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For more context listen to the intro here... https://bsky.app/profile/documental.ly/post/3movn3nanuk2zMore on Documentally.net This is an archive BBC Radio discussion from 2010 featuring Me, Christian Payne, aka Documentally debating the Digital Economy Bill with Victoria Derbyshire. Topics include file sharing, copyright, internet freedom, digital entrepreneurship and the future of media. Looking back from today, I feel it offers an interesting snapshot of how the UK wrestled with the challenges of a rapidly changing internet. A year later Spotify would find it's feet in the US and everything changed.

Day three of #AudioMo 2026

If you are a man currently at a cross roads in life and need to find a new sense of purpose listen to this new endeavour from adventurer and writer David Charles. A therapeutic journey through darkness. More info here: https://davidcharles.substack.com/p/join-me-on-night-shiftMy own musings are on http://www.Documentally.net 

A chat with a grave digger#AudioMo

Standing in the garden 20 hours after a storm. Recorded for #AudioMo

More info at https://thesathianmaltgroup.com/Recorded at Thinking Digital 2025 Www.Documentally.net

More info at www.Mas400.comRecorded for http://www.Documentally.net and the #TDC25 on BlueSky

A quick chat with @RobAmour in Microbus in Gateshead

This was recorded for documentally.net but uploaded to AudioBoom in order to test mobile upload. It failed due to the image being too large and then after resizing it failed due to bandwidth being limited. So is generally a bit of a faff.

This was recorded for www.documentally.net I used the app VRP7 to record the audio and then uploaded the audio as well as a photo using the Audioboom browser.The first attempt failed when I recorded straight into the browser using the browser based recording interface on AudioBoom. All data was lost with an accidental thumb swipe.

A conversation with my cousins Gian and Vittoria Battaglia. Recorded for http://Documentally.net and a re-edited to include some promised music at the end.Vittoria's work can be found here: https://apothecaryofbotanicalmedicine.co.ukAnd Gian music can be found here: https://gianbattaglia.bandcamp.com/

Recorded for Documentally.net and the last day of #AudioMo 2024 It's day 30 or AudioMo and I have managed to post a little audio every day. I shall miss AudioMo. But I will be sure to post more Audio soon.

Recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo Day 27 Where I recount most of what I have been up. Cycling, writing, research, Ham Radio and finding an old SD card and extracting it's secrets.

Recorded for Documentally.net and #AudioMo day 26Original image of Assange via Wikimedia and licensed CC 2.0. Digitally modified by myself. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/The audio is mine.

Recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo Day 24A no spoiler review of the 2023 film The Bikeriders.

Recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo Day 23

Recorded for http://www.Documentally.net and #AudioMo

In defence of authentic sound this audio was recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo

Recorded for Documentally.net and #AudioMoIn this audio, I roll a die to choose one of six books and then roll again to choose what page number I read a poem from.

Thoughts on the cinema experience recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMo

Recorded for http://Documentally.net and #AudioMoThis year marks the 18th consecutive gathering at the grave of George Orwell in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire. It all began weeks before the 2007 financial crisis. A small meeting between myself and Dr John Perivolaris, when with Orwell's writings and enduring influence in mind, we asked questions and discussed threatened freedoms.And now, here in 2024 at the brink of another global slowdown, amidst social and economic inequalities, protracted conflicts and mass protests, this annual pilgrimage continues and we meet again.Through the years, this informal picnic has discussed government and corporate mass surveillance programmes, restrictions on the right to protest as well as the continued erosion of online privacy.Orwell stood for decency and kindness. He called out injustice and institutional corruption. And our presence does the same. This picnic is a political act - but it's also a meeting of minds and a gathering of friends who are committed to uphold the values of decency, kindness, and resistance to tyranny.Throughout these last 18 years, this humble pilgrimage has evolved into an important tradition. It serves as a reminder that Orwell's message remains as vital today as it was decades ago.Through this symposium, Orwell's legacy is kept alive and his call to resist dystopian tendencies in society continues to inspire a new generation of thinkers and change-makers.Sat in an Oxfordshire graveyard, we find inspiration and community in our shared values of decency, justice, and resistance.Visitors have come from around the world. As well as just down the road. You never know who'll turn up. One year we got to meet an elderly man who'd been there on the very day George Orwell was buried. And on more than one occasion we've had a reading from Orwell's son Richard.Everyone is welcome to this annual gathering - to reflect, to discuss, and to leave empowered with the knowledge that there are fellow travellers committed to heeding that call.So, bring a blanket, a picnic, and an open mind. This is a meeting of the curious, where we break bread, swap stories, and forge new connections.June the 25th, 11am onwards, I'll be sat behind The Church of All Saints in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, OX14 4AEWhat three words address is ///behind.plants.couches

This was recorded for #AudioMo and http://Documentally.netAdrian Story and his work can be found on http://Uchujin.co.uk

Recorded for #AudioMo Day 10I attempt to explain Mastodon. Twice.The podcast I mention is Therapy for me by Ant Short. Can't find a proper URL so you'll have to suffer with this ;-) https://open.spotify.com/show/4VM2nC93XtE9UlQUlF3bA2

I did a quick review in me weekly dispatch at http://Documentally.net but here is a little more detail. Here is an amazon link to it. https://amzn.to/3KE4IjP 

This was recorded for #AudioMo and features on http://Documentally.netOn it I chat with my son known as Starl33t on some gaming platforms and ask him to share his current top ten games on the platform Steam. He mentions games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Stardew Valley, Lethal Company, Undertale, Terraria, Subnautica, Bloons TD6, SANABI and Portal 2.

Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 in which I have no idea what to record so dig out an old demo track I played on.  The track was called Space Cake and was jammed out by my old band Koniguan. I finish the audio by playing the more polished version that appears on our first EP. http://www.Documentally.net 

Recorded for #AudioMo Day 05More info on http://Documentally.net

Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 Day4A chat with Clive 2E0OZX on the local amateur repeater GB3OV

Shared for #AudioMo Feels silly sharing a phone recording of an audio experience that was so dynamic it blew my mind. It really could only have been experienced there and then. Or wherever it tours next. Thanks to EMFCamp for putting it on.

A quick chat with droid maker Lee Towersey at #EMFcamp Check out https://droidbuilders.uk/ for more info on what they do.Recorded for #AudioMo 2024 and http://Documentally.net (Subscribe for free)

A conversation from 2016 with inventor and eccentric Wilf Lunn. This was first featured on Documentally.net Please subscribe over there.

Fulfilling a promise and remembering Will...First heard on Documentally.netI recorded this audio not long after the funeral of my friend Will Green.The music at the end is Bach, Suite for CelloSolo No 4 played by Slava Grigoryan and borrowed from Will’s British Mac ARM podcast 31st of July 2020.Thank you for listening.

Audio recorded at the Thinking Digital conference 2023 for my newsletter http://www.documentally.net. The supercomputing cosmologist that Bill refers to was Andrew Pontzen. Thank you to Ian Forrester aka Cubic Garden for taking the photograph used.

A glimpse into the world of #HamRadio. I tune into the Tuesday for me to net on my amateur radio only to find out I might have to be the net controller.I have a weekly email at www.Documentally.net and an occasional Ham radio email at G5DOC.net 

These words were spoken to the attendees of the 1984 Symposium. This audio and other moments from the day including a clip of a talk by Richard Blair, George Orwell's son featured in this post https://documentally.substack.com/p/the-pursuit-of-a-vigilant-society

This audio was recorded for #AudioMo Day 23 and http://Documentally.net. Unfortunately I made a mistake with the mic set up but as it was still audible I left it as it was. I just added my comment on the mistake and a brief cameo from a previous conversation I had with Lauren Laverne. Otherwise it is as is.

What are you doing on June 25th? I'll be at a picnic and you are more than welcome.George Orwell, renowned author and social critic, remains exceptionally relevant in our modern world. His life and writings offer us profound insights into power dynamics, government control, surveillance, and the manipulation of information. Orwell's works, particularly "1984" and including "Animal Farm," provide crucial warnings and reflections on the perils of authoritarianism and the erosion of individual freedoms.Despite being written 73 years ago Orwell's "1984," depicts a pervasive surveillance state not dissimilar to our own era of government surveillance and mass data collection. And we continue to have concerns about the balance between security and privacy.More relevant than ever is Orwell's concept of "Newspeak", reflected in the manipulation and distortion of language for political purposes in our current age of misinformation, fake news, and the weaponisation of social media. His exploration of thought control and the suppression of dissenting voices is still a cautionary in societies where democracy and freedom are under threat.Here in the UK, in the midst of political spin and the use of vague and manipulative language, it's as if no one read  Orwell's "Politics and the English Language", with it's call for clarity and honesty. I recently re-read "Animal Farm," where Orwell highlights social inequality, exploitation, and the abuse of power. Themes still resonant in societies grappling with a rich poor divide, social injustice, and systemic oppression.So, as the work of George Orwell aka Eric Arthur Blair serves as an enduring reminder of the need for vigilance, critical thinking, and the protection of our individual liberties, we should continue to question authority, challenge propaganda, and defend the values that underpin a just and open society.All that said, at its heart, the 1984 Symposium is simply a picnic with friends. People who attend for a variety of reasons. Tribute and remembrance, curiosity, activism, community building, and the desire to remind ourselves and others of Orwell's ideas in the pursuit of a more informed, just, and democratic society.This year will be the 17th consecutive picnic and will coincide with the official gathering of the Orwell Society. If you fancy coming along, bring a packed lunch, a drink and something to sit on. 11am Behind The Church of All Saints, The Green, Sutton Courtenay,Oxfordshire, OX14 4AEbehind.plants.couchesThe music used in the audio is called Broke For Free by Night Owl.More info as ever on Documentally.net

Listen if you are interested in knowing how much internet bandwidth the average UK family needs vs how much most are getting.

Listening to a storm pass over in the garden, wondering if I should unplug my Ham Radio antennas.

This audio was created for AudioMo. If you want to hear the original WiFiHat post it's here https://audioboom.com/posts/156237-wifi-enabled-hat More info on Documentally.net

A fortuitous chance encounter with Suzi Moore, wife of the late Simon Moore. Recorded for #AudioMoDocumentally.net

A post for AudioMo day 13. There is more info on what this was recorded on and how this was recorded here: https://documentally.substack.com/p/chlorine-and-freedom-audio-51#details

In this piece of slow audio, I take a hydrophone down to a nearby river and record where the we're meets the Great Ouse.Recorded for Audio. More recordings at Documentally.net

Written at a bus stop in Bangkok on Sunday, 20th October 1996 Day 6 of 143 day trip.

I have a chat with Ash Levitt, President & CEO Heil Sound at Podcast Show London. Uploaded for #AudioMo 

Made for #Audioboo Day6 Subscribe for free to Documentally.net to find out more.

This is a conversation I had with my dad about a very longterm project he has on his farm in Wales.

Recorded for my weekly email delivered from Documentally.netI was cycling past a village record store and suddenly remembered it was Record Store Day. As I entered, I was welcomed with free beer and sunshine. A few minutes later a band started playing some wonderful dream pop folk.It felt like summer had arrived. They were called Lost Chimes and their set was one long and lovely sigh. I was blissfully lost in it all.Music expresses what can’t be said and is one of the most beautiful vehicles for story. And these two do it so well. The audio above is a chat I grabbed with Gemma and Nicky Kirk as they packed up. I will assume you have already found their music on Band Camp. Their previous band Hunt Us is also there. Lost Chimes have new album on the way and while you wait for that, i’ll leave you with their beautiful cover of Joy Division’s, “Love will tear us apart”. Thanks for listening.