A NEW Inverness Outlanders digital audio tour will help visitors to Inverness and Outlander fans from all over the world totally immerse themselves in Diana Gabaldon’s Highland epic book series.Visitors can use their smartphone and the free Geotourist app to uncover more about key Outlander landmarks dotted across the Inverness area.Gabaldon has described it as fabulous.The Outlander series has inspired a fierce loyalty among fans, including the Inverness Outlanders.The Inverness Outlanders recognise the increased interest in the city, inspired by Outlander, and created a map so that other fans and visitors can enjoy the locations for themselves.The tour walks visitors through Inverness, demonstrating the city’s role in Gabaldon’s series of novels, before helping visitors to access points of interest around Inverness, including Culloden battlefield and the Victorian spa town of Strathpeffer.The Outlander story creates a rich tapestry of an intoxicating love story set … [Read more...] about Digital audio tour brings Inverness Outlander map to life
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Sheffield Theatres in row over role of unpaid audio commentators
Sheffield Theatres has been caught up in a row over the rights of blind and visually impaired audience members after it emerged it did not pay audio describers. Jane Ensell quit her post as an audio describer after eight years saying that to rely on volunteers sent a ‘terrible message’ to the audience. She said it was the only unpaid role in the organisation and that she first raised the issue with management four years ago.Sheffield Theatres which runs the Crucible, Lyceum and Studio theatres said the position was under review.READ MORE: Arsonists strike several times across Sheffield in one nightMiss Ensell, of Walkley, said: “I was a volunteer for eight years and when I started there I understood, rather naively, that audio describers were volunteers and I soon discovered that was not the case. “Audio describers are literally the only unpaid members of staff at Sheffield Theatres. Everyone else, the marketing team, the actors, the cleaners … [Read more...] about Sheffield Theatres in row over role of unpaid audio commentators
Entertainment One snaps up Killing Eve score producer Audio Network for £178m
Media firm Entertainment One has acquired film and TV score production firm Audio Network for £178m as it looks to beef up its music division. Entertainment One has secured a deal to buy 100 per cent of the UK-based company, which has produced scores for films and TV shows including Killing Eve, Bodyguard and Straight Outta Compton. Read more: Entertainment One on track as passion for Peppa Pig prevails Audio Network also provides original music for advertising and digital media, and counts Vice and Mercedes-Benz among its clients. “As we continue to unlock the power and value of creativity for artists, we are very pleased to welcome Audio Network, whose passionate management team and ambition align with ours,” said Entertainment One chief executive Darren Throop. “The combination of eOne's front-end commercial artist catalogue and Audio Network's premium diversified music catalogue creates a one-stop solution for business customers seeking high-quality … [Read more...] about Entertainment One snaps up Killing Eve score producer Audio Network for £178m
Telegraph Audio Football Club podcast: Was it the greatest FA Cup semi of all time? Plus Champions League previews
On the podcast this week, the greatest FA Cup semi-final of all time and one of the more boring in recent memory as Watford and Manchester City progress to the final. Elsewhere, a very poor Arsenal lose to Everton, and Mesut Özil isn’t happy about it, plus the best of the rest of the Premier League, a Champions League preview and the best away-days the panel have attended. Subscribe to Audio Football Club to make sure you never miss an episode and email us at [email protected] iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1266640345 Android: http://totalfootball.telegraph.co.uk/feed/ (link must be pasted into a podcast app) Online: https://totalfootball.telegraph.co.uk/ … [Read more...] about Telegraph Audio Football Club podcast: Was it the greatest FA Cup semi of all time? Plus Champions League previews
West Highland Free Press Audio Files – Friday 5th April
Every week, Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations http://www.slcvo.org.uk/ produces an abridged audio version of the West Highland Free Press. This fantastic service, made possible by local volunteers, allows those in our community with visual impairment to enjoy the newspaper in audio format. We upload this version to our website to allow wider community access to this volunteer service. We’d also encourage you to pay a visit to the SLCVO website to get a flavour of the vital work they do, and if you can support them in any way, please do. The abridged audio version (a series of 40MP3 files) of the West Highland Free Press dated 5th April 2019 is below: ShareTweetPinLinkedIn … [Read more...] about West Highland Free Press Audio Files – Friday 5th April