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Claybourne

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    Part thriller, part scifi, part soap opera, part comedy, Claybourne was perhaps the most sonically ambitious radio drama production ever to hit New Zealand's airwaves.

    Produced by Andrew Dubber & Belinda Todd in 1998, it gained something of a cult following, won a radio award for best dramatic production, and later became the most popular spoken word programme on MP3.com. It was also the first podcast radio drama series online.

    SYNOPSIS:
    Thompson is an American holidaying in New Zealand after his breakup nearly led to a breakdown.

    He receives a message from his employers, multinational communication giant Koestler Industries, that there’s a 'problem' at their satellite station up in the far north of the country, and that since he’s over there anyway, he should check it out.

    The problem is… ‘problem’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.

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    Grab a free download of all 96 episodes in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

    And stick with it. By episode 8, you'll be hooked. Promise.
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Arrival 06:11
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Warning 05:38
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Car Trouble 05:44
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Dead Body 06:19
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Identified 05:40
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Recognition 06:12
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Interrogated 06:31
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Electricity 06:33
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Morgue 06:02
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Prank Call 05:52
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Falling Out 06:16
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Radio 06:37
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Alliance 05:49
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Coin Trick 06:43
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Car Accident 05:22
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Conflict 05:52
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Bad Call 06:11
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Advice 05:42
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Bio Weapons 05:02
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Family 05:24
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Returning 04:38
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Detour 05:11
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Eeling 05:22
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Earthquake 05:44
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120 Grand 06:15
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Blackmail 06:10
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Tangaroa 05:08
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Fraud 06:02
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Mind Control 05:49
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Burial Cave 05:43
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Nightmare 05:59
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Weta 06:05
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Legless 06:29
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Room Service 05:19
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51 Percent 05:33
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Stamping 05:53
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Happy Pills 05:57
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Chez Moi 05:37
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Fine Print 05:35
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Encrypted 05:29
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Hangover 05:39
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Feng Shui 05:42
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Punching Bag 05:38
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Chopper Man 05:46
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On the House 05:54
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Sucking Face 05:15
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Sorcery 05:44
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Private Joke 04:46
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Family Tree 05:38
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Bloodsports 05:59
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Paranoia 05:48
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Abduction 06:02
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Counterfeit 05:39
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Delilah 06:04
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Released 06:28
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Aftermath 05:25
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Still Blood 05:50
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Interfering 05:58
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Weird Dreams 05:53
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Passing 06:51
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Bad to Worse 06:12
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Confessions 06:17
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Pot Shots 06:08
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about

Claybourne was commissioned for New Zealand radio station Newstalk ZB in the late 1990s. It played four afternoons a week, just after 3pm - and was repeated at 1am. In both slots, it caused an audience spike in the ratings. Nevertheless it was cancelled after six months, despite having been designed with a full one year story arc.

These days, we'd probably say it got Firefly'd.

As a result, although there is some resolution, there are still quite a few loose ends left untied, and a hell of a good cliffhanger. One day we might make the rest of the show in some form or another... but to be fair, we've been saying that since 1998...

It's all a little dated now, of course, as technology-centred dramas will tend to get after 13 years, but it's still a good yarn with some really great moments.

You'll grow to know and love the characters - and then we'll kill them, horribly, one at a time.

I have finally managed to scrape the muck off the original master tapes and have polished up all 96 episodes of Claybourne for their new life in the 21st century, here on Bandcamp.

Enjoy.

credits

released June 1, 1998

Story by Jim McLarty, William Davis, Belinda Todd & Andrew Dubber
Script by Jim McLarty & William Davis
Produced by Belinda Todd & Andrew Dubber
Sound Design by Andrew Dubber & Sean James Donnelly
Music by Victoria Kelly and Joost Langeveld

CAST:
Thompson - Jim McLarty
Mata - William Davis
Karen - Angela Bloomfield
Frank - Bruce Allpress
Mike - Melwayne Edwards
Edith - Brenda Kendall
Phillip - Robert Pollock

BACKGROUND:
Claybourne was a sci-fi / supernatural thriller / soap opera radio drama, recorded and broadcast nationwide in New Zealand in the late 1990s. A total of 96 shows were produced by Pronoun Productions (Andrew Dubber & Belinda Todd), and was made with the assistance of New Zealand On Air.

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