included: Bournemouth Airport / Westover Grand Prix (1:20) / Advertiser Back Page (1:16) NOTES: Especially extended chat show banter and improv that included live performances of old 'local' sketches for Gazza's 'Mickey Taping' days - at Nick R. Thomas' suggestion!

RADIO BROADCAST, 02/01/2008, Bournemouth ('Hope FM' studio). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon. ITEMS RECORDED: Off-air and official recordings of 'Livewire Live' broadcast (c.60:00 total) NOTES: RB (plus Jolly Joe from 'The Tabletop Circus') in chat show banter and improv. Before attending Gary's wife and eldest daughter made him change his jumper - for the radio!

RECORDING SESSION, 31/12/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Julia Mitchell, Deanna Mitchell, Olivia Mitchell. ITEMS RECORDED: Beware Of The Daughter (1:48) NOTES: A recording realised after eleven years, Gary on his birthday persuading wife Julia back to 'Radio Boscombe' - plus the two daughters what he wrote it about. Well, 'Project X' we unlikely ever to finish it...

RECORDING SESSION, 21/11/2007, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit), Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon. ITEMS RECORDED: New Boyfriend (4:37) / The Jermaine Recoil Show, Ep. 1 (8:27) NOTES: 'New Boyfriend' co-written by Gary's student and Python buff, George Attwill. FX's added to 'Jermaine' by Gary when he got back... whilst watching England crash out of 'Euro 2008' .

RECORDING SESSION, 11/9/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Briefing (4:27) / Southbourne Tourism ( 2:06) / Ashes To Ashes (2:21) NOTES: Line Fx's added and mastered.

RECORDING SESSION, 10/9/2007, Salisbury (The Jester's Industrial Unit). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon. ITEMS RECORDED: Briefing / Southbourne Tourism / Ashes To Ashes NOTES: The perfect venue - Jon's 'office' is quiet, has tea, a loo and ample parking!!!!

RECORDING SESSION, 4/9/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon. ITEMS RECORDED: Support Group (First Part) / Support Group (3:22) NOTES: Uneventful!

RECORDING SESSION, 6/8/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Glastonbury (2:54) / Edward VIII, Act Two, Scene One (4:13) / Radio Ad (3:23) NOTES: 'Glastonbury' mastered, plus two others recorded. 'Radio Ad' based on a Simon Trueick original.

RECORDING SESSION, 5/8/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Deanna Mitchell, Olivia Mitchell. ITEMS RECORDED: Glastonbury (Coda) NOTES: Having decided (on the beach) 'Glastonbury' needed 'something else', the Mitchell's recorded a coda to add to the original, in the process deleting the aborted second take. Link music from Olivia using the tune of 'Beware Of the Daughter' she's developing. 'Like father, like son' she also provided the punchline.

RECORDING SESSION, 4/8/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Deanna Mitchell, Olivia Mitchell. ITEMS RECORDED: Glastonbury (Take 1) / Glastonbury (Take 2 - aborted) NOTES: Art imitates life as the 'kids' don't want to 'festival' with Dad...

RECORDING SESSION, 4/7/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary. ITEMS RECORDED: Shower (4:10) / Glad To Be Grey (2:42) NOTES: Sound effects added to complete recordings from the night before.

RECORDING SESSION, 3/7/2007, Bournemouth (Gary's House). PERSONNEL: Gary, Jon. ITEMS RECORDED: Minister For England (3:24) /Shower (Take 1) / Shower (Take 2) / Mr Theo Deville (2:24) / Field Trip (3:35) / Glad To Be Grey NOTES: The first official Radio Boscombe sesssion for over a decade - and it seemed like only yesterday! An industrious time too as Gary and Jon record new duologes. Take '2' of 'Shower' deemed 'best.

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