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  • A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Matt Berry

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    I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.

    In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with actor and musician Matt Berry.

    Though he’d been making his way around the club circuit as a musician and performer for a few years up to that point, Matt Berry first hit TV screens in the brilliant (and affectionate) send up of low-budgeted and over-acted 80’s dramas, Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place, in the role of cocky surgeon Dr. Lucien Sanchez.

    What followed was the equally memorable role of Dixon Bainbridge in the cult hit The Mighty Boosh, a recurring role on the Dark Place “spin-off” Man To Man with Dean Learner, and the even more cult show Snuff Box, which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow Boosh alum Rich Fulcher.

    He’s perhaps best known now for playing the unhinged CEO of Renyholm Industries, Douglas Renholm, in Graham Linehan’s hit sitcom The IT Crowd

    What you may not know is that Berry is also a musician, who’s third album – Witchazel – is available on Valentine’s Day. For more information, check out his MySpace page at www.myspace.com/mattberrysmusic

    Oh, and you can preview a track from his new album HERE

    A small note on this interview – please excuse the less-than-stellar audio quality. I could give you the reasons for it, but they’d most likely only bore you.

    Here now is my chat with Matt Berry… Hope you enjoy…

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  • A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Robert Llewellyn

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    I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.

    In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with actor, writer, presenter, and now web producer, Robert Llewellyn.

    Robert Llewellyn is best known as the neurotic, bad Canadian-accented service mechanoid Kryten from the legendary British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. Not content to corner that market, he decided to expand into TV presenting, becoming a recognizable face outside of latex as the host of Scrapheap Challenge for 10 years, and more recently the host of How Do They Do It? and co-host of Top Trumps.

    He’s also penned nine books, including a memoir on the filming of the infamous American version of Red Dwarf, novels, and most recently Sold Out: How I Survived a Year of Not Shopping.

    Robert has also turned his eye towards the internet, doing a regular video podcast, Wet Liberal Weekly, and launching a brand new series called Carpool, wherein he interviews interesting people whilst – you guessed it – driving.

    As if that weren’t enough, Red Dwarf has been resurrected after a 10 year absence with a brand new series of specials, the first of which airs this Spring.

    You can find Robert on the web at www.llew.co.uk, and see Carpool at www.llewtube.com.

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    Before we get things going, though, Robert shot a short introductory video for our readers, which is immediately followed by the trailer for Carpool. Have a look, and then you can download (or stream) my chat with Robert directly below the vid…


    Here now is my chat with Robert Llewellyn… Hope you enjoy…

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  • A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Craig McCracken

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    I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.

    In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with the creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, Craig McCracken.

    The 10th anniversary of the launch of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup’s crime-fighting adventures has just been celebrated with the DVD release of Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series which comes, interestingly enough, just as Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends wraps up its run with an extended finale.

    You can read my original interview with Craig HERE.

    Here now is my chat with Craig McCracken”¦ Hope you enjoy”¦

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  • A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Ernest Borgnine

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    I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.

    In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with acting legend Ernest Borgnine.

    Really, to describe his career is pretty much just listing some of the finest, most memorable pictures of the last 50 years, including From Here To Eternity, Flight Of the Phoenix, Ice Station Zebra, The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch, The Poseidon Adventure, Escape From New York, and the film that won him a Best Actor Oscar, Marty.

    And let us not forget his four season run as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale in McHale’s Navy.

    His autobiography, Ernie, is now available, and Turner Classic Movies premieres the all-new special Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine, featuring an in-depth conversation hosted by Robert Osborne, at 8pm EST on Monday January 26th, followed by a selection of films from his long career.

    Even at 92, Ernest Borgnine is still sharp as a tack, feisty, and working.

    Here now is my chat with Ernest Borgnine… Hope you enjoy…

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  • A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Graham Linehan

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    I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.

    In this episode, I’m having a bit of a chat with writer/producer Graham Linehan.

    Anyone who has not seen the delightfully funny Father Ted deserves to have their comedy viewing privileges revoked, followed by a swift kick in the ass and a public shaming.

    Ted was the co-creation of writer Graham Linehan, with Arthur Matthews ““ a writing partnership that had contributed to Alas Smith & Jones, The Day Today, The New Alexei Sayle Show and had previously had a go at the sitcom field with the short-lived Paris.

    After Father Ted ended its three season run, Linehan went on to create the sketch comedy series Big Train – which starred a virtual who’s who of rising comedy stars ““ and co-write the first series of Black Books with Dylan Moran.

    And, at a time when everyone was declaring traditional filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience sitcoms dead with the arrival of single-camera shows like [The Office], Linehan proved them wrong with the success of The IT Crowd, which takes place in the nerdy bowels of corporate giant Reynholm Industries and revolves around IT staff Roy, Moss, & Jen. Both the first and second series are available on DVD in the UK, with Series 3 due in March. The show is currently airing in the US on IFC, with the first series due out on DVD in March. And for all of you nerds out there, you know the whole kit and caboodle is out on the internet. Just look under the third rock from the door. It’s worth it.

    Here’s my chat with Graham Linehan”¦ Hope you enjoy”¦

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  • Holiday Havoc: An Evening With John Hodgman & Ken Plume

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    Some people hang the holly, others decorate the tree, and a few even terrorize the neighborhood with off-key caroling.

    Not us.

    Here at FRED, we’re celebrating the holiday season by giving a little something back to you, our readers (you know who you are).

    Every weekday leading up to the holiday break, we’ve got uber-exclusive gifts provided by a whole range of artists, actors, comedians, and studios. One a day, straight from them to you (and you can check out last year’s fun here).

    Ain’t that cool?

    Today, we’ve got an in-depth conversation between minor television celebrity, PC, and literary trivialist John Hodgman and Quick Stop’s own Ken Plume. We present this as an audio feast for the ears, as this one titan of culture and one Ken Plume touch on matters historical, digit lossical, musical, and those involving the band Cameo. Be sure to pick up a copy of Mr. Hodgman’s new book, More Information Than You Require…

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    Check out the rest of this year’s Holiday Havoc – and past Havoc – HERE

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