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On the Terrace: Dreamy Neighbours

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It’s the end – for now! – but the moment has Vaya Pashos and Night Terrace co-producer Ben McKenzie talking about the series two finale, “Home Again” by John Richards. You’ll also hear a little from co-stars Petra Elliott and Jackie Woodburne!

After the explosion at the end of last episode, Anastasia awakes in a perfect neighbourhood full of old friends, while on the radio Sue reports on the perfect weather and announces the longest-running number one in history, “I Had a Dream” by Eddie Jones. Anastasia and her neighbours live lives of effortless achievement and bliss, succeeding at everything from baking to mechanics to margarine sculpture…but is something amiss? And even if it is – does Anastasia care? Who would willingly give up such an existence?

Vaya and Ben talk us through Night Terrace’s take on that most wonderful of tropes, the personal paradise. Unravel what’s going on and enjoy the return of guest stars Andrew Hansen, Lawrence Leung and Jane Badler, plus go behind the scenes with Petra Elliott and Jackie Woodburne and get the skinny on the origins of Eddie’s catchy number one hit, “I Had a Dream”!

We’d love to hear what you thought of “Home Again” – let us know via Twitter (use the hashtag #NightTerrace) or leave us a comment on Facebook.

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Episode eight of Night Terrace series two, “Home Again”, is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can listen to the very first episode, “Moving House”, and purchase both series and a variety of Night Terrace extras via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.

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On the Terrace: Camping Out

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In episode six of On the Terrace, Vaya chats with Night Terrace head writer John Richards and episode writer Ben McKenzie about the show’s sixth episode: “The Last Hunt”.

Anastasia and Eddie are separated from the house in Australia’s distant past, just as they’re attacked by a vicious beast! Luckily for them, two local hunters are tracking it – and they’re happy to help our housemates get home along the way. Meanwhile someone else is telling the story of this last hunt to a group of children – including one little girl who has a lot of impertinent questions… The crew discuss their thoughts about being on the BBC, writing this episode, Australian megafauna, casting the series – including this episode’s Naomi Rukavina and Gnarnyarrahe Waitairie – and how it all came together.

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Episode six of Night Terrace, “The Last Hunt”, is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can also listen to episode one for free, and purchase the rest of the series, via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.

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On the Terrace: Shocking Facts

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In the fifth episode of On the Terrace, Vaya chats with Night Terrace head writer John Richards and sound designer David Ashton about episode five: “Sound & Führer”.

The house arrives in the far future in a theme park staffed entirely by robot versions of…Adolf Hitler? John, David and Vaya try to explain how this came about, the sci-fi tropes involved, working with Alan Brough and Phil Zachariah, and how the music, soundscapes and voice effects were created.

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Episode five of Night Terrace, “Sounds & Führer”, is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can also listen to episode one for free, and purchase the rest of the series, via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store. Find Vaya on Neighbuzz at neighbuzzpod.com.

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On the Terrace: Blasting Off

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It’s the first full episode of On the Terrace, the after-show for the time travel comedy Night Terrace! Settle in with host Vaya Pashos (Neighbuzz) for chat with members of the cast and crew. This week we discuss Night Terrace episode one: “Moving House”.

Anastasia Black discovers her house can travel through space and time – and gets stuck with the enthusiastic but gormless Eddie Jones. Vaya chats with guests John Richards (co-producer, head writer and writer of this episode) and Ben McKenzie (co-producer and the actor behind Eddie Jones) about the origins of Eddie, the D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T., and the house, as well as the planning that went into this crucial first episode, how things have changed in the five years since it was made and much more.

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This episode of On the Terrace was recorded at Stove Monkey cafe at 191 Clarendon Street in South Melbourne. Episode one of Night Terrace, “Moving House”, is available on BBC Radio 4 Extra for 30 days after broadcast. You can also listen to episode one for free, and purchase the rest of the series, via nightterrace.com or the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store.

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On the Terrace: Moving In

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Welcome to On the Terrace, a behind the scenes after-show for Splendid Chaps Productions‘ time travel comedy, Night Terrace! Join host Vaya Pashos of the Neighbuzz podcast as she chats with the cast and crew.

In this introductory episode, co-producers John Richards (head writer) and Ben McKenzie (Eddie Jones) talk about the origins of the series, including where the idea for the show came from, how and why they cast lead actor Jackie Woodburne (Neighbours’ Susan Kennedy), and how they started working together and formed the Splendid Chaps team.

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This episode of On the Terrace was recorded at Stove Monkey cafe at 191 Clarendon Street in South Melbourne. You can listen to series one of Night Terrace on BBC Radio 4 Extra from Sunday, April 21 2019. It’s also available via nightterrace.com or in the Splendid Chaps Bandcamp store.

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