This song ends Episode 2: The Dangers of Pleasure, in season one of 'The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium' - an epic, richly sound-designed fantasy adventure, created by a truly unique trio of writer/director Duncan Sarkies, musician Lawrence Arabia and artist Stephen Templer. Starring Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and an ensemble of creative friends from Wellington, New Zealand.  You can listen to more at Howl.fm

I  Left My Heart in Damprot

An excerpt from, The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium, Episode 7: The Trail of the Monocle.

Land Ahoy

Wave your antennae
from side to side
Shed your skin
and metamorphosise
Shimmy that thorax
Wiggle those wings
Grab another insect
and make some larvae!

Do The Insect

Lord Banks, On Having Fun.  (starring Jemaine Clement as Lord Banks; Gavin Rutherford as Nutty; Lawrence Arabia as Solander)

The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium - excerpt from episode 10

Episode 11 -  Jerp Hup

Episode 13 : RAT IN THE RANKS - teaser

The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium - unclebertie.com

Episode 14 : THE SACRED COCONUT - teaser

An historical-fantasy comedy extravaganza for your listening pleasure -  created by Duncan Sarkies, James Milne and Stephen Templer and featuring Jemaine Clement and Lawrence Arabia.

It's easy for an aristocrat to fall out of touch with the common man and the common woman, especially in Damprot Upon Tyne, the jewel of the Gravy Isles.

Episode One: Cheese Dreams in the Gravy Isles - AVAILABLE SOON


Uncle Berties teaser 2

The story of an idle aristocratic plant enthusiast who sets out on an ambitious voyage to the Boiling Ocean – and beyond – to restore the good name of his long lost Uncle Bertie, the disgraced botanist, and destroy pleasure once and for all!

Created by Duncan Sarkies, James Milne and Stephen Templer and featuring Jemaine Clement and Lawrence Arabia.

In Damprot Upon Tyne restraint from pleasure is the backbone of society. And the greatest way to receive pleasure, as we all know, is from a plant. In this audio snippet Joseph Banks and his assistant Solander discover a room full of plants. Temptation doesn't come much greater than this... 

Episode One: Cheese Dreams in the Gravy Isles AVAILABLE SOON