On the morning of Sunday 7 December 2008, I was sitting in my bedroom playing ‘Heroes of Might and Magic 2’ when Mum appeared at the door. She had just read some bad news in the paper. “Richard Marslands has died,” she said. Obviously, she must be mistaken. It’s ‘Marsland’ not ‘Marslands’ and besides, he’s […]
Richard Marsland and me
Marslando Bloom
6 years. RIP Richard Marsland 1976 – 2008 His spirit lives on in all lovers of radio, comedy and capes. I was fortunate enough to interview Richard Marsland in December 2007:
30 Seconds to Marsland
5 years ago today, Australian show biz got a little less nice. RIP Richard Marsland 1976 – 2008 An inspiration for anyone who’s ever written a joke. Panelled a radio show. Or worn a cape. I was fortunate enough to interview Richard Marsland in December 2007:
Francis Greenslade is Other Famous People
Earlier this week I caught up with the very talented Francis Greenslade in my favourite Melbourne suburb in terms of pronunciation: Elsternwick. We chatted for an hour about insects, acting, Blue Heelers, Winners & Losers, Shaun Micallef, sketch comedy, theatre, musical instruments and other related things. Fortunately, this fascinating conversation was recorded and you can […]
31 Questions S2E06 & Sydney Funtimes
31 Questions S2E06 aired on C31 Melbourne & Geelong on the 31st day of August. And there is it on glorious YouTube. I spent 4 days in Sydney last week. It was the first time in seven years I’d been somewhere that wasn’t Melbourne or Adelaide. And it was fantastic. I stayed in the seaside […]
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