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|image = Vince Cosmos- Glam Rock Detective.jpg | |image = Vince Cosmos- Glam Rock Detective.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Vince Cosmos|Cosmos]], [[Poppy Munday|Poppy]] | |main character = [[Vince Cosmos|Cosmos]], [[Poppy Munday|Poppy]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]], [[Arthur Corn]] | |enemy = [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]], [[Arthur Corn]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1972]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1972]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|director = [[Simon Barnard]] | |director = [[Simon Barnard]] | ||
|producer = Simon Barnard | |producer = Simon Barnard | ||
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|cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
|publisher = Bafflegab Productions | |publisher = Bafflegab Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 February 2013 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br>Download | ||
}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
{{You may|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective|n1=the in-universe album}} | }}{{You may|Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective|n1=the in-universe album}} | ||
'''''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]]. | '''''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 (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'', giving more context to his plight against the [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]]. | The story expanded upon Vince Cosmos, a character first introduced in ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'', giving more context to his plight against the [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]]. | ||
Vince Cosmos would later appear | Vince Cosmos would later appear as a [[ghost]] in ''Gobbleknoll Hall'', an episode of the audio series ''[[Baker's End (audio series)|Baker's End]]'' (which also featured the [[Master of Baker's End]], who has been portrayed as both the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker himself]], as played by real [[Tom Baker]]). | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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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|fan club]] – [[Vince Cosmos fan club, Sunderland chapter|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? | ||
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* [[Trisha Wiley]] - [[Margaret Cabourn-Smith]] | * [[Trisha Wiley]] - [[Margaret Cabourn-Smith]] | ||
* [[Gilda Fairbanks]] - [[Katy Manning]] | * [[Gilda Fairbanks]] - [[Katy Manning]] | ||
* Mr [[Glister (The Delightful Bag)|Glister]] - [[Alex Lowe]] | * Mr [[Glister (The Delightful Bag)|Glister]] / [[Timothy Bold|Timmy]] - [[Alex Lowe]] | ||
* [[Arthur Corn]] - [[David Benson]] | * [[Arthur Corn]] - [[David Benson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Poppy's mam is named [[Winnie (Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective)|Winnie]]. | |||
* [[Cinderella]] and [[Rumpelstiltskin]] are mentioned. | * [[Cinderella]] and [[Rumpelstiltskin]] are mentioned. | ||
* Vince is listening to "''[[The Four Seasons]]''" by [[Vivaldi]]. | * Vince is listening to "''[[The Four Seasons]]''" by [[Vivaldi]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Arthur Corn was also the band manager of the [[Tomorrow Twins]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]'') | * Arthur Corn was also the band manager of the [[Tomorrow Twins]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Horror of Glam Rock (audio story)|Horror of Glam Rock]]'') | ||
* [[Timothy Bold]] interviews Cosmos on ''[[Smashing Tunes]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timothy Bold Interviews Vince Cosmos (short story)|Timothy Bold Interviews Vince Cosmos]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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