Show Notes
Welcome aboard the Nosferatu 2.5 for a rather special journey through the wider world of Sophie Aldred’s Ace Odyssey for August Bank Holiday weekend!
With no Hobbes or Mrs C in sight, Sophie is joined by the show’s writer, director and producer Paul Carmichael, arriving, naturally, via the Time Scoop. Together they take a look behind the scenes at how Ace Odyssey came into being, before opening the doors to some of the material usually reserved for the Ffantafolk over on Patreon.
First comes Signals From Sophie’s Sofa, as Sophie answers questions submitted by followers on Instagram and Bluesky. Nothing is quite off limits, and with questions ranging from the sensible to the unexpected, Sophie finds herself navigating territory rather different from the usual Sofa of Infinite Understanding.
Then it’s time for AceComms. Sophie settles down to watch Doctor Who, this time revisiting Episode One of Remembrance of the Daleks, but she isn't watching alone. Joining her is Dalek expert and Ace Odyssey sound designer Gavin Rymill, offering his own insights and observations as the episode unfolds. You can listen along while watching the episode yourself, turning an old favourite into something rather more like a guided tour through the making, monsters and minutiae of one of Doctor Who's most celebrated adventures.
And finally, we go where the main programme rarely dares to venture... The Extended Quantum Quickfire! On the regular show, Sophie has sixty seconds to tackle the questions. On Patreon, the clock is rather less tyrannical. Here, you get the full twenty-five-experience, with Peter Purves facing the complete Quantum Quickfire and, as usual, discovering that sixty seconds was probably never remotely realistic in the first place.
Into The Ffantaface! is a chance to spend a little longer aboard the Nosferatu 2.5, discover more about the people behind the programme, and explore the extra material that has grown around the series.
And if you enjoy what you hear, there is considerably more waiting for you among the Ffantafolk over at www.patreon.com/aceodyssey
Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey stars Sophie Aldred. Special Guests- Paul Carmichael & Gavin Rymill
You can find us all over your social media. Bluesky/Instagram/X: @aceodyssey63 Facebook: Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey
For listeners who want even more adventure, you can step inside the Ace Odyssey Patreon Community- *Episodes released early and ad free *Two exclusive podcasts every month *Online meet-ups and interactive events *Direct involvement in the evolving universe of the show www.patreon.com/aceodyssey
Music by Graeme Allan Sound Effects & Sound Design by Gavin Rymill Programme Assistant Liz Whitmore Produced by Paul Carmichael
You can follow Graeme Allan on Bluesky @graemeallan and listen to more of his music at www.youtube.com/brassbandit
You can follow Gavin Rymill on Twitter & Bluesky @themindrobber, and you can watch his superb Dr.Who series Terry Nation Army on www.youtube.com/dalek6388
You can follow Paul Carmichael on Bluesky @paulcarmichaeluk and on Threads @paul.carmichael.1213 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey
Something has come aboard the Nosferatu 2.5, and it has taken an interest in Sophie. When Lisa Bowerman arrives by Time Scoop, she seems to be carrying more than a little temporal residue. An intelligence is reaching out through her, and it knows something about Sophie that perhaps Sophie herself does not yet understand. But who, or what, is it? And what happens when something that has been calling from a distance finally finds its way aboard?
There are libraries full of books. There are libraries full of knowledge. And then, apparently, there are libraries aboard the Nosferatu 2.5 where the books have started becoming rather selective about who gets to exist in them.
Some stories are about monsters, some are about impossible planets, and some are about the rather more dangerous territory of memory, belonging and the places we still think of as home.
Something is shushing aboard the Nosferatu 2.5. But who is shushing whom? And why has the Time Scoop delivered Sarah Sutton aboard the ship apparently carrying fragments of a story that never existed?