Nic Treadwell’s Storyville

This pdcast is an audio version of an article posted on my substack at https://nictreadwell.substack.comLinks refferered to in the article:David Fleming Substack - https://substack.com/@dflemingContinuism - https://continuism.org/John Waters Interview with David Fleming - https://youtu.be/opJpuIS0XvANic Treadwell - The Art Of Protest substacj articleHuman Versus Machine Theatre Performance - https://vimeo.com/1002527616?fl=pl&fe=shWriting The Wrongs Of AIWired Article by Pip ThorntonPage Against The Machine - On The Poetics Of AI Refusal Pip Thornton WebsiteForbes article on Created Using Human IntelligenceIs This What We Want Music Free AlbumSalvatico II by Will FrankenWill Franken Patreon site - sign up to support Will's creationsGood Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Film TrailorMoltbook - Social media for AI agentsVoice Activated Elevator sketch from TV show Burnistoun

Six poems mourning the arrival and celebrating the departure of the monstrous Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market.1 The Awakening Of The Beast2 Fall Into Christmas3 An Elf Called Elvis4 Drunk5 The New Normas6. Gales, South WesterlyCreditsWritten and performed by Nic TreadwellMusic:A really dark alley by Loyalty Freak Music is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/WITCHY_BATTY_SPOOKY_HALLOWEEN_IN_SEPTEMBER_/A_really_dark_alley/Dark Choral Soundscape_1 by xik6 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/xik6/this-thought-is-long/dark-choral-soundscape-1/Lost in the city by TRG Banks is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks/Return_to_Dreamland/Lost_in_the_city_1408/Zenophobic by Salakapakka Sound System is licensed under a Attribution 1.0 Finland License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Salakapakka_Sound_System/Buddha_Machines_On_Fire_vol2/02-Zenophobic/

Straight out of my head and onto the page - a creation in homage to David Lynch. An audio play which riffs on an antiquated late night televisual memory from childhood. Three preposterous stories of seduction.Credits:Sirens Of Suburbia was written, conceived and produced by Nic Treadwell with the assistance of Eleven Labs.io and freesound.org. Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers was used with thanks from www.silvermansound.com/free-music/signs-to-nowhere under creative commons licence CC BY 4.0Read the script on my substack pagehttps://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/sirens-of-suburbia?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

In this podcast I explore what was my best childhood Christmas ever. In 1984 I received a ZX Spectrum from father Christmas and my whole world changed forever.Some 40 years later, with those gaming days firmly behind me I've had the chance to go back and relive those days once again. But this time from the perspective of a world weary member of the human race. What has changed and what hasn't? What is the advantage for re-engaging in childhood play? And can I even play some of those old games?CreditsA Child Of The Micro was written by Nic TreadwellThe following 8 bit music was used with thanks:Land of The 8 Bits & Boss Time by David Rendahttps://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policyManic Miner Theme by Matthew Smith 1983ZX Spectrum Chiptune Mixhttps://zxaaa.net/ftpmusic.htmlGame Over by Danijel Zambohttps://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/game-overLicense code: EJEKEEJEVJMDUPRUChip Mode by Danijel Zambohttps://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/chip-modeLicense code: 1ILTKKIGG6NAWSDLMy thanks also to members of The Spectrum facebook group for their contributions.Storyville opening sting and outro:Outre by Ov Moi Ommhttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/single/outre/Theme X by Steve Combs & Delta IsTheme X bySteve Combs & Delta Is is licensed under aAttribution License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs__Delta_Is/Themes_Vol_1/Delta_Is_-_Themes_Vol_1_-_13_Theme_X/

As a child, Danny Gildhurst didn’t fit in.  Coping with the scorn and ridicule of rival Jason Parker and the tragic death of his brother Davy, his memories have become shattered pieces of a puzzle that can not be trusted. As he attempts to fix what is broken he is forced to reexamine his actions, and relationship with both Davy and Jason. --------------------------------------------------------------- This porject uses Voice changing technology to add depth to the narration and characters. Credits Danny Gildhurst Remembers was written and narrated by Nic Treadwell Additional voices sourced from Eleven labs https://elevenlabs.io/ Sound FX sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org Included music: Drone Lemon by Blue Dot Sessions  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Bulwark/Drone_Lemon/ Licenced under Attribution Non Commercial  Run by Philip Weigl https://freemusicarchive.org/music/philipp-weigl/piano-and-strings/run-5/ Licenced under Attribution International  A Mystical Incantation by Peter Rudenko  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Peter_Rudenko/microtonal-piano-study/a-mystical-incantation-31-edo/ Licenced under Attribution International  Post Drone by Uuriter  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Uuriter/Analog_Fields_1913/10_-_Uuriter_-_Post_Drone/ Licensed under Attribution

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ron Jonson's 2014 documentary about Nic Treadwell's life and death, I am posting it here for your listening pleasure. "My name is Ron Jonson , I am a jounalist and documentary writer. In this programme I lookback at Treadwell's life & death and dig up a few surprises a long the way." With Music from:Dirty Scavenger - DrowningMethyl Ethel - RougesThe Batrn Door Slammers - Snatchin & Grabin'Mistys Big Adventure - He Never Felt AnythingDave Sounds - One Last PastieThe Greenbeans - A Happy LifeThe Mae Trio - The Sands of TimePublic Service Broadcasting - Inform Educate Entertain Addtional Material :The Rooke Report - An Appeal by Nigel RookeThe Homegrown Podcast - Where Is Treadwell The Melvyn Bragg PetitionDave Sounds - Tribute "One Last Pastie"Nigel Rooke FacebookRon Jonson FacebookFacebook Book Of Rememberance

To mark the 10th anniversary of the cult era defining spoof podcast documentary that was created by Ron Jonson for the Homegrown Podcast, which investigated the mysterious disapearance of Nic Treadwell, the host of the Homegrown Podcast after he went missing from social media for a month in Oct 2014, later reported dead in his local Greggs. Ron discovered the horrible truth, that Nic had faked his own death in order to get listeners! This new documentary then, explores Nic's interest in podcasting from the begining, he talks frankly to Ron about his hopes and dreams and what happend when podcasting took over his life. There are new revelations to discover and a whole new level of insanity. Original footage from The Life & Death Of Nic Treadwell was used withpermission of Homegrown Podcast - https://homegrown.libsyn.com Excerpts from The Feed episode 34 from 2014 used with thanks to Elise Escobar & Libsyn Sound FX were sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Archive - https://freemusicarchive.org included: Feabhas by Rhapsody from Free Music Archive - licensed CC-BY-NC-SAlicensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/rhapsody/single/feabhas Way To The Light by by Lobo Loco from FMA licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/tree-spirits-meditation/way-to-the-light-id-1636/ The programme was created, realised, and produced by Nic Treadwell Copyright 2024 NT Productions.

This series of 5 short poems explores the theme of solitude and was inspired by periods of isolation at home while my family visited with relatives abroad. The narrator arrives back at the family home alone, a house that was once filled with love and the sounds of a young child is now empty and silent. Over the course of the next few days and weeks his imagination, sense of loss, and inability to deal with simple domesticities collide in a surreal dreamlike silliness that threatens to unhinge his humanity. To accompany these poems I asked the artist and documentary filmmaker Momentori  Madrassi to make a series of arty films which were narrated by Klaus Vankerman (think Werner Herzog). A sparse improvised piano soundtrack was additionally provided by Bernardo Boniffe. Unfortunately Momentori never completed the fifth film, as he walked out of the project after a blazing argument with me when I suggested the final film should include a sequence where I as buried alive in a coffin full of baked beans!”

Sorry Luv is a radio play created by Nic Treadwell. It is set somewhere in a suburb of the Black Country. Baz is having a few problems with his "Waterworks", so Jules sends him to the doctors where he gets more than he bargained for. Sorry Luv "The Qacks" - develeoped, recorded and edited by Nic Treadwell. Copyright 2024 NT Productions Additional Sound effedts sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Arhive under creative commons license. https://freemusicarchive.org Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie In Eternity - by Andrwkn https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/

This is an audio version of an article written for my Letter From Storyville substack, in which I review a new book of poetry by the author Whitley Strieber. A Hidden Garden, the poems of Whitley Strieber, is published by Walker & Collier and is available from most online bookshops. Further information on Whitley Strieber can be found at Unknowncountry.com.

A fictional poetical testimony based on true life experiences of travelling on overcrowded trains on a daily basis. Share with your local train provider if they are taking the piss!

In this podcast, I reflect on my encounter with the childhood hip disorder, Perthes, and recount some of the barbaric treatments myslef and my fellow sufferers had to put up with back in the 1970s. Ultimately, I learn that writing a funny silly peom about the whole sorry episode, in a northern accident, may not bring closure, but does help to place the illness in the context of a wider life of shite.

As a result of funding cuts by Birmingham City Council, there is now a proposal to reduce the library services budget by up to 40%. This would mean that many beloved local libraries around Birmingham would need to close, staff levels would be reduced, transferring library services to other non-council owned locations and creating an unspecified number of “hub” libraries.  This plan would be an unprecedented disaster for everyone that uses the vitally important services provided by our public libraries, which lie at the heart of our communities.  A campaign called Birmingham Loves Libraries has been formed by members of the public in order to try and overturn this decision and get Birmingham City Council to realise just how important our local libraries are.   Link with the campagn here https://www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/949227466905839/ https://twitter.com/BrumLibraries https://www.instagram.com/brumloveslibraries/

A personal reflection and tribute to Brendan Higgins who died in January 2024. Big Bren was a writer who was well known around Birmingham for his unforgetable poetical outbursts at events over many many years. He also fronted the avant garde free jazz banf Big Bren's Combo, was a novelist, playwright, actor, facilitator and event organiser. In this podcast I reflect my friendship with Bren , his creative output and his legacy. Including poetry, music and more from the man himself. Further infomration about Brendan can be found @ Big Bren's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/308653259223097/

In Oct 1973 the Midwest United States experienced a UFO flap that ignited the imagination of the country. Sightings of strange light, craft and beings flooded the TV and Radio. One such strange incident happended one rainy night in Zanesville, Ohio. Seventy five year old Eric Gillan (suffering with the late the stages of Alzheimer's disease) woke up in the middle of the night and saw a strange light out of the window of his care home . What happend next would have a profound effect on him and his son Will. Written and narrated by Nic Treadwell (C) 2023. Angelsong - written by Marc Cohn & released Atlantic Records 1991 Help and support for families affected by Alzheimer's https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ https://www.alz.org/

A one act, one scene play set in a living room of a quiet suburban home in the West Midlands. Jules has been waiting patiently for Baz to return from the pub, where he’s been most of the evening. Their son Ricky is in his room playing on his Xbox. It is around 10pm when Jules hears the front door slam signaling Baz’s return. Credits: Sorry Luv, was written, recorded and produced and performed by Nic Treadwell Additional music sourced from freemusicarchive.org under creative commons license included: Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie  - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/chris-zabriskie/ CC BY 4.0 DEED LICENCE - https://chriszabriskie.com/ Free Day By Denys Kyshchuk https://www.audiocoffee.net  httpsfreemusicarchive.org/music/daynigthmorning/business/free-day/ CC BY NC-ND 4.0 DEED Additional Original Sound Recordings sourced from Freesound.org

In part Two of this two part podcsst, i explore some of the horror films that made a big impresssion on me during my teenage years - Jaws, The Fog, Poltergeist, The Burning, Alien, An American Werewolf In London and The Omen. There will be a spcial spotify enhanced version of this podcast feauring soime of the music from the films.

in part one of this two part podcast, I revisit some of the strange and weird kids tv shows I was subjected to as a child. Shows such as The Pipkins, The Boy From Space, Chocky, Wurzel Gummidge, Public Information Films and Project and Survive. In part two I will tackle some of the films that terrorised my teenage self.

The ultimate gift for any Billy Joel fan…

A review and my experience of reading Liz Berry's new book of poetry, The Home Child. Which is a story in verse, inspired by her great aunt, who, orphaned, was chosen to be emigrated to Canada in 1908 as part of the Home Children project. More on Liz's work at her website - https://www.lizberrypoetry.co.uk/ The Home Child was published in March 2023 by Chatto & Windus

This article was written by Ron Jonson following an extensive Skype  interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque Stru’del, it first appeared in the  Bloxwich Slacker on 9th  April  2021. For this podcast, Ron has  kindly contributed the original recordings of the interview, records  from his own private collection of Stru’del memorabilia, and the voice  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers. After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is priceless. This is his story. Credits: The track Breath Of Life is adapted from Presto, Pizz and Rhondo by Andrew Christopher Smith under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US All other musical works are by Nic Treadwell copyright 2023

This podcast features the narration to Ron Jonson's latest substack article. Which you can find here https://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/the-return-of-a-maverick-cb6?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Following an extensive Skype  interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque  Stru’del, it first appeared in the  Bloxwich Slacker on 2nd April 2021.  For this podcast, Ron has  kindly contributed the original recordings  of the interview, records  from his own private collection of Stru’del  memorabilia, and the voice  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers.  After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake  of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous  with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is  priceless. This is his story. Credits: The song My Death is adapted from Majestic Nature by Maxim Novak - used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

This podcast features the narration to Ron Jonson's latest substack article. Which you can find here https://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/the-return-of-a-maverick?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Following an extensive Skype  interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque Stru’del, it first appeared in the  Bloxwich Slacker on 26th March 2021. For this podcast, Ron has  kindly contributed the original recordings of the interview, records  from his own private collection of Stru’del memorabilia, and the voice  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers. After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is priceless. This is his story. Credits: The Song Easy Does It is adapted from Heresay Of Paraphrase by One Man Brook - used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The Song Tremors From The Underground is adapted from Speak Low by Patrick Kilpatrick - used under CC0 1.0 Universal The Song Jump Into The Fire With Me is adapted from Folk Ports by M33 Project - used under CC BY-NC 4.0

New Earth - Part 1 - Out Woods. A poem by Nic Treadwell

Chapter Six of The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - read by Nic Treadwell

In the context of the events of the last few years, which has seen a worrying move towards a more authoritarian society, I look back at the relationship between art and protest thoughout history. Written by Nic Treadwell

In this revised piece of writing from 2013 I explore the effect of one particular episode of Deep Space Nine called The Visitor, which had a profound effect on me at around the same time as my mother passed away.

Written in 2010 and expanded and revisted in 2023 this is a reflection on my own experience with TV and how I remember those days back in the 70s and 80s.

The Story Of My Heart - Chapter 5 by Richard Jefferies.

The Story Of My Heart - Chapter 4 - by Richard Jefferies. Narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 3 narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 2.

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 1

Autumn by John Clare, Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Listeners by Walter De La Mare

Part One of a poem I’ve been working on for quite a few months. Part truth/fiction/conjecture and intuition. Copyright Nic Treadwell 2022

I recite the poem and then take a personal look at what it might mean.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 15

A reading and an examination of my perceptions of the poem Retrospect by English poet Ruth Pitter. From the 1945 collection The Bridge.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 14 narrated by Nic Treadwell

A Portable Paradise from From 100 Poems To Save The Earth (Seren Books 2021)

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 13 - Narrated by Nic Treadwell.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 12 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 11 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 9 & 10 narrated by Nic Treadwell

Marathon by Nic Treadwell

The Destroyer - Killer Chromosomes by Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy - Chapter 8 narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Destroyer - Killer Chromosomes by Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy - Chapter 7 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 6 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 5 - narrated by Nic Treadwell