Burns Night Special: The Extremis Publishing Podcast
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Robert Murray, author of "The Spirit of Robbie Burns", drops by for a discussion about Burns Night - the international celebration of the life of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, which takes place every 25th January. Literature, haggis, whisky and good humour are all on the agenda as Robbie explores the essential elements behind a great Burns Night event. This podcast is Copyright © Extremis Publishing Ltd., all rights reserved.

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Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 5) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: "The Very Big Cave Adventure" by St Bride's School for CRL Group (1986)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.

Hook and The Haunting | (Original Short Film) By Aly Fitzgerald
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Hook and The Haunting | (Original Short Film) By Aly Fitzgerald

Happy Halloween Everyone!

African Chant - Garrett Jones
03:31
African Chant - Garrett Jones

All of these takes were done with me holding the microphone like a dynamic junk stage mic... it was late and I didn't think I'd make a whole project but decided to go for it. Definitely rough, a good bit of reverb and effects added on the tracks to beef up the sound, but absolutely no pitch correction at all.

Original Short Story: Sarah
07:08
Original Short Story: Sarah

I don’t really remember what his reaction was, but he’s always been really impressed with my work so I know he enjoyed it either way.

Excerpts from
09:53
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 5) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: "The Very Big Cave Adventure" by St Bride's School for CRL Group (1986)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.


Hook and The Haunting | (Original Short Film) By Aly Fitzgerald
06:07
Hook and The Haunting | (Original Short Film) By Aly Fitzgerald

Happy Halloween Everyone!


African Chant - Garrett Jones
03:31
African Chant - Garrett Jones

All of these takes were done with me holding the microphone like a dynamic junk stage mic... it was late and I didn't think I'd make a whole project but decided to go for it. Definitely rough, a good bit of reverb and effects added on the tracks to beef up the sound, but absolutely no pitch correction at all.


Original Short Story: Sarah
07:08
Original Short Story: Sarah

I don’t really remember what his reaction was, but he’s always been really impressed with my work so I know he enjoyed it either way.