Urban Tiger Radio

The War Poetry of Bryony Doran and Isabel Palmer from their anthology, 'Home Front', as interpreted by Radio 3. Home Front (Buy it here> http://amzn.eu/d/0XMZ8dz ) is an anthology of four poets, two American, Jehanne Dubrow and Elyse Fenton, and two British poets, Bryony Doran and Isabel Palmer, writing their way back to sanity after their loved ones went to war. Powerful and moving words.

This is the second track from the Watch & Wait anthology we published on behalf of raising funds for Lymphoma Action, as they now like to be called, and is a tale of people struggling to cope with their own human frailty in adverse situations, overcoming their fears and finding that in courage, there is a great freedom.

Hi. I'd like to introduce you to a superb new writer, Stephen Mellor. Stephen's prose is strong, muscular and his narrative is compelling in the extreme. Stephen came third in the 2018 Novel Slam at Dinas in Sheffield organised by the Sheffield University and guess what? He won me as a prize! Prize what I'm not sure, but I'm sure you'll tell me. Meanwhile, sit back and listen to Stephen and his re...

Hi. This is the first track from a new album/playlist from an anthology of short works by twenty known/unknown authors. These stories were gifted by the authors in aid of The Lymphoma Association. https://lymphoma-action.org.uk/ We raised £1200 on the launch night alone. These stories are on here for download or live listening. If you feel you wish to donate, please follow the link to the Lymphoma...

VISIT Eleonora here> https://www.eleonoramignoli.com/ Eleonora Mignoli is an Italian writer based in Sheffield. I came across her work at the 2018 Novel Slam supported by the University of Sheffield. The standard was very high again this year and Eleonora was a worthy participant, beating most of the stiff competition with her new novel, 'Oneirika'. Set in Japan, Oneirika is the name of a game whe...

A link to this book on Amazon here> http://amzn.eu/d/dtJSp5G A truly amazing 'pull-you-along-at breakneck-speed' book for early teens from a consummate, internationally published expert in the genre! Also includes easy-to-make recipes for Emma Peek's favourite midnight snacks, including the title one of '11 O'Clock Chocolate Cake' Amazing book. See it! Read it! Eat it! Enjoy my cover design! Buy i...

Hi. The first book ever published by Cybermouse Multimedia.com is here! > http://amzn.eu/d/g8z9cDx The link takes you to The Jewellers Skin, an amazing exploration of the way we treated people with a mental disability between the first and second world wars, and the convenient ease with which they were used to sweep unwanted people out of the way into obscurity.

Hi. This wonderful novel by Berlie Doherty was re-published by Cybermouse Multimedia in 2014 and published again in 2018 by 'BillyWorks'. The book is available here on Amazon> https://amzn.to/2J7UDLv and I would urge you all to buy this for your most discerning friends. Superb book, and truth rings through it with the clarity of a church bell... (and my cover isn't too shabby either! Bill)

Hi. This is an excellent Christmas or Thanksgiving present for the more discerning reader. Buy it from Amazon here> https://amzn.to/2P02Jey or visit Bryony's own site here> https://www.bryonydoran.com/ Meanwhile, let's hear what The Book Bag website has to say about it... "The China Bird is a delicate novel. Not over-emotional, it hovers like an insistent moth around the edges of your consciousnes...

A link to The Fox & The Fish on Amazon> http://amzn.eu/d/hgGz49V "...only the truly intelligent can enjoy the sumptuous good humour of this book..." 'Titus A. Phorskin' (Tailor to The Emperor) "...prose as rare as a Yorkshire Banjax..." (Donegal Heritage Museum) "...if you don't laugh out loud at this, you need a stent fitted in your Humerus..." NHS Humour Resources Dept. And now the REAL reviews:...

'Love in the Time of Britpop' (an ideal Xmas present!) Hi. Enjoy an excerpt from a novel by Tim Woods, whose cover I have recently created. This is a revealing book for students of all ages, and indeed students of human nature. Get it here on Amazon https://amzn.to/2OZbmpC and buy it as a Christmas present for all those who love a relentless read! (My life was an 'Oasis', now it's something of a '...

HERE'S ONE FOR HALLOWEEN! Hi. Bill Allerton here from Urban Tiger Radio. The following story is VERY EXPLICIT so if you have tuned in any of your children to listen to the Wind in The Willows episodes, then now is the time to tune them back over to 'Childrens Hour' right here... https://soundcloud.com/user-68415326 This podcast contains scenes of violent, predatory, sexual activity. If you are off...

Okay, so this isn't an adult story... or is it? Over on Urban Tiger Radio 2, 'Childrens Hour' (@user-68415326) I have started to serialise the original Kenneth Grahame text of Wind in The Willows. This is Chapter Two, 'The Open Road'. This the last one I shall post on here because I think you have come to expect something a little more 'hard-edged', but if you have any children between 3 and 15 ye...

Okay, so this isn't an adult story... or is it? Over on Urban Tiger Radio 2, 'Childrens Hour' (https://soundcloud.com/user-68415326) I have started to serialise the original Kenneth Grahame text of Wind in The Willows. This is Chapter one, 'The River Bank'. If you have any children between 3 and 15 years of age then treat them to a listen here then steer them over to 'Childrens Hour' on iTunes or...

If you've ever been the only person in the room who feels cold, listen on... Oh, and keep your hands off the thermostat... IT'S MINE! Get ready to pass the sun tan cream, these are The Good Years... Enjoy them while they last Cheers, Bill Allerton

I find it strange that we only ever got to hear our side of 'The War of The Worlds', and probably that of any other war too. 'To the Victor the Spoils' they say. And the Victor also gets to write the history. Have we ever discovered what really starts a war? I don't mean some overstuffed Grand Duke who gets himself shot by being overstuffed and in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I mean the...

This is Side 1 of Bill & Martin Head to Head at The Harlequin, long thought lost (by me anyway) and now restored to it's full ad hoc glory due to an advance in noise reduction technology. This was a hilarious night and I would urge anyone who has listened to the earlier track of Head to Head to listen to this never to be repeated event featuring never to be repeated performers...

This is a short story that centres around the way that a sudden loss can bring about obsession, mainly as a replacement therapy for what is now missing from your life. Obsessions creep up on us slowly until they become all too obvious to everyone. Some obsessions, like Honesty, or a desire for the Truth to come out, can be harmful to those around you in those moments when your socialising senses h...

This time around we have Don Oliver & Bryan Ducker. I have known these two singers for around 28 years, listening to them in various pubs and folk clubs around Sheffield and I thought it was time to dig a little deeper and find out who they are and from what background they came. What a surprise I got! Turns out we are almost related! Have a good laugh and a good listen to Don & Bryan. Many thanks...

Hi. This is a demo disc I found lurking in a forgotten corner where it has languished for twenty years. I met the singer/lead guitarist Paul Bellamy in 1998 at an art class. Well, we should all try something we're crap at. In my case I have an unlimited choice... These tracks are not for the faint-hearted so I left them at full volume for you to enjoy. Get out the air guitar and stomp to KING DICE...

I have had the misfortune to be present at the point of death of people close to me, and those experiences left me with an unanswerable question. How to explain the moments of lucidity that can appear prior to the loss of all bodily function, sometimes taking the form of one-sided conversations with loved ones who have passed previously. I have no answer for this, but having seen it in action I ha...

It's not what it says, It's what it implies, came into my possession in 1999. This is a compilation of 30 different poets, all basing their work around the ethic of the title. It came to me because I, like the other 29 poets, volunteered a track for the album. I know most of the other poets, but by no means all of them. These are people you may never hear again anywhere else, so I bring them to yo...

This is a conversation with Paul Middleton who fronts what must be my favourite live band of all time, the Angst Band. It must be, I'm a Yorkshireman, and even I pay for a night out in Harrogate several times a year to go and have my ears blasted in The Blues Bar, a unique venue on Montpellier Parade (near Betty's) that has, apart from a strange but welcoming taste in decoration, wall to wall musi...

I hope you've all been enjoying Berlie's wonderful story of self-discovery. This is the last podcast from that novel and I'm sure that you will all now go to Berlie's incredible website: www.berliedoherty.com/ where you can contact Berlie herself and tell her how much you enjoyed her story. There are many of Berlie's other books on there and they are available online or at any good bookshop. Go an...

Bryony Doran is at her best in this ethereal, exotic and ultimately convincing tale of a future that most people think will never happen. But if you look closely at the horizon, you may just see... This, the title story from Bryony's collection, 'The Sand Eggs', is a tale of dispossessed women, in which our near future echoes like a warning bell.