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| 110 The Fifth Tellytubby | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:43:53 | |
Don't call it a relapse: Imaginary Advice returns for 2025.
Featuring four short pieces written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Also featuring the voice of Emma Spearing and Angus Dunican.
Support the show: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Alternatively make a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice
www.imaginaryadvice.com | |||
| UnReality: Breakfast on Tiffany | 15 Jan 2025 | 00:22:08 | |
A special episode from the upcoming season of UnReality, by Talia Augustidis.
Subscribe to UnReality:
https://audioboom.com/channels/5093481-unreality
Listen to Talia's 2024 documentary, Dead Ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgzz
Imaginary Advice returns on Feb 10th 2025. | |||
| 101 Third Phase [i. Pig] | 14 Apr 2024 | 00:55:56 | |
The start of a new fiction miniseries, in which a man on drugs attempts to purchase a pig.
Content warning: graphic death, ref to domestic violence, drug use
Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains samples from Hauntology by Meavy Boy (Free Music Archive) and When the World Goes Quiet pt.VI byRydox (Archive.org)
Featuring additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)
Imaginary Advice is free to all listeners
To support the future of the podcast:
www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 26 Duck Family in Abandoned Fairground | 21 May 2016 | 00:50:14 | |
Ross Sutherland mashes together the themes of two previous episodes, creating a brand new story about a dystopian theme park.
Support the podcast through Patreon!
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More info on supporting the podcast at http://imaginaryadvice.tumblr.com | |||
| 25 Hug Freddy | 19 Apr 2016 | 00:33:46 | |
Ross Sutherland talks about dreams and the things they fail to teach us.
Consider supporting the podcast through Patreon! It'll help keep this going: https://www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
This year, we're releasing a film adaptation of our "Wash Club" episode! For more infomation: http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/washclub | |||
| 24 Repeat After Me | 15 Mar 2016 | 00:35:13 | |
Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating ourselves. With readings from Ryan Wan Winkle and Janice Acquah.
Support the podcast through Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Listen to the Joe Muggs remix of last week's episode:
https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/love-drain-22nd-february-2016/ | |||
| 23 Nice My Selector | 08 Feb 2016 | 00:25:18 | |
Ross Sutherland presents a love story between a DJ and his number one fan.
Support the podcast though Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
For more info on Ross' upcoming theatre tour:
http://www.showandtelluk.com/event/standby-for-tape-back-up-tour-2016/ | |||
| 22 "You Just Won The Game" | 10 Jan 2016 | 00:40:42 | |
Ross Sutherland reveals a brand new zodiac based on the videogame Street Fighter 2.
Visit the Penned in the Margins website to download a book of all twelve sonnets for free:
http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2011/10/hyakuretsu-kyaku/
You can now support Imaginary Advice through Patreon. Pledge a small monthly donation to keep the podcast going:
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| 21 "Gooey Soporific Blurg" [FIRST BIRTHDAY EPISODE] | 30 Nov 2015 | 00:26:29 | |
Celebrating the first birthday of Imaginary Advice, Ross Sutherland leaves the comfort of his wardrobe and takes a walk into Peterborough, in the hope that an episode will just "happen" along the way. Also featuring the Grammy nominated rapper, Mystikal. | |||
| 20 The Questions John Humphrys Cannot Ask | 06 Nov 2015 | 00:09:06 | |
Ross Sutherland remixes an episode of Radio 4's 'The Today Programme' into poetry. Also: the least inspired DJ set of all time. | |||
| 19 BLXVGHCFGX | 08 Oct 2015 | 00:09:10 | |
Ross Sutherland spends National Poetry Day mashing keyboards with a class of seven-year olds | |||
| 18 Infinite Non-Linear Break-Up Speech | 16 Sep 2015 | 00:20:44 | |
Ross Sutherland explains the background to a new poetry project that uses the mp3 shuffle function to create an endlessly regenerating poem.
Download the album for free at
https://rosssutherland.bandcamp.com/
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| 17 Six House Parties | 18 Aug 2015 | 00:17:58 | |
Ross Sutherland takes you through six house parties. To support the podcast, go to imaginaryadvice.tumblr.com | |||
| Bonus: YOUR AGONY AUNT FOR A PHANTOM PAIN | 15 Mar 2024 | 01:04:19 | |
Bonus episode! Accompanying the 100th episode extravaganza, Imaginary Advice looks back over some highlights from the last 10 years.
Support the pod: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or, for a one-off donation go to: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice
Selected clips:
37 Dear Chris (podcast title)
1 Crying at the back of an Ed Byrne Show (wardrobe)
23 Nice My Selector [returns throughout episode]
21 Gooey Soporific Blurg (Mystikal)
41 In Which I Confess to Many Murders (Octopus)
39 I Heart 1984
31 You Can’t Go Home Again (podcast party)
48 Naked People Have More Explaining to Do (Sport Chat)
49 Re: The Moon
56 HORSE FACTS
41 In Which I Confess to Many Murders
86 How to Write Badly Well (lose track mid-sentence)
64 Dream Your Way to a Happier You (froggy) | |||
| 16 In the Beginning | 28 Jul 2015 | 00:42:57 | |
(Story starts at 7min mark)
A love story told through the eyes of an astronomer. What use is Carl Sagan to a man about to lose his family forever? Originally commissioned by the London Science Museum. Written and presented by Ross Sutherland.
To support the podcast & learn more about the show, goto http://imaginaryadvice.tumblr.com/ | |||
| 15 The Underground Kingdom | 07 Jul 2015 | 00:08:06 | |
Ross Sutherland visits the secret tunnels that run under Disneyworld. | |||
| 14 My Belated Review of "The Matrix: Reloaded" | 15 Jun 2015 | 00:25:12 | |
Once upon a time, Ross Sutherland was sent to review the second Matrix film for a UK magazine. That night turned out to be the most embarrassing night of his life. Consequently, the review was never written. Now, twelve years later, Ross is finally turning it in. | |||
| 13 The Black Album By Jay-Z (remixed as a short story) | 30 May 2015 | 00:14:35 | |
Ross Sutherland remixes Jay-Z acapellas into a brand new short story. Lost inside the Tate Modern, a nine year old boy uses The Black Album as an audio-guide to try and understand the art. | |||
| 12 The Night Before The Battle Of The Bands | 15 Apr 2015 | 00:15:46 | |
Ross Sutherland presents a story about a whole lot of bodies in a very small town. Originally written to accompany the new Summer Camp album, "Bad Love". | |||
| 11 Answer In The Form Of A Question | 30 Mar 2015 | 00:20:13 | |
Ross Sutherland tells the story of watching an IBM supercomputer compete on Jeopardy. | |||
| 10 Fake Penis Memory Implants | 09 Mar 2015 | 00:19:04 | |
Ross Sutherland presents two pieces of science-fiction: poem "The Circus" and short-story "The Hand". | |||
| 9 Are You A Member Of Wash Club? | 18 Feb 2015 | 00:10:30 | |
Ross Sutherland tells the story of how he invented a secret society by accident. | |||
| 8 Welcome to the Big House | 09 Feb 2015 | 00:26:05 | |
Ross Sutherland tells a true story about teaching poetry in prison. Also: a children's poem about shoes. | |||
| 7 All Outcomes Are Positive, Even If Not Desired (Found Text Special) | 24 Jan 2015 | 00:22:30 | |
Ross Sutherland presents a series of "found" poems. Contains text stolen from IMDB, the obituary pages, an old journal and Johnny Cash's audiobook of the Bible. | |||
| 100th Episode (feat. Avery Trufelman, Eric Molinsky, Helen Zaltzman, Joe Dunthorne & Joseph Fink) | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:16:02 | |
Imaginary Advice celebrates its 100th episode with special guests Eric Molinsky, Avery Trufelman, Joe Dunthorne, Helen Zaltzman and Joseph Fink.
Consider supporting the show: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or, to make a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 6 "Episode One" | 14 Jan 2015 | 00:17:10 | |
Ross Sutherland presents a monologue about a man trying to record a podcast. The Baldwin brothers feature heavily. | |||
| 5 Twas The Nightmare Before CROM | 22 Dec 2014 | 00:10:30 | |
Ross Sutherland uses a dictionary to rewrite "Twas The Night Before Christmas" | |||
| 4 Bart Simpson Carnival Balloon | 12 Dec 2014 | 00:22:11 | |
Ross Sutherland postpones christmas cheer to talk about two near-death experiences. | |||
| 3 A Doctor With A Gun Heals Parts Other Doctors Cannot Reach | 28 Nov 2014 | 00:19:39 | |
Ross Sutherland shares some reviews of made-up art, disseminated during the Liverpool Biennial. Also: a monologue by a haunted abstract painting. | |||
| 2 Wee City Of Porcelain, Poll-Tax, Kestrels, And Billy Bragg Cassettes | 13 Nov 2014 | 00:11:50 | |
Host Ross Sutherland attempts to uncover the true story behind the film Braveheart. | |||
| 1 Crying At The Back Of An Ed Byrne Show | 26 Oct 2014 | 00:17:11 | |
Host Ross Sutherland tells the story of the worst job he was ever offered. | |||
| 99 Hallucinations (Part 2) | 12 Feb 2024 | 00:52:45 | |
Did you know that hearing loss can cause hallucinations? No, neither did I. That is, until my son was born & I started hearing his cry coming out of air conditioning vents.
The first part of this episode was originally broadcast on Radio 4's Short Cuts. It was produced by Eleanor McDowell for Falling Tree Productions.
The rest of episode was written and produced by Ross Sutherland, with additional music by Jeremy Warmsley.
OPERA TICKET LINK: https://bit.ly/GiantOpera
Giant is playing at the Linbury Theatre from March 8th - 15th
Support the podcast: www.Patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or, to give a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 98 Hallucinations (Part 1) | 08 Jan 2024 | 01:14:03 | |
Content warning: discussion of cancer, infertility, pregnancy, assault, mental health.
Returning from a year-long podcast break, Ross tells two true stories about losing the boundary between real-life and the imagination.
Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarmsley.com)
Support the podcast: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or for a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| BONUS: Repeat After Me (Repeat) | But Sometimes I Worry | 26 Dec 2023 | 00:56:34 | |
A repeat of a past episode. Then again, as music.
Part 1: Repeat After Me - audio essay by Ross sutherland
Part 2: But Sometimes I Worry - music composed by Nathaniel Parks
Recorded Nov 11th, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore
Concert programme: https://bit.ly/3RTlP5p
Video version: https://youtu.be/0Tt2JqBySE0?si=J7PR8tmd9yCYXTqn
https://nathanielparksmusic.com/
https://www.imaginaryadvice.com/
NEW SEASON OF IMAGINARY ADVICE BEGINS JAN 8TH 2024 | |||
| UNLOCKED: Making of "Exorcist Dave Stewart" (Part 2) | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:47:08 | |
Imaginary Advice is still on paternity leave! The podcast is scheduled to return with new episodes in early 2024. In the meantime, here's the second of two unlocked episodes from the IA Patreon...
This episode: Ross Sutherland and special guest Angus Dunican discuss the story Exorcist Dave Stewart (Part 2).
To listen to the original episode, click here:
https://soundcloud.com/ross-sutherland/34-exorcist-dave-stewart-pt-2
Angus Dunican is a writer, actor & comic. For more on Angus, goto www.AngusDunican.com
If you'd like to support the show in the meantime, you can still sign up to the Patreon (www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland) or make a one-off donation via www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| UNLOCKED: Making of "Exorcist Dave Stewart" (Part 1) | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:49:44 | |
Imaginary Advice is still on paternity leave! The podcast is scheduled to return with new episodes in early 2024. In the meantime, here's the first of two unlocked episodes from the IA Patreon...
This episode: Ross Sutherland and special guest Angus Dunican discuss the story Exorcist Dave Stewart (Part 1).
To listen to the original episode, click here:
https://soundcloud.com/ross-sutherland/33-exorcist-dave-stewart-pt-1
Angus Dunican is a writer, actor & comic. For more on Angus, goto www.AngusDunican.com
If you'd like to support the show in the meantime, you can still sign up to the Patreon (www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland) or make a one-off donation via www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 46 Incantations (repeat) | 31 Dec 2022 | 00:22:32 | |
Ross explores the connections between poetry and spellcasting.
Nb. This episode was originally broadcast in 2018.
To support the podcast, goto
www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| "Imaginary Advice" Will Return | 31 Dec 2022 | 00:17:35 | |
The final piece of music in this episode is "Bleaky Enchanting" by Jonnie Common from the Missing Episode soundtrack. For more of Jonnie's music go to:
http://www.jonniecommon.com/
Thanks so much for listening to Imaginary Advice in 2022!
To support the podcast during the hiatus, goto
www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 109 A Christmas Carol (SNES, 1993) | 09 Dec 2024 | 01:05:47 | |
After all these years, we finally get to see the “good ending” of the 1993 SNES classic A Christmas Carol
Written, produced and performed by Ross Sutherland.
Support the show:
Become a patreon & get access to my bonus podcast series:
www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or make a one-off donation via www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice
Cover image sprite by James Biddulph www.Jamogames.com
Music:
Theme to “Strangeloop” by Chris Blackwell
“The Dungeon” by Anthony Lees from The Last Ninja
“Intro” by Reyn Ouwehand from The Last Ninja 3
“Earth” by Reyn Ouwehand from The Last Ninja 3
Also contains “The Cult”, “The Tomb” and “The Sanitarium”
from the album Spooktacular Halloween Chiptunes by Goatthrone Audio | |||
| 97 The Signalman | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:33:06 | |
In homage to the Charles Dickens ghost story, The Signalman, Ross Sutherland spends a night in one of the last working signal boxes in the UK.
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3
Written by Ross Sutherland
Produced by Jack Howson and Joby Waldman
Sound Design by Chris Watson and Steve Bond
Contributor: Dave Beckett
Support Imaginary Advice: www.Patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or make a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 96 Zeno's Library | 01 Nov 2022 | 00:26:51 | |
Following the acquisitions director of an infinite library on their last day of work.
Written by Nick Douglas (nickdouglas.me)
Performed by Ross Sutherland
Produced by Ross Sutherland
Contains music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)
Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Or make a one-off donation: buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice | |||
| 95 The True Crime of Your Frozen Death | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:44:37 | |
A homage to the Giallo film genre, set within the True Crime podcasting scene.
Story by Ross Sutherland
Translated by Cristina Marras (cristinamarras.com)
Performed by Cristina Marras and Ross Sutherland
Additional voice acting by Andrea de’Cesco, Gianfranco Bitti, Fausta Laddomada
Original music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)
Produced by Ross Sutherland
Consider supporting Imaginary Advice!
Make a monthly donation: www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland
Make a one-off donation: buymeacoffee.com/imaginaryadvice
To hear an English-subtitled version of this episode, subscribe to the Radio Atlas podcast. (radioatlas.org). RA episode released Oct 7th.
For further listening on a similar theme, I recommend Cristina's story "Games We Play in the Dark":
https://soundcloud.com/kommunic8/explorations-on-darkness-1-games-we-play-in-the-dark | |||
| 94 Locked Room Mystery (Side B) | 31 Aug 2022 | 00:38:36 | |
Basically a dance-music remix of last month’s episode. "Locked Room Mystery Side B" is set in the same country manor as Side A, but 76 years later, during a shitty rave.
Written and produced by Ross Sutherland
Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)
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| 93 Locked Room Mystery (Side A) | 01 Aug 2022 | 00:29:40 | |
Part one of an Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery, set inside a butler academy.
Written & Produced by Ross Sutherland
Score includes music by Jeremy Warmsley (www.jeremywarsmley.com)
Support the podcast:
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| Teaser: Charlie Shackleton on The Shining | 15 Jul 2022 | 00:05:11 | |
Full episode unlocked at www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland | |||
| 92 The Coolest Guy Who Ever Lived | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:52:10 | |
A radio advice show takes a hostile caller.
Story by Ross Sutherland
Performed by Katie Bonna and Ross Sutherland
Produced by Ross Sutherland
Buy Imaginary Advice tee-shirts / mugs www.imaginaryadvice.com
Join my Patreon for a monthly bonus podcast
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| 91 You Are Ant | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:58:12 | |
An attempt to combine two beloved forms of 80s story-media: the Talking Tape and the Choose Your Own Adventure Novel...
BONUS TEXT ADVENTURE VERSION:
https://imaginaryadvice.itch.io/you-are-ant
Story written and produced by Ross Sutherland.
Additional music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com)
Imaginary Advice teeshirts and mugs now available at imaginaryadvice.com/merch
IA is funded exclusively through Patreon. Supporting the show gets you access to a bonus monthly podcast, plus other perks. For more info goto www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland | |||
| Imaginary Reprise: Tim Clare on S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D. | 20 May 2022 | 01:19:51 | |
UNLOCKED! From the Patreon bonus podcast, an episode of Imaginary Reprise. Ross Sutherland talks with author Tim Clare about the story "S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D." from 2018.
Tim's new book is in shops now:
"Coward, Why We Get Nervous and What We Can Do About It."
https://www.waterstones.com/book/coward/tim-clare/9781838853105
To hear the rest of this bonus series, become a Patreon supporter
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| 45 S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D. (repeat) | 20 May 2022 | 00:27:47 | |
Ross Sutherland teaches an AI to do stand-up comedy (Repeat: first aired 2018.)
$5+ Patreon supporters get access to the bonus podcast series, IMAGINARY REPRISE.
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| 108 Human Defenestration at the Sex Casino (Part 2) | 11 Nov 2024 | 00:46:37 | |
Part 2 of 2.
Well, somebody's going through a window. A whydunnit set at a British "sex resort".
Written, performed & produced by Ross Sutherland.
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