Paper Moon Radio Theater

Episode 59: THE YELLOW WALLPAPER

Bart Meehan — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:57:38 +0000

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was first published in 1892 and depicts attitudes to women’s mental and physical health in the 19th century. It has become a classic work of psychological horror.

This episode features two different adaptations of the story.

The first is performed by:

Chipz Jin
Michael Giacomin
Lynn Peterssen

This version was adapted by Lynn Petersen

The second is performed by:

Elaine Noon
Nikki Hunter

This version was adapted by Bart Meehan

The plays were first broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2026.

Episode 58: The Signalman

Bart Meehan — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:44:02 +0000

THE SIGNALMAN BY CHARLES DICKENS

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Performed:

Tony Turner
Geoffrey Borny
Neil McLeod

Directed by Tony Turner

Produced and broadcast by ArtSound FM, Canberra, 2022

Episode 57: The Big Game

Bart Meehan — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:39:37 +0000

THE BIG GAME

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Neil McLeod

There are moments we remember when we are old: The Big Game was one of them.

Produced and broadcast by ArtSound FM Canberra, 2022.

Episode 56: Free Market Theory or How to Succeed in Thatcher’s Britain

Bart Meehan — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:40:19 +0000

FREE MARKET THEORY OR HOW TO SUCCEED IN THATCHER’S BRITAIN

Free Market Theory plays out on the streets of 1980s London.

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by:

Adele Lewin

Nigel Palfreman

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2023.

Episode 55: A Woman’s War

Bart Meehan — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:19:30 +0000

A WOMAN’S WAR

A World War 1 story about women’s “contribution” from the homefront.

Written by Bart Meehan (loosely based on a play by J.M. Barrie)

Directed by Tony Turner

Cast

Laine Hart

Nikki Hunter

Penny Hunt

Geoffrey Borny

Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia, in 2023.

Episode 54: The Masterpiece

Bart Meehan — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:19:03 +0000

THE MASTERPIECE

Creating a masterpiece is easy if you have the right help…

Written by Bart Meehan (inspired by H.G. Wells)

Cast:

Nigel Palfreman

Peter Fock

Nikki Hunter

Neil McLeod

Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023

Episode 53: The Trip Home

Bart Meehan — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:16:20 +0000

THE TRIP HOME

Anne and Louise are heading home for Christmas. The road is dark, the rain is heavy and there is something on the roof of the car….

Written by Bart Meehan

Cast:

Nikki Hunter

Penny Hunt

Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023

Episode 52: The Black Veil

Bart Meehan — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:10:33 +0000

THE BLACK VEIL

A young doctor is visited by a mysterious woman wearing a black veil who makes a strange request ….

From a story by Charles Dickens

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Cast:

Elaine Noon

Peter Holland

Penny Hunt

Originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, Artsound FM Canberra Australia in 2023

Episode 51: Mr Hays’ Memory Machine

Bart Meehan — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:24:09 +0000

MR HAYS’ MEMORY MACHINE

Mr Hays has been sent to the department store to purchase….what was it his wife wanted? Will his memory system help him remember?

Written by Bart Meehan loosely adapted from the short story by Charles Battell Loomis

Directed and performed by Tony Turner

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia, in 2022.

Episode 50: Open Mic

Bart Meehan — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:12:58 +0000

OPEN MIC

Backstage waiting to go on…terrifying!

A monologue performed by Stefanie Lekkas.

Written by Bart Meehan.

First broadcast on ArtSound FM Canberra in 2022.

Episode 49: Mr Tilley’s Seance

Bart Meehan — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 03:48:51 +0000

MR TILLEY’S SEANCE

Mr Tilley, recently departed, attends a seance where he is the centre of attention…

Cast

Tony Turner

Nikki Hunter

Elaine Noon

Written by Bart Meehan (Loosely adapted from the short story by E.F. Benson)

Directed by Tony Turner

The play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 48: The Contract

Bart Meehan — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 23:52:28 +0000

THE CONTRACT

The contract was straight forward…or was it? You should always read the fine print.

Written by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Cast

Graham Robertson

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2021. (Rebroadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca in 2022)

Episode 47: Blackmail

Bart Meehan — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:49:25 +0000

BLACKMAIL

London 1920

A man is approached on a busy street with a demand:

“Give me £10 and I won’t say nothing.”

Credits

Written by Bart Meehan (inspired by the short story by John Galsworthy)

Directed by Tony Turner

Cast:

Geoffrey Borny

Lainie Hart

Tony Turner

The play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 46: Sherlock Holmes’ Christmas

Bart Meehan — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 07:22:30 +0000

SHERLOCK HOLMES’ CHRISTMAS

The world’s greatest detective has to solve the curious case of a diamond in a Christmas goose.

Based on the short story, The Case of Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Cast:

Tony Turner as Holmes

Geoffrey Borny as Watson

Nikki Hunter as Mrs Hudson

Nigel Palfreman as Paterson

Neil McLeod as Baker

Adam Salter as Ryder

Elaine Noon as Mrs Breckenridge

The play was produced in collaboration with ArtSound FM Canberra and originally broadcast on Christmas Day, 2022.

Episode 45: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 9 - The Battle of Toad Hall

Bart Meehan — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:05:16 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 9 - THE BATTLE OF TOAD HALL

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 45: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 8 - The Homecoming

Bart Meehan — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:01:26 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 8 - THE HOMECOMING

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 44: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 7 - On the River

Bart Meehan — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:30:47 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 7 - ON THE RIVER

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 43: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 6 - The Escape

Bart Meehan — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:13 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 6 - THE ESCAPE

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

This episode features Toad, The Engine Driver, The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Narrator

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 42: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 5 - Toad on the Road

Bart Meehan — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:05:50 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 5 - TOAD ON THE ROAD

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

This episode features Mole, Ratty, Badger, Toad, The Magistrate and The Narrator.

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 41: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 4 - Mr Badger

Bart Meehan — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:03:32 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 4 - MR BADGER

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

This episode features Mole, Ratty, Badger, Otter and The Narrator

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 40: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 3 - The Wild Wood

Bart Meehan — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:55:37 +0000

THE WND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 3 - THE WILD WOOD

The Wind in the Willows is a new adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

This episode features Mole and Ratty.

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 39: The Wind in the Willows - Episode 2 - The Open Road

Bart Meehan — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:25:09 +0000

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 2 - THE OPEN ROAD

The Wind in the Willows is a new an adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

This episode features The Narrator, Mole, Ratty and Toad.

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 38: Th Wind in the Willows Episode 1 - The River

Bart Meehan — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:50:24 +0000

THE WND IN THE WILLOWS BY KENNETH GRAHAME

EPISODE 1 - THE RIVER

The Wind in the Willows is a new an adaption of the classic novel by Kenneth Grahame, by Papermoon Theatre Company in collaboration with ArtSound.FM.

Adapted by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Original music by Glenn Gore Phillips

Cast:

Nikki Hunter as The Narrator

Elaine Noon as Mole

Geoffrey Borny as Ratty

Graham Robertson as Badger

Tony Turner as Toad

Nigel Palfreman as Otter

Laine Hart as The Gaoler’s Daughter and The Barge Woman

Neil McLeod as The Magistrate, The Engine Driver and The Gypsy

The Wind in the Willows was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in 2022.

Episode 37: LIFE, DEATH AND FOOTY

Bart Meehan — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:58:04 +0000

Two old friends discuss the big issues, including why umpires are blind!

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Peter Fock and Michael Giacomin.

Produced at ARTSOUND FM Studio, Canberra Australia. Broadcast by ArtSound FM in May 2022.

Episode 36: EVVY

Bart Meehan — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:52:38 +0000

Evvy sits her window watching the world go by. She has one chance at life…will she take it?

Written by Bart Meehan

Inspired by the short story by James Joyce.

Performed by Nikki Hunter.

Produced at ARTSOUND FM Studio, Canberra Australia. Broadcast by ArtSound FM in May 2022.

Episode 35: THE INNER CHAMPION

Bart Meehan — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:41:48 +0000

The Inner Champion

There is an champion in all of us…but it never seems to come out when we need it.

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Nigel Palfreman

Originally broadcast on 13 February 2022 on ArtSound Radio Theatre, ArtSound FM, Canberra.

Episode 34: SMILE

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:54:41 +0000

SMILE

Nancy is one of Charles Dickens’ greatest heroes. Abused and used, by the men of her time, she refused to be cowed. Instead she chose to risk everything for an orphan boy with a beautiful smile.

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Adele Lewin

Recorded at ArtSound FM, Canberra. Broadcast on ArtSound Radio Theatre in January 2022.

Episode 34: FEZZIWIG

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 22:47:35 +0000

FEZZIWIG

Some of Charles Dickens’ greatest characters are often forgotten.

Fezziwig is a short play that reminds us there was always kindness and love even in the worst of times….

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Geoffrey Borny

Recorded at ArtSound FM, Canberra. Broadcast on ArtSound Radio Theatre in January 2022.

Episode 33: THE UNION BURIES ITS DEAD

Bart Meehan — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 23:15:32 +0000

The Union buries its Dead

The poignant story of stranger who dies in a “strange land”.

Written by Bart Meehan, loosely adapting the short story by Henry Lawson

Performed by Peter Fock

Produced by Bart Meehan at the ArtSound FM studios, Canberra. First broadcast on ArtSound FM in 2022.

Episode 32: THE MONKEY’S PAW

Bart Meehan — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 07:32:09 +0000

THE MONKEYS PAW

A new adaption of The Monkey’s Paw, the classic story of the supernatural, written by W.W. Jacobs, first published in 1902. In this latest version - an eerie monologue- the real horror is not the power of the shrivelled claw, but a mother’s loss.

Written by Bart Meehan (loosely adapted from the story by W.W. Jacobs)

Performed by Nikki Hunter

Directed by Tony Turner

Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM - Canberra and 2NVR - Nambucca NSW, in October 2021.

Episode 31: EULOGY FOR DOUG

Bart Meehan — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:43:09 +0000

EULOGY FOR DOUG

From the Somme to Sandakan and Kokoda to Khe Sahn….This play commemorates the sacrifice of the men and women who went off to fight and reminds us that in the end they all fought their own wars.

Written by Bart Meehan

Performed by Gary Luck

Music written and performed by Gary Luck

Following the play is a reading of one of the great works of war poetry, Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, performed by Tony Turner.

The play and poem were originally broadcast on Artsound Radio Theatre, ArtSound FM Canberra, in 2021.

Episode 30: THE TRACTOR ACTOR

Bart Meehan — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:15:04 +0000

THE TRACTOR ACTOR

For years he listened to the sounds of the Bush, as he worked the fields and thought of what might have been … a moving story of love and dreams.

Written by Bart Meehan

Directed by Tony Turner

Performed by Neil McLeod and Elaine Noon

Produced by Papermoon for ArtSound FM, Canberra Australia. First broadcast in October 2021.

Episode 29: THE BUSH UNDERTAKER

Bart Meehan — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 12:31:29 +0000

The Bush Undertaker has been loosely adapted by Bart Meehan, from a short story by Australian author, Henry Lawson (1867-1922). It is a funny and touching tale of the Australian Bush, of loneliness and of friendship. The play was produced for radio by Papermoon and originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra in August 2021.

The Bush Undertaker by Henry Lawson

Loosely adapted by Bart Meehan

Performed by Neil McLeod

Episode 28: EMPTY SKY

Bart Meehan — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:45:19 +0000

Are they really coming? Written by Bart Meehan Read and performed by Alastair Lloyd Produced by Ion Newcombe Original music by Junkie Twins (available on Spotify) Originally broadcast on Antipodean SF Radio Show, 2NVR (Nambucca) in June 2021.

Episode 27: The Bridge

Bart Meehan — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:48:33 +0000

There is a bridge between the living and the dead….

A mother and daughter come together to the complete the age old ritual of clearing the wardrobes after a funeral. In each piece of clothing they find a memory …

A radio play produced by Papermoon Radio Theatre

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Nikki Hunter, Elaine Noon and Tony Turner

First broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca), May 2921.

Episode 26: A Dill Pickle

Bart Meehan — Wed, 05 May 2021 07:46:11 +0000

A Dill Pickle is a short story written by Katherine Mansfield in 1917. It has been loosely adapted for radio by Bart Meehan, who has chosen to focus on the themes of lost love and regret.

Written by Katherine Mansfield and loosely adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan
Performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner
Directed by Tony Turner

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra and 2NVR (Nambucca) in 2021.

Episode 25: Tomorrow, just you wait and see

Bart Meehan — Wed, 05 May 2021 04:00:53 +0000

Tomorrow, just you wait and see.

Ruth is 90 years old and living in a world in crisis. But she has been through tough times before...in London as the bombs fell.

A radio play from Papermoon Radio Theatre

Written by Bart Meehan
Performed by Adele Lewin

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM, Canberra and 2NVR (Nambucca) in 2021.

Episode 24: An Eventful Journey

Bart Meehan — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:54:25 +0000

When Charles Dickens ( and his colleague Wilkie Collins), disembarks his train at the wrong station, he didn’t know that there would be a story waiting for him...

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Tony Turner, Geoffrey Borny, Neil McLeod

A papermoon Theatre company production.

Originally broadcast in Australia on ArtSound FM Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca NSW.

Episode 23: 49 Years and Counting

Bart Meehan — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:02:29 +0000

A kiss is just a kiss...how long does love last?

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Graham Robertson, Liz Bradley, Elaine Noon

Originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca)

Episode 22: 10 Minutes Left

Bart Meehan — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:21:00 +0000

What would you do if there were only 10 minutes left? A story about love in the last moments.

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Nikki Hunter and Tony Turner

This play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca).

Episode 21: Odd Girl

Bart Meehan — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:37:49 +0000

Doing a job interview is always hard, but it’s harder when you’re an odd girl!

A short play about the challenges of life.

Performed by Jasmine Tearle
Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner

The play was originally broadcast on ArtSound FM (Canberra) and 2NVR (Nambucca)

Episode 20: A CHRISTMAS CAROL PART 4

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:05:38 +0000

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.

Credits:

Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan

“Part 4 in which Scrooge is visited by the last of the three spirits and finally understands the real meaning of Christmas.”

Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.

Episode 19: A CHRISTMAS CAROL PART 3

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 23:02:33 +0000

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.

Credits:

Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan

“Part 3 in which Scrooge is visited by the second of the three spirits”

Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.

Episode 19: A CHRISTMAS CAROL PART 2

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:59:46 +0000

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.

Credits:

Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan

“Part 2 in which Scrooge is visited by the first of the three spirits”

Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.

Episode 18: A CHRISTMAS CAROL PART 1

Bart Meehan — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:55:56 +0000

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a classic. It has not been out of print since it’s first publication in 1843 and has been read, filmed and staged multiple times. This podcast - available in four parts - is produced by the Papermoon Radio Theater Company and features a magnificent reading by Tony Turner, who performs all the characters.

Credits:

Performed by Tony Turner
Produced and adapted for broadcast by Bart Meehan

“Part 1 in which Scrooge is visited by Marley’s Ghost”

Originally broadcast by 1RPH Canberra and 2NVR Nambucca.

Episode 17: Coffee in Jerusalem

Bart Meehan — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 22:57:00 +0000

A chance meeting on a rainy day reveals the enduring nature of love and how it ultimately triumphs over the worst of all evils.

Performed by Tony Turner
Written by Bart Meehan

Originally broadcast on 2NVR (Nambucca) and ArtSound FM (Canberra) in 2020

Episode 16: The Last Letter

Bart Meehan — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:25:05 +0000

Wilfred Owen wrote poetry in the trenches during the Great War, as the world burned around him. He sent his poems home in letters to his mother. She received his last letter on November 11th, 1918.

Papermoon Radio Theatre presents a powerful play about the pointlessness of war and a mother’s loss.

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Elaine Noon

VILLAGE WOOING - PART 3

Bart Meehan — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:05:23 +0000

Conversation Three

Village Wooing was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.

VILLAGE WOOING - PART 2

Bart Meehan — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:03:44 +0000

Conversation Two

Village Wooing was written by George Bernard Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.

VILLAGE WOOING - PART 1

Bart Meehan — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:01:24 +0000

Conversation One

Village Wooing was written by George Bernard
Shaw in 1936. It is a delightful play about the developing relationship of a man and woman told in three conversations. This production is from the papermoon Theatre Company and is performed by Elaine Noon and Tony Turner. It was directed by Tony Turner and engineered by Bart Meehan.

Love in Lockdown?

Bart Meehan — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 03:31:48 +0000

In 2020 the world changed. A pandemic forced most of us into lockdown, while we fought to beat Covid-19. This play is both the product of time spent at home waiting for the “all clear” and an “imagining” of how some might respond to this new normal. Love in Lockdown? is one of a number of plays produced by the Canberra based papermoon Theatre Company as part of their LockDown Project. The play has been broadcast on ArtSound FM and 2NVR. The script was one of the winners of 2020 Pint-size Plays (UK) competition.

Written by Bart Meehan
Directed by Tony Turner
Performed by Jasmine Tearle and Jack Taylor

That Monster Show

Bart Meehan — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:03:06 +0000

A silly story about a silly place called Hollywood, where faking reality is the biggest thing in town.

Written by Bart Meehan
Narrated by Nathan English

Originally broadcast on the AntiSF Radio Show (hosted by Ion Newcombe). 2NVR, Nambucca.

when Willie came home from the war hoorah hoorah

Bart Meehan — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 04:15:05 +0000

This story written by Bart Meehan was originally published in the Antipodean SF anthology and subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca.

The story is read by Alistair Lloyd, and deals with the pervasiveness of grief.

The piece is speculative fiction but the subject is real. Wars do not end when the shooting finishes and the past is never past.

The Things That Last

Bart Meehan — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 09:59:58 +0000

This podcast is very short and consists of two stories by Bart Meehan and published in Antipodean SF. They were subsequently broadcast on 2NVR, Nambucca.

The Things That Last is read by Marj Essex and deals with what is important at the very end. The story was adapted into a short play that was produced in the Short and Sweet Festival, Canberra 2018.

Corporate Life is read by Bart Meehan, and was a passing thought had by the author, while sitting through an interminable meeting.

Meeting with a Misanthrope

Bart Meehan — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:58:57 +0000

This podcast consists of two stories written by Bart Meehan and originally broadcast on the Antipodean SF Radio Show. They are both speculative fiction and deal with issues facing modern society. The tone is intended to be darkly humorous.

Meeting with a Misanthrope is narrated by Marg Essex

There goes the neighbourhood is narrated by Timothy Gwyn

The stories were broadcast by 2NVR Nambucca on the Antipodean SF Radio Show hosted by Ion Newcombe in 2018.

(https://2nvr.org.au/index.php/programs?the-antipodeansf-radio-show)

Friday Night at Sully's

Bart Meehan — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:58:53 +0000

Friday Night at Sully's is a radio play about what might have been. A man retires and decides to clean out his garage- the last job on a list of tasks meant to keep him busy. As he unpacks boxes, his is drawn into his youth, where he was going to be a musician, until life got in the way.

Written by Bart Meehan
Original music by Anthony and David Gill
Performed and directed by Tony Turner

Recorded at ArtSound FM Canberra.. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt.

The play was originally broadcast as Stories from an Ordinary Life on 2NVR Nambucca Heads and ArtSound FM Canberra.

Christmas 1917

Bart Meehan — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:07:42 +0000

Three men are sitting in a trench in France on Christmas Eve. All is quiet on the Front and then one of them hears something...
A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater.
Writer: Bart Meehan
Director: Tony Turner
Cast: Elaine Noone, Geoffrey Borny, Jarrad West, Tony Turner.
Sound Engineer: Tony Hunt
Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra.
Originally broadcast on Artsound FM and 2NVR.

After all - A story of Gallipoli

Bart Meehan — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:51:19 +0000

After all is a radio play written by Bart Meehan and produced by the Paper Moon Radio Theater. The play tells the story of two men from their initial meeting on the docks in Sydney (as they head off to the First World War) through their training in Egypt, to their landing at Gallipoli and subsequent hospitalisation in Malta. The play was broadcast on the Australian Community Radio Network on 25 April 2015. (Note that the play contains some bad language)

Cast: Tony Turner, Elaine Noone, Christopher Zuber, Geoffrey Borny, Emma Wood, Gabrielle Hyslop, Will Wang

Writer: Bart Meehan
Director: Tony Turner
Sound Engineer: Tony Hunter

Recorded at ArtSound Studios, Manuka, ACT, Australia

Home

Bart Meehan — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:18:50 +0000

A radio play produced by Paper Moon Radio Theater.

Canberra was established as the Australian capital in 1913, though the government did not relocate there, from Melbourne, until 1927, when Parliament House was opened. Over the years it has grown out of the bush to become a vibrant city that is home to 320000 people.

This play is not a history of the city; it is about a family and particularly, the relationship between a man and his father. The form is a “fictional” reminiscence, but the piece does use letters and articles from the 1920s and 1930s, as background.

Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner. Cast: David Clapham,Rachel Clapham, Tony Turner. Sound Engineer: Tony Hunter
Recorded at the Artsound Studio, Manuka

The Light of Hope in their Eyes - Stories from the Blitz

Bart Meehan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:29:46 +0000

The Paper Moon Radio Theater group is based in Canberra Australia and is dedicated to producing high quality radio plays.

The Light of Hope in their Eyes was written by Bart Meehan and directed by Tony Turner. The play chronicles the experiences of three people during the London Blitz and the Battle of Britain.

Cast: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner

Recorded at Artsound Studios, Canberra and originally broadcast on Artsound-FM.

An Ordinary War - A radio play

Bart Meehan — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:14:22 +0000

An Ordinary War is a 30 minutes radio play based on the experiences of three people during the First World War: Agnes (a British country girl), George (a British public school boy)and Lance (an Australian shopkeeper). The play includes WW1 poetry and songs.
Written by Bart Meehan. Directed by Tony Turner.
Actors: Geoffrey Borny, David Clapham, Christa de Jager, Tony Turner