The Invisible Tour Guide

This week Byron explores that dark heart of crime and punishment, touring one of the Irish capital’s best loved historic buildings, Dublin’s Tower of Dublin.

Download: Episode 6 – Dublin’s Tower of Dublin

Directions

This weeks tour begins at the entrance to the Tower of Dublin. The tower is built over the Tulip estuary on the historic grounds of Ballydowd Manor. The museum can be reached in about eleven minutes on foot from the city centre.

Credits

Image

Tower Bridge by vgm8383. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 Generic license.

Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Creative Commons recording of the Bubu Cha Cha byNeurowaxx. Available under Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported license.

Sound Effects

All available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

Dramatis Personae

Intro / Outro by the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.

Reading from ‘Tiger Note, a life in infamy’, by Elephant Creosote, courtesy Feminist Pornstar records.

Byron Frump as himself.

High Lynchman Fenian O’Connell as himself.

Vice torturer Edmond as himself.

Terry as himself.

Office Partée as himself.

Captain Marmaduke Fonteroy II, deceased, featured with kind permission of his family.

The Eyeless Boy cannot be named under the official secrets act.

Special Thanks

Dermot Byrne for production assistance and additional vocal talent.

No puppies were hurt during the making of this programme. Well, only the naughty ones.

Last September, infamous documentary auteur Cloff ‘Leather Britches’ Chuffbunting, spent two weeks in the company of Professor Byron Frump. Two weeks that were to prove infinitely memorable, not just for Professor Byron Frump, but for our world. This documentary was the result. If you’ve ever wondered what motivates the man so many of us have grown to admire, and perhaps even love, or pondered the life of the unpleasantly rich and desperately famous, ‘Behind The Tour Guide’ will feed your mawkish obsession.

Download: Behind the Tour Guide

Credits: 

Dramatis Personae

Byron Frump, renowned expert, as himself.

Announcer, Cloff ‘Leather Britches’ Chuffbunting.

Dr Grayskin, Grand Inquisitor of the Royal Society, as himself.

Periwinkle Trebuchet, dean of St Martins College, as himself.

Member of Muggles Against Frump, as himself.

Terry, Byron’s Manservant, as himself.

Chip Brewster, American Ladies unmentionables millionaire, as himself.

Rapunzel ‘Punzie’ Frumpess, Byron’s sister, as herself.

Antonio Frumpling, Byron’s Nephew, as himself.

Tolly Cleft, Byron’s School Friend, as himself.

Chav, as himself.

Lord and Lady WhinnyPidgeon, as themselves.

Venora Draperage, an artist, as herself.

Vice Corporal Lance Ducks, as himself.

Flashman, a bully, as himself.

Alisdair Hennigan ‘Pimpleface’ Pimpernickle, a boy, as himself.

Cresanthamum ‘Crissy’ Frumpette, as herself.

Hard Bob, a hoodlum, as himself.

Wicked Tim, another hoodlum, as himself.

Queen’s Courtier, as himself.

Queen Caroline, as ourself.

Amelia Sledgehammer, yet another hoodlum, as herself.

Special Thanks

Claire Hennessey and Mark Hughes.

Theme Music

Primarily remixed from..

All available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

Additional Sound Effects

This week Byron returns to Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, at Collins Barracks.

Download: Episode 5 – Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, Part 2

Directions

This weeks tour begins on the first floor of the Museum. At the entrance to the ‘Irish at War, at Home and Abroad’ exhibit. Collins Barracks is located on Benburb St, close to Heuston Station. The museum can be reached in about 20 minutes on foot from the city centre, via the Luas Red Line, or via a variety of bus routes.

Credits:

Image

Collins Barracks Museum by William Murphy. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence.

Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Public Domain recording of the 1812 Overtureby Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Memento to Bachs Fugure II by Connum. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

When I’m 46. Available royalty free from Partners in Rhyme

Sound Effects

1. Screaming 4.wav by vtownpunks. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

2. Car_Stop_Breaks_Screech_Engine-Rev_by-monnie101.mp4.WAV by monnie101. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

3. CellPhoneVibrate.aif by James OC. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

4. telephone.mp3 by Travis Morgan. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

5. vibrabonk.wav by Noise Collector. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

6. punches_and_slaps.wav by Synamax. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

7. Screaming 1.wav by vtownpunks. Available under Creative Commons Sampling Plus 1.0 License.

Dramatis Personae

Intro / Outro by the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.

Byron Frump as himself.

Antonio Nexus Frumpling as himself.

Terry as himself.

The part of Sargent Scrumpet was performed by Wilberforce Bruntworthington II.

Dame Cressida Guppy was played by Dame Tessa DeDerbavilles.

The unnamed announcer was voiced by Cloff ‘Leather Britches’ Chuffbunting

Special Thanks

Dermot Byrne for MIDI conversion!

This week Byron introduces you to Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, at Collins Barracks.

Download: Episode 4 – Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, Part 1

Directions

This weeks tour begins outside the main entrance of the Museum. Collins Barracks is located on Benburb St, close to Heuston Station. The museum can be reached in about 20 minutes on foot from the city centre, via the Luas Red Line, or via a variety of bus routes.

Credits

Image

National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History by William Murphy. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence.

Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Bach, Air for G String, performed by Joel Belov, available from University of California, Santa Barbara Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 Generic licence.

Sound Effects

1. Solo Piano #7 ‘Remember melody’ by Torley Wong. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States licence.

2. The Anguish Of Auximenes by Mellotroniac. Available under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licence.

3. Public domain re-issue of Once Upon A Honeymoon. Part of the Prelinger Archive, available from Archive.org.

Intro / Outro

By the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.

Additional Writing Credits

‘They Broke Me in The Cellar’ advertisement, based on an idea by Mr. Andrew Booth.

This week Byron introduces you to Dublin’s the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin.

Download: Episode 3 – Dublin’s Trinity College

Directions

This weeks tour begins outside the main (Dame St) entrance of Trinity College Dublin, at the heart of Dublin.

Image

Trinity College Dublin 4. Image is copyright © 2008, Pilise Gábor. Available under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 licence.

Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico_ senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Public domain recording of Aria Variata, BVW. 989 – Variation No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Brendan Kinsella.

Sound Effects

All sound effects licensed under Creative Commons Sample Plus from Freesound.org.

1. 00733 girl folk scream 3.wav by Robert Gacek.

2. scream_male_Bram_AAH_and_OH.aiff by Than van Nispen tot Pannerden.

3. Park in autumn.wav by Thomas Walter Rechtsanwalt.

4. dog_running.wav by nas1.

5. Police Sirens.wav by Fonogeno.

6. gunshots.wav by WIM.

Intro / Outro

By the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.

This week Byron returns to Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland.

Download: Episode 2 – Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland, Part 2

Directions

This weeks tour begins right where Episode 1 left off – at the entrance to the Milltown Wing, which is located on the 2nd floor of the National Gallery. The Gallery itself can be accessed via Nassau St, or Merrion Square.

Image

National Gallery by Yisris. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.

Theme Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico_ senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Intro / Outro

By the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.

This week Byron takes you on the first part of a two part tour of Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland.

Download: Episode 1 – Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland, Part 1

Directions

To begin this weeks tour, stand before the Nassau St entrance of Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland.

Image

National Gallery of Ireland by TS Drown’s. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.

Theme Music

Public domain recording of Pictures at an Exhibition – Promenade – Allegro giusto, nel modo russico_ senza allegrezza, by Petrovich Mussorgsky. Performed by Skidmore College Orchestra.

Intro / Outro

By the inimitable Mr. Nicholas Johnson.