The podcast is in BIG trouble. First, Nigel, the giant squirrel goes missing. A mystery is about to unfold and will Jim, Mr b and the Queen be able to solve the squirrel disappearance?
Just why is Queen Eleanor practicing her swordplay? Will this come in handy?
Thank heavens for Queen Eleanor and a smart doorbell.
The crew are forced into a race against time to find Nigel and save him from…well, you’ll have to listen…
Is Jim actually writing Jelly Trumpet or has the podcast started writing itself?
Dive in for silly, surreal and odd interludes, o’ and some great music from the house band ‘We Paint Houses.’
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Mr Jim & Mr b
The podcast is in BIG trouble. First, Nigel, the giant squirrel goes missing. A mystery is about to unfold and will Jim, Mr b and the Queen be able to solve the squirrel disappearance?
Just why is Queen Eleanor practicing her swordplay? Will this come in handy?
Thank heavens for Queen Eleanor and a smart doorbell.
The crew are forced into a race against time to find Nigel and save him from…well, you’ll have to listen…
Is Jim actually writing Jelly Trumpet or has the podcast started writing itself?
Dive in for silly, surreal and odd interludes, o’ and some great music from the house band ‘We Paint Houses.’
Thank you for listening to the Jelly Trumpet Podcast!
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
For super Jelly fans
Patreon: Jelly Trumpet
JOIN US ON SOCIAL FOR EXTRA FUN
Facebook: Jelly Trumpet
Instagram: jellytrumpet
w: jellytrumpet.com
Stay fab,
Mr Jim & Mr b
RIFF 1
S/FX: FADE IN
JIM:
Thank you again. That was me talking to His Holiness the Dalai Lama about creativity and Buddhism. Thank you, sir.
S/FX: SHORT BURST OF JELLY TRUMPET THEME FOLLOWED BY THE AIR LOCK OPENING AND CLOSING.
MR B:
Just a thought Jim.
JIM:
Yes Mr b?
MR B:
I was thinking that he might not have been the Dalai Lama.
JIM:
O’. What makes you think that?
MR B:
Well, for one thing he was wearing cowboy chaps. Leather ones.
JIM:
A chap is entitled to wear whatever he likes.
MR B:
That would explain the Stetson then?
JIM:
Yes, yes it would.
MR B:
Another thought. Where did you contact him to come on Jelly Trumpet?
JIM:
We follow one another on Twitter. His handle is bb underscore dali underscore lama.
MR B:
I see. Let me have a look.
S/FX: SOUND OF TYPING ON A MOBILE PHONE
ELEANOR:
Where is Spen?
JIM:
Your majesty, good morning. Spen is out having his moustache shampooed.
MR B:
Your majesty. Coffee and a brioche? I’ll get the coffee on in a minute. We’re having Seattle Special Brew today. Aha. Look closer Mr Jim. When I say look closer, I mean put your glasses on.
JIM:
[READING] bb underscore Dale Lama, o’, Billy Bob Dale Lama country singer and Buddhist. I see. I should wear my glasses before inviting anyone on the show shouldn’t I?
MR B:
Otherwise?
JIM:
Otherwise I’m like a mole trying to thread a needle while wearing Ray Bans on a winter’s night in the Devon countryside.
S/FX: SQUEAKY CUPBOARD DOOR OPENING
MR B:
That’s right. Was that Nigel? He’ll want his breakfast.
JIM:
I wondered why he sang a verse of ‘I Walk the Line’ half way through the interview.
MR B:
You mean Nigel?
ELEANOR:
Nigel! Ici! La nourriture
JIM:
No. I meant Billy Bob. Nigel may be able to play an oboe, quite a feat for a giant squirrel but…
S/FX: COFFEE BEING POURED
MR B:
He doesn’t like country music.
JIM:
He certainly doesn’t. Remember that time when we were at the St Albans market and that street performer was singing a Garth Brooks song?
MR B:
Nigel gnawed through his guitar case and stuffed half-chewed acorns in his speakers.
JIM, MR B AND ELEANOR LAUGH
JIM:
Where is he?
MR B:
This is worrying. Nigel never misses breakfast.
S/FX: A SWISHING SOUND OF A SWORD
JIM:
Your majesty! What are you doing with that great big sword?
MR B:
[INDIGNANT] You could have knocked the coffee over!
ELEANOR:
I have decided to honour Spencer with a knighthood.
S/FX: A SWISHING SOUND OF A SWORD
MR B:
Why?
ELEANOR:
I have reasons Petits Pieds.
JIM:
Reasons eh? Well, before you knock the coffee over could you put that sword away.
ELEANOR:
Of course, Mot Homme.
MR B:
[WHISPERING] She looks very handy with a blade.
JIM:
[WHISPERING] Very handy. She trained in weapons while growing up in the Aquitaine with the Knights Templar you know.
MR B:
Nigel! Here boy! Breakfast Nigel! How odd.
JIM:
What is Mr b?
MR B:
Nigel never goes anywhere without his oboe or at least his bongos.
JIM:
I don’t like this Mr b.
MR B:
You don’t think he’s gone…wild?
JIM:
It wouldn’t suit him anymore. A life in the trees, compared to lying on a comfy sofa nibbling his nuts.
MR B:
I’ll check the cupboards. See if Sherlock or Dr Watson or JB has seen him.
JIM:
Good idea. I’ll check behind the sofa.
S/FX: SHORT BURST OF THE JELLY TRUMPET THEME
MR B:
No joy. JB was upset. He thought it was time for his milkshake. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were having some Lapsang Souchong, with a twist of lemon, while watching ‘The Crown.’
JIM:
Nothing behind the settee. I must say since Spen has been living there it’s a lot tidier. Nothing there really, besides his moustache net and assorted yo-yos.
MR B:
Do you think we should put Sherlock and Dr Watson back where we found them?
JIM:
[LAUGHING] Well, they could come in handy in ‘The Case of the Missing Giant Squirrel.’
ELEANOR:
And me? What about putting me back. Back to the Aquitaine?
MR B:
Your majesty, I’m still working on the co-ordinates and the precise button for your return to medieval France, circa 1150 AD.
JIM:
Yes, your majesty. Mr b has a lot on at the moment, what with the podcast and making his music.
ELEANOR:
Very well. Ou est Nigel?
JIM:
Yes…Mr b!
MR B:
Yes Jim?
JIM:
The doorbell. It’s one of those clever ones with a camera is it not?
MR B:
Checking footage now. Rewinding. No. No. No. Wait! No. No. Look it’s Casper with a mouse. No. No. There’s Shelia from number seven putting her husband out. No. No. Look!
JIM:
Who’s that?
MR B:
Zooming in. O’ no.
JIM:
Who is it?
MR B:
I think it’s…
S/FX: JELLY TRUMPET JINGLE
TRAILER
TONY:
Welcome to Jelly Trumpet. The world’s only comedy podcast about creativity.
Jelly Trumpet makes you more creative with tips, tricks and ideas for expanding your imagination. Especially good for business people wanting to be creative online!
In this episode:
• A checklist for being more creative called ‘The Nine Trumpets of Creativity’, our last Trumpet is: ‘What if?’
• Challenge at Home. A creative exercise for you to try at home AND…
• Challenge Jim, where Mr b challenges Jim with an exercise in creativity
Plus
• A brand-new micro sitcom called ‘The Start up’ with our hero Mary ‘The Entrepreneur’ starring in an episode titled: ‘Medium Branding’, Part 1. Part 2 later.
AND
• Our very special guest is Xxxx Xxxxx will take part in ‘Interview Countdown, 12 questions in 12 minutes!
S/FX: JELLLY TRUMPET JINGLE
9 TRUMPETS OF CREATIVITY
JIM:
This season on Jelly Trumpet we’re talking about the ‘9 Trumpets of Creativity’.
It’s a list of nine ways of being more creative. In our last episode we talked about ‘combining’ which is a fun technique.
This episode: Trumpet 9, ‘What if?’
Download the PDF of all ‘9 Trumpets of Creativity’ from the Jelly Trumpet website.
This list of creative tools is rearranged from Osbourne’s Checklist also known as SCAMPER.
If you’ve listened to the first season of Jelly Trumpet, you’ll know we talked a lot about keeping a journal of how you worked on each creative project. We called the journal ‘Your Medicine’. The idea is you build up your own toolkit of ideas, the journal becoming your creative self-coach.
So, here we go with No. 9 in our ‘9 Trumpets of Creativity’.
What if?
What if? Is something I believe we do naturally. I mean it is the saving grace of boring meetings. What if I had a pet wolf? What if the pet wolf only responded when you spoke to her in Norwegian?
Do you find yourself using the What if often? Does it lead to something new? Does your imagination take off?
What if? You’ll like this. What if you formalised the use of this question? They are the two most powerful words for a creative.
How can you double the power of this phrase? You make these two words even more powerful by adding a quota.
So, when I say to you think of your project and ask yourself ‘What if?’ How many times would you do so? Two, three, more? Set yourself a quota and I mean a big quota. Start with fifty what ifs? Push yourself to one hundred.
I use this less often now but it has been a boon when starting a project. What if times one hundred. Give it a go. You will be surprised what you have found when you get to the magic three figures.
The Takeaway:
What if, plus a quota could be at the heart of your creative self. If you ever feel blocked you can use this as one of your tools.
S/FX: INTERLUDE MUSIC
RIFF 2
S/FX: JELLY TRUMPET THEME
JIM:
So, who is the chap in the video and what is he doing?
MR B:
It’s Marco.
JIM:
Marco? Who’s Marco?
MR B:
He’s a self-styled maverick-influencer-marketing-guru to the stars.
JIM:
To the stars?
MR B:
Well, he does social marketing for a range of d-list celebs. You know the sort, once wore a bikini near Love Island, bought some crisps from someone on The Circle, wore massive earrings on The Great Pottery Throw Down.
S/FX: MESSAGE NOTIFICATION
JIM:
What was this Marco doing out front of the podcast? Rewind a bit Mr b.
MR B:
His mum lives across the street. So, we see him about.
S/FX: MESSAGE NOTIFICATION
JIM:
Stop it there. Go back a bit.
MR B:
Well, what’s he putting in the boot? Looks big and heavy. Damn it!
JIM:
A bus would come along at the wrong moment.
S/FX: A GENTLE KNOCKING
MR B:
Why would Marco kidnap Nigel?
JIM:
Why indeed? What possible use could someone have for a squirrel the size of a St Bernard with a tendency to make annoying music on the bongos? What’s that knocking?
MR B:
That’s Sherlock’s knock.
S/FX: A CUPBOARD DOOR OPENING
JIM:
Yes Sherlock?
SHERLOCK:
Nigel is of value to someone. Perhaps someone far away. Can I have some more tea?
JIM:
Later.
S/FX: A CUPBOARD DOOR CLOSING
MR B:
If only we could work out Nigel’s value?
JIM:
If only we had someone we could consult with.
MR B:
Yes. Someone who knows…erm, crime!
JIM:
Yes. Crime. A clever person. That’s what we need. Only where to find one?
ELEANOR:
Why not ask…
MR B:
We must know someone. Wait.
JIM:
I’m thinking. Mmmmm!
ELEANOR:
Why not open the cupboard…
MR B:
There must be someone. We need a clue. Any clue.
JIM:
Yes. Any clue. What’s that? On the video? Under his arm?
MR B:
Zooming in. It looks like…
ELEANOR:
Open the cupboard and consult with a consulting detective. [ A BEAT] What do I know…?
MR B:
Surely not.
JIM:
I think it is.
MR B:
It’s a copy of ‘Purple Cow’ by Seth Godin.
JIM:
‘Transform your Business by Being Remarkable.’ So, we’re dealing with…
MR B:
An entrepreneur.
[TWO BEATS]
JIM:
[SPELLING IT OUT] An entrepreneur with ambition.
MR B:
Ruthless in today’s digital world.
ELEANOR:
You know what to do next?
JIM:
Yes. Read the book?
MR B:
More coffee?
JIM:
Sorry. Yes. More coffee.
ELEANOR:
Vous les pommes de terre! Go and talk to his mum!
JIM:
That’s an idea.
MR B:
That’s a very good idea.
JIM:
We better get a picture of Nigel. See if she recognises him
MR B:
That’s a good idea too.
ELEANOR:
Vous les legumes! Of course, she’ll recognise him. He’s a three-foot-tall squirrel!
JIM:
I take your point your majesty.
MR B:
Me too. Excellent point your majesty.
JIM:
What should we take?
MR B:
Erm, cake. I have some carrot cake from yesterday.
JIM:
O’ yes that was lovely.
MR B:
And some fresh coffee. I have a really top-notch thermos.
JIM:
She’ll love that.
S/FX: SWISH OF A SWORD
ELEANOR:
Get over there vous pêchez bien sûr!
MR B:
Going!
JIM:
Going!
S/FX: AIRLOCK OPENING
S/FX: ROAD TRAFFIC
MR B:
She could do some damage with that sword.
JIM:
She’s upset. I mean she and Nigel are very close.
MR B:
Do you think we should have travelled in the podcast to Marco’s mum?
JIM:
I think we can walk Mr b. I mean Marco’s mum is only across the road and…erm.
MR B
Erm? What?
JIM:
Well, it’s just, you know…your sense of direction with the podcast is somewhat wayward.
ELEANOR:
[SHOUTING] Excuse me Mot Homme! Word man! Writer man! You write the podcast, don’t you?
JIM:
Yes. Yes, I do. Sometimes, well, sometimes it’s like someone else is writing Jelly Trumpet. I mean the opening of this episode was meant to all about the Dali Lama, carrot cake and coffee.
ELEANOR:
[SHOUTING] Tu es jaloux!
MR B:
And sometimes you drink and write and sometimes you don’t do enough drafts do you? That’s why we’ve lost Nigel!
JIM:
But why would he be stolen. He’s our friend. Let me read this message[READING] I have something you’re looking for?
MR B:
Who’s the message from?
JIM:
It says, a friend. Well, no time for that now. Let’s say Hi to Marco’s mum.
S/FX: KNOCKING ON A DOOR
S/FX: BUTTON BEING PRESSED
S/FX: CLICK, CLICK, CLICK
TONY:
Challenge at home!
CHALLENGE AT HOME
JIM:
Although we ask ourselves what if? We don’t use it enough. We don’t use it when doing the same things day after day.
So, for a week I want you to spend 21 what if’? Therefore, three times a day when doing an activity you always do, ask yourself What if and finish the question with the first thing that comes into your head? Record your answers to the question.
After 7 days and 21 answers have you found a new way to do that activity OR have you used your what ifs for a creative project? What did you find out? What was new? How did it change your project?
The Takeaway:
Our thoughts build well-worn paths through our minds. This what if challenge is to help go off-road, into new territory. Who knows what you’ll come up with?
Do let us know what you came up with. Email us, jelly@jellytrumpet.com or leave a post on our social feeds.
RIFF 3
S/FX: BACKGROUND NOISE OF ROAD TRAFFIC
JIM:
Let me do the talking. We’ll have to be cunning if we are to find out about this Marco. Mum’s are notoriously reticent about their boys. I suggest, a polite enquiry, you compliment her, then I’ll casually throw in we haven’t seen Marco for a while and it would be lovely to buy him a drink or a coffee…
S/FX: KNOCKING ON A DOOR
MR B:
Hello Ms Harbinger.
MS H:
Marco’s gone to Gootania.
JIM:
We wondered if we could have a word with Marco?
MS H:
Here’s the address he’s staying at, on this brochure.
MR B:
We…
JIM:
We…
JIM:
That’s very good of you Ms Harbinger.
MR B:
Thank you Ms Harbinger.
S/FX: DOOR CLOSING
S/FX: AIRLOCK OPENING
JIM:
Well, I must say Mr b, this detective work is very easy. I mean, knocking on a door and being handed a clue. We could be consulting detectives!
S/FX: A GUITAR RIFF
ELEANOR:
That was lovely.
JIM:
O’ you’re back Spen?
S/FX: A GUITAR RIFF
ELEANOR:
[SIGHING] Mon homme magnifique!
MR B:
Keep it down Spen. We’re detecting.
JIM:
[READING] The brochure says; ‘The Tiger’s Nest is an exclusive destination nestled in the hills to the north of Strep, west of Gootania’s capital’.
S/FX: BODY HITTING THE FLOOR
MR B:
Your majesty, would you mind keeping Spen upright? At least for the rest of this episode.
ELEANOR:
[SPOILT] D’acc’.
JIM:
Poor Spen, she flattened his moustache with that manoeuvre.
MR B:
He’s just had those moustache permed.
ELEANOR:
[SEDUCTIVE] Spen, ici…
MR B:
It’s Streep as in Meryl, not Strep as in Streptococcus.
JIM:
Say that last word again!
MR B:
Streptococcus!
JIM:
Thank you. What a lovely word. Right so Gootonia. Isn’t that…
MR B:
Yes it is. That new country that hedge fund manager bought in the Balkans.
JIM:
Bought a country? Well, stranger things happen…
MR B:
…in other podcasts.
JIM:
What to do with the clue?
MR B:
Good question Mr Jim
[TWO BEATS]
ELEANOR:
Ask Sherlock you chariot à dessert!
JIM:
Right. Mr b.
MR B:
Certainly Mr Jim.
S/FX: OPENING OF A CUPBOARD DOOR
SHERLOCK:
Yes?
JIM:
We’d like some advice Sherlock. Our friend, Nigel, the squirrel has been abducted. We believe that this brochure is a clue. We also believe that Marco from across the street is responsible for this crime. Now…
SHERLOCK:
Yes.
S/FX: CUPBOARD DOOR CLOSING
MR B:
Sherlock says yes.
JIM:
Great.
[TWO BEATS]
JIM:
[Cont.] What does that mean? I mean what did he say yes to?
MR B:
We can ask him what the yes was for?
JIM:
Hang on, while I go over the question again in my head [MUMBLES]. Erm.
ELEANOR:
Mr b. Set podcast for Gootonia. Rapide!
MR B:
Readying buttons, summoning steam. Jelly Trumpet juice is ready. Start procedure engaged. Button being pressed!
JIM:
Wait. Isn’t it time for the micro sitcom?
MR B:
O’ yes.
S/FX: BUTTON BEING PUSHED
S/FX: THE STARTUP THEME TUNE
THE STARTUP: MEDIUM BRANDING
PART 1
TONY:
The Start up! A micro sitcom.
Meet Mary ‘The Entrepreneur’ going about creating her online business.
The Scene:
The office of an established marketing and branding clairvoyant.
SCENE 1:
AN OFFICE RECEPTION. MARY SITS AND SCROLLS THROUGH HER PHONE
MARY:
[MUTTERING UNDER HER BREATH] Be the business plan, be the business plan.
SUSAN:
[PUTTING DOWN THE PHONE] Gwen-Zilla will see you now.
MARY:
Thank you.
S/FX: DOOR OPENING
SUSAN:
Mary is here Gwen-Zilla
MARY:
[COUGHING] Lovely to meet yo…Wow, that’s a lot incense.
GWEN:
Shhh. Not yet Mary, Not yet. Take a beanbag.
MARY:
[NERVOUSLY] I’m Mary. I think I’m sinking…I am sinking. This beanbag is very deep! I’m being swallowed!
SUSAN:
Gwen-Zilla is not quite ready.
[THREE BEATS]
GWEN:
Mary. You seek branding support and strategy.
MARY:
Yes. For my latest venture ‘BabyMaker’ makeup for babies, make ‘em up, hide the dribbles’, still working on the tag line…
GWEN:
[OPENING HER EYES WIDE] I see…I see it! The whole picture.
MARY:
What?
SUSAN:
Gwen-Zilla is channeling your brand vision. She’s almost ready.
GWEN:
For I am Gwen-Zilla, Brand Strategist, Coach, Designer. Vision Channeler!
MARY:
I am definitely sinking. This beanbag is very deep. Glad I’m wearing trousers.
SUSAN:
What do you see Gwen-Zilla?
MARY:
[NOW COMPLETELY TRAPPED] What the fu…[CENSOR BEEP]. I think I’m trapped.
GWEN:
5-Steps to build your brand, my new ebook, free, just supply your email address. WAIT! Just a flashback. I see…I see…
MARY:
Yes?
GWEN:
[PLACING HER HANDS ON EACH SIDE OF HER HEAD] STEP-ONE, PLAN! Plan the brand! Step-2 [MOANING] Produce the brand!
TWO BEATS
Three! Launch the brand.
[GROANS]
Four! Grow the brand.
[GROANS]
Five – Monetise.
MARY:
Well, that’s not that helpful.
SUSAN AND GWEN-ZILLA GASP
GWEN:
It is the vision. Hashtag Brandmindfulness, hashtag Brandpurpose. We live by our visions.
MARY:
My vision is lots of money for little effort and a beach in the Bahamas with a six-foot two surfer…
GWEN:
It’s coming NOW!
MARY:
What?
GWEN:
You are Mary ‘The BabyMaker’ Queen. That’s it. You’re wearing a crown, sitting on the throne, the throne of…er
SUSAN:
[WHISPERING] Iron.
GWEN:
…the iron throne of Elon Musk. Yes. Queen BabyMaker.
THE START UP: MEDIUM BRANDING
END OF PART 1
TONY:
Part 2 of the Startup later!
S/FX: THE STARTUP THEME TUNE
CREATIVE RITUALS
TONY:
Creative Rituals!
JIM:
In season 2 we’re highlighting a book called ‘Daily Rituals’ by Mason Currey. It’s full of short essays about the rituals creative people have used in their lives.
This is Arthur Millar in his own words:
‘I wish I had a routine for writing. I get up in the morning and I go out to my studio and I write. And then I tear it up! That’s the routine really. Then, occasionally something sticks. And then I follow that. The only image I can think of is a man walking around with an iron rod in his hand during a lightning storm.’
The Takeaway
Do you need rituals? Do you just get on with your creativity? I see looking at rituals as a bit of fun. I have my own and they work for me. But never stop questioning how you go about your creative work. If you can create in a better manner find it.
S/FX: COMING UP JINGLE/MUSIC
COMING UP
TONY:
Coming up!
• Interview Countdown
• Challenge Jim, Mr b will issue Jim a challenge
• And List of the week
Sponsored by Conversion Detectives, the really creative digital marketing agency. Search Conversion Detectives.
RIFF 4
S/FX: A WHOOSHING SOUND AS THE PODCAST IS TRAVELLING THROUGH SPACE
JIM:
Lovely.
MR B:
What is lovely?
JIM:
Cate Blanchett’s face. In particular those cheek bones. Reminds me of Katherine Hepburn and Sophie Turner…
ELEANOR:
Stop it! We are on a mission.
MR B:
We’re on a mission.
ELEANOR:
A mission to find Nigel!
MR B:
Coming into land. Brace yourselves
JIM:
[SOTTO VOCE] Aha! Cate!
S/FX: THE PODCAST TOUCHES DOWN
MR B:
Landed!
[TWO BEATS]
JIM:
So this is Gootonia?
MR B:
Nice.
ELEANOR:
So many trees. It reminds me of our royal hunting parks.
JIM:
Right, so now we…erm.
MR B:
Yes Jim. Now we erm!
JIM:
We find the Tiger’s Nest.
MR B:
Then what?
ELEANOR:
We find this Marco and we torture him till he reveals what he has done with Nigel.
MR B:
OK. Finding Nigel good. Torturing Marco bad.
ELEANOR:
You have a better idea gâterie sucrée?
JIM:
Now. Now. Now. Let’s not get bogged down with who’s going to do what to whom.
ELEANOR:
What is your plan Mot Homme?
JIM:
We familiarize ourselves with the layout of the place, chat to some locals, identify the Tiger’s Nest, find Marco, discretely follow him and he’ll lead us to Nigel.
MR B:
Why don’t we ask for him at reception?
JIM:
Or we could do that.
ELEANOR:
Open the podcast door Mr b.
S/FX: AIRLOCK OPENING
S/FX: BIRD SONG
MR B:
Well, it’s a lovely day for a walk in the woods.
JIM:
They look mostly like oaks. A very pretty spot.
MR B:
Shall we bring cMac?
JIM:
Yes. A coffee machine on tank tracks. Such a good idea Mr b.
MR B:
Thank you Mr Jim. He really is a boon, what with his range of piping-hot coffees and all his other accessories. Quite a gizmo.
ELEANOR:
It’s NIGEL!
MR B:
Where?
JIM:
Where?
ELEANOR:
Through there!
S/FX: PEOPLE PUSHING THOUGH THE BRANCHES OF TREES
JIM:
Nigel! What are you doing?
ELEANOR:
We were worried mon brave garçon!
MR B:
Are we sure that’s Nigel?
JIM:
Of course, it’s Nigel. How many squirrels the size of St Bernard dogs do you know?
MR B:
Apart from that one sitting on that log nibbling on an acorn?
JIM:
Yes.
MR B:
And, those three sitting in the Oak tree. And another four over there perched on a rickety fence.
JIM:
Eh? What? But…
MR B:
Nigel has a white star-shaped spot on his forehead does he not?
JIM:
Well…none of them have that.
MR B:
Quite so.
JIM:
What does this mean?
ELEANOR:
First it means we have not found Nigel. Second it means this is where his family comes from.
JIM.
I see. I think we should make for the Tiger’s Nest and ask for Marco at reception.
MR B:
That’s a good idea.
JIM:
Thank you Mr b.
MR B:
Then what?
JIM:
Erm…
ELEANOR:
Come on the pair of you! We torture the receptionists!
MR B:
Say no to torture your majesty.
ELEANOR:
Non.
JIM:
That’s good.
MR B:
No it isn’t Jim.
JIM:
O’.
TONY:
Can our two amateur podcasters find Nigel the giant bongo-playing squirrel? Will Mr b and Jim ever make use of Sherlock Holmes and what is behind the digital country called Gootania?
Listen to Jelly Trumpet Episode 9, Part II to find out.
S/FX: TUMBLEWEED BEING BLOWN ACROSS A DESERT LANDSCAPE
END OF PART I