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THE SANDMAN (2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE X-FILES – COLD CASES (2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ALIEN: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“It is truly astonishing how Maggs has managed to convey the ascetic of the original film … with the sound design stunningly effective . It’s as cinematic in scope and sound as any of its silver screen brethren, and a darn sight better and more enjoyable than anything post\u00a0Aliens<\/em>. Yes, that includes you too\u00a0Prometheus<\/em>!” CHRISTIAN JONES<\/strong>, Starburst Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

“…\u00a0as an Audible dramatisation, it was thrilling. The sound effects were spot on, giving the story an atmosphere and immediacy that I doubt the book would match” \u00a0…. \u00a0“one of the best Alien productions we\u2019ve gotten in a long, long while.”\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>GOODREADS.com<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

”\u00a0While audio drama may be their official title, I like to think of these as films without pictures.\u00a0This is the way I feel about the many audio dramas produced by Dirk Maggs and I highly recommend his other work including his adaptation of\u00a0Batman: Knightfall<\/em>.” JOHN ABBITT<\/strong>, The Unheard Nerd<\/em><\/p>\n

“When I saw that this was coming I had such high hopes for it. Dirk Maggs met all those hopes\u00a0…\u00a0the overall experience was just amazing\u00a0… an essential listen for Alien fans.” \u00a0Alien Versus Predator Galaxy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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FAR SIDE OF THE MOORE (2015)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Based upon Moore’s debut on our TV screens in 1957, radio drama really does not get any better than this.” \u00a0JANE ANDERSON<\/strong>, Radio Times, March 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

“It captured Patrick, his spirit, sense of fun, and wit \u00a0and of course the exhilarating period of his life so well. Together with Tom and Patricia\u2019s astoundingly convincing portrayal of Patrick and his mother, the play brought me to laughter and tears in equal measure. \u00a0A wonderful story and so well produced”.\u00a0IAN MAKINS<\/strong>, one of Patrick Moore’s three “surrogate sons”, March 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

“Made me laugh, cry, and often made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up”.\u00a0BRIAN MAY,<\/i><\/b> March 2015<\/i><\/p>\n

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GOOD OMENS (2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Adaptations of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman\u2019s Good Omens have been rumoured for years \u2013 though we\u2019d always assumed they\u2019d take place on screen. Now it\u2019s finally happening thanks to Radio 4. The Beeb has just announced that the authors are teaming up with Dirk Maggs (the directing and adapting maestro who\u2019s worked on audio versions of\u00a0The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy<\/em>,\u00a0Dirk Gently<\/em>\u00a0andNeverwhere<\/em>) for a series that will air across a week in December.”\u00a0SFX Magazine<\/strong>, November 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

“Given that\u00a0Good Omens<\/em>\u00a0is such an ambitious project, the radio adaptation was brilliant. With just enough cut out that the story was still intelligible, Dirk Maggs and co retained enough of the humour and characterisation that it would make the perfect entry point for anyone who\u2019d never read\u00a0Good Omens<\/em>\u00a0before.”\u00a0I’MWITHGEEK.com<\/strong><\/em>, 29 December 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

“The book is smartly updated to the present day with really no stretching done whatsoever. Similarly natural is Maggs\u2019 sound design work; it\u2019s really clever and imaginative and paints the picture very well in the listener\u2019s mind. No one was better suited to bring this book to life than Maggs. A radio icon, his work adapting\u00a0Superman<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Batman<\/em>\u00a0is first-rate, capturing the timeless appeal of those characters. He knows what buttons to push to keep listeners\u2019 minds engaged and it works.” \u00a0Tom Speelman, STRANGEHORIZONS.COM<\/strong><\/em>, 20 February 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

“If Dirk Maggs wants to just keep on adapting Neil Gaiman’s works, he is welcome to do so. He clearly has the right mentality when it comes to putting these projects together …\u00a0As I mentioned in my review of Maggs’ previous adaptation of\u00a0Neverwhere<\/i>, it is hard to find fault with his adaption.”\u00a0THE DISGRUNTLED INDIVIDUAL.COM<\/strong>, 9 January 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

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NEVERWHERE (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“The 6-part dramatisation has been adapted by\u00a0Dirk Maggs (who has a solid track record in radio comic drama \u2013 Batman, Superman, Judge Dredd) and has a genuinely star filled cast including James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, Bernard Cribbins, Sir Christopher Lee, Anthony Head and Benedict Cumberbatch.”\u00a0FORBIDDEN PLANET<\/i><\/b>, 16 March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

“Dirk Maggs … can conjure a whole world through atmospheric music and layered sound effects. While keeping things amusing, which is a considerable achievement.”\u00a0CLARE HEAL, Sunday Express<\/b>, 17th March 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

“Without any hyperbole, I can state this is a masterpiece. The intricate layers of sound, the sumptuous orchestration and the haunting rendering of life underground bring a cinematic effect. Dirk Maggs’ sound design is a triumph … he has surpassed himself. If you listen to one thing this year, make it Neverwhere.”\u00a0JANE ANDERSON, Radio Times<\/i><\/b>, 16 March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

“Anyone who has not read the book and doubts its appeal need only peruse the cast list for this radio version, adapted by the legendary radio writer and director, Dirk Maggs.”\u00a0SARAH VINE, The Times<\/i><\/b>, 14th March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

“The story is good, and Dirk Maggs’ adaptation is excellent … (he) deploys voices, sound and music brilliantly … but what makes it worth listening to more than once is the way he also gets nuggets of comedy from the maners of the characters’ non-fantasy lives.”\u00a0DAVID HEPWORTH, The Guardian Guide<\/i><\/b>, 16 March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

“I was a massive fan of Neil’s writing. And going back to the pedigree that Dirk brought from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it was a no-brainer really.”\u00a0NATALIE DORMER Press Conference<\/i><\/b>, March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is wonderful about doing it on radio is that this is the equivalent of having our 300 million budget. There\u2019s nothing we can\u2019t do just because we\u2019re on radio. And with Dirk Maggs, and the sound-scape, I\u2019m listening to it and thinking \u2018this is the equivalent of the Lord Of The Rings movie\u2019 or something.\u201d\u00a0NEIL GAIMAN, SFX<\/i><\/b>, 8 March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE IRAQ DOSSIER (2013)<\/b><\/p>\n

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” David Morley\u2019s dramatic juxtaposition of verifiable fact against political will was irresistible, its authenticity enhanced by use of news clips from the time.”\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS<\/i><\/b>, Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON 9\/11 (2011)<\/b><\/p>\n

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\n<\/i>“Tense and vivid, , Michael Eaton\u2019s play draws on the official 9\/11 Commission Report and multiple memoirs to reconstruct what happened on September 11, 2001 … Dirk Maggs directs tautly \u2026\u201d\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS<\/i><\/b>,, Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2011<\/i><\/p>\n

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NO ANGEL (2010)<\/b><\/p>\n

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A new comedy by Andy Lynch with an astonishingly starry cast: Clive Anderson, Ricky Tomlinson, Martine McCutcheon, Andy Parsons and Emily Head (from TV\u2019s The Inbetweeners).\u00a0It\u2019s directed by Dirk Maggs, the master of feelgood surround-sound.\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS<\/i><\/b>, Pick Of The Day, Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2010<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE ADVENTURES OF SEXTON BLAKE (2009)<\/b><\/p>\n

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” … Dirk Maggs and his writers have rejected the sleuth’s worst features … the result is a punchy new series that … has reimagined the hero for the post-modern listener … it is the rich language that makes this so enjoyable. As with all the best radio drama, one enters a different world and is saddened to leave it.”\u00a0SIMON GARFIELD<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>The Mail On Sunday<\/i><\/b>, 2nd August 2009<\/i><\/p>\n

” …\u00a0 spiffing new Sexton Blake adventures … replete with danger, villainy and good old British grit.\u00a0 Capital!”\u00a0TOM COLE<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>The Radio Times<\/i><\/b>, 21st July 2009<\/i><\/p>\n

” … this aural slapstick version directed by dynamic Dirk Maggs … huge fun in a Goon-show-ish sort of way. Quick, lads, to the locomotive. The chase is on!”\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>Daily Telegraph<\/i><\/b>, 31st July 2009<\/i><\/p>\n

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A QUESTION OF ROYALTY (2009)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“… Andrew Lynch’s knockabout caper (with Johnny Vegas and Ricky Tomlinson) produced hilarious worlds-colliding moments … Every line from Tomlinson was gloriously delivered, and very funny.”\u00a0ELISABETH MAHONEY, The Guardian,<\/i><\/b> 2nd April 2009<\/i><\/p>\n

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DIRK GENTLY: THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL (2008)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“During the height of Beatlemania you could buy Beatles chewing gum. As with their music, the impression was given that Beatles gum was a superior product. Care had been taken.
\nThe producer Dirk Maggs is the radio comedy equivalent of Beatles gum. Others may be content with doing a competent job of translating the written word to recorded sound, but Maggs goes farther. Nothing comes out of his studio, you feel, that has not been buffed and shone to the limit.”\u00a0CHRIS CAMPLING, The Times,<\/i><\/b> 27th September 2008<\/i><\/p>\n

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THREE AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERIES (US AUDIO CD RELEASE 2008)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“Radio writer-director Dirk Maggs puts his considerable talents to work … the acting is spectacular … effective use of sound effects and acoustics gives the listener a sense of being part of the story.\u00a0AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE Golden Earphones Award Winner<\/i><\/b>, August 2008<\/i><\/p>\n

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DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (2007)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“… Dirk Maggs, the avatar of the sound effect whose radio adaptation of the last three books of Douglas Adams\u2019s Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy made entirely superfluous the need to read them, returned … Maggs officially becomes James Boswell to Adams\u2019s Dr Johnson. Rarely can a technician – nay, artist \u2013 have spent so much time and care on reproducing the thoughts of a genius. Multilayered, multifaceted, the sound effects tell a story on their own. What goes on in the background is important \u2013 a news report, half-heard, is from \u201cour environment correspondent, Jeremy Clarkson\u201d. An answerphone carries a loop of Ravel\u2019s Bolero. Maggs didn\u2019t have to do that; it\u2019s his little gift to us that he did.”\u00a0CHRIS CAMPLING, The Times<\/i><\/b>, October 5th 2007<\/i><\/p>\n

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BBC RADIO 4 AFTERNOON PLAY: HENRYS GIRLS\u00a0 (2007)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“… Dirk Maggs vividly evokes the splendours, spectacles and mishaps of the 17th-century theatre.”\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS, Daily Telegraph<\/i><\/b>, 15th May 2007<\/i><\/p>\n

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ON THE BLOG (2007)<\/b><\/p>\n

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“…\u00a0 much funnier than Mitchell & Webb … has the verve that made Little Britain, The Mighty Boosh and Dead Ringers all genuine and deserved radio hits before television squashed the life out of the lot of them.”\u00a0<\/i>GILLIAN REYNOLDS, Daily Telegraph<\/i><\/b>, 8th May 2007<\/i><\/p>\n

“The best comedy on radio since ED REARDON’S WEEK …”\u00a0PAUL DONOVAN, Sunday Times<\/i><\/b>, 7th May 2007<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE HITCHHIKER\u2019S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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TERTIARY, QUANDARY & QUINTESSENTIAL PHASES (2004-2005):<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cthe quality of the acting is razor-sharp, the radio adaptation pinpoint.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0CHRIS CAMPLING<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 Times T2 May 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe radio event of the month… it didn\u2019t disappoint at all.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0RUTH COWEN<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 Sunday Express May 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be those who listen to…this final series and, with Pavlovian predictability, moan that \u2018it\u2019s not as good as the first\u2019. Well … it\u2019s better.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0JANE ANDERSON <\/i><\/b>Radio Times May 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cYes I did bang on about [it] last week, but this episode is really very good.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PHIL DAOUST\u00a0<\/i><\/b> Guardian G2 May 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

“The quality of writing goes without saying but the production more than keeps up, and indeed enhances the work of its much beloved creator.”\u00a0SONY AWARDS<\/i><\/b> Judges Panel 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

” … a brilliantly written, lively script that matches the original 12 episodes. At the risk of being controversial, it’s better than the book.”\u00a0GUY CLAPPERTON,<\/i><\/b> Radio Times October 2004<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe sound is indeed extraordinary. If you want to know how intelligent aquatic mattresses burble, or how Arthur Dent might sound when chasing a flying sofa across a prehistoric forest, listen on.\u201d DOMINIC WELLS<\/i><\/b> The Eye, The Times October 2004<\/i><\/p>\n

“BBC Radio 4’s serialisation of the last three books in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series has proved more popular on the internet than The Archers or the Today programme …\u00a0 an unprecedented online hit for the BBC with 1 million people listening via the internet …”\u00a0JULIA DAY<\/b> Media Guardian, 28 October 2004<\/em><\/p>\n

” … there\u2019s a real buzz about this production. The series is crammed full of guest stars … there are so many jokes you\u2019ll be desperate to listen again on line.”\u00a0JANE ANDERSON<\/i><\/b> Radio Times, April 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

“… adapted and directed by Dirk Maggs, who, in our opinion, is the best radio drama writer\/director in the world. He\u2019s even better than we are, that\u2019s how amazing he is.\u201d\u00a0TOM LOPEZ<\/i><\/b> ZBS Broadcasting<\/i><\/p>\n

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BBC RADIO 4 AFTERNOON PLAY: MIRABELLE & ME (2005):<\/b><\/p>\n

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“This kind of play – part magic realism, part absurdism, part bad taste romp – can be difficult to pull off, but it was saved by the exemplary direction of Dirk Maggs.”\u00a0MOIRA PETTY<\/i><\/b> The Stage & Television Today, Dec 1st 2005<\/i><\/p>\n

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JOHNNY VEGAS\u2019 NIGHT CLASS 2002:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c… The acting is first rate all round, the use of sound is both clever and evocative at once … as if we were listening to the radio equivalent of cinema verite …\u201d\u00a0NICHOLAS LEZARD <\/i><\/b>Independent On Sunday, 1st September 2002<\/i><\/p>\n

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GOON AGAIN – THE 50th ANNIVERSARY GOON SHOW, 2001:<\/b><\/p>\n

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“Against all the odds … a brilliant tribute to a show that changed the face of radio comedy forever…”\u00a0JOHN MARTLAND, THE STAGE & TELEVISION TODAY<\/i><\/b> May 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… brilliant…\u201d\u00a0EVENING STANDARD HOT TICKETS <\/i><\/b>25th May 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… atmospheric, affectionate and funny…\u201d\u00a0PAUL DONOVAN, THE TIMES<\/i><\/b> 29 May 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

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VOYAGE, 1999:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cSTAR WARS EAT YOUR HEART OUT …so realistic, it\u2019s hard to believe it was recorded in a studio… if you close your eyes you may be fooled into thinking the cinema screen is in front of you\u00a0 … Another undoubted winner for Maggs and BBC Radio Collection.\u201d\u00a0PHILIPPA MORGAN<\/i><\/b>, Talking Business May\/June 1999<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c Dirk Maggs\u2019 production and cast are polished as usual … will hold your attention right to the end.\u201d\u00a0GUY HALEY<\/i><\/b>, SFX Magazine July 1999<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… a wonderfully rich \u2018widescreen\u2019 soundscape, expertly crafted by director\/adapter Dirk Maggs.\u201d\u00a0NIGEL ANDREW<\/i><\/b>, Daily Mail, 12 April 1999<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… the superior technical skills of writer\/director Dirk Maggs add real atmosphere to this five-part dramatisation\u00a0 …\u00a0 it is his technical brilliance which brings it to life…\u201d\u00a0RADIO CHOICE<\/i><\/b>, Mail On Sunday, 11 April 1999<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c…<\/i>Great casting, superb production and an excellent comprehensive music score all in cinematic Dolby Surround Sound. This is right up there with Maggs’s usual stunning production values.\u201d\u00a0AUDIO THEATER.COM <\/i><\/b>Website, Spring 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE GEMINI APES, 1998:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c… Dirk Maggs\u2019 thrill-a-minute scifi drama should lure the kids in from the television\u00a0 …\u201d\u00a0LINDA O\u2019CALLAGHAN<\/i><\/b>, Daily Mail WEEKEND, 19 December 1998<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c…\u00a0 has teenage appeal … a fast-moving saga billed as radio\u2019s answer to the Yuletide movie blockbuster.\u201d\u00a0STEPHANIE BILLEN<\/i><\/b>, The Observer, 20 December 1998<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c…\u00a0 a highly crafted sci-fi morality tale … big, bright, bold, highly original and beautifully done … it ought to be snatched up at once and made into a movie.\u201d\u00a0GILLIAN REYNOLDS<\/i><\/b>, Daily Telegraph, 28th December 1998<\/i><\/p>\n

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AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, 1997:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cLike Dirk Maggs\u2019 previous Radio 1 dramatisations, the pace and production values are simply terrific.\u201d\u00a0KEN GARNER<\/i><\/b>, The Express, 7 April 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe beast was brought triumphantly back to life … thanks to expert direction from Dirk Maggs …\u201d\u00a0STEPHANIE BILLEN<\/i><\/b>, The Observer, 13 April 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe hip language, vivid sound effects, insistent music and Dolby Surround bear witness to Dirk Maggs.\u201d\u00a0PAUL DONOVAN<\/i><\/b>, Sunday Times 7 April 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… Dirk Maggs adds new twists and grizzly sounds to John Landis\u2019s movie … Recommended.\u201d\u00a0RADIO CHOICE<\/i><\/b>, Daily Mail, 7 April 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… an excellent job – congratulations!\u201d\u00a0JOHN LANDIS<\/i><\/b> (An American Werewolf In London, The Blues Brothers) April 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

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INDEPENDENCE DAY UK, 1996:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c… Dirk Maggs\u2019 brilliant Independence Day UK is Number one (in the Bookseller Spoken Word Chart), having already become one of the very few spoken word recordings to make the regular album charts …\u201d\u00a0M.J.SIMPSON<\/i><\/b>, SFX Magazine, Christmas 1996 issue\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c…the script’s literary quality is very much the hallmark of an original and potent form of radio drama. Dirk Maggs previously created very short episodic ‘Audio Movie’ style series of early comic strip stories such as ‘Judge Dredd’, ‘Batman’ and ‘Superman’ for Radio One FM and this production was an extension of that genre…\u201d\u00a0M.A. RADIO COURSE, Goldsmith\u2019s College, University Of London <\/i><\/b>October 1998<\/i><\/p>\n

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PETER PAN, 1995:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c…<\/i>spoken word is much more than an inferior way of experiencing books. A producer such as Dirk Maggs (Spiderman, Peter Pan) uses surround-sound and special effects as an artist uses a pallete.\u201d\u00a0CHRISTINA HARDYMENT<\/i><\/b> New Statesman, October 1997<\/i><\/p>\n

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JUDGE DREDD, 1995:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c… listening to Dirk Maggs\u2019 award-winning \u201caudio movies\u201d is like hearing sound in colour or watching a Cinemascope film with your eyes shut …\u201d\u00a0CHRISTINA HARDYMENT<\/i><\/b>, The Guardian, January 21st 1995<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, 1995:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/i>This is just what you’d hope for from a Marvel Comic Book dramatised for radio. It’s a high powered, fast paced, richly produced and wonderfully performed audio movie… Dirk Maggs\u2019 production is infinitely superior to the embarrassingly sluggish Spiderman brought out by Simon & Schuster.”\u00a0AUDIO THEATER.COM <\/i><\/b>Website, Spring 2001<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cMaggs\u2019 forte is more than marshalling the apt accent: he midwives the whole acoustic of American popular culture onto the airwaves, a rich soundtrack, along with lashings of irony.\u00a0 No wonder people so readily compare radio as a medium with film …\u201d\u00a0ANNE KARPF<\/i><\/b>, The Guardian, January 21st 1995<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… Dirk \u201cMr Genius\u201d Maggs, as Brian May calls him, is Writer Producer Director behind Spider-Man …\u00a0 Were any Archers fan to tune in, their eyebrows might be raised at the adventure and the ground-breaking effects (and wall-smashing, bomb-exploding effects for that matter)…\u201d\u00a0NICHOLAS BARBER<\/i><\/b>, Independent on Sunday, 5th February 1995<\/i><\/p>\n

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BATMAN KNIGHTFALL, 1994:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c… Dirk Maggs, who wrote and produced, threw everything into the pot and stirred vigorously.\u00a0 The result was richly textured, highly flavoursome, original and wonderfully energetic …\u00a0 Maggs struck just the right balance between Gothic horror, gung-ho heroism and camp humour, and maintained it.\u00a0 This sort of speed and density is all too rare in radio …\u201d\u00a0NIGEL ANDREW<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0 <\/i><\/b>Daily Telegraph<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… summoned up Gotham\u2019s nocturnal horrors more effectively than the movies…\u201d\u00a0DAMIAN THOMPSON<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0 <\/i><\/b>Sunday Telegraph<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c… Dirk Maggs productions \u2018Composed through’ like a Lloyd-Webber’ musical – scene boundaries of the lightning cut type – over-aural-excitation – crowded ‘mise en sc\u00e8ne’ – plenitude of sound events…\u201d\u00a0STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY<\/i><\/b> February 2001 NEW MEDIA: NEW PRACTICES: NEW PARADIGMS\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, 1990-3:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cIs it a bird?\u00a0 Is it a plane? No, it\u2019s sheer quickfire genius in the most sensationally produced comic strip.\u201d\u00a0MAIL ON SUNDAY<\/i><\/b>,1992<\/i><\/p>\n

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THE MARX BROTHERS\u2019 FLYWHEEL, SHYSTER & FLYWHEEL, 1990-2:<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201c…for me, your\u00a0version is a flattering improvement…\u201d\u00a0NAT PERRIN<\/i><\/b>, Creator\/Co-writer of the 1932 Marx Brothers Radio series<\/i><\/p>\n

“… I’d give my right arm to be in your Marx Brothers Radio Show.”\u00a0SPIKE MILLIGAN<\/i><\/b>, April 1991<\/i><\/p>\n

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