In this podcast I explore what was my best childhood Christmas ever. In 1984 I received a ZX Spectrum from father Christmas and my whole world changed forever.

Some 40 years later, with those gaming days firmly behind me I've had the chance to go back and relive those days once again. But this time from the perspective of a world weary member of the human race.

What has changed and what hasn't? What is the advantage for re-engaging in childhood play? And can I even play some of those old games?

Credits

A Child Of The Micro was written by Nic Treadwell

The following 8 bit music was used with thanks:

Land of The 8 Bits & Boss Time by David Renda

⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy⁠

Manic Miner Theme by Matthew Smith 1983

ZX Spectrum Chiptune Mix⁠https://zxaaa.net/ftpmusic.html⁠

Game Over by Danijel Zambo

https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/game-over

License code: EJEKEEJEVJMDUPRU

Chip Mode by Danijel Zambo

https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/chip-mode

License code: 1ILTKKIGG6NAWSDL

My thanks also to members of The Spectrum facebook group for their contributions.

Storyville opening sting and outro:

Outre by Ov Moi Omm

⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/⁠

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/ov-moi-omm/single/outre/

Theme X by Steve Combs & Delta IsTheme X by⁠Steve Combs & Delta Is⁠ is licensed under a⁠Attribution License⁠. ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs__Delta_Is/Themes_Vol_1/Delta_Is_-_Themes_Vol_1_-_13_Theme_X/

As a child, Danny Gildhurst didn’t fit in. Coping with the scorn and ridicule of rival Jason Parker and the tragic death of his brother Davy, his memories have become shattered pieces of a puzzle that can not be trusted. As he attempts to fix what is broken he is forced to reexamine his actions, and relationship with both Davy and Jason.

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In this episode of Homegrown I have using voice chaning technology to enhance my audio narration and being out the characters.

Credits

Danny Gildhurst Remembers was written and narrated by Nic Treadwell

Additional voices sourced from Eleven labs

https://elevenlabs.io/

Sound FX sourced from Freesound.org

Music sourced from Free Music Archive
https://freemusicarchive.org

Included:

Drone Lemon by Blue Dot Sessions

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Bulwark/Drone_Lemon/

Licenced under Attribution Non Commercial

Run by Philip Weigl
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/philipp-weigl/piano-and-strings/run-5/

Licenced under Attribution International

A Mystical Incantation by Peter Rudenko

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Peter_Rudenko/microtonal-piano-study/a-mystical-incantation-31-edo/

Licenced under Attribution International

Post Drone by Uuriter

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Uuriter/Analog_Fields_1913/10_-_Uuriter_-_Post_Drone/

Licensed under Attribution

To mark the 10th anniversary of the cult spoof-cast that Nic Treadwell created on Halloween 2014, his old mucker Ron Jonson has been asked to make a new documentary in which Nic Treadwell talks frankly about his hopes and dreams in podcasting, his podfade and the events that led upto his creative surge in faking his own death across social media for the whole month of October 2014 culminating in the Halloween mock-radio doc.

Learn how Nic had to lose everything before he could create one of the most original podcasts ever.

Credits:

Sound FX were sourced from Freesound.org

Excerpts from The Feed episode 34 from 2014 used with thanks to Elise Escobar & Libsyn
Music sourced from Free Music Archive - https://freemusicarchive.org included:

Feabhas by Rhapsody from Free Music Archive - licensed CC-BY-NC-SA licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/rhapsody/single/feabhas

Way To The Light by by Lobo Loco from FMA licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 under a Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/tree-spirits-meditation/way-to-the-light-id-1636/