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Tales of a radio sound engineer

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Joined February 2011
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Introducing…The ReScouser!!! popshield.wordpress.com/2014…

Introducing…The ReScouser!!!

I have been working on an engineering solution to a serious problem. A lot of bands wander the corridors of Maid Of Orleans Studios hoping capture the essence of famous bands who have previously re…

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Tragic Wand popshield.co.uk/2023/01/14/t…
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New Popshield! popshield.co.uk/2023/09/08/t…
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The Future Is A Little Less Bright popshield.co.uk/2023/02/03/t…

The Future Is A Little Less Bright

I am stood on the station platform to take my train into London, en route to Maid Of Orleans studios. On these kind of days, my normal routine is to get settled on the train, put my headphones on t…

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The Emperor’s New Zoot Suit popshield.co.uk/2022/09/22/t…

The Emperor’s New Zoot Suit

Well. That was one of my favourite days in a LONG TIME! I was at Maid of Orleans, working on a new booking for me, Extended Planet Jazz. Not least, because my day involved a lot of lovely people sp…

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Goodbye Reverend Quince popshield.co.uk/2013/12/23/g…

Goodbye Reverend Quince

It is Friday the 13th.  Bad news for many and least of all for the Nations Favourite who is losing their longest serving engineer today. Yes, after over 42 years the charming Reverend Quince is han…

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Yesterday. popshield.co.uk/2022/07/16/y…

Yesterday

As is my crazy life, I set the alarm for 0330 this morning to head to Wobegon House for It Was Better In The Sixties! This will be my final time working on the show, because it’s going self-o…

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State Of The Turn popshield.co.uk/2011/08/01/s…

State Of The Turn

“Look at the state of me! I’m in showbiz for crying out loud!” —A dishevelled Dave Wrong after inadvertently spilling half a tub of Preque soup on his shoulder.  

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Range Master popshield.co.uk/2012/06/05/r…

Range Master

Well, I nearly lost grip of my faders during a phone call from a posh lady called Baronness Boddum-Windham about her great grandfather, a dentist in Ethiopia during the reign of George V.  Reputedl…

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Take Four (Shoes Off) popshield.co.uk/2010/10/12/t…

Take Four (Shoes Off)

Tonight, I am working with young Jazz Hands for the first time, prerecording his radio show. Midway through the recording session I start getting terrible splats through the mixing desk on the CD p…

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Tea for Two popshield.co.uk/2010/12/14/t…

Tea for Two

Some days, visitors to the Corporation radio studios have unfulfillable beverage requests.  Nothing outlandish, just a concoction that slips outside the corporation staples of tea, weak coffee or w…

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Let’s Press On popshield.co.uk/2008/06/03/i…

Let’s Press On

“It’s simple. Nothing complicated. Just simple country music. Let’s get on and get the hell out.” -Kurly Cowboy during soundcheck, before the show producer has even arrived at the session.

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Good Vibrations popshield.co.uk/2008/06/03/m…

Good Vibrations

Me: “Does your guitar have a pickup?” Kurly Cowboy: “What?” Me: “Does your acoustic guitar have a pickup inside it?” Kurly Cowboy: “I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.” -Kurly Cowb…

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Coming Up After The Next Record…More Chaos! popshield.co.uk/2007/09/22/l…

Coming Up After The Next Record…More Chaos!

t’s time for charming Victorian scarecrow Rusty Claypole’s show live on Nations Favourite, and I’m in the hot seat.  Indie rock widow Chardonnay Rose shows up as an impromptu guest.  She waltzes di…

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My Early Morning Double Network Cricket Hell popshield.co.uk/2006/03/01/m…

My Early Morning Double Network Cricket Hell

After a mere two hours sleep, I rise at 0130 to go to Telly Central.  Once there, I put the Cricket Special to air on the digital station Extra Sporty, feeding it simultaneously to Long Wave and th…

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Broadcasting A Vacuum popshield.co.uk/2007/05/15/b…

Broadcasting A Vacuum

The cleaning staff at East House (before it was renamed Wobegon House) are lovely.  Many of them go about their merry way totally oblivious of what is going on. They regularly try to get into studi…

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Misheard Travel popshield.co.uk/2007/06/04/m…

Misheard Travel

I am on air on the Nations Favourite early show.  The travel news is being read at breakneck speed.  The M25 in trouble again. A little voice comes on the talkback. “Did she say ‘cockwise’?” It is …

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A Voyage Of Discovery In the Kitchen Of Love popshield.co.uk/2008/04/01/a…

A Voyage Of Discovery In the Kitchen Of Love

Late 70’s psychedelic punk rockers Another One Alone are booked in for a Vibe session in the Little Sister kitchenette.  The producer has warned me it’s going to be full blown and very noisy.  Desp…

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There Go The Pips! popshield.co.uk/2014/02/05/t…
Toilet Humour popshield.co.uk/2009/07/23/t…

Toilet Humour

Chiselled rock god Martin Larsen from 80’s pop sensations Yoo-Hoo! came in for a session on Little Sister Radio today. On arrival, I meet Martin and his vast entourage at reception. The lion’s shar…

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How Not To Brief Your Guest popshield.co.uk/2009/08/26/h…

How Not To Brief Your Guest

Indie rockers Panacea are playing in the Little Sister kitchenette today, it’s a special filmed one.  They’re one of those bands who have been around the block and just have a trusted touring tech,…

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