This week on the show we kick off a new occasional part-work series of shows in which we aim to introduce listeners to the exciting new world of personal computing. This week's topics include computer safety, jazz computing, computer romance, programming yourself and computing in German.

Prompted on the one hand by the inclusion of an owl-themed track on the new Spacedog album and on the other by a seagull-themed track on Jonny Trunk's recently released collection of music and songs used in Fingerbobs, we thought it an appropriate moment to celebrate all things avian by making birds the theme of this week's show. This is part of our ongoing exploration of the animal kingdom. If you have a particular favourite branch of the evolutionary tree or if there is a genus or species you are particularly keen on, do let us know and we will do our best to make it the subject of a future show.

Prompted on the one hand by the inclusion of an owl-themed track on the new Spacedog album and on the other by a seagull-themed track on Jonny Trunk's recently released collection of music and songs used in Fingerbobs, we thought it an appropriate moment to celebrate all things avian by making birds the theme of this week's show. This is part of our ongoing exploration of the animal kingdom. If you have a particular favourite branch of the evolutionary tree or if there is a genus or species you are particularly keen on, do let us know and we will do our best to make it the subject of a future show.

This is a reminder that The Corporation's annual presentation will be taking place very shortly. Please assemble in the Company Theatre (managers in the Grand Circle, everyone else in the stalls) where our Board of Directors will present this year's original stage musical outlining the ups and downs of the last 12 months and how we can all do better this year. There will also be a hilarious reference to Brian in marketing around the 34 minute mark.

By the end of the show we hope you will all feel fired up and ready to rush back to your franchises to SELL SELL SELL!!!

Chiefly inspired by the remarkable discovery of a whole album's worth of punk covers played on the steel drum(!), we decided it was time to dust off the ripped tartan trousers and attach chains of safety pins to our lab coats as we turn the whole show over to punk rock. Please rest assured, dear regular listener, that this is the Alternative History version of punk rock where one can quite happily use the music as a backdrop to the enjoyment of creamy stilton and several glasses of fortified wine.

Chiefly inspired by the remarkable discovery of a whole album's worth of punk covers played on the steel drum(!), we decided it was time to dust off the ripped tartan trousers and attach chains of safety pins to our lab coats as we turn the whole show over to punk rock. Please rest assured, dear regular listener, that this is the Alternative History version of punk rock where one can quite happily use the music as a backdrop to the enjoyment of creamy stilton and several glasses of fortified wine.

This week we pay tribute to one of the giants of space age bachelor pad music, Russ Garcia. Garcia had a very illustrious career as an arranger and orchestrator but he is probably best loved for his 1959 album Fantastica which was one of the first space-themed lounge records.

As well as Russ Garcia we have releases new to Moonbase, most excitingly, a track from the brand new debut album from friend of the show, Sarah Angliss, and her band Spacedog.

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The Music

1.

Jeroen Tel: Alternative Fuel from Maniacs of Noise (entry to competition at X’2004)

2.

Mr. Chop: Breakthrough from Switched On

3.

Russ Garcia: Volcanoes Of Mercury from Fantastica

4.

Gianni Rossi: Free Wheelin’ from Star Vehicle (The Original Motion Picture Score)

5.

Polysick: Nightwalk

6.

Russ Garcia: Ba-Tu-Ca-Da from Carioca

7.

Noel Boggs Quintet: Caravan from Magic Steel Guitar

8.

Spacedog: Hypnotist from Juice For The Baby

9.

Russell Garcia: Lost/Hallucinations from Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) – original Motion Picture Soundtrack

10.

Barry Stoller: Condition Red

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The Unnecessary News

Samoa skipped 30 December 2011

99-year-old divorces wife after he discovered 1940s affair

The Rational Calendar

Pig manure deters teenagers from drinking in the woods

The Jesus sock

Pink-Obsessed Woman Changes Her Name to Pink Sparkly And All Things Nice

This week we pay tribute to one of the giants of space age bachelor pad music, Russ Garcia. Garcia had a very illustrious career as an arranger and orchestrator but he is probably best loved for his 1959 album Fantastica which was one of the first space-themed lounge records.

As well as Russ Garcia we have releases new to Moonbase, most excitingly, a track from the brand new debut album from friend of the show, Sarah Angliss, and her band Spacedog.

download the MP3

The Music

1.

Jeroen Tel: Alternative Fuel from Maniacs of Noise (entry to competition at X’2004)

2.

Mr. Chop: Breakthrough from Switched On

3.

Russ Garcia: Volcanoes Of Mercury from Fantastica

4.

Gianni Rossi: Free Wheelin’ from Star Vehicle (The Original Motion Picture Score)

5.

Polysick: Nightwalk

6.

Russ Garcia: Ba-Tu-Ca-Da from Carioca

7.

Noel Boggs Quintet: Caravan from Magic Steel Guitar

8.

Spacedog: Hypnotist from Juice For The Baby

9.

Russell Garcia: Lost/Hallucinations from Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) – original Motion Picture Soundtrack

10.

Barry Stoller: Condition Red

Project Moonbase is listener supported. So next time you buy anything from Amazon, please go via our Amazon affiliate link. It won’t cost you anything, is totally anonymous and best of all it helps keep the show running. Thank you!

The Unnecessary News

Samoa skipped 30 December 2011

99-year-old divorces wife after he discovered 1940s affair

The Rational Calendar

Pig manure deters teenagers from drinking in the woods

The Jesus sock

Pink-Obsessed Woman Changes Her Name to Pink Sparkly And All Things Nice

After gorging ourselves on some great music throughout 2011 we thought it seasonally appropriate to collect together some of the tracks which didn't make it into some of the shows last year but which are nevertheless great pieces of music.

After gorging ourselves on some great music throughout 2011 we thought it seasonally appropriate to collect together some of the tracks which didn't make it into some of the shows last year but which are nevertheless great pieces of music.