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Six poems mourning the arrival and celebrating the departure of the monstrous Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market. 1 The Awakening Of The Beast 2 Fall Into Christmas 3 An Elf Called Elvis 4 Drunk 5 The New Normas 6. Gales, South Westerly Credits Written and performed by Nic Treadwell Music: A really dark alley by Loyalty Freak Music is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/WITCHY_BATTY_SPOOKY_HALLOWEEN_IN_SEPTEMBER_/A_really_dark_alley/ Dark Choral Soundscape_1 by xik6 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xik6/this-thought-is-long/dark-choral-soundscape-1/ Lost in the city by TRG Banks is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/Return_to_Dreamland/Lost_in_the_city_1408/ Zenophobic by Salakapakka Sound System is licensed under a Attribution 1.0 Finland License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Salakapakka_Sound_System/Buddha_Machines_On_Fire_vol2/02-Zenophobic/

Straight out of my head and onto the page - a creation in homage to David Lynch. An audio play which riffs on an antiquated late night televisual memory from childhood. Three preposterous stories of seduction. Credits: Sirens Of Suburbia was written, conceived and produced by Nic Treadwell with the assistance of Eleven Labs.io and freesound.org. Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers was used with thanks from www.silvermansound.com/free-music/signs-to-nowhere under creative commons licence CC BY 4.0 Read the script on my substack page https://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/sirens-of-suburbia?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

In this podcast I explore what was my best childhood Christmas ever. In 1984 I received a ZX Spectrum from father Christmas and my whole world changed forever. Some 40 years later, with those gaming days firmly behind me I've had the chance to go back and relive those days once again. But this time from the perspective of a world weary member of the human race. What has changed and what hasn't? What is the advantage for re-engaging in childhood play? And can I even play some of those old games? Credits A Child Of The Micro was written by Nic Treadwell The following 8 bit music was used with thanks: Land of The 8 Bits & Boss Time by David Renda https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy Manic Miner Theme by Matthew Smith 1983 ZX Spectrum Chiptune Mixhttps://zxaaa.net/ftpmusic.html Game Over by Danijel Zambo https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/game-over License code: EJEKEEJEVJMDUPRU Chip Mode by Danijel Zambo https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/chip-mode License code: 1ILTKKIGG6NAWSDL My thanks also to members of The Spectrum facebook group for their contributions. Storyville opening sting and outro: Outre by Ov Moi Omm https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/single/outre/ Theme X by Steve Combs & Delta IsTheme X bySteve Combs & Delta Is is licensed under aAttribution License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs__Delta_Is/Themes_Vol_1/Delta_Is_-_Themes_Vol_1_-_13_Theme_X/

As a child, Danny Gildhurst didn’t fit in.  Coping with the scorn and ridicule of rival Jason Parker and the tragic death of his brother Davy, his memories have become shattered pieces of a puzzle that can not be trusted. As he attempts to fix what is broken he is forced to reexamine his actions, and relationship with both Davy and Jason. --------------------------------------------------------------- This porject uses Voice changing technology to add depth to the narration and characters. Credits Danny Gildhurst Remembers was written and narrated by Nic Treadwell Additional voices sourced from Eleven labs https://elevenlabs.io/ Sound FX sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org Included music: Drone Lemon by Blue Dot Sessions  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Bulwark/Drone_Lemon/ Licenced under Attribution Non Commercial  Run by Philip Weigl https://freemusicarchive.org/music/philipp-weigl/piano-and-strings/run-5/ Licenced under Attribution International  A Mystical Incantation by Peter Rudenko  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Peter_Rudenko/microtonal-piano-study/a-mystical-incantation-31-edo/ Licenced under Attribution International  Post Drone by Uuriter  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Uuriter/Analog_Fields_1913/10_-_Uuriter_-_Post_Drone/ Licensed under Attribution

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ron Jonson's 2014 documentary about Nic Treadwell's life and death, I am posting it here for your listening pleasure. "My name is Ron Jonson , I am a jounalist and documentary writer. In this programme I look back at Treadwell's life & death and dig up a few surprises a long the way." With Music from: Dirty Scavenger - Drowning Methyl Ethel - Rouges The Batrn Door Slammers - Snatchin & Grabin' Mistys Big Adventure - He Never Felt Anything Dave Sounds - One Last Pastie The Greenbeans - A Happy Life The Mae Trio - The Sands of Time Public Service Broadcasting - Inform Educate Entertain Addtional Material : The Rooke Report - An Appeal by Nigel Rooke The Homegrown Podcast - Where Is Treadwell The Melvyn Bragg Petition Dave Sounds - Tribute "One Last Pastie" Nigel Rooke Facebook Ron Jonson Facebook Facebook Book Of Rememberance

To mark the 10th anniversary of the cult era defining spoof podcast documentary that was created by Ron Jonson for the Homegrown Podcast, which investigated the mysterious disapearance of Nic Treadwell, the host of the Homegrown Podcast after he went missing from social media for a month in Oct 2014, later reported dead in his local Greggs. Ron discovered the horrible truth, that Nic had faked his own death in order to get listeners! This new documentary then, explores Nic's interest in podcasting from the begining, he talks frankly to Ron about his hopes and dreams and what happend when podcasting took over his life. There are new revelations to discover and a whole new level of insanity. Original footage from The Life & Death Of Nic Treadwell was used withpermission of Homegrown Podcast - https://homegrown.libsyn.com Excerpts from The Feed episode 34 from 2014 used with thanks to Elise Escobar & Libsyn Sound FX were sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Archive - https://freemusicarchive.org included: Feabhas by Rhapsody from Free Music Archive - licensed CC-BY-NC-SAlicensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/rhapsody/single/feabhas Way To The Light by by Lobo Loco from FMA licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/tree-spirits-meditation/way-to-the-light-id-1636/ The programme was created, realised, and produced by Nic Treadwell Copyright 2024 NT Productions.

This series of 5 short poems explores the theme of solitude and was inspired by periods of isolation at home while my family visited with relatives abroad. The narrator arrives back at the family home alone, a house that was once filled with love and the sounds of a young child is now empty and silent. Over the course of the next few days and weeks his imagination, sense of loss, and inability to deal with simple domesticities collide in a surreal dreamlike silliness that threatens to unhinge his humanity. To accompany these poems I asked the artist and documentary filmmaker Momentori  Madrassi to make a series of arty films which were narrated by Klaus Vankerman (think Werner Herzog). A sparse improvised piano soundtrack was additionally provided by Bernardo Boniffe. Unfortunately Momentori never completed the fifth film, as he walked out of the project after a blazing argument with me when I suggested the final film should include a sequence where I as buried alive in a coffin full of baked beans!”

Sorry Luv is a radio play created by Nic Treadwell. It is set somewhere in a suburb of the Black Country. Baz is having a few problems with his "Waterworks", so Jules sends him to the doctors where he gets more than he bargained for. Sorry Luv "The Qacks" - develeoped, recorded and edited by Nic Treadwell. Copyright 2024 NT Productions Additional Sound effedts sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Arhive under creative commons license. https://freemusicarchive.org Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie In Eternity - by Andrwkn https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/

This is an audio version of an article written for my Letter From Storyville substack, in which I review a new book of poetry by the author Whitley Strieber. A Hidden Garden, the poems of Whitley Strieber, is published by Walker & Collier and is available from most online bookshops. Further information on Whitley Strieber can be found at Unknowncountry.com.

A fictional poetical testimony based on true life experiences of travelling on overcrowded trains on a daily basis. Share with your local train provider if they are taking the piss!

In this podcast, I reflect on my encounter with the childhood hip disorder, Perthes, and recount some of the barbaric treatments myslef and my fellow sufferers had to put up with back in the 1970s. Ultimately, I learn that writing a funny silly peom about the whole sorry episode, in a northern accident, may not bring closure, but does help to place the illness in the context of a wider life of shite.

As a result of funding cuts by Birmingham City Council, there is now a proposal to reduce the library services budget by up to 40%. This would mean that many beloved local libraries around Birmingham would need to close, staff levels would be reduced, transferring library services to other non-council owned locations and creating an unspecified number of “hub” libraries.  This plan would be an unprecedented disaster for everyone that uses the vitally important services provided by our public libraries, which lie at the heart of our communities.  A campaign called Birmingham Loves Libraries has been formed by members of the public in order to try and overturn this decision and get Birmingham City Council to realise just how important our local libraries are.   Link with the campagn here https://www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/949227466905839/ https://twitter.com/BrumLibraries https://www.instagram.com/brumloveslibraries/

A personal reflection and tribute to Brendan Higgins who died in January 2024. Big Bren was a writer who was well known around Birmingham for his unforgetable poetical outbursts at events over many many years. He also fronted the avant garde free jazz banf Big Bren's Combo, was a novelist, playwright, actor, facilitator and event organiser. In this podcast I reflect my friendship with Bren , his creative output and his legacy. Including poetry, music and more from the man himself. Further infomration about Brendan can be found @ Big Bren's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/308653259223097/

In Oct 1973 the Midwest United States experienced a UFO flap that ignited the imagination of the country. Sightings of strange light, craft and beings flooded the TV and Radio. One such strange incident happended one rainy night in Zanesville, Ohio. Seventy five year old Eric Gillan (suffering with the late the stages of Alzheimer's disease) woke up in the middle of the night and saw a strange light out of the window of his care home . What happend next would have a profound effect on him and his son Will. Written and narrated by Nic Treadwell (C) 2023. Angelsong - written by Marc Cohn & released Atlantic Records 1991 Help and support for families affected by Alzheimer's https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ https://www.alz.org/

A one act, one scene play set in a living room of a quiet suburban home in the West Midlands. Jules has been waiting patiently for Baz to return from the pub, where he’s been most of the evening. Their son Ricky is in his room playing on his Xbox. It is around 10pm when Jules hears the front door slam signaling Baz’s return. Credits: Sorry Luv, was written, recorded and produced and performed by Nic Treadwell Additional music sourced from freemusicarchive.org under creative commons license included: Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie  - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/chris-zabriskie/ CC BY 4.0 DEED LICENCE - https://chriszabriskie.com/ Free Day By Denys Kyshchuk https://www.audiocoffee.net  httpsfreemusicarchive.org/music/daynigthmorning/business/free-day/ CC BY NC-ND 4.0 DEED Additional Original Sound Recordings sourced from Freesound.org