Nic Treadwells Storyville

This series of 5 short poems explores the theme of solitude and was inspired by periods of isolation at home while my family visited with relatives abroad. The narrator arrives back at the family home alone, a house that was once filled with love and the sounds of a young child is now empty and silent. Over the course of the next few days and weeks his imagination, sense of loss, and inability to deal with simple domesticities collide in a surreal dreamlike silliness that threatens to unhinge his humanity. To accompany these poems I asked the artist and documentary filmmaker Momentori  Madrassi to make a series of arty films which were narrated by Klaus Vankerman (think Werner Herzog). A sparse improvised piano soundtrack was additionally provided by Bernardo Boniffe. Unfortunately Momentori never completed the fifth film, as he walked out of the project after a blazing argument with me when I suggested the final film should include a sequence where I as buried alive in a coffin full of baked beans!”

Sorry Luv is a radio play created by Nic Treadwell. It is set somewhere in a suburb of the Black Country. Baz is having a few problems with his "Waterworks", so Jules sends him to the doctors where he gets more than he bargained for. Sorry Luv "The Qacks" - develeoped, recorded and edited by Nic Treadwell. Copyright 2024 NT Productions Additional Sound effedts sourced from Freesound.org Music sourced from Free Music Arhive under creative commons license. https://freemusicarchive.org Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie In Eternity - by Andrwkn https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/

This is an audio version of an article written for my Letter From Storyville substack, in which I review a new book of poetry by the author Whitley Strieber. A Hidden Garden, the poems of Whitley Strieber, is published by Walker & Collier and is available from most online bookshops. Further information on Whitley Strieber can be found at Unknowncountry.com.

A fictional poetical testimony based on true life experiences of travelling on overcrowded trains on a daily basis. Share with your local train provider if they are taking the piss!

In this podcast, I reflect on my encounter with the childhood hip disorder, Perthes, and recount some of the barbaric treatments myslef and my fellow sufferers had to put up with back in the 1970s. Ultimately, I learn that writing a funny silly peom about the whole sorry episode, in a northern accident, may not bring closure, but does help to place the illness in the context of a wider life of shite.

As a result of funding cuts by Birmingham City Council, there is now a proposal to reduce the library services budget by up to 40%. This would mean that many beloved local libraries around Birmingham would need to close, staff levels would be reduced, transferring library services to other non-council owned locations and creating an unspecified number of “hub” libraries.  This plan would be an unprecedented disaster for everyone that uses the vitally important services provided by our public libraries, which lie at the heart of our communities.  A campaign called Birmingham Loves Libraries has been formed by members of the public in order to try and overturn this decision and get Birmingham City Council to realise just how important our local libraries are.   Link with the campagn here https://www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/949227466905839/ https://twitter.com/BrumLibraries https://www.instagram.com/brumloveslibraries/

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 podcast I reflect my friendship with Bren , his creative output and his legacy. Including poetry, music and more from the man himself. Further infomration about Brendan can be found @ Big Bren's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/308653259223097/

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 up in the middle of the night and saw a strange light out of the window of his care home . What happend next would have a profound effect on him and his son Will. Written and narrated by Nic Treadwell (C) 2023. Angelsong - written by Marc Cohn & released Atlantic Records 1991 Help and support for families affected by Alzheimer's https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ https://www.alz.org/

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 written, recorded and produced and performed by Nic Treadwell Additional music sourced from freemusicarchive.org under creative commons license included: Prelude No 21 by Chris Zabriskie  - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/chris-zabriskie/ CC BY 4.0 DEED LICENCE - https://chriszabriskie.com/ Free Day By Denys Kyshchuk https://www.audiocoffee.net  httpsfreemusicarchive.org/music/daynigthmorning/business/free-day/ CC BY NC-ND 4.0 DEED Additional Original Sound Recordings sourced from Freesound.org

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 2023 by Chatto & Windus

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  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers. After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is priceless. This is his story. Credits: The track Breath Of Life is adapted from Presto, Pizz and Rhondo by Andrew Christopher Smith under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US All other musical works are by Nic Treadwell copyright 2023

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 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  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers.  After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake  of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous  with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is  priceless. This is his story. Credits: The song My Death is adapted from Majestic Nature by Maxim Novak - used under CC BY-

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 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  over narration. Jacque Stru'del is pop icon from 60's band The Stru'del Brothers. After leaving the Brothers he blazed a solo artist trail, leaving a wake of experimental projects in music and audio. His name is synonymous with disasterous failures, though his contribution to culture is priceless. This is his story. Credits: The Song Easy Does It is adapted from Heresay Of Paraphrase by One Man Brook - used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The Song Tremors From The Und

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.