In the season one finale, tensions escalate when a dispute between Lord Joseph Banks and his Anderlugian hosts over a conical hat and some towels spirals out of control, with dramatic consequences. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello, Greedy Pete), Stephen Templer (Illustrator), Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley), Peter Daube (C...
May 31, 2016•29 min
As the Anderlugians host the crew of the Fortitude to an evening of glogg and salty pudding, Lord Joseph Banks has to contend with an insubordinate trouble-maker who has ideas above his station. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello, Greedy Pete), Stephen Templer (Illustrator), Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley), Peter Daube (Capt...
May 25, 2016•30 min
Lord Joseph Banks and his crew bravely set forth for a journey that will probably result in certain death: traversing the treacherous Boiling Ocean. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello, Greedy Pete), Stephen Templer (Illustrator), Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley), Peter Daube (Captain Quaker), Mick Rose (Arthur C. Oldham Burro...
May 17, 2016•28 min
A religious plant ceremony offends Lord Joseph Banks' sensibilities, and he takes the law into his own hands, with disastrous consequences. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello, Greedy Pete), Stephen Templer (Illustrator), Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley), Peter Daube (Captain Quaker), Mick Rose (Arthur C. Oldham Burroughs), Ke...
May 10, 2016•33 min
Arthur C Oldham Burroughs hosts Lord Joseph Banks to a night of reverie that leads to dangerous temptations and forces him to question the morality of his much loved Uncle Bertie. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) Peter Daube (Captain Quaker) Mick Rose (Arthur C...
May 03, 2016•32 min
Lord Joseph Banks scours the port of Batavia in search of his Uncle Bertie. A clue leads him to Arthur C Oldham Burroughs, an expatriate writer with controversial views on Lord Banks' mission. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) Peter Daube (Captain Quaker) Mick R...
Apr 26, 2016•30 min
The weather turns foul and Lord Joseph Banks' mood turns even fouler when a higher authority threatens his chances of catching an Admiralis Mirabilis. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) and Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) and Peter Daube (Captain Quaker). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies....
Apr 19, 2016•25 min
Lord Joseph Banks makes the HMS Fortitude set course for a mountainous island for a highly important mission to catch a rare butterfly. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) and Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) and Peter Daube (Captain Quaker). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies. Music by Lawre...
Apr 12, 2016•23 min
Lord Joseph Banks negotiates with the Anderlugians, ramping up tensions in the process. But his efforts at diplomacy are not appreciated by all. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) and Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) and Peter Daube (Captain Quaker). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies. Music...
Apr 05, 2016•23 min
An ominous warbler brings news that the dreaded Anderlugians seek a rendezvous, but Lord Joseph Banks faces a greater enemy within his own ranks. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) and Stephen Templer (Illustrator) Tom Clarke (Young Nick), Gavin Rutherford (Nutty), Madeline McNamara (Edna Halley) and Peter Daube (Captain Quaker). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies. Musi...
Mar 29, 2016•21 min
Lord Joseph Banks assembles a crew for a noble mission: to go to the very source of pleasure, in order to destroy it. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Introducing Nigel Collins (Salty Jules, Dr. Fincello) and Stephen Templer (Illustrator). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies. Music by Lawrence Arabia. Original artwork by Stephen Templer. Produced by Fiona Elwood. Audio Design by: Nic McGowan and Thomas Press. A co-product...
Mar 22, 2016•22 min
Lord Joseph Banks, the squillionaire nephew of the controversial botanist Bertie Banks, has an auspicious encounter with a cheesemonger. His resulting cheese dream leads him and his servant Solander to his uncle's botanarium, where he discovers Bertie's magnum opus, and decides to embark on a great adventure. Featuring Jemaine Clement (Lord Joseph Banks), Lawrence Arabia (Solander) and Jonathan Brugh (Narrator). Written and directed by Duncan Sarkies. Music by Lawrence Arabia. Original artwork b...
Mar 15, 2016•30 min
Premiering Wed 2/1. From Stitcher and South Coast Shenanigans, The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium is a 12 episode scripted fantasy adventure starring Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords). Listen each week as Lord Joseph Banks (Clement) sets sail to find a plant known to be the very source of pleasure in the world: Heaven’s Clover.
Mar 07, 2016•2 min
