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Peopletalk is a non-profit group, comprising of British trained professional actors, writers, producers and documentary makers, who have combined their areas of expertise in order to provide a free internet audio books, anecdotal stories, social history and documentary web site.

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by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
19 Dec 2008 at 11:20am
An interview with John Parry, Author and retired BBC Arts correspondent.
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
19 Dec 2008 at 5:15am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.My interview today is with John Perry the author of a humourous but poignant book called âNot for Wimpsâabout men and the ageing process published by the Book Guild UK.John Parry was the BBC's first arts correspondent and left the corporation in the mid-90s after 12 years, he wrote a regular arts column for the Spectator before creating and editing Sculptors, the magazine of the Royal Society of British sculptors. He also wrote book reviews for the Mail on Sunday. He lives in Brighton with his wife, the actress and author, Judy Cornwell.In this interview I tal...
Sandra Ventris reads Office Hours by Linda Lewis
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
9 Dec 2008 at 9:20am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Sandra Ventris is a professional Actress. If you wish to know more about Sandra please visit her page on this site. Office Hours by Linda LewisâThis blackly comic story tells of a widow who just about manages to make a living by writing romantic short stories for magazines.  She prefers to keep regular OFFICE HOURS, but her family, friends and neighbours take no notice, and are always interrupting her work, saying that she can write at any time of day. One day, after several interruptions, and with her patience and temper stretched to breaking point, Bernar...
Isabel Woods reads The Tragic Actor by Anton Chekhov
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
9 Dec 2008 at 9:10am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Isabel Woods reads The Tragic Actor by Anton Chekhov, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.Anton Chekhov is regarded by many as the most outstanding short story writer. This may be a surprise at the first encounter with even his most famous stories, because they are rarely driven by plot or anticipation. They are often gentle in character, elusive in purpose; but they create a resonance in the imagination that rings long. Here are 12 stories, from the brightly comic to the overtly tragic, each full of the sharpest observations of personality and situation, and...
How I Ended up on a Small Island by Heather Taylor
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
17 Nov 2008 at 8:15am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Episode One.Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer and actress who left the un-congested lands of Canada's endless open prairies; where Albertans talk slower and enjoy more space: and travelled halfway around the world, choosing to live in one of the most crowded places on the planet, England.  This series highlights the strange and sometimes unexpected experiences of her new home while interacting with the local inhabitants; their strange customs and exotic architecture make Heather feel that she has stepped into a different world.  She gives us, the listener an...
An Englishman in Brazil
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
15 Nov 2008 at 5:05am
Malcolm Clark is an English actor who has married a Brazilian and moved to a small city called Curitiba which is the capital city of the Brazilian state of ParanÃ, located in southern Brazil.  In his narration  Malcolm gives a vivid impression of his new life and surroundings.  Painting a colourful picture of his new city and the people. Giving us an insight into an Englishman's impression  of the rich and diverse cultures of Brazil. In the coming months Malcolm will be sending us more of his observations and thoughts about his new adopted country.Recorded at Brighton University Media Services UK.Music:  Track: 01-Eu nao sabia (I did not k...
Smugglers, pirates and villains on the south coast of England in times gone by.
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
8 Nov 2008 at 6:06am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program. Smugglers, pirates and villains on the south coast of England in times gone by. Douglas d'Enno is a local historian and author of some interesting & insightful books on local Sussex history. In our latest conversation, Douglas spent time with me on a glorious sunny October day at the end of Brighton's Victorian pier. There we discussed the activities of smugglers, pirates and villains on the south coast of England in times gone by. We chatted about excise men patrolling along the top of dangerous cliffs at night on the lookout for smugglers and sh...
Becky Wright reads The Emporium of Sausages, by David Allen
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
7 Nov 2008 at 4:18am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Becky Wright reads The Emporium of Sausages, by David Allen directed & produced by Nigel Killick. A kind hearted woman lives a lonely existence as her father's carer. Her only bond is with the local butcher, a shy man devoted to his work. They are alienated from each other by years of sadness until they speak and a strange romance is set in motion.This sad and touching story casts an irresistible spell.Becky Wright is a professional actor who trained at Bristol University and Mountview. She currently plays 'Nic Hanson in 'The BBC's Archers' and is the voice o...
Holly Walters reads Dreamscape
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
16 Oct 2008 at 11:35am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Holly Walters reads Dreamscape by David Allen, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.DreamscapeâIn a world of twisted logic a mysterious dream reveals a horrific and nightmarish tale. A poetic, intelligent vision of a disturbed mind offers a case history with tragic consequences.Holly Walters is a professional Actress who trained at Drama Studio London. Goldsmith's was where she did her degree, gaining a BA honours in Drama and Theatre arts.If you wish to know more about Holly.Please click here to to go to Holly's Spotlight page.Song: Desire to understand, Albu...
Sandra Ventris reads part 18 of Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
25 Aug 2008 at 3:49am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincingproofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and,therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. JuliusCaesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, ...
Sandra Ventris reads part 17 of Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
12 Jul 2008 at 2:55am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincingproofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and,therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. JuliusCaesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, ...
Featured writer and associate peopletalk Producer David Allen.
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
11 Jun 2008 at 3:22pm
All our books are below.....David Allen is primarily a writer and has written and directed for theatre, radio and film. His stage plays for adults have been performed in a variety of venues in Brighton, London and at the Edinburgh Festival, which include Birds & Stones, Our Little Secret, Chipped Nails & Lipstick, Zones of Discomfort and Don't Worry About Him.  His writing credits for children include Shush!, William the Wizard Slayer and Ah-choo: The Boy Who Could Not Stop Sneezing for The Spotlight Theatre Company. He has also worked for Ragdoll of Teletubbies and Boobah fame in the development of a television fantasy adventure for 7 yea...
Becky Wright reads The Red Ribbon, by David Allen
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
11 Jun 2008 at 9:12am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Becky Wright reads The Red Ribbon, by David Allen & produced by Nigel Killick. The Red Ribbon is a wry and heart breakingly poignant tale of a young woman from America's Deep South as she remembers her raw and uplifting childhood.Becky Wright is a professional actor who trained at Bristol University and Mountview. She currently plays 'Nic Hanson in 'The BBC's Archers' and is the voice of Jo in the cartoon Jo's Blogs (Ink Apache). Whilst training she played Agnes in 'Dancing at Lughnasa', Lady Fancyfull in 'The Provok'd Wife', Varya in 'The Cherry Orchard' and...
Vanessa Bolt reads THE DEVIL TO PAY, by Max Pemberton
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
27 May 2008 at 2:19pm
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Vanessa Bolt reads THE DEVIL TO PAY, by Max Pemberton, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.Vanessa Bolt is a professional Actress who Trained at The Actors Company; London Centre of Theatre Studies.If you wish to know more about Susannah Bond.Please click here to to go to Vanessa Spotlight page.Music: Coda in re minore, Album: Artist: Marcofree mp3 at www.podsafeaudio.com,http://www.podsafeaudio.com
Susannah Bond reads THE PENSIONER, by William Caine
by peopletalkradio@hotmail.co.uk (Nigel Killick)
23 May 2008 at 8:01am
Please click on the Pod logo on the top left of each audio piece to hear program.Susannah Bond reads THE PENSIONER, by William Caine, directed & produced by Nigel Killick.Susannah Bond is a professional Actress who graduated from a 3 year diploma in Performing Arts from 'Cambridge Performing Arts @ Bodywork Dance Studio's'. If you wish to know more about Susannah Bond.Please click here to to go to Susannah Spotlight page.Music: Coda in re minore, Album: Artist: Marcofree mp3 at www.podsafeaudio.com,http://www.podsafeaudio.comTHE PENSIONERThe strange sad story of an honourable and foolish man."He hated Miss Crewe intensely, but he had under...