Bradbury 100 - Celebrating the Life and Work of American Writer Ray Bradbury

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

This episode features the audio from a live talk given on Ray's 102nd birthday, discussing the origins and development of Bradbury's 1957 novel DANDELION WINE and its sequel, FAREWELL SUMMER.

If you'd like to see the video version, which has lots of illustrations to accompany the talk, head over to Youtube: https://youtu.be/5tDBMyYeyxs

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

This short episode is an update, and something of a trailer for coming attractions. With Ray's 102nd birthday almost upon us, I bring news of a new LIVE episode of the podcast, and of some future episodes.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

This episode looks at Ray Bradbury's OTHER Martian stories, stories about Mars and Martians which are NOT included in his THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.

I review each of the un-chronicled martian tales, and figure out where they fit into the mythos of The Martian Chronicles. Be ready for some surprises!

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

This episode looks at Ray Bradbury's writing style. What does he have in common with other authors, and how does he differ from them?

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

This episode looks at some of the greatest movies NEVER made, as Phil discusses Ray Bradbury's unfilmed screenplays for THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. If you thought Rock Hudson was the first and last word on the CHRONICLES on screen, think again: from the 1950s through to the 1990s, Ray Bradbury wrote a number of scripts for planned film versions of his classic science fiction book.

Unfortunately, none of these came to fruition...

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

On 16 November 2021, Phil gave a live talk on The Illustrated Man for the University of Wolverhampton's ARTSFEST ONLINE. In this episode of Bradbury 100, we present a lightly edited version of that talk. (The video will also be made available on Youtube in the near future.)

Please enjoy as we celebrate the seventieth birthday of the Illustrated Man. He's aged well!

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with some new mini episodes exploring facets of Bradbury's world.

This week, host Phil Nichols explores Bradbury's "The Lonely One", the shadowy figure lurking in the Ravine in DANDELION WINE. Phil reveals the TRUE STORY of the Lonely One, puts a name to him, and pinpoints his final resting place.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round out the Bradbury centenary year!

This week, as Bradbury's centenary year comes to a close (he would have been 101 years old on 21st August 2021), host Phil Nichols turns the mic on himself! Instead of a guest to interview, Phil talks about his personal background with Ray, including a couple of meetings he had with the author.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round our the Bradbury centenary year!

This week, we find out about Ray Bradbury's "Elliott family" and his "afrofuturist" stories, with writer and scholar Steve Gronert Ellerhoff.

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the centenary year of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.

Welcome back to Bradbury 100, with a new miniseries of episodes to round our the Bradbury centenary year!

This week, we find out about Ray Bradbury and audiobooks, Ray's connections to fellow writer Harlan Ellison, and meet actor/writer David Loftus.