shows // Paper Mache
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| 6th February 2011 listen | |
| 30th January 2011 listen | |
| 23rd January 2011 Seals, dogs, pet hamsters, other humans... listen | |
| 12th December 2010 listen | |
| 5th December 2010 When George Wasn't listen | |
| 28th November 2010 listen | |
| older Paper Mache episodes | |
Every day we pick up newspapers to have a good old chortle at world events and how those clever journalist types report them. Gathering the finest in stupid, weird and - God forbid – insightful articles from every news source we can plunder: each week the team will give a students' overview of the best and worst of the news, generally involving plenty of sarcasm and strange ideas. As if this isn’t enough, we’ll be mashing up said news trivia with a choice selection of only the tastiest tunes, all with a generous serving of banter on the side.
news
how dangerous is a seal?
Paper Mache // 23.01.11 // Seals, dogs, pet hamsters, other humans...
Is a seal the biggest threat to our nation's children? Is Obama saving the US economy by robbing Swiss banks? What is public hair? Had World War III begun? Is the legal system too complicated? Is zebra meat stripey? Are Specsavers stealing your mail?
These are questions. Paper Mache is answers.
Posted at 23:09, 23rd January 2011
four hour live election special
Paper Mache have searched high and low to bring you the most opinionated people they could find. As the election night goes on, we will bring you live results as well as telling the story of the election as it happened.
Featuring the talents/sarcasm of Ruth Wells, Nikky Ward, George Pearson, Alan Gardner, Alan Sharkey, Benzo Harris, John Burns, Louise Pollock and Emma Blake; the show will help your morn the coming Tory-pocolypse, as well as discussing all the scandals, slip-ups, tears that have been the story of this election.
Tune in from 4am till 8am. Or of course it will be on listen again if you're that way inclined.
As a teaser, we got hold of all the flyers that had come through our doors and set about them with some felt tip pens. Here are the results.
Posted at 17:34, 5th May 2010
hamster adventure week
Paper Mache // 27.09.09 // Where the wierd things are
This week we took a more serious turn than previous shows. Important discussion was fielded on the issue of lightsabers. Another key issue was exactly what is the face of a man shoving TNT up his bum. We also commented on John Smeatons' attempts at politics, how to propose via penguin and the best weapons available in a library (there's more than books there you know.)One of the biggest stories of the week was at Her Magesty's Pleasure and concerned the incorrect use of anti-bacterial gel. We took a closer look. The three minute rant was brought to you by Ruth, who got to let rip into a wee bit of political scullduggery.
Perhaps more importantly though, after the show "Paper Mache" and "Debate is Free" teamed up to go in quest of a hamster, traversing the lethal GWR and braving PAH to bring him home. We hope said hamster will accept the role of News Empire mascot, and yes, we photocopied his passport.
Posted at 23:30, 27th September 2009
aliens and when pensioners attack
Paper Mache // 20.09.09 // Gollum and other pets
For our animal loving audience and indeed for animal listeners themselves we had a plethora of pet stories this week, from London pets favourite hangouts to Lord Byron's furry friend. Since Nikky has been away in the bigger smoke this week she brings us the best in local London news for one week only while I trawled the interweb looking for important articles that impact on the lives of all students. What I found was mostly rubbish about crop circles and retirees going a bit mental in the States.
Listen in if you want to hear about how long it takes for a banana to decompose and where exactly Gotham City is...
Posted at 23:57, 20th September 2009
snakes, sarkozy and sheep.
Paper Mache // 13.09.09 // And now for the news...
This week we focused mainly on the really big stories rocking the media world. A lengthy debate was held about the benefits of carrier pigeons over broadband internet as well as the effect of a politicians stature on the voting public. Hear all about the tense situation at a Kent primary school where a sheep has been put into protective hiding so he can be sent to slaughter...
The first ever Three Minute Rant of the show was this week dedicated to energy saving lightbulbs, a topic dear to all our hearts. Isn't the world a funny old place.
The first show of it's kind on Subcity, this is Paper Mashe's first audio dip into the world of news. Please listen and enjoy a smug laugh at the glorious British media.
Posted at 15:21, 14th September 2009