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I really don't think I'll have the time, Geds got a huge project on so is on the computer most of the time, Josh needs help rehearsiong nightly for the school play, we're trying to get organised for holiday and finish the bedroom and i've got to go get my wound dressings changed daily

maybe if you have another run when things are a bit quieter though!

That's OK, Sereph. I'll just go and tell KB that it's his turn after all.
Hope your wound will be better soon.

Give the poor gal chance - she's getting married soon.

And, judging by all the questions, most of that marriage is being arranged by askh2g2.

B

Next year September isn't exactly what I'd call 'soon', but then I've never arranged a bif wedding, so I wouldn't know.

I guess it's quite soon in wedding terms, but then I think we gave ourselves about six months. What was your idea Bel- or do you want to keep it to yourself?

I think I'd better not tell. Who knows who'll be the first one to write the second run.

Not me, that's for damn sure as mustard. Actually, I do quite enjoy watcghing what I started unravelling in directions I'd never remotely intended, but I think next time around I'd like to get my teeth into a bit of plot twisting. I'mn sure I had some really clever sort of general second series ideas but I can't remember what they were.

By the way; I need someone to do commentaries for the dvd release: any volunteers?

DVD release?

Although I really think it's a great story. Maybe we could do a Beeblecast audio, or rather you could do, with Bea and Ben and your good self as speakers.

YES! That was it! The official radio show, just like Heroes. Sadly, I don't have audio capability, but shanky might be persuaded.

Well, there's still enough time to do it, as it's not finished yet.
Due to my PC problems, I'm currently without any software for audio or movie making, so that leaves me out, too. I'm sure we should find a few speakers, though.

B, would you be up for it? I could try to 'adapt' it for audio (I've never done that before, but I think it's worth a try).

It's worth a shot, although I wonder whether or not it might be worth making this idea part of the second run, and then we could adapt an episode at a time, rather than trying to rush edit the first eight episodes in a hurry?

Or just....write the second as a radio play to begin with?

I'm not sure we'd get the volunteers for that, Mala. Still, it's an idea.

A very good idea, Mala!

I think a big issue here is how Rich feels about the idea of taking on a ten part series and translating into audio format. As far as I know, it would be more ambitious than anything he's attempted so far and it's a lot of work to take on. Perhaps adapting the second run for audio would be an option, and then exploring the idea of a third run just for radio. I can't deny it's an exciting concept, but, remembering that we're all doing this in our free time, let's not run before we have legs.

I love the idea.

I don't handle much audio myself, actually - 2legs and Roymondo are the guys to speak to on that front.

The complication is that each writer takes the previous episode and continues the story. In terms of producing audio as well, you'd only have a fortnight to produce both the story and the audio piece to accompany it - or you'd have to write the whole thing in advance, sort out the audio and then start running it. Logistically, it could be q2uite tricky.

I think I would be up for audio atleast if I have time I'm on a long break at the moment but once it is over I will go from haveing most of the day free to just a couple of hours

There are a few AViators who might be enthusiastic - Rich would not need to do it, it's sufficient if we have enough participants but we would need 2legs.

Maybe an idea would be to start by adapting series one after it's run in the post has finished, and work through whatever logistical problems that might produce before attempting it to any sort of deadline?

I can see no reason why we couldn't try the current one first once it is finished.