Remote Operations is a podcast series made by The Social Agency during the Covid 19 lockdown, Spring and Summer 2020. It is a gentle and light hearted reflection on the lives, real and imagined, of some of the members of the group. It was devised and performed by autistic and learning disabled adults working in partnership with professional artists from Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation). It was funded by Arts Council England, and the National Emergencies Trust administered by The Co ...
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Sounding Out is a two-part audio project that seeks to document, understand, and disseminate experiences of incarceration during COVID 19. Made in association with serving prisoners, prison staff, and people with previous lived experience of prison, Sounding Out presents two episodes: 1. Walking the Wing 2. Woolfsite. Sounding Out is made possible with support from Research England's QR Strategic Priorities Fund and is a partnership between Rideout, University of Reading, the Prison Reform T ...
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Commissioned by Etruria Canals Festival Group, The Short Cut grew out of discussions amongst Social Agency group members about their memories of the canals in Stoke-on-Trent. Based on a true story, The Short Cut tells of day in the life of two teenagers in the early 1980s. Funded by Arts Council England, with additional support from Comic Relief Community Fund and Stoke-on-Trent Community Investment Fund.
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A Sunday in early Summer 1982. Dodge and Pete are bored. Pete has an idea about what to do, but Dodge doesn't want the effort of a long walk up a hill. Pete has an idea about a short cut... A devised audio drama by members of The Social Agency, Stoke-on-Trent's arts-based support group for autistic adults and adults with mild learning disabilities.…
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Content Warning: This audio drama contains strong language, and references to self harm, mental health issues, and drug use. "And then I feel like there’s no air and everything just feels tight." Walking the Wing, by Sophia Hatfield, is an audio drama about incarceration in England during the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020, created with men serving pris…
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What happens when you ask prisoners and prison staff to imagine a prison of the future? A prison, ten years from now, that builds on the learning of life in prison during the pandemic but also looks to a better kind of prison, a prison that really pays attention to the needs of both the individuals within it, and the wider society to which those in…
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In the last of the Remote Operations podcasts Jim Hype invites roving reporting Saul Hewish to interview Social Agency member Jon about his collection of disco lights, Branson Boredom and Erwin Irony discover what John Cleese has been doing in lockdown, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Mike's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The …
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This week Jim Hype talks to Robbie about the Nintendo DS and the role computer gaming can play in reducing anxiety, Branson Boredom and Erwin Irony uncover an alarming new Disney film, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Shaun's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support group for autistic and learning…
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In this episode, Jim Hype gets an in depth interview with Mike Bond and all things Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Branson Boredom and Erwin Irony discover a new cut of a Quentin Tarantino classic, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Karl's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support group for autisti…
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This week, Jim Hype talks to Shaun about metal detecting and his love of history, Bransom Boredom and Erwin Irony review another of our revisioned classic summer blockbusters, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Penelope's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support group for autistic and learning disab…
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This week, Jim Hype talks to Nick about his collection of buses and coaches, Bransom Boredom and Erwin Irony review a highly unusual new casting of a classic summer blockbuster, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Richard Smith's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support group for autistic and learnin…
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In this episode, Jim Hype talks to Karl about his fascination with James Bond and especially Bond's cars, Bransom Boredom and Erwin Irony review another of the Summer's latest blockbusters, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Dodge 'No-Biscuits' Fitzherbert's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support …
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In this episode, Jim Hype talks to Adam about his collection of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, Bransom Boredom and Erwin Irony review one of the Summer's latest blockbusters, and Professor Simon Schnitzel introduces Rebecca Penn's imagined biography. Made during lockdown by The Social Agency, an arts-based support group for autistic and learning disabled adults …
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