The Gemini Apes - Revision history

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‎What Others have said

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Dave williams2 at 13:46, 21 June 2025

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Dave williams2: /* Comments by Matthew Strachan */

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‎Comments by Matthew Strachan

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← Older revision		Revision as of 13:47, 21 June 2025
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	== What Others have said ==		== What Others have said ==
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	“... Dirk Maggs’ thrill-a-minute Sci-Fi drama should lure the kids in from the television ...”		“... Dirk Maggs’ thrill-a-minute Sci-Fi drama should lure the kids in from the television ...”

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 '''LINDA O’CALLAGHAN, Daily Mail WEEKEND, 19 December 1998'''
 “... has teenage appeal ... a fast-moving saga billed as radio’s answer to the Yuletide movie blockbuster.”
 '''STEPHANIE BILLEN, The Observer, 20 December 1998'''
 “... a highly crafted sci-fi morality tale ... big, bright, bold, highly original and beautifully done ... it ought to be snatched up at once and made into a movie.”

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 [[Background on The Gemini Apes]]
-In 1998 BBC Radio 4's controller James Boyle kindly allowed me to make a story of my own as an ‘audio movie’ for Christmas Day. The idea had been in my mind for several years and I wanted to play with the conventions of narration and backstory in a way that kept things moving along in a dynamic way.
+In 1998 BBC Radio 4's controller James Boyle kindly allowed me to make a story of my own as an ‘audio movie’ for Christmas Day.
-I hit on having the narration in the present tense to give the feeling that we are witnessing events rather than getting them second hand. The story concerns two NASA chimps lost in space in the 1960s who return in the 21st century, not only none the worse for wear but now possessed of great intelligence. It's a story I'd like to develop further if I ever get a chance. <br />
+I hit on having the narration in the present tense to give the feeling that we are witnessing events rather than getting them second hand.
 [[The Gemini Apes Timeline]]
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 == Other Links ==
-[[The Gemini Apes Background]]
+[[Background on The Gemini Apes]]
 [[The Gemini Apes Timeline]]

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 == What Others have said ==
-“... Dirk Maggs’ thrill-a-minute scifi drama should lure the kids in from the television ...”
+“... Dirk Maggs’ thrill-a-minute Sci-Fi drama should lure the kids in from the television ...”
 '''LINDA O’CALLAGHAN, Daily Mail WEEKEND, 19 December 1998'''

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 == Synopsis ==
-At last ... Intelligent Life On Earth ...
+At last, ... Intelligent Life on Earth ...
 Two chimpanzees shot into space in 1964 as part of a NASA capsule test return thirty-five years later, apparently unchanged - but for exceptional intelligence, exceptional compassion - and a deep distrust of Man. Yet the Gemini Apes hold the key to solving Western Medicine’s most urgent problem - antibiotic resistant superbugs.
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 [[Background on The Gemini Apes]]
-In 1998 BBC Radio 4's controller James Boyle kindly allowed me make a story of my own as an ‘audio movie’ for Christmas Day. The idea had been in my mind for several years and I wanted to play with the conventions of narration and backstory in a way that kept things moving along in a dynamic way.
+In 1998 BBC Radio 4's controller James Boyle kindly allowed me to make a story of my own as an ‘audio movie’ for Christmas Day. The idea had been in my mind for several years and I wanted to play with the conventions of narration and backstory in a way that kept things moving along in a dynamic way.
 I hit on having the narration in the present tense to give the feeling that we are witnessing events rather than getting them second hand. The story concerns two NASA chimps lost in space in the 1960s who return in the 21st century, not only none the worse for wear but now possessed of great intelligence. It's a story I'd like to develop further if I ever get a chance. <br />
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 tHe GeMiNi APes©
-At last ... Intelligent Life On Earth ...
+At last, ... Intelligent Life on Earth ...
 Two chimpanzees shot into space in 1964 as part of a NASA capsule test return thirty-five years later, apparently unchanged

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 Two chimpanzees shot into space in 1964 as part of a NASA capsule test return thirty-five years later, apparently unchanged - but for exceptional intelligence, exceptional compassion - and a deep distrust of Man. Yet the Gemini Apes hold the key to solving Western Medicine’s most urgent problem - antibiotic resistant superbugs.
-Should they be sacrificed to save a child’s life ?
+Should they be sacrificed to save a child’s life?
 What happens in a world where we are not the only intelligent life on Earth?
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 In 1998 BBC Radio 4's controller James Boyle kindly allowed me make a story of my own as an ‘audio movie’ for Christmas Day. The idea had been in my mind for several years and I wanted to play with the conventions of narration and backstory in a way that kept things moving along in a dynamic way.
-I hit on having the narration in the present tense to give the feeling that we are witnessing events rather than getting them second hand. The story concerns two NASA chimps lost in space in the 1960s who return in the 21st century, not only none the worse for wear but now possessed of great intelligence. It's a story I'd like to develop further if I ever get a chance.<br />
+I hit on having the narration in the present tense to give the feeling that we are witnessing events rather than getting them second hand. The story concerns two NASA chimps lost in space in the 1960s who return in the 21st century, not only none the worse for wear but now possessed of great intelligence. It's a story I'd like to develop further if I ever get a chance. <br />
 [[The Gemini Apes Timeline]]
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 Yet the Gemini Apes hold the key to solving Western Medicine’s most urgent problem - antibiotic resistant superbugs.
-Should they be sacrificed to save a child’s life ?
+Should they be sacrificed to save a child’s life?
 What happens in a world where we are not the only intelligent life on Earth?

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 == Comments by Matthew Strachan ==
-[[[Matthew Strachan|[on working with Dirk Maggs]]]]
+[[Matthew Strachan]]
 == Audio Design ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:21, 27 December 2020
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	Mike [[Simon Treves]]		Mike [[Simon Treves]]
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		+	Kate [[Katherine Shannon]]

	== Production Crew ==		== Production Crew ==

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 Jojo [[Gary Martin]]
-Character Name not known [[Nic Colicos]]
+Walker [[Nic Colicos]]
 Rusty [[Garrick Hagon]]
-Character Name not known [[Lorelei King]]
+Maisie [[Lorelei King]]
 Mollie [[Liza Ross]]
-Character Name not known [[Rupert Degas]]
+Molson [[Rupert Degas]]
 Ricky [[Alan Marriott]]
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 Nadia [[Katherine Shannon]]
-Character Name not known [[Simon Treves]]
+Mike [[Simon Treves]]
 == Production Crew ==