Podcasts by Breaking a Leg
A podcast about the making of Oliver Double
Further podcasts by Oliver Double
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Episode 21 Conference Paper from 2016-02-05T14:12
Two months after the show, here's a follow-up episode, in which you can hear a recording of a conference paper I gave at the University of Kent on 14 January.
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Episode 20 Second Half from 2015-12-23T12:57:47
An audio recording of the second half of my show, performed at the Gulbenkian, Canterbury on 6th December 2015. For the first half, see the previous episode of this podcast. A video of the show sho...
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Episode 19 First Half from 2015-12-22T19:00:30
An audio recording of the first half of my show, performed at the Gulbenkian, Canterbury on 6th December 2015. The second half will follow in the next episode. A video of the show should be posted ...
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Episode 18 After the Show from 2015-12-13T14:25:24
So, the show happened. This episode was recorded immediately before the show started, at the interval and two days afterwards. So now you can find out howit all went. How many people came to see it...
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Episode 17 Last Leg from 2015-12-06T09:11:40
The final episode before I perform the show itself, this features various bits of audio from the few days building up to the final event. There's a tiny snatch of rehearsal footage, plus bits of re...
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Episode 16 Poster from 2015-11-29T17:16:35
Here I talk about the poster for the show. In the process, I touch on such issues as visual design, digital vs. analogue, hand-drawn lettering vs. chunky sans serif fonts, portrait vs. landscape, a...
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Episode 15 Half Century Man from 2015-11-26T14:55:02
Here I talk about - and play - the song that will close the show. It's a serious song rather than a comedy number, and as such it's pretty much the only bit of actual material that I'm happy to giv...
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Episode 14 That Difficult Phase from 2015-11-26T14:50:23
Here I talk about the emotional effects of struggling to put together a new full-length stand-up show. And I refer to a bit of academic research published nearly 40 years ago, featuring an intervie...
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Episode 13: Theme Tune from 2015-11-21T16:45:48
I've recorded a theme tune for my upcoming stand-up show BREAK A LEG (at the Gulbenkian, Canterbury on 6th December). In this episode, I explain why I've recorded a theme tune, and why I think it's...
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Episode 12: Rehearsing from 2015-11-21T16:39:57
I finally get down to it and spend an entire day rehearsing the show. But what are the pros and cons of rehearsing stand-up comedy? Have a listen, and I'll tell you my thoughts on the subject. Mean...
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Episode 11 Jacqui from 2015-11-13T20:04:45
In this double length episode, I interview my wife Jacqui about the femur-shattering accident that inspired my upcoming stand-up show, to be performed at the Gulbenkian, Canterbury on 6th December.
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Episode 10 - Why Document? from 2015-11-10T19:43:22
Just before starting to finish writing the show, I take 15 minutes out to try and explain precisely why I'm doing this podcast. What's the point of trying to document something as immediate and eph...
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Episode 09: Writing Weekend from 2015-11-02T20:10:31
Here I spend pretty much an entire weekend trying to write my upcoming stand-up show, Break a Leg. Will I finish it? Listen and find out!
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Episode 08: Tom from 2015-10-18T11:58:53
Here I interview my younger son, Tom, about the events surrounding my femur-smashing tumble on the pavement which inspired my upcoming stand-up show, Break a Leg.
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Episode 07 Monkeyshine Match Fitness from 2015-10-11T15:02:11
Here I discuss how I'm using the fact that I compere our student comedy night, Monkeyshine, in order to get up to match fitness for my big stand-up show, Break a Leg. WARNING: CONTAINS LIVE AUDIO O...
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Episode 06 First Rehearsal from 2015-09-30T18:08:19
Here I go into the rehearsal room for the first time and remember that it's practically impossible to rehearse stand-up comedy. I spend ages copying notes from my notebook onto piece of A3 paper tr...
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Breaking a Leg, episode 05 from 2015-09-14T18:22:09
In this episode, I interview my 18-year-old son Joe about his perspectives on my femur-fracturing accident. He says some pretty funny things along the way, so hopefully some of this will end up in ...
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Breaking a Leg episode 04 from 2015-09-12T17:58:08
Here I tell you about a prop I've bought for the show. It's called a Super Scanner, and it detects metal. But where is the metal it will detect? And what is the super-funny gag I'm going to use it ...
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Episode 03 - Notebook from 2015-09-07T18:21:55
Here I take you through the notebook which contains most of the ideas for my upcoming full-length stand-up show, Breaking a Leg. I also rattle the information leaflet containing the terrifying pote...
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Episode 2: Hitting the Facebook Wall from 2015-08-27T16:08:24
In this episode I start to look for material for my stand-up show Breaking a Leg, by trawling through my Facebook history in the period immediately after the accident in which I broke my femur. I'm...
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Introduction - What is Breaking a Leg? from 2015-08-01T15:46:58
Here I explain what this podcast is all about. In a little over fifteen minutes, you'll hear how I broke my femur, decided to create a full-length stand-up comedy show about it, and how the podcast...
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