1984, a time that thermonuclear war was even more tangible than now. AND we supposedly had adults in charge then.
Using 2 Nagra reel to reel tape machines, I put this together in my lounge room in Newcastle East one night in 1984.. Wacky and very 1984. It was for broadcast on 2NUR-FM “Radio Stupid”.
The Doomsday Machine….
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Bunga Bunga 39 has Tim Ferguson with the Doug Anthony All Stars in the UK. He’s working at the Edinburgh Festival followed by a season in London.
Maynard and Tim tackle politics, sex, the moon landing hoax and rocks in your muesli (muesli-leaks).
We answer your Crankmail about aeroplanes, autographs and the very meaning of Bunga Bunga itself. We have answers this multiple times, may we recommend having a slow binge listen to Planet Maynard, starting at Bunga Bunga 1
In Bunga Bunga 39, Tim changes radio history, while Maynard plays with his doll (but it’s a good one).
As heard in Bunga Bunga 39:
The easy listening 1960s supermarket sounds of the Seeburg 1000
Wikipedia entry for Bunga bunga
Maynard with Doug Anthony All Stars and fans at Enmore Theatre 2016
Julie Newman as Catwoman, tries it on with Batman again.
The Workers tell kids to go to bed 2012
If you have really, really dirty, filthy vinyl to clean, try the Maynard method and say; “dirt be gone”.
In three minutes you’ll know the secrets of recovering those important Yazz or Polka records if you are ever in a flood. (works for most other musical artists & genres as well)
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Voice of the Beehive played toured Australia in 1992 and rocked my world during their Sydney shows in 1992.
Voice of the Beehive sisters Tracey Bryn & Melissa Brooke Belland, as well as Daniel “Woody” Woodgate (Madness) blew into the Triple J studios one Friday afternoon. Wearing fairy outfits and waving magic wands with Woody sporting a huge grin, I knew this interview was going to be fun. It was. The songs I Walk The Earth, Perfect Place, Don’t Call Me Baby, Adonis Blue and their power pop cover of I Think I Love You are some of my favourite pop songs of the late 80s/early 90s.
Voice of the Beehive played Enmore Theatre and the northern beaches while in Sydney in 1992 and I never have found out the secret about the possible surfer guy or why Woody always has a clean white t-shirt on tour.
Voice of the Beehive on Wikipedia.
Voice of the Beehive on Myspace.
Have some fun with Melissa & Tracey as the show off their fashion and dance moves 1988 style.
Voice of the Beehive join a top lineup to play Indie Daze in London, October 4.
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Bunga Bunga 38 brings together the raw emotion of Tim Ferguson pining for his beautiful wife and Maynard bustin’ some new dance moves while feeling funny in his water about touching someone else laundry.
Tim has some advice for Government, God and even the occasional listener
AND we all can groove to the 80s as well as some organ antics from way back.
We answer your Crankmail, Tim wears a shirt and Maynard gets a free drink.
Check out Maynard’s smooth dance moves at Electronique on Sunday. See you there August 6th.
The international Trans symbol.
Rainbow Wars, not Colour Wars as Maynard said on the show.
This guy can play the Hammond organ like hell.
Upcoming Doug Anthony All Stars shows
Tim’s Fake news You Can Trust at New Daily
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Bunga Bunga 37 is a show unlike any we’ve done before, sorta.
This time, Tim & Maynard journey to the heart of Australian Labor Party fundraising territory as Tim was hosting the evening and finally had an opportunity to meet Clementine Ford as she was the keynote speaker.
Tim is your host and Maynard is his date.
Young Maynard learns an important lesson about paying closer attention to Tim when in public.
Tim learns a lesson about, well, he doesn’t really learn anything at all, come to think of it.
A show full of feminism, fundraising and foolishness.
We answer your Crankmail, tell you where you can do some dancing and Maynard brings a picture book to class.
Where to hear the “Poetry Says” podcast with Alice Allan and guests.
New monthly Sunday afternoon dance club Electronique that starts this Sunday in Sydney
Some photos from Ellen von Unwerth’s “Couples”.
Some examples of leg lifters Tim is looking to buy.
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Having only met George Takei the once, last time he was in Sydney, I found him to be a total charmer and exactly the kind of guy you’d love to meet at a cocktail party. No matter what planet it was held on.
These clips should give you something to talk about with him on top of his constant media presence for the last 50 years, alleged difficulties with William Shatner, support of same sex marriage worldwide, reality TV show and his outspoken opinions on the new Sulu character in Star Trek.
We’ll be taking the Planet maynard podcast to George Takei’s shows in Sydney, so if you see us there don’t be shy. George won’t be.
All ahead full stop!
George Takei has had to postpone his Australian visit due to him getting actual movie work in July.
NOW HEAR THIS (write it in your Captain’s Log)
The New Dates now for An Evening with George Takei are:
MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16
SYDNEY STATE THEATRE
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20
OH MY COCKTAILS WITH GEORGE TAKEI
THE ESTABLISHMENT BALLROOM SYDNEY
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25
Adam West was fond of saying that the 1960s were about the three Bs; Beatles, Bond and Batman. While that may be an over simplification, I am overly simple. So I’ll go with that.
I’ve curated a short video list of Adam West performances below that are well worth your screentime.
The mere idea that William Shatner AND Adam West could have starred together in weekly series of Alexander The Great in 1963 should have been sign of big things to come. Big camp 1960s things.
The Last Precinct was a little seen police sitcom that had a short run in 1986 and was a good vehicle for Adam West’s surreal side. A side that would be explored in full as Lookwell and Mayor Adam West.
Ty Lookwell, as the capsule description from 1991 states, was a “washed-up TV action detective hero who falsely believes he can solve crimes in real life.”
I enjoyed the obvious serious psychological issues that Lookwell has and how the voice of the Shakespeare statue he regularly visits helps him (accidentally) solve the case. How this would have been treated with Robert Smigel (Triumph The Insult Comic Dog) and Conan O’Brien (everything good in this world) writing the ongoing series would have been a festival of wrongness to say the least.
Lookwell was green lighted and was due to go into production for NBC, but the pilot didn’t do well with audiences and the network never took the series up.
Enjoy these few snippets of Adam West. We can all take the advice of Ty Lookwell when being unceremoniously removed from the police commissioners office, as he admonishes a junior police officer for not recognising him from his 70s detective show;
“Maybe if you watched more television, you’d be better at your job.”
To the Batpole…
The Last Precinct
Lookwell
Alexander The Great
They May Be Drinkers Robin..
The Batusi
Batman surfs
Mayor Adam West and his cat launcher
Some more of Mayor Adam West
Great interview with Adam West from 2016
http://www.gilbertpodcast.com/adam-west/
That time I thought I was a crime fighter
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In 1942 the Japanese invasion of Australia seemed imminent and inevitable. Scorched Earth plans to deny the Japanese invaders were drawn up across Australia and Sue Rosen uncovered the very detailed New South Wales Scorched Earth plans that had been forgotten and misfiled at the end of the Second World War.
The plans drawn up included everything from starting aggressive bush fires to hinder the Japanese and using sharpened Ironbark as improvised bayonets to making sure no soldier of Japan captures your tennis shoes.
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The pantomime horse of Australian podcasting Bunga Bunga 36 is back in your ears with a burst of wisdom, advice and poor life choices that you can take to the bunk. That isn’t a typo.
Tim Ferguson is earning dancer dollars with a butter dish while Maynard is earning a high distinction in misdirection by declaring Jedward the winner of this year’s Eurovision.
The Doug Anthony All Stars had to cancel their Perth show, but Tim is adamant it’s not his fault, but a nationwide appeal and witch hunt has begun none the less.
Bunga Bunga 36 investigates Bros, Star Wars and Tchaikovsky and finds them all guilty. Yet Tim Ferguson is a free man after telling a 1600 year old joke, there truely is no justice in this world.
Bunga Bunga from last time DAAS played Newcastle
Upcoming Doug Anthony All Stars shows
Tim’s Fake news You Can Trust at New Daily
Maynard with Jedward last time they were in town.
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