In this episode Patrick Spence-Thomas does a reading of Dylan Thomas' classic "A Child's Christmas in Wales". Patrick sadly passed away in 2008 after an iconic career as a re-recording mixer and a location sound recordist. The first half of this episode is a quick run down on who Patrick was and some of the work he did, including being both the mixer and narrator for Death Bed: The Bed That Eats! The episode wraps up with Patrick's wonderful reading of one of his favourite poems/stories.

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The Soundscape Fund - George Vlad, Andy Martin and Thomas Rex Beverly are three of the sound community’s busiest field recordists and they have joined forces to raise money for environmental causes this holiday season. All three have a deep love for the natural world and actively work to conserve the soundscapes of nature, through their field recording. They are each offering some of their recordings as prizes to bring the community together to help a great cause.

There are three identical prizes to win, each worth more than $15,000! These prizes include, huge collections of commercial sound effects libraries, a one hour call with each of the three organizers, and nature albums for casual listening. For every $5 you donate, you get an additional chance to win! Just head over to the https://thomasrexbeverly.com/products/the-soundscape-fund-2025, and choose your donation amount. Contest runs until Dec 28th 2025. so enter now._________

Episode Notes: https://tonebenderspodcast.com/341-holiday-special-re-podcast-remembering-patrick/

Podcast Homepage: https://tonebenderspodcast.com

This episode is hosted by Timothy Muirhead