What happened to wooden overcoats?
We want to go out on a high and it's a tricky show to make. We've made three seasons and that's pretty good and we couldn't keep making this forever so we are sadly saying goodbye to Wooden Overcoats. But. We're not saying goodbye to it yet.
Where can I listen to wooden overcoats?
Wooden Overcoats | Podcast on Spotify.
Who narrates wooden overcoats?
Tensions heighten in the village as the disagreement between the two companies spirals out of control, descending into espionage and sabotage. These unfolding events are narrated by a character called Madeleine, who is a mouse that resides in Funn Funerals and is Rudyard's friend.
What does the wooden overcoat mean?
dated slang To die. ("Wooden overcoat" refers to a coffin.) After he retired, he said he wanted to spend his time and money traveling the world before he put on the wooden overcoat. She'll be putting on a wooden overcoat soon if she doesn't start changing her diet and lifestyle.
What to listen to after wooden overcoats?
10 Podcasts like Wooden OvercoatsVictoriocity. A detective comedy drama || Even Greater London, 1887. ... Hello From The Magic Tavern. ... Alba Salix, Royal Physician. ... Attention HellMart Shoppers! ... It's About Time - A time-travel comedy, modern audio drama. ... The Amelia Project. ... Rude Alchemy. ... The Monster Hunters.More items...•
Where can I listen to Limetown podcast?
Limetown | Podcast on Spotify.
Who plays Georgie in wooden overcoats?
CIARA BAxendaleCIARA BAxendale - Georgie Crusoe Ciara Baxendale is an actress from Helmshore in Lancashire. She plays Izzy in My Mad Fat Diary (Channel 4).
Season 4 Episode 5: Dead Man's Chest
Rudyard’s in charge of an historically themed parade, with a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.
Season 4 Episode 3: The Big Cheese
Madeleine saves Eric’s life and becomes a local hero, but Rudyard isn’t too pleased.
Season 4 Episode 2: Old School Funn
A return to their old school sends Rudyard and Antigone on a trip down memory lane.
Season 4 Episode 1: The Body Snatchers
It’s the dead of night and the Funns are in the cemetery – because Eric needs their help!
The Wooden Overcoats 5th Birthday Party
Wooden Overcoats launched its first episode on 24 September 2015. To celebrate five years, the team came together over a video chat to talk about the show.
TRAILER: The Season 3 Summer Special
Following a yachting disaster, Eric Chapman and Funn Funerals get stranded on a remote desert island.
Season 3 Episode 8: Putting the Funn in Funerals
Against the backdrop of a village in celebration, a private tragedy forces Georgie to make an important decision.
Radio Drama Podcasts
Award Winning Sitcom - Start with Season 1 Episode 1 Rudyard Funn and his equally miserable sister Antigone run their family's failing funeral parlour, where they get the body in the coffin in the ground on time.
S4 Ep5: Season 4 Episode 5: Dead Man's Chest
Rudyard’s in charge of an historically themed parade, with a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. Watch Wooden Overcoats Season 4 performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live. The next show is on 13 February at King’s Place and on KPlayer.
S4 Ep4: Season 4 Episode 4: A Match Made in Piffling
Could there really be romance between Antigone and... Dr Edgware? Watch Wooden Overcoats Season 4 performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live. The next show is on 6 February at King’s Place and on KPlayer. Read the recording script.
S4 Ep3: Season 4 Episode 3: The Big Cheese
Madeleine saves Eric’s life and becomes a local hero, but Rudyard isn’t too pleased. Watch this episode performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live on 30 January at King’s Place and on KPlayer.
S4 Ep2: Season 4 Episode 2: Old School Funn
A return to their old school sends Rudyard and Antigone on a trip down memory lane. Watch this episode performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live on 30 January at King’s Place and on KPlayer. Read the recording script.
S4 Ep1: Season 4 Episode 1: The Body Snatchers
It’s the dead of night and the Funns are in the cemetery – because Eric needs their help! Watch this episode performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live on 30 January at King’s Place and on KPlayer. Book your ticket today at woodenovercoats.com/listings Read the recording script.
Trailer: Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en
Three terrifying tales of terror! The restless dead walk the streets of Piffling Vale, and only one man can possibly ignore them... Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en is available to buy as part of our The Specials package at woodenovercoats.com/shop
A foothold in the footlights
As many new producers have found, growing an audience from nothing is hard and getting voluntary donations is even harder, often requiring several seasons to break even.
Loyalty matters for crowdfunding
After a positive reception for the first season, including reviews in The Telegraph, Wired Magazine and on local radio stations, the team turned towards crowd-funding to establish a fully-funded second season.
Advertisements have to work for the show
Done well, advertisements can be another essential part of fundraising.
Making it count
By bringing together performances, crowd-funding, advertisements, advanced episode donations and merchandising physical cassettes, Wooden Overcoats (again with unique material) enabled the team to succeed in making a fully-funded production and adding to the quirky, theatrical charm of the series.
Funding the Wooden Overcoats Way
Consider what you want to achieve first. Is it to fund a story, to develop a production company or to sell the talents of the people involved? Different priorities require different strategies.
The Fiction Podcast Weekly
Fiction Podcast Weekly is an email newsletter, bringing you the latest from the world of audio fiction, audio drama, and sound storytelling.
Where is Wooden Overcoats set?
Wooden Overcoats is a podcast sitcom about rival funeral directors, set in the fictional village of Piffling Vale, on the tiny island of Piffling in the English Channel. For generations, Funn Funerals has been the only business of its kind on the island. Today it is run by gloomy misanthrope Rudyard Funn, aided by his assistant Georgie, ...
What does Rudyard do with Nana's ashes?
Rudyard and Antigone come up with the idea to spread Nana's ashes at sea, so the winds may pick them up and take them to the corners of the world. The season ends with Georgie scattering the ashes as they fly over the ocean. Call-Back: In the first episode, Rudyard sends Georgie to buy a kettle.
