Episode: Episode 5
Date: Monday 17th September 2007
Time: 10 mins (approx.)
Website: http://www.podcastalley.com/player/player.php?pod_id=46914Description of the episode by producers: Hear interview with soap stars from UK and Australian soaps like EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Neighbours and Home and Away. And we have regular guests from the classic Aussie soaps like Sons and Daughters and Prisoner.
Why I picked this podcast (summary):I really enjoy watching EasEnders and always listen to any piece of extra gossip or information about it when I can. I have grown up with the show and have developed a strong liking for it! I was really pleased when I found a podcast on EastEnders and other soaps such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale. There are many quick soap updates called " 5 minute soaps" which are just short tales of the recent events that occurred that week. However this episode is roughly 10 minutes and has a lot of information about all different soaps past and present.
In EastEnders the Wicks family was mentioned and their departure. They have been in the soap since 2006 and have been involved in some major story lines such as getting the phsyco character Sean Slater that we all know and love thrown in jail for a crime he didn't commit (for once)! Carly, Deano, Kevin and Shirley were once one happy family until Shirley walked out on her kids when they were toddlers and they have never forgiven her for it. The hatred shown between them all was amazing and obviously very hard to portray as they are all friends off screen. When eventually Deano flipped and smacked an elderly man around the head with a baseball bat he had the cheek to blame it on Sean who obviously has previous records. After a good while Deano was found guilty and sent to prison, he unfortunately found this hard to cope with a changed in more ways than one, he turned into a monster that no one thought he would! His exit along with the rest of the family's is on the BBC I player if you would like to view it, I will not give it away!
Next, onto Coronation Street, David Plait! :O He was such a sweet, boy when he was younger..his sister's wedding really twisted him around, he almost killed his mother for crying out loud!! Recently his character even won the award for 'Best Bad Boy' out of many hopefuls. David, only a teenager, has had many ups and downs in his life...this has turned him into a bitter young man.. I'm scared to think what he will do next!
This episode talked about some past shows and ones to bring back! Crossroads was a favourite contender. It finished in 2003 after many years of success, there were 3 series and unfortunately in the last one the producers tried to change it into something it wasn't and therefore made it rather unpopular.
The subject of having day time soaps came up too, personally I think this would be fantastic because soaps such as EastEnders are on at around 9:30 pm which isn't very good when you need to go to sleep so that you can concentrate at school in the morning! Especially as it has been proven that there are more pupils that watch it than adults. A LOT MORE!! Maybe the viewings might rise as more people would be free to watch it and would stay awake for it. We all love the programme and would hate to miss it because of the timings!
There was talk of introducing other possibles soaps to our screens such as Sunset Beach and Passion. Passions is a bit of a question mark for the UK at the moment because it is all about Witchcraft. Apparently when first viewed not many positive responses came back! Even though actress Juliet Meels is in it!
This was my first experience using podcasts and I have to say thank you to Mr. White for introducing me to it as I really enjoyed listening to the gossip about the soaps old or new news! I will definitely be checking it for updates regularly, and I recommend to any other soap fan to listen to these podcasts for updates, catch-ups or even for fun, they are informative but fun at the same time!! :)
Episode: Episode 3
Date: Tuesday 17th April 2007
Time: Approx 10 mins (jumped at the end so I couldn't see the exact timing :S )
Website: http://www.podcastalley.com/player/player.php?pod_id=46914Description of the episode by producers: Hear interview with soap stars from UK and Australian soaps like EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Neighbours and Home and Away. And we have regular guests from the classic Aussie soaps like Sons and Daughters and Prisoner.
Why I chose this podcast (summary): I absolutely love hearing more and more news about the soaps and actors whenever I can and here was the second part of the Soap Show special produced.
Bernie Nolan was in the line up, as she was being interviewed about her new stage show "Mum's the Word".She has previously starred in The Bill and Brookside, however her new project is something quite different. There was 6 women all mums from Canada that were about to quit their jobs because of the children needing them full time. Bernie and some of the other women started talking about their experiences and made it into a play. She was quoted as saying it is so funny and so real. Ray Quinn was mentioned too, He played her stepson in Brookside but in 2006 was in the X factor final along with Leona Lewis. Bernie said he always had a love for singing even at age 11!
Onto the soaps now and in EastEnders there are weeding bells sounding for Phil and evil, twisted Stella. Also Denise and Kevin have started to plan their wedding, one member of the Wick's family already said that they will not be attending their father's wedding, so most likely will be a classic EastEnder wedding!! But will Phil and Stella's be any different? Gary and Minty fight over Hazel too.
In Emmerdale Diane tries to persuade Andy to change his statement about Billy's "attack". Matthew finds out that Carl and Carry have a past together and will Paddy find love again as he sees a familiar face in college.
In Coronation can the Connor's fatal fall in the factory be covered up?
Also there was an interview with Paul Dorby!
There are 2 new soaps coming onto our screens one in Australia called City Homicide on Channel 7, starring Daniel McPheerson, Arron Peterson, Nadeen Garner, Damien Richardson, and Nonan Hazelhurst from The Sevlans. Apparently there are going to be releases of classic Australian soaps on DVD thanks to Andrew McCardo. In the UK an spurt off of Holby City is starting, called Holby Blue on Tuesday May 8th with Zoe Lucker from Footballer's wives.
Finally Son's and Daughters star Tom Richardson who played David Palmer is starring in All Saints directed by Peter Phelps who was his on screen son, John.
Once again this podcast was exciting and gossip-packed....fantastic!! I will definitely watch many more soon!! :)
