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Simon R Anthony
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Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG Life the Universe and Everything - in which Arthur discovers he is a murderer and has to face his victim Agrajag
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, Agrajag Is imoderately upset by having been killed an almost innumerable number of times by Arthur Dent - and he makes the point clearly and at some length. More of the game of Krikkit and it's many offshoot games. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG Life the Universe and Everything - Zaphod, a door, white robots and the Krikkit history lesson ends
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, In which, Zaphod is oddly not killed by robots, a bit of the 'Heart of Gold', the gold part, is stolen. Why the Kikketers hate the rest of us and the legal judgments arising. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - Life the Universe and Everything - more Krikket
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, Here a sales pitch is made for a model of the "Wikkit Gate" and an explanation of the original and why it is remembered. Zaphod returns to the story, as does Trillian and the 'Heart of Gold'. A lot of drinking is done, by Zaphod. Then - the ship is invaded... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - Life the Universe and Everything - the Bistromathic space ship goes to the planet Krikkit
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, Slartibartfast explains his mode of transport- in terms of a robot run bistro. He shows a historical reproduction of the cause of and reason for the events at Lords. An advert explains a bit more of the problem. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - Life the Universe andEverything - At Lords - continued until - Aliens stopped play.
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, Aliens stopped play, but this is Somebody Else's Problem. Slartibartfast may sort things out, but it doesn't look like it frankly watching the replay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
31 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - Life, the Universe and Everything - starting with Wowbagger the infinitely prolonged.
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, Here we find out why Arthur was insulted and discover he is by far not the only one. We shall meet the insulter, Wowbagger again, but not yet. We have a game of cricket to play - until the players from Kricket arrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG, After crashing on Fintlewoodlewix/Earth
The continuing reading of Hitchhicker's guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - read by me, Simon Anthony, here up to chapter 25 just after the 'B Arc' has crashed on a beautiful young planet that would have generated the right answer to the question to which it turns out the wrong answer is 42 - I think. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2023-03-19
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - Arthur and a cup of tea
My continued reading of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy - The Restaurant at the end of the universe bit. In which Arthur asks for a cup of tea. What could possibly go wrong ? Read by me, Simon Anthony - with a Long Covid soar throat. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-12-28
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG In which they try to escape the mice, but are as yet unaware of the returning Vogons
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in December 2022. This is the Thursday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. HHgttG In which they try to escape the mice, but are as yet unaware of the returning Vogons --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHgttG In which '42' is not a very good answer. It needs even deeper and far longer thought.
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in December 2022. This is the Tuesday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which '42' is not a very good answer. It needs even deeper and far longer thought. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHgttG In which, Arthur learns the truth about the Earth - and Mice
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in December 2022. This is the Monday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which, Arthur learns the truth about the Earth - and Mice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG In which they split up and explore Magrathea -
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in November 2022. This is the Monday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which they split up and explore Magrathea - --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG In which Zaphod finds Magrathea - and they all survive - except the Whale.
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in November 2022. This is the Tuesday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which Zaphod finds Magrathea - and they all survive - except the Whale. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
HHGttG - In which Ford and Arthur meet Zaphod and Trillion on the Heart of Gold
These are the programmes as broadcast on Ambron Radio in November 2022. This is the Monday transmission of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy as read by Simon Anthony. In which Ford and Arthur meet Zaphod and Trillion on the Heart of Gold. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2022-11-13
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Winnie-the-Pooh, Chapter 7 Tigger is Unbounced. Then Star Cops in Stereo - a talk
This is a reading of the A A Milne stories, Tigger is Unbounced in this case. Then an edited version of a talk i gave recently on the subject of the early experiments at the BBC in stereo recording made by my father Chick Anthony. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-12-15
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 9, 10 and so on....
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
27 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 8
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
23 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 7
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
23 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 6
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
19 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 5
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
19 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Alice Through the Looking-Glass Chapter 4
Read by Simon Anthony, Written by Lewis Carroll --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2021-06-13
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Me and my thyroid operation - or is it ?
This is the story of what happened to me just before going in to the operating theatre - and why I think it happened. No names - no blame. I suspect there shall be more to tell. I hope I shall be able to ell it ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-28
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
David Attenborough Presents: A Single Thirty-Something Female Attending A Baby Shower Hungover
David Attenborough Presents: A Single Thirty-Something Female Attending A Baby Shower Hungover Written by Kelly Shanley, performed by Simon Anthony @KellyOShanley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-25
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Chapter 10 ...in which Christopher Robin gives a pooh party, and we say good-bye
Chapter 10 ...in which Christopher Robin gives a pooh party, and we say good-bye Read and recorded by me - written and copyrighted by A.A.Milne --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-24
12 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Whinnie the Pooh Chapter 9 ...in which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water
Whinnie the Pooh Chapter 9 ...in which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water. Read and recorded by me - written and copyrighted by A.A.Milne --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-24
17 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Pooh Chapter 8 ...in which Christopher Robin leads an expotition to the north pole
I do my best to do justice to these iconic stories. They play a big part in my early taped life. All the Pooh stories are copyright A.A.Milne --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-18
19 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Pooh Chapter 7 ...in which Kanga and Baby Roo come to the forest, and piglet has a bath e-reading.club
I do my best to do justice to these iconic stories. They play a big part in my early taped life. All the Pooh stories are copyright A.A.Milne --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-18
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Pooh - Eeyor's Birthday and - Comedy to change the world - and -more musings
Dear old Pooh again, followed up with my side of a conversation with my wife about my foray in to comedy writing - and on reason I didn't - and - how Homeopathy works - possibly :-) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-04
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The wonder of Safron ! ( a covid / cancer ish thing )
OK, it's not been long yet, less than 24 hours, but, I'm feeling better from a mass of debilitating symptoms that may be covid or cancer related- or may be something else. This improvement may be a flash in the pan, but I've had other miracle fixes that I don't believe - because they are impossible (homeopathy and ME) - but - I record this as a placeholder for future information. It currently looks as if ... well, I'm really not sure yet. Time shall tell. Watch this space ! 4/8/2020 Here is a link to my Mother's story :- https...
2020-08-04
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Pooh Chapters 2 to 4
I love Pooh, I hope you do too ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-08-04
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
How to break things
How to break things My long slow development from being a bloke with a hammer to a engineer with precision screwdrivers. Comic history of me - scripted monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
09 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
NOW FIXED !!! Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter one - Bees
Whinie The Pooh Chapter one - Bees - AA Mine's wonderful creation. I think I shall read all of them. This is the first. Terribly sorry it was broken for so long It only got fixed because one of you told me...! Thanks Lynda ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
15 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Changes Part 2
Written monologue on the subject of - recent changes, over the last 60 years or so --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Changes Part 3 The slow growth of Green thinking
The Changes Part 3 The slow growth of Green thinking Improvised monologue on the subject of How long it takes to make changes ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
492 Korna Klub in lockdown - Greg starts a new job
492 Korna Klub in lockdown - Greg starts a new job - Desmond is his boss. 'Live improvised drama' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
11 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
492 Korna Klub in lockdown - Greg gets food delivered by Father Clifford.
492 Korna Klub in lockdown - Greg gets food delivered by Father Clifford. 'Live improvised drama' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-10
17 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
David Attenborough Presents: A Hungover Thirty-Something Female Starting Her Day
David Attenborough Presents: A Hungover Thirty-Something Female Starting Her Day. Written by Kelly Shanley, Voiced and slightly altered by Simon Anthony acting@torty.org.uk medium.com/@kellyshanley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-07-05
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Drunk 30 something - by Kelly Shanley
I perform it as David Attenborough - again. A reading of a piece created by Kelly Shanley medium.com/slackjaw/david-atte…-again-42b2e19d4a43 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-06-12
05 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The green inside of Covid
My hopes for the future based on the trials of the present caused by the shortsightedness of the past. A hopefully upbeat comical reading of the way the world actually is changing - so we can all have the future I talk about in another podcast. #comic monologue #green #covid --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-06-09
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Future again
Musings on the remarkable technical achievements people have made - followed by a comic reading of stuff I didn't write ! A reading of a piece created by Kelly Shanley medium.com/slackjaw/david-atte…-again-42b2e19d4a43 Drunk 30 something - narrated by (a) David Attenborough (impersonator) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-06-09
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Swab Test
Well, my wife hasn't got it, so may be I got something else. This is the story of why we may have made a mess of the test for Covid ! Slightly funny if you can stand an idiot at 6 am with a dead brain. My test result is back now too - after three months - I 'didn't have Covid when the test was made'. That tells us nothing except that there was indeed no point in taking it - as I said... I think. Blood test next. I 'm not doing...
2020-06-09
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Lockdown Dawn Chorus - louder than before ! more and happier birds
This is three hours of Dawn Chorus, recorded over three days. A few cars and the milkman removed plus a bit of trimming to make it run under three hours by a minute. No idents at either end - it's all the birds of Barking in London during the lockdown. 4am to 5am early May 2020 . This is natural background - unless you listen to it. The birds are talking to each other, you can hear conversations, competitions, copying, outdoing each other, may be having fun. They take it in turns to grandstand after the first wakeup burst at about 4...
2020-05-11
2h 59
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
My Covid 19 story part 3
This does not complete my story, I am still not well as I type this. In part three, I eventually come home - on the same day ! I have much more to say - including a lot of thank yous ! My word, the NHS staff are fantastic ! #NHS #Covid19 #Corona --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-05-03
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
My Covid 19 story - part 2
This is the continuing story of an unexpected trip to Hospital with suspected Corona Virus. This 'episode' stars Stevie my nurse, half my height and weight and almost exactly my age - a month older. He knows I'm recording and is happy to be happy. He had it last month... #Covid 19 #Corona #NHS --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-05-03
27 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
My Covid 19 story - part one of at least three
This is part one of my partly accidentally documented story - that is still unfolding - of my sudden hospitalisation with - possibly - ' The Virus' #NHS #Covid-19 #Carona_Virus # --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-05-03
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Going Shopping - during the Covid19 Shutdown
My thoughts and experiences as the shutdown effects deepen in Barking London. #chronavirus #covid19 #surviving #barking #community #Green #environment #society #future #newworld --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-04-04
28 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The first bird of April - and then all the others ...
... being the Dawn Chorus with rather more birds than yesterday's podcast. This lasts for almost two hours, you'd wonder how they don't get tired - if they weren't birds. #dawnchorus #birds #quietlondon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-04-01
1h 55
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Dawn Chorus - Barking 30-03-2020
05:30 to 06:15 BST . Recorded from a window ledge in Barking, London. I have edited out the sound of three cars and the milkman - basically though - no one is around so far this morning. Mostly, this is a recording of our Blackbird. Enjoy ! #DawnChorus #birds #quietlondon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-03-30
45 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Sorry, but I told you this would happen.
Well, not specifically this, but something like it - what ever this is. Decades of environmental effort may have helped the planet get ready for this current trial, I hope so. Here, I rant about it all - again. This shall be the last actual rant I think. May be the next podcast shall have some laughs in it. #chronavirus #covid19 #surviving #barking #community #Green #environment #society #future #newworld --- Send in...
2020-03-29
27 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The upside of Covid 19 - and five minutes of light relief at an office party.
This is an in depth talk - documenting the changes to our society as they happen. I give my view of why and what should stay changed - then - I cheer up a bi with the sound of a YouTube video I voiced about a Christmas office party. The full and more splendid version is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zbl7MsPd7g - Amber Doig-Thorne is the writer. #chronavirus #covid19 #surviving #barking #community #Green #environment...
2020-03-25
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Covid 19 and the Climate Crisis - are due to the same thing - 'Growth'
Well, we told you so - environmental reasons for 'the virus' - and the changes that should result from it. #chronavirus #covid19 #surviving #barking #community #Green #environment #society #future #newworld --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-03-16
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
This is an advertisement, for my Siwriter iPhone app - sorry
This is an apology. I hate adverts, loath the things. I used to remove them from TV programs as part of my job. When it was my job to transmit them, I turned down the sound. I think products should sell themselves, but, I realise people have to know the thing exists and have a clue what it is and does and so, here is my alternative text entry system for mobile phones. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-27
06 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Getting a hair cut. A comical view - I hope.
My intention is to draw a picture of my historic view of the process of a male person getting his ( my ) hair shortened. It was so difficult that for ten years I didn't. That is another story... should have been in this one come to think of it. Nothing political in this one, I don't even mention the environmental crisis or cars ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-27
11 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
'Cans'- actually, headphones - this one may be comic.
This one has been actually written, not another stream of random thoughts. The plan is that it's light hearted, may be even comic. The content? Headphones down the ages... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-27
08 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
A pedestrian's thoughts while walking to the bus stop. Handy mobile thought.
Roadside parking and why my compass didn't work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-27
08 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Random thoughts in February
Topics current in February 2020, the passing of time, a partly light hearted, but deep conversation with myself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-27
23 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The effect of Brexit on feelings of being British - and a Promenader - Staring Richard Baker
In 1978 a lot of people queued for the Last Night of the Proms, a truly British activity. But now the overnight queuing has been banned and the day queue only lasts for a few hours, not weeks. This is a record of the queue from back then - including an interview with Richard Baker - the BBC news and music man. RIP. OK, it's also a history of the start of my Prom going life - and my sadness at the effect the process of Brexit has had on me of 'Being British'
2020-02-01
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
A chat really, about technology and the impossibility of it.
I'm stunned by what we can do these days and I think you should be too. In this chat I hope to enlighten younger listeners to the marvels they just accept and let them see the wonders yet to come - and guard themselves , or prepare themselves for the future. Yes, that is rain and thunder in the background - both a filler and a calming influence. #physics #crystal radios #Technology, history #Thunder #rain --- Send in a voice message...
2020-02-01
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Bert, a man with no future - a story...
Written and read by me, Bert, a man with no future is a Sci Fi and possibly comic, story of a man who's best friend is not his dog, indeed he probably doesn't know what a dog is.. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2020-02-01
28 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
New Year's green rant
On the last day of 2019, I think green thoughts and get a bit angry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-12-31
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Doctor Who fan audio from Josh Hill
This is a production created by Josh Hill. It is taken from series three. https://www.facebook.com/hillproductionsfanseries/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-12-28
27 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Christmassy Mood - a Yule Tide story for the kids.
This is very much aimed at children aged 8 or less - or more if you like that sort of thing. It's in five chapters linked by music. I hope yo like it ! It tells the story oh the feelings people get around the turn of the year and what happened when the feelings felt things themselves ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-11-25
25 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Computer and acting problems - Siwriting and windoze !
Thinking my way though an irritating day - yes, I do get irritated a lot, but I make the most of it. I also make siwriter.co.uk - an app of beauty and utility for anyone who wants to write something without getting out of bed. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-10-23
13 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Concerning facts - thoughts on the importance of News.
What is a fact ? Who says so ? Why do they say so and who can you believe anyway ? Well, I have concerned myself with these problematic thoughts in this podcast. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Politics --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-10-23
08 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Kids, apps, cars and teaching...
... what I tend to find I am doing when not either making a podcast or now - lecturing. This is a stream of irritation rant with an occasional positive sort of solution thrown in to stave off depression and dull the angst. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-10-23
13 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Computers - why bother - remounted.
This is a re-recording of a story I wrote decades ago and updated a few decades later and recorded one decade ago - so the original sounds a bit ropey. What does rope sound like I wonder... Anyway, I shall recreate all my old recordings I think. If I do, this shall be the first one ! It tells the tale of the dawn of personal computing and its impact on my life - note - forty years ago. I must ell a new tale starting from where this one ends, don't hold your breath though.
2019-10-06
15 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Why the name Tortytalks?
This is an explanation of why I use the word Torty in all the stuff I do, my podcasts, my websites and my computer programs - yes, I write them too. It's another partial family history pet story. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-10-06
14 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Brexit, hiding more important things.
Oh, I'm fed up with politics and the environment - so I'd better do something about them. Thoughts that I need to put on your chest.. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #NotExactlyComedy #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Politics #History #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-10-06
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Thoughts before going LIVE on air
As I write and as I create this podcast, I am getting ready for a live TV debate. I have been on live TV many times before, but somehow this feels more real. It's a Politics Special and I am expected to say something, directly to politicians - sadly, about whom I know nothing, but I know a lot about trying to be one. This is what this podcast is about - in part. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast
2019-09-02
32 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
An advert for my app Siwriter - not totally professional
#Siwriter.co.uk is the website I have created for this wonder - text entry typing app. What is #SiWriter ? SiWriter lets you take notes by typing with just one hand, the other can hold the iPad. This is not 'hunt and peck' one finger poking, SiWriter provides finger-tip positioned active key areas on an iPad screen which you tap in easily remembered combinations. This will produces all the letters, numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols of the standard (Latin 2) character set - that is, everything an English reader would expect to have ava...
2019-09-01
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
1978 Prom Groperetta rehearsal
This is part of the rehearsals for 'Die Meister Prommer Von Kensington' - a silly thing we Prommers put on for the day of the Last Night. The people in it shall remain un-named here - but, they know who they are. I doubt anyone other than people in the performance would find this even faintly interesting, but I love it ! The are - many - more tapes like this... #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #PromConcerts #queues #Groperetta #PAFC...
2019-09-01
1h 00
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Impossible and Time
#Impossible things, #time isn't real. #comedy, #monologue, me talking about stuff - why now is better than then because stuff now is impossible, and Time is an illusion - it's just the direction we live in. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-08-30
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Carpets, a story of the problems of crawling and. the New Good Days
Carpets, a story of the problems of crawling and. the New Good Days, #comedy of sorts. #Carpets #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-08-30
27 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Mental Illness, what it feels like, what it does, the reality of it - NOT a pleasant listen, but an important one.
I had a phone call today from our son, he is very depressed, almost too deeply... He wants the world to hear his plight and share his pain and that of other folk who have also become addicted to prescribed drugs - intended to help them - but which made them all far far worse. This is just part of his story and it is in no way a happy one. My comedy is in other podcasts. This podcast is supposed to make, or help you think. It is painfully real. #TortyTalks #S...
2019-08-27
1h 07
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Sport - and my reasons for avoiding it.
I'm not a sporty person but have had to deal with other people loving it and thinking I should too. This piece is my revenge ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-07-30
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Space - one step missed for fifty years
At last #Space is once more in the news - because humans are in need of it and going there. These are my non too serious thoughts on the subject. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #technology #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-07-30
13 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Cosmos - a physics think piece about existence
Me thinking my way through how and why everything exists. I've got more to say and it keeps growing, but I think this is enough for now. I try to explain things as simply as possible - and find new avenues on the way... #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Cosmos #physics #existance #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s...
2019-07-30
35 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
London - the jaundiced view of a long time resident - recently returned
I get lost easily - #London is an easy place to get #lost in ! - and I do. I get irritated a lot, but also have solutions. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #car #traffic #polution --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-07-12
12 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Queues - and my trouble with Heat !
Two stories, #Queues, how they have changed and what happens to me in them. #Heat - what it does to me ! - Go on guess :-) #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-07-12
18 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
How I live without a car - and why you can't
I added the subtitle because I was being nice... Go on, prove me wrong :-) #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Politics #Autobiography #car #traffic #polution --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-18
05 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Why is the West Hated ? - and how to make friends
What we do to sort ourselves out, shall, I believe, stop others from 'disliking' what we do so much. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Politics #History #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-18
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Is the world over populated ?
A green thinker's thoughts about the future of population and what it does - spoiler - it's good news. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Politics #History --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-18
05 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Exam Invigilation - how to keep sane
My experience of taking exams - from the position of standing over the students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-18
00 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
We have the technology - to fix mental disabilities - I think
My personal view and experience of teaching mentally and physically disabled people and my thoughts on how we could possibly fix their problems using computing analogies and software and hardware debugging concepts. Note, we are all advanced chimp like creatures. If disability removes that advancement the ancestral systems take over - but these also may need fixing. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #medical #Politics #Autobiography ...
2019-06-18
14 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
A Green view of Brexit
This is NOT endorsed by the Green Party - in any country - but only because I haven't asked for it to be. I think you will find my remarks, made as a Green Party member are really rather nice. Also, I set achievable goals with existing technologies to score them - even though I am not sporty. #brexit #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Politics --- Send in a voice message: https...
2019-06-18
10 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
My School life - well, a part of it
This is an explanation of why and what I did at #school in the 1970s that got me to be who and where I am today - spoiler - I did almost nothing #GrammaSchool #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-18
06 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
'Going Green' or 'Why I stopped voting Tory'
What it says on the tin - and what I did then, at least in part. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Monologue #Drama #Politics #History #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-06-17
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Exam Invigilation
Recorded on the hop, written in a bus, recorded walking home, the read at home and created on the fly. Well, I had to wake my brain up after invigilating an exam you see. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Politics #History #Autobiography #Technology #Acting #Actor #acting@torty.org.uk #ExamInvigilation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster...
2019-06-13
29 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Greg's Election Victory Speech
Also available with pictures ! at - https://youtu.be/D41VBI1UmJ8 A Tortoisesoft Enterprises production Greg, my 492 Korna Klub character after his shock election victory. Improvised comedy drama - sort of. #podcast@torty.org.uk #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Drama #Politics #Acting #Actor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s...
2019-05-29
05 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Memories are made of ... what ?
My memories, their accuracy and relevance. Can they be trusted ? What really happened anyway? My perspective based on actually recording from 40 years ago. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Memory --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-05-25
13 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Living with Twitching - and snores...
My life with '#RLS' - a poorly named ailment that basically is the total lack of control over tired limbs at the worst possible moments - and when you need to rest. Not so much restless, or periodic, more like being possessed. #PLMD #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-05-25
13 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Greg up a ladder - a 492 Korna Klub drama excerpt
I perform regularly on https://www.492kornaklub.com/ as a character called Greg - sometimes Jeff, therein lies a long story. Anyway, I have nicked /edited out the bits from one hour long improvised drama transmitted in May 2019. The show in full is broadcast on http://galaxyafiwe.com/ at 5pm every Friday. The second half is audience participation - call the characters and ask/tell them what's going on - and we reply in character. The actor playing Desmond is Jerome Wise Millington. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org...
2019-05-25
21 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
An Actor's life - me getting lost again
This is the word of pocket microphone story as it happened of how I actually eventually made it to where I had to be and did what I had to do. I don't yet know if it was good enough, but, who am I to judge ? Odd stuff - but real. This is another outside travel story recorded as t happened and annotated after the event. I think this sort of thing will be of historical interest eventually - because no one pays any attention to it at the moment - it shall soon change and be lost...
2019-05-11
10 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Birds and Traffic
The #DawnChorus - in Barking - and the #traffic chaos - everywhere. Both recorded live, only the #birdsInStereo. Oh, and I talk a bit about them both too. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Monologue #Autobiography --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-05-11
16 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Getting lost as a Standup comedian
This was not fully planned, a fly on my phone style podcast - as it sort of happened - with fiddly bits added after the event. I'm going to, and having an audition as a standup comedian. This is not a joke free zone. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #Comedy #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Autobiography #medical --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-05-11
30 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
'Drink' and 'Techno magic'
Drink - and why I don't Techno magic, and why I go on about it ( and how stuff works ). #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #ComedyPodcast #Comedy #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Autobiography #Technology #HomeImprovement #BBCMicro #UK101 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-04-13
17 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The Head Cold and Egg
Man flu from the inside and a cryptic short. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #medical #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-04-13
07 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Television, the view of a traitor !
I worked in TV for over ten years, it wasn't always fun, but I'll tell you some of the good bits. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Monologue #Drama #Politics #History #Autobiography #Technology #BBCMicro --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-04-13
12 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
Smellies from Heaven - story about birds, very large birds.
A story about birds, very large birds, but then I'm giving away the plot - and fertilising it too. #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Monologue --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/simon-r-anthony/message
2019-04-13
12 min
Torty Talks from Simon Anthony
The 'No Lie' chap
This is a comedy drama, written and performed by me, Simon Anthony. Well, I thinks it's funny. I liked making it anyway ! It's the story of a man who can not or chooses not to ever lie, worse than that, he says what he thinks when he thinks it. Quite refreshing maybe ? #TortyTalks #SimonAnthony #TortoisesoftEnterprises #acting@torty.org.uk #ComedyPodcast #Over60AndStillGoingStrong #Environment #Greens #Drama --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...
2019-04-10
17 min