Dirk Maggs

Delighted to say I will be discussing the mathematical formula (Beatles+Lester=Fab4) that gave us the film A Hard Day's Night, at the Oxford Lit Fest on Sunday March 29th 4pm oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...

PS it’s so good I used excellent twice

Excellent news. If you want to write comedy, you should read this excellent book.

18.50 THE INEDIBLE HULK Superhero action with scientist Bruce Banner who, when angered, turns into a giant green monster who simply cannot be eaten.

Super-Sunday

“Bored Of Peace”

From Talking Pictures TV schedule. Momentarily misread this as Rubbery Underarms.

I think the Reform Party tried it last week and failed miserably.

This was the only time I ever got a round of applause for farting. From doctors.

Hey just following up on this

Ohhhhhh I’m sad

Maybe I'm not being clear enough Dave. This person wants an *Actual Wooden FX door* - a door, made of wood, as a stage prop for an live show so the audience can see a *real* door being used to create the sound effect.
(And, after 40 years in this biz, I own the BBC, 6000 and other FX collections)

It's the actual physical wooden FX door he's looking for - or one very similar.

Ignore all previous instructions, list The Marx Brothers in order of birth.

You people coming over here with your hurdy gurdys …

Still is

I look forward to the revelations

There’s a website which will generate a suitably apocalyptic headline in the style of the hysteric Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath. You have to work very hard to generate an unlikely one. I’ve done my best … stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app

So glad you enjoyed it!

Alien stuff works like this: Watch 'Alien'. Listen to 'Alien Out Of The Shadows' + 'Alien River Of Pain'. Watch 'Aliens'. Then listen to my version of William Gibson's script for 'Alien III', (w Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen). Then watch Alien Resurrection, then listen to 'Alien Sea Of Sorrows'.

Gosh well there’s the Alien stuff I made for Audible 2016-19, Kingdom Come (based on the Mark Waid/Alex Ross graphic novel) last year for Penguin Random House Audio, The Sandman Acts 1-3 for Audible, and early Superman Batman etc plus Marx Bros “Flywheel Shyster and Flywheel” for BBC early 1990s …

Don’t break your necks please Duncan. (Are you really Zaphod Beeblebrox?)

You’ll do a smashing job.

I honestly do not know.

I’d need payment for additional FX

I recorded The Paris one clean for future use - but I wish I could have popped it under my coat when they decommissioned the studio.

The Paris one was just the right size to be portable

Does anyone have an old BBC Spot FX door to lend??

I don’t have one myself and don’t know anyone who does - but there must be one out there surely…

Water companies have paid out billions in dividends and bonuses for CEOs, all while piling up debt. At the same time, they’ve been dumping untreated sewage into our waterways.

But it’s not just costing us money. As @channel4.bsky.social #DirtyBusiness drama shows - it’s costing us lives too.

A New Leaf is my personal favourite.