Focus Flashback: Independence Day UK

This episode was originally released October 4th 2022, when we were in the middle of season 6 of GamesMaster. As it is the 4th of July, it seemed like a good time to share on the new feed one of my favourite side quests of the original UCP run, and one of my favourite interviews as I got to talk with a legend in the audio sphere: Dirk Maggs.(( BEST EXPERIENCED IN STEREO ))Luke & Ash skip back to the summer of 1996 for a spot of UFO watching with Patrick Moore and Nicky Campbell, but are we watching them or are they watching us?Covering the BBC 1 Radio Drama Independence Day UK, this episode incorporates a little look at the early history of full cast audio dramas and an hour long interview with writer, director and producer of Independence Day UK, Dirk Maggs. We cover his career leading up to 1996, the appropriate etiquette regarding wearing cowboy boots in a Spitfire, and what exactly Peter Serafinowicz thought Patrick Moore was doing to an alien.Listen to Independence Day UK HERETheme song by Other ChrisFollow Under Consoletation on BlueSkyFollow Under Consoletation on TwitterFollow Under Consoletation on InstagramSend your thoughts to [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.