- elwood
- Mar 28, 2001
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by Smythe
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What! No Bugle? Shame on you.
The Bugle, Audio Newspaper for a Visual World
quote:...is the greatest work of comedic, political podcastery ever created. Misters Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver put out an issue each week, that will inevitably change the world radically.
Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver, with the help of the comedy double act Oily and Schmaltz, first created the Bugle in the 1910’s, bringing two major innovations that hampered the earlier incarnations of the audio newspaper; an audio recording technology and English. These were added to the political and social satirical pillars of the others, while continuing the Audio tradition, to create a dynamic product that could be understood by the populace as well as listened to multiple times. Unfortunately the vestiges of the old Victorian society and the Catholic-Impala alliance kept success from Oliver and Zaltzman’s hands. The world just wasn’t ready for The Bugle, and the reactionary lobbies of the Pope and Impala ensured it remained that way.
But several things happened that made it possible for the Bugle to return. Firstly John moved to New York to work on the television show, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a move that was destined to happen after John accidentally spelled amour the American way, armor, during his primary school days. Then came the writers strike by the WGA, which gave John a great deal of free time. Finally the Catholic-Impala anti-bugle bloc became stressed to the breaking point with the alleged Catholic incursions into the traditional Impala grazing grounds. With the opposition distracted, John and Andy revived the concept of an audio newspaper for a visual world, this time in the innovative podcast format. The rest is history.
Phill and Phil's Perfect Ten
quote:The Perfect Ten' involves Phill Jupitus and Phil Wilding discussing ten topics, with a mix of questions submitted by both listeners and the pair themselves. The show usually opens with a summary of the format and listener emails sharing where they listen from before the show proper begins. As part of the rules of the show, the duo must cover all 10 topics within 30 minutes and are not allowed to return to previous topics once they have rung the bell and moved on. There are no rules for how long they can talk about each topic, but they must cover ALL of them within the 30 minute period. Each episode finishes with a comedic summary of what the pair have learned from each show.
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