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J. P. Paradise
@jpparadise.bsky.social
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Blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.
Responsible, and offering no apologies for The Other Side Of Paradise podcast of short stories and audio plays.
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Another recording session? Who is the guest vocal talent this time?
Is it Sarge? No! Rosemary the telephone operator? No way man! Henry the mild mannered janitor? Could be...
Or it could be Roz Ambler...
A small table on which sits a podmic with pop filter and a sound blocker barrier behind, and a small laptop and headphones. In the background it is clearly a spare bedroom with a cat tower visible on the left, because that's the kind of high-tech, professional operation I run.
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Have a few minutes to lend me your ears? Have a listen to Wendy Withers perform my monologue '2B Or Not 2B', available on most podcast players and via YouTube.
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2B Or Not 2B
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December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Merry Christmas one and all. And if you haven't heard it yet, today is the ideal day to gather round as a family, each with a glass of their favourite tipple, listen in, and be traumatised for the rest of the festive season.
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A Christmas Carol Redux
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December 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Go on, tap the link... you know you want to...
(It's my Christmas Special and nothing dodgy)
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December 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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If you haven't heard it previously on the radio then you can catch it anytime, any place, wherever you get your podcasts.
Josh Hogan delivers a beautifully balanced and emotional performance with subtle backing music by Alex Brunsdon.
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Lads On Tour
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December 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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It's finally arrived! My new and somewhat irregular podcast series The Other Side Of Paradise. We kick-off with a rehash of the Dickens classic to get us in the Christmas mood.
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A Christmas Carol Redux
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December 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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What's this? A second bite of the cherry? This went out on BBC Upload in September. A mistake or repeat? Only one way to find out...listen in on Thursday.
An email advising that my short monologue Lads On Tour is to be aired again on local BBC Upload.
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Been a bit fallow in DODland, then came across this. Poole Museum, we salute your commitment to preserving these beauties.
The side of Poole Museum, Dorset. A former harbour warehouse, the old, five-storey, redbrick building is dotted the eggshell blue shuttered windows, and a lovely door on every floor that once opened to receive and dispatch goods.
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I'm on a roll! Tune in to hear this heart-warming tale of a loan-shark, community worker, and a chest freezer.
Email from saying that 'In A Perfect World' has been selected for airing on our local BBC Upload programme. Broadcast times: Thursday 1800hrs, and Saturday 1800hrs. The BBC Upload logo, saying 'We're getting featured on Upload'.
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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It's now available in podcast format, from all the usual podcast providers. No donkeys were harmed in the making of...
Screenshot from Spotify showing the latest Where's The Cat? podcast episode: The Legend of the Moonrakers.
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I may have had a small hand in this.
wharfwriters.bsky.social Wharf Writers' Group @wharfwriters.bsky.social · Nov 26
We're on air again. Being featured tomorrow on local BBC Upload (see image). The Legend of the Moonrakers rides once again!
BBC Upload logo. Text says 'We're getting featured on Upload' Text from an email from BBC saying when and where our short play The Legend of the Moonrakers is being broadcast on local BBC Upload
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Entered 'matriarch' into my MacBook's thesaurus, looking for an alternative for a story I'm working on. This is the suggestion.
A screenshot from my MacBook's thesaurus. In the search box in the top right, I have entered the word 'matriarch'. On the left it says 'Did you mean?' and underneath suggests 'patriarch'. The rest of the page is dedicated to a definition of patriarch. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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More recording under way for new podcast material. Hope to be uploading soon.
Sound proof boards behind a small table upon which sits a podcast mic, a laptop and headphones and iPad with script.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Listen to Josh Hogan, a lad who is going to go far, perform this monologue on @bbcupload / @bbcwiltshire this Thursday. It features an atmospheric backing track by mix-maestro Alex Brunsdon.
BBC Upload slogan 'We're getting featured on Upload' Email from BBC advising that my short piece 'Lads On Tour' is going to be featured on the local Upload programme this week.
September 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Airports; one of the circles of hell.
September 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Hogging the airwaves again!
BBC Upload blurb saying 'I'm getting featured on Upload'. Email from BBC Upload advising that my piece 2B Or Not 2B will be aired between 1800 - 2000hrs, 11/09/25
September 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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An unfortunate juxtaposition of articles
A screengrab of a couple of regional articles from BBC News webpage. First article is about 'Dogs being used to stop sewage entering rivers'. Immediately below that is a link to another article titled 'Team effort to rescue dog stuck in pipe'.
September 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
If you fancy giving my little piece a whirl, it's from 49:40.
Upload with Adam Crowther - Chris Arnold sits in (06/09/2025) - BBC Sounds
Original comedy, podcasts, poetry, fiction and more on BBC Upload.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Occasionally I write and persuade gullible friends to act it out. One of my short monologues is getting airtime later this week. I would be very honoured if you lent it your ears.
BBC banner saying 'I'm getting featured on Upload bbc.co.uk/upload "We're playing your upload 'I've Got A Little List' on BBC Upload with Chris Arnold this week! Your upload will be broadcast at the following times: On Thursday evening on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Somerset between 6-8pm. On Saturday evening on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Somerset between 6-8pm. You can listen on your radio or via the free BBC Sounds app."
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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September 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Fairly modern DoD out Bremhill way. Looks kind of neglected; treat these egregious entrances with respect!
House on the left, industrial-style building on the right. Between them a flat-roofed carport. In the wall of the industrial building, approx 18 inches above the carport is a doorway serving absolutely no purpose whatsoever.
August 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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2600 downloads! Not exactly big league but we're quite proud of our little achievements.
A screenshot from Acast Insights showing all-time downloads at 2600.
August 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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The windows may have been bricked up but the door stands proud. Stay strong, you pointless portal.
The Railway Inn, Station Road, Westbury.
Behind a mini-roundabout stands a tallish stone building (1800s?)with a public house to its right. Every window in the tallish building has been bricked up, yet in the middle of all these, around 12ft off the floor, a black wooden door stands defiant.
July 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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wharfwriters.bsky.social
'Homework'; choose one (or more) from the list:
Two people on a film set
Two characters that personify a spider and a fly
Two characters have gone to see a circus act
A heist gone wrong
Characters in a blackout
Two people meeting up by accident after 50 years

Next meeting 4th August
2/2
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM