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Just what are those strange, multi-coloured [[light]]s in the [[sky]]? Can anyone say for certain? | Just what are those strange, multi-coloured [[light]]s in the [[sky]]? Can anyone say for certain? | ||
It's [[1972]] and [[Vince Cosmos]] is all the [[rage]]. He is the enigmatic Glam Rock star who sings about being an alien and whose followers worship him. [[Poppy Munday]] is the secretary of his [[fan club]] – Sunderland chapter – and all her [[dream]]s are about to come true when she finds herself drawn into the strange orbit of the Seventies' most fabulous star. | It's [[1972]] and [[Vince Cosmos]] is all the [[rage]]. He is the enigmatic Glam Rock star who sings about being an alien and whose followers worship him. [[Poppy Munday]] is the secretary of his [[Vince Cosmos fan club, South Shields chapter|fan club]] – Sunderland chapter – and all her [[dream]]s are about to come true when she finds herself drawn into the strange orbit of the Seventies' most fabulous star. | ||
But what if Vince Cosmos really is an alien? One engaged in a secret battle with aliens already on Earth? | But what if Vince Cosmos really is an alien? One engaged in a secret battle with aliens already on Earth? | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 18 February 2021
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Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective was a Bafflegab Productions audio story written by Paul Magrs and featuring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Glam Rock star Vince Cosmos.
The story expanded upon Vince Cosmos, a character first introduced in Enter Wildthyme, giving more context to his plight against the Martians.
Vince Cosmos would later appear as a ghost in Gobbleknoll Hall, an episode of the audio series Baker's End (which also featured the in-universe Tom Baker, as played by Tom Baker).
Publisher's summary
Why have sales of spray-on glitter gone up sevenhundredfold in one year?
Why has a one-time songster on the drab folk scene suddenly reincarnated himself as an ambisexual rock god hero who claims he has come to save the Earth?
Just what are those strange, multi-coloured lights in the sky? Can anyone say for certain?
It's 1972 and Vince Cosmos is all the rage. He is the enigmatic Glam Rock star who sings about being an alien and whose followers worship him. Poppy Munday is the secretary of his fan club – Sunderland chapter – and all her dreams are about to come true when she finds herself drawn into the strange orbit of the Seventies' most fabulous star.
But what if Vince Cosmos really is an alien? One engaged in a secret battle with aliens already on Earth?
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Vince Cosmos - Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Poppy Munday - Lauren Kellegher
- Trisha Wiley - Margaret Cabourn-Smith
- Gilda Fairbanks - Katy Manning
- Mr Glister / Timmy - Alex Lowe
- Arthur Corn - David Benson
References
- Poppy's mam is named Winnie.
- Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are mentioned.
- Vince is listening to "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi.
Notes
- The story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
- Vince Cosmos and Poppy Munday first appeared together in the Iris Wildthyme story Hang onto Yourself (with Vince himself having first appeared in Enter Wildthyme), and Mr Glister debuted in The Delightful Bag.
Continuity
- Arthur Corn was also the band manager of the Tomorrow Twins. (AUDIO: Horror of Glam Rock)
- Timothy Bold interviews Cosmos on Smashing Tunes. (PROSE: Timothy Bold Interviews Vince Cosmos)
