Cheers Griff.
 

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Play & Record took *forever* to pay. I mean a *long* time (around five or six months I think it was). They'll get there in the end, but just so you know.

Dan
 

Did anyone manage to record/save/download last week's edition of Tilt (ie episode 6)?

I went to 'listen again' today (thursday) but it's been replaced by today's listings (that is, it already has today's shows to listen again to that haven't even been aired yet).

If someone does have it would they be so kind as to email me a mp3 or something of it? Please PM me for my email address - though I may not respond straight away as I'm away for a few days. Thanks guys.

btw with regards to payment, when I used to work freelance (not in comedy) it wasn't unusual to sometimes wait 6 months for payment - and especially from the larger companies.
 

Try this link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/thursday/rams/2330.ram
 

Not being nasty to anyone on here but I did lose interest. I only listened to the first two and couldn't be bothered anymore.
 

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I have to say David, it got a lot better after the first two. I think those two were very experimental, with reoccurring characters that didn't hold out too well. After that it was all individual sketches that were mostly very good in my opinion. I can see it getting recommissioned for a better slot.

Victoria said the following on chortle:

"Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who submitted stuff to the show. We had a lot of really great stuff sent in, and I think about half the sketches we broadcast came from the non-commissioned pile, which is really pleasing.

For people who are interested in doing more sketch writing for radio there is also a second series of Play and Record coming up soon - details will be on the writersroom webpage when that happens (should be June/July). So do look out for that too.

Thanks again,

Victoria"
 

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Got to agree with 'Nuts here, Dave. The first two they were still trying things out (which Victoria has admitted) and it really found it's stride after that. It's true about the recurring characters: dropping them was for the best I think. It certainly brought up the pace of the show.

Dan
 

And it's not because I'm bitter either!!!

Maybe I'll try Play & Record again.
 

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Quote: swerytd @ May 8 2008, 9:35 PM BST

Got to agree with 'Nuts here, Dave. The first two they were still trying things out (which Victoria has admitted) and it really found it's stride after that. It's true about the recurring characters: dropping them was for the best I think. It certainly brought up the pace of the show.

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I rely purely on what I've seen and heard in the past and enjoyed and/or what makes me think - as a listener and viewer who chances upon programmes and been hooked in without being analytical. And in my analytical way I'm trying to preserve this spontananeity even though I've come of late to writing comedy . Every Tilt episode had at least some sketches that made me laugh out loud. I think they found their format by the last episode which I thought was very strong (I'm being analytical again aren't I? Sorry ... ).
 

I wasn't a fan, I always turned on half an hour earlier and listened to the million pund radio show. Tilt always felt a bit tepid after that.

Don't get me wrong it's as good as anything else out there, and considerbaly better than Scallywagga, and what ever those 3 awful shows on ITV2 were (who knew you could spread shit so thin). Which is pretty imrpessive for a new talent show.

But some how with all these digital channels, and other platforms alot of comedy feels abit off it's meds. Heads has a dismal 50% hit rate, with a lot of it clearly joyless filler.

Watching Hale and Pace, it's amazing what a lively full of beans show that was. Same with TV Burp.

It some how felt watching stuff from 10-20 years ago you could picture the writers, having a laugh puting it together down the pub.
 

Quote: sootyj @ May 9 2008, 3:42 PM BST

It some how felt watching stuff from 10-20 years ago you could picture the writers, having a laugh puting it together down the pub.

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What's that Sooty, life hasn't been the same since Sweep got a PhD in Cold War Comedy and puppetry became a graduate profession? lol
 

Got home this evening to find my contract had arrived... haven't had time to read it through yet, but we've worked out that at £33 per minute, I'm due about £8.80...

I'd better ring HMRC in the morning....

kjs
 

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"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."
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Yes I've sent mine back too. I think my sketch came in at 1 min 10s. Fingers crossed that they round up to the nearest minute (which I always understood to be standard BBC policy).

By the way I also emailed them to query the bit on the back page about VAT registration numbers etc. If you're not already VAT registered, you can just leave that bit apparently.
 

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Har fleag har fleag har fleag onward

 

It got rounded up for Play & Record, so hopefully...

EDIT: Just checked my P&R contract and that rounded it up to 2 mins. The Tilt one specifically says 52 secs.



Dan
 

Paul Schlesinger (Head of BBC Radio Comedy) in Broadcast last week:

"Tilt on BBC7 was directly inspired by Weekending and I hope that it will have a similar effect on the comedy landscape of the future."

Which is nice.

Dan