Thursday 7 February 2013
READY!
The casting is complete for the pilot and what a fabulous cast! Recording is going ahead on March 30 and soon after it will be ready for air. Thank you for all your interest and support. I feel sure it will leave you wanting Series 1.
Sunday 3 February 2013
CHARACTER GUIDE AND EPISODE GUIDE
Characters -
JOHN STANDING
Hypochondriac Chairman, fox hunting retired Tory minister
ANGELA WILLIS
Harrassed Programme Controller with a wet husband and ADHD son, as well as the world's most nightmarish collection of presenters to keep under control - never without her aura balancing spray
JOCELYN VANE
"Kept" wife of rich tycoon who thinks she's fabulous and that the world and her colleagues all owe her a living, as well as being a clothes horse and a half!
PORTIA DeLACROIX
Jocelyn's nemesis, every bit as rich and every bit as obnoxious, and more concerned with what she's wearing than how good a presenter she is
CHARLIE BENNETT
A real "Jack the Lad" presenter who'd rather be called a DJ and who can do what he likes because he is the only team member sponsored by a big commercial station
TED WREN
Hospital phobic presenter who spends more time trying to find ways to get requests for his show without going round the wards than planning his show
ABBIE HOLT
Naive, eager to please and sweet, trainee Abbie is watched over by Angela, who is worried that she'll be easily manipulated by her scheming colleagues
SARAH CONNOR
Secretary, who can be something of a liability when given the opportunity as well as a dreadful gossip. She is a presenter as well.
PETER TUCKER
Flatulent Treasurer, more interested in finding ways to disguise his windbreaking than keeping a watch on the station's finances. He is a presenter as well.
SIR COLIN WILLOUGHBY
City of London Hospital NHS Trust Chief Executive
MARTINA
Stress management guru (1 episode)
JACK
Abbie's boyfriend
CHRIS
Angela's husband
BERNADETTE
John's wife
Various incidental characters
Episodes -
ANNUAL GENERAL WHINGEING (PILOT)
The staff get together for the AGM each with their own agendas for making the meeting as fractious as possible
THE THRILLING DENOUEMENT
Diva presenters Portia and Jocelyn vye for the nomination for Best Female Presenter at the HBA Awards, while sweet newcomer Abbie has her sights on recognition herself.
PEACE AND LOVE
Angela arranges a seminar to try and make the team get on with each other better.
STETHOSCOPE FM
The chance of a restricted service licence generates excitement but the team are not anywhere near aware enough of what it entails.
OUTBREAK
With Ted running out of excuses to avoid going into the wards to collect requests, he gets particularly worried when a tummy bug breaks out on his ward.
THE WEB
The Stethoscope finally goes on the Internet, leaving Angela with a bigger commitment than she wanted.
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
In an attempt to improve station loyalty, John proposes an annual award for the best employee. Picking a winner however proves an unenviable task.
ALL CHANGE
The management resign on mass causing a dangerous power vaccum for Jocelyn to exploit.
JOHN STANDING
Hypochondriac Chairman, fox hunting retired Tory minister
ANGELA WILLIS
Harrassed Programme Controller with a wet husband and ADHD son, as well as the world's most nightmarish collection of presenters to keep under control - never without her aura balancing spray
JOCELYN VANE
"Kept" wife of rich tycoon who thinks she's fabulous and that the world and her colleagues all owe her a living, as well as being a clothes horse and a half!
PORTIA DeLACROIX
Jocelyn's nemesis, every bit as rich and every bit as obnoxious, and more concerned with what she's wearing than how good a presenter she is
CHARLIE BENNETT
A real "Jack the Lad" presenter who'd rather be called a DJ and who can do what he likes because he is the only team member sponsored by a big commercial station
TED WREN
Hospital phobic presenter who spends more time trying to find ways to get requests for his show without going round the wards than planning his show
ABBIE HOLT
Naive, eager to please and sweet, trainee Abbie is watched over by Angela, who is worried that she'll be easily manipulated by her scheming colleagues
SARAH CONNOR
Secretary, who can be something of a liability when given the opportunity as well as a dreadful gossip. She is a presenter as well.
PETER TUCKER
Flatulent Treasurer, more interested in finding ways to disguise his windbreaking than keeping a watch on the station's finances. He is a presenter as well.
SIR COLIN WILLOUGHBY
City of London Hospital NHS Trust Chief Executive
MARTINA
Stress management guru (1 episode)
JACK
Abbie's boyfriend
CHRIS
Angela's husband
BERNADETTE
John's wife
Various incidental characters
Episodes -
ANNUAL GENERAL WHINGEING (PILOT)
The staff get together for the AGM each with their own agendas for making the meeting as fractious as possible
THE THRILLING DENOUEMENT
Diva presenters Portia and Jocelyn vye for the nomination for Best Female Presenter at the HBA Awards, while sweet newcomer Abbie has her sights on recognition herself.
PEACE AND LOVE
Angela arranges a seminar to try and make the team get on with each other better.
STETHOSCOPE FM
The chance of a restricted service licence generates excitement but the team are not anywhere near aware enough of what it entails.
OUTBREAK
With Ted running out of excuses to avoid going into the wards to collect requests, he gets particularly worried when a tummy bug breaks out on his ward.
THE WEB
The Stethoscope finally goes on the Internet, leaving Angela with a bigger commitment than she wanted.
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
In an attempt to improve station loyalty, John proposes an annual award for the best employee. Picking a winner however proves an unenviable task.
ALL CHANGE
The management resign on mass causing a dangerous power vaccum for Jocelyn to exploit.
Thursday 31 January 2013
THE NEW SITCOM FROM ROBERT CHANTLER
Airwaves is a new six part radio situation comedy set in the radio station of the fictitious City of London Hospital.
Unfortunately, the volunteers are incapable of keeping their personal lives at home and the mix of personalities provides an ever simmering volcano watched over by the embattled management team and their hypochondriac chairman.
There's the "will do anything" naive newbie, two diva presenters always bitching with each other, a renegade DJ that the management can't sack because a commercial station is sponsoring the station as long as he stays on the air, and a whole host of other colourful characters including a hospital phobic presenter who's always trying to find ways of getting requests without going on the wards.
The station is also under constant threat of suffering from the cuts forced upon the trust by the Government's NHS reforms and the biggest worry of the managament is that the volunteers will let the station or the hospital down.
Very different humour to Hannah but plenty of fun to be had. The writing begins now...
Unfortunately, the volunteers are incapable of keeping their personal lives at home and the mix of personalities provides an ever simmering volcano watched over by the embattled management team and their hypochondriac chairman.
There's the "will do anything" naive newbie, two diva presenters always bitching with each other, a renegade DJ that the management can't sack because a commercial station is sponsoring the station as long as he stays on the air, and a whole host of other colourful characters including a hospital phobic presenter who's always trying to find ways of getting requests without going on the wards.
The station is also under constant threat of suffering from the cuts forced upon the trust by the Government's NHS reforms and the biggest worry of the managament is that the volunteers will let the station or the hospital down.
Very different humour to Hannah but plenty of fun to be had. The writing begins now...
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