Bradbury 100 - Celebrating the Life and Work of American Writer Ray Bradbury

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. This episode looks at Ray Bradbury's OTHER Martian stories, stories about Mars and Martians which are NOT included in his THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. I review each of the un-chronicled martian tales, and figure out where they fit into the mythos of The Martian Chronicles. Be...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. This episode looks at Ray Bradbury's writing style. What does he have in common with other authors, and how does he differ from them?

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. This episode looks at some of the greatest movies NEVER made, as Phil discusses Ray Bradbury's unfilmed screenplays for THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. If you thought Rock Hudson was the first and last word on the CHRONICLES on screen, think again: from the 1950s through to the 1...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. On 16 November 2021, Phil gave a live talk on The Illustrated Man for the University of Wolverhampton's ARTSFEST ONLINE. In this episode of Bradbury 100, we present a lightly edited version of that talk. (The video will also be made available on Youtube in the near future...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with some new mini episodes exploring facets of Bradbury's world. This week, host Phil Nichols explores Bradbury's "The Lonely One", the shadowy figure lurking in the Ravine in DANDELION WINE. Phil reveals the TRUE STORY of the Lonely One, pu...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round out the Bradbury centenary year! This week, as Bradbury's centenary year comes to a close (he would have been 101 years old on 21st August 2021), host Phil Nichols turns the mic on himself! Instead...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round our the Bradbury centenary year! This week, we find out about Ray Bradbury's "Elliott family" and his "afrofuturist" stories, with writer and scholar Steve Gronert Ellerhoff.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round our the Bradbury centenary year! This week, we find out about Ray Bradbury and audiobooks, Ray's connections to fellow writer Harlan Ellison, and meet actor/writer David Loftus.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round our the Bradbury centenary year! This week, we look at the joys and challenges of representing Bradbury's ideas in visual media. My special guest is film-maker and visual effects artist Christopher...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round out the Bradbury centenary year! This week, we find out about Ray Bradbury's popularity in Russia. Did you know he is in the top five bestselling writers there? Pavel Gubarev runs the successful Rus...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. This short episode brings you up to date with developments in the Bradbury universe! Phil plays excerpts from a couple of episodes of the companion Youtube channel, BRADBURY 101. He also suggests some other Youtube viewing and podcast listening featuring previous guests...

Introducing SCIENCE FICTION 101, a new podcast from Bradbury 100 host Phil Nichols. SCIENCE FICTION 101 explores science fiction from all angles, and covers the past, present and future of the genre. Regular hosts Phil Nichols (Bradbury 100, Bradburymedia) and Colin Kuskie (Take Me To Your Reader) are your guides. I hope you enjoy this sample episode. If you do, please subscribe wherever you get y...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. This very brief episode invites you to check out my new Youtube series, BRADBURY 101. For more information, visit my website - www.bradburymedia.co.uk

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 18 looks at Ray Bradbury's legacy and science fiction. Special guest is science fiction writer Howard V. Hendrix. This is a re-post, as the original post didn't work for some listeners!

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 17 is an extended episode, featuring highlights from two centenary events. First, the discussion from September's BRADBURY 100 LIVE show on Facebook LIve. And second, the audio from Phil's recent public lecture on seventy years of The Martian Chronicles.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 16 looks at Bradbury as a mentor and mentee, with writer Gregory Miller, author of the Uncanny Valley series.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 18 looks at Ray Bradbury's legacy and science fiction. Special guest is science fiction writer Howard V. Hendrix.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 15 looks at October and Halloween in Bradbury's writing, and at performing Bradbury and his stories, with guest Bill Oberst Jr.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 14 looks at Bradbury's writing and how we (and critics) read him, with guest Jeffrey Kahan.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 13 looks at storytelling and the oral tradition, with guest Megan Wells.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 12 looks at American radio adaptations of Bradbury, with Colonial Radio Theatre's Jerry Robbins.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 11 looks at Ray Bradbury's crime fiction, with guest Charles Ardai - editor of Killer Come Back To Me, a new book of Bradbury's crime stories.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 10 looks at the long-running TV series The Ray Bradbury Theatre, with an interview with the show's composer, John Massari.

Bradbury 100 - Celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia. This week Phil interviews Miranda Corcoran, the co-editor of a new book all about Ray Bradbury's "Elliott family" - Cecy, Uncle Einar and the rest.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk. Episode 8 discusses Bradbury on radio, with the second part of an interview with Brian Sibley, the award-winning dramatist and broadcaster. We talk about adapting Bradbury for different media, including discussion of The Illustrated Man and "The Next in Line".