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Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the international best seller written by Richard Bach in the 70s, has been revived as a new Radio Play, created for broadcast on the Australian Community Radio Network (CBAA). The inspirational message of this book is as relevant today as it was in the seventies.
With permission from the author, this world-class offering is narrated by legendary Australian radio identity, John Knox. It was produced by Robb Richards, the music was composed and arranged by Vance Lendich and the entire production was recorded by Vance at his Doghouse Studio in Brisbane, Queensland. Additional announcements are by Paulie Buckman. The radio play was launched in October 2006 at the Bribie Island Library (Queensland) and was then broadcast across 180 regional community stations to widespread acclaim. The first issue of the subsequent AudioBook sold out in hours. It is now available again. See below to order your copy. |
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull is about a bird who thought that there must be more to life than being like everyone else. So he decided to change his life despite the opposition he encountered from the elders, his family and friends who wanted him to stay the same as all the other gulls. But despite his fear of the unknown, Jonathan persisted with his dream to fly higher and faster. And then one day he flew so fast and so high that he became an immortal.
Through his self belief, courage, boldness and vision he changed the rules of life forever, and in the process he inspired all the young seagulls, who idolized him for showing them the way to enlightenment and that life can be joyous, challenging, exciting, and limitless ... if you believe in yourself. To listen to an MP3 excerpt click HERE (573KB). To download it to your computer RIGHT CLICK and select "Save target as .." or "Save link target as .." By popular demand, the CD of the RadioPlay is now available in Audio Book format. SPECIAL NOTE - stock temporarily unavailable due to Brisbane floods. Please email to check availability. |
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John Knox - Narrator
John is a legendary Australian newsreader and broadcaster, who started in Brisbane radio in August 1957 and retired in August 2006. During this time he worked as a radio announcer playing everything from Beethoven to The Beatles, Crosby to Cat Stevens. Like Jonathan, he loves to fly, both power and gliders. He keeps fit swimming about one to two kilometres on most days. |
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Robb Richards - Producer
Robb has been involved in Radio and Production in Australia and overseas throughout his career. Since producing the highly acclaimed TRIM Radio Mini Series for the Community Broadcasting Network in 2002, he has been working on this project for about 3 years. Eventually obtaining permissions from the author and publishers, and overcoming many hurdles along the way, Robb was destined to make it happen & his dream is now a reality. |
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Vance Lendich - Original Music Vance Lendich has been a professional musician for over 40 years, including television, and a long residency at the revered Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane. The haunting and evocative background music was composed and arranged especially for this Australian radio production of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Vance runs Doghouse Studio in Brisbane where this RadioPlay was recorded, and plays jazz on a regular basis. He also admits to an occasional beer on a hot day. |
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Paulie Buckman - Voiceovers Paulie has been professional announcer and voiceover artist for many years, including radio and television ads. Her lovely voice was ideallly suited for the radio introductions and "outros" for the radio play version of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. |
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This audio book was created with the generous permission of the author.
"Thank you so much for the honour of your interest in the story. Enjoy the project!" - Richard Bach Photography by Don McEwan. CD Design by Tonia. Copyright © 2010 JLS RadioPlay. All rights reserved. Return to Doghouse Studio |