A personal reflection and tribute to Brendan Higgins who died in January 2024. Big Bren was a writer who was well known around Birmingham for his unforgetable poetical outbursts at events over many many years. He also fronted the avant garde free jazz banf Big Bren's Combo, was a novelist, playwright, actor, facilitator and event organiser. In this…

In Oct 1973 the Midwest United States experienced a UFO flap that ignited the imagination of the country. Sightings of strange light, craft and beings flooded the TV and Radio. One such strange incident happended one rainy night in Zanesville, Ohio. Seventy five year old Eric Gillan (suffering with the late the stages of Alzheimer's disease) woke u…

A one act, one scene play set in a living room of a quiet suburban home in the West Midlands. Jules has been waiting patiently for Baz to return from the pub, where he’s been most of the evening. Their son Ricky is in his room playing on his Xbox. It is around 10pm when Jules hears the front door slam signaling Baz’s return. Credits: Sorry Luv, was…

In part Two of this two part podcsst, i explore some of the horror films that made a big impresssion on me during my teenage years - Jaws, The Fog, Poltergeist, The Burning, Alien, An American Werewolf In London and The Omen. There will be a spcial spotify enhanced version of this podcast feauring soime of the music from the films.…

in part one of this two part podcast, I revisit some of the strange and weird kids tv shows I was subjected to as a child. Shows such as The Pipkins, The Boy From Space, Chocky, Wurzel Gummidge, Public Information Films and Project and Survive. In part two I will tackle some of the films that terrorised my teenage self.…

The ultimate gift for any Billy Joel fan…

A review and my experience of reading Liz Berry's new book of poetry, The Home Child. Which is a story in verse, inspired by her great aunt, who, orphaned, was chosen to be emigrated to Canada in 1908 as part of the Home Children project. More on Liz's work at her website - https://www.lizberrypoetry.co.uk/ The Home Child was published in March 202…

This article was written by Ron Jonson following an extensive Skype interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque Stru’del, it first appeared in the Bloxwich Slacker on 9th April 2021. For this podcast, Ron has kindly contributed the original recordings of the interview, records from his own private collection of Stru’del memorabilia, and the voice ove…

This podcast features the narration to Ron Jonson's latest substack article. Which you can find here https://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/the-return-of-a-maverick-cb6?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Following an extensive Skype interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque Stru’del, it first appeared in the Bloxwich Slacker on 2nd Apr…

This podcast features the narration to Ron Jonson's latest substack article. Which you can find here https://open.substack.com/pub/nictreadwell/p/the-return-of-a-maverick?r=1eh0xb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Following an extensive Skype interview in 2021 with the artist, Jacque Stru’del, it first appeared in the Bloxwich Slacker on 26th March …

New Earth - Part 1 - Out Woods. A poem by Nic Treadwell

Chapter Six of The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - read by Nic Treadwell

In the context of the events of the last few years, which has seen a worrying move towards a more authoritarian society, I look back at the relationship between art and protest thoughout history. Written by Nic Treadwell

In this revised piece of writing from 2013 I explore the effect of one particular episode of Deep Space Nine called The Visitor, which had a profound effect on me at around the same time as my mother passed away.

Written in 2010 and expanded and revisted in 2023 this is a reflection on my own experience with TV and how I remember those days back in the 70s and 80s.

The Story Of My Heart - Chapter 5 by Richard Jefferies.

The Story Of My Heart - Chapter 4 - by Richard Jefferies. Narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 3 narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 2.

The Story Of My Heart by Richard Jefferies - Chapter 1

Autumn by John Clare, Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Listeners by Walter De La Mare

Part One of a poem I’ve been working on for quite a few months. Part truth/fiction/conjecture and intuition. Copyright Nic Treadwell 2022

I recite the poem and then take a personal look at what it might mean.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 15

A reading and an examination of my perceptions of the poem Retrospect by English poet Ruth Pitter. From the 1945 collection The Bridge.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 14 narrated by Nic Treadwell

A Portable Paradise from From 100 Poems To Save The Earth (Seren Books 2021)

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 13 - Narrated by Nic Treadwell.

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 12 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 11 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 9 & 10 narrated by Nic Treadwell

Marathon by Nic Treadwell

The Destroyer - Killer Chromosomes by Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy - Chapter 8 narrated by Nic Treadwell

The Destroyer - Killer Chromosomes by Richard Sapir & Warren Murphy - Chapter 7 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 6 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 5 - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 5 - read by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter Three - narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter Two narrated by Nic Treadwell

Killer Chromosomes - Chapter 1 read by Nic Treadwell

Except from Chapter 4 of The Book Of Dreams by Peter Reich read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 39 The End, Record 40 Facts The Bell I Am Certain - read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 37 Infusorian Doomsday Her Room, Record 38 (I Don’t Know What Goes Here, Maybe Just: A Cigarette Butt) - read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 35 In A Hoop Carrot Murder, Record 36 Blank Pages, The Christian God About My Mother - Read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 33 (No Time for Contents, Last Note), Record 34 Those On Leave A Sunny Night Radio-Valkyrie. Read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 31 The Great Operation I Have Forgiven Everything A Train Wreck , Record 32 I Do Not Believe, Tractors, The Human Chip - Read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 29 Threads on the face Shoots Unnatural Compression, Record 30 The Final Number Galileo’s Mistake Wouldn’t It Be Better? , read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 27 No Contents - Can’t, Record 28 Both Women, Entropy and Energy, Opaque Part of the Body - read by Nic Treadwell

We - Record 25 Descent from Heavon History’s Greatest Catastrophe End of the Known, Record 26 The World Exists A Rash 41 Degrees Centigrade - read by Nic Treadwell