The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium

The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Berties Botanarium Podcast

The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium is a historical fiction podcast produced by South Coast Shenanigans and Stitcher and hosted by Jemaine Clement.

Background

The podcast was originally intended to be a film, which had a video trailer released in 2011, but creating a film was too expensive so the creators considered making a graphic novel or radio program instead.[1][2] They decided on creating a podcast, which debuted March 16, 2016 exclusively on Howl.fm.[3][4] The show was released on February 1, 2017 for free on other platforms.[5] The podcast was a 24 episodes series.[6] The podcast stars Jemaine Clement as Lord Joseph Banks and the show was written and produced by Duncan Sarkies, Stephen Templer, and James Milne.[7] Milne, also known as Lawrence Arabia created the music for the podcast.[8] The podcast is a story about the British botanist Joseph Banks in an parallel world with an alternate history.[9] The show contains elements of historical fiction, fantasy, adventure fiction, and comedy.[10][11]

Reception

Karl Puschmann wrote in The New Zealand Herald that the podcast is a "lavishly produced, epic-sized, comedy-adventure".[12] Diana Brown wrote in Black Information Network that the show is "Lush, fantastical, and very funny".[13]

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Robert (May 6, 2016). "TV Picks: 'Charles Lummis,' 'Uncle Bertie's Botanarium,' 'Loud House'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Manhire, Toby (April 16, 2016). "Duncan Sarkies and Jemaine Clement: Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: A New Fantasy Podcast Series Has Been Hatched in Wellington – Featuring Kiwi Creators, a Host of Local Talent and One Half of Flight of the Conchords". RNZ National. Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mysterious secrets' explored in new podcast". 3newsnow.com. E. W. Scripps Company. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mysterious Secrets' Explored in New Podcast". Denver7.com. E. W. Scripps Company. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Hershon, Marc (March 25, 2017). "Soundcast Reviews: The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium and Good One". HuffPost. BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Podcast Review: The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium". The Quill. Brandon University. February 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Wright, Megh (February 24, 2016). "Jemaine Clement's New Podcast 'The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium' Premieres Next Month". Vulture. Vox Media. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Locker, Melissa (March 27, 2016). "The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium: Jemaine Clement's Otherworldly Podcast: Jemaine Clement Rose to Fame on the Strength of His Radio Show Flight of the Conchords. Now He is Returning to His Radio Roots With a New Fantastical Serialized Podcast, the Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  9. ^ S., Mark (February 24, 2016). Kleinschmidt, Matt (ed.). "Jermaine Clement's "The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium" Podcast to Premiere on Howl". The Laugh Button. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jemaine Clement's The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium launches". Stuff. Stuff Limited. March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Truitt, Brian (March 15, 2016). "Jemaine Clement Sets Sail on 'Uncle Bertie's' Podcast: Jemaine Clement's Kooky Characters Are Usually a Sight to See and Now a Pleasure to Hear". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Mid-Term Report: The Best Podcasts of 2017 So Far". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. June 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  13. ^ Brown, Diana (June 17, 2019). "Escape Reality With These Ten Incredible Fiction Podcasts". Black Information Network. iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.