
The Wivenhoe Free Festival, 1969
Almost forgotten, but never forgiven. Hear the truth at last, as we uncover that moment in Wivenhoe’s past, that very nearly made global history. With Adrian Coen
Almost forgotten, but never forgiven. Hear the truth at last, as we uncover that moment in Wivenhoe’s past, that very nearly made global history. With Adrian Coen
I burned a stick of sage live on air, and replaced the usual mix of Britpop, indie, and dance with 15 uninterrupted minutes of whale sounds remixed by DJ Spoony. But it turned out that people don’t want chakras with their cereal. They want Elastica, banter about what was the best Pot Noodle, surprise calls from Timmy Mallett pretending to be Tony Blair. and Mr. Blobby and The Chemical Brothers doing the weather.
Was Shakespeare actually Edward de Vere from Wivenhoe? With live Shin-kicking, an Elizabethan Banquet in the studio, and everyone’s made their own Codpiece. Nigel from Accounts has even attached a working sundial… with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Mike Harwood
Ade’s lucid dream takes him all around the world in the hope of meeting Helen Mirren for a chat in Africa. And here it is. With Jenny Miller
to cycle to Ho Chi Minh City from Colchester, go down the Lexden Road to the A12, and once past Witham it’s pretty straightforward really…
From the heights of Carry On Cleo in 1966, to the depths of On The Buses in 1971. Was it the lowest point of TV comedy, as the UK faced unprecedented decline and chaos? Maybe people just needed something silly…
“there was a massive glumness across Britian caused by the discovery of austerity, and having to wear cardboard suits and stockings made of gravy” But that’s all changed now. Older Age is the new Younger age… with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Kate Lawrance
In politics, sport, war and business, flawed choices have changed our world. Box 39 puts on its lucky pants, and investigates.
It’s the worlds biggest car park, and made the Rave scene available to anyone with a Ford Cortina and a pocketful of E’s…
Turn left at Wivenhoe Station, then go about 12000 km south-east and you can’t miss it. Lovely place. Wonderful toilets and so clean. Thank you Barry.
It was the bacon roll that saved me. That, and Steve’s bread pudding. And the most beautiful walk in the whole of Yorkshire.
Bahowo is a small fishing village, by the South China Sea, on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, on the equator, to the east of Borneo and to the north of Java. At the heart of this community is Bahowo School, from where children of Bahowo have written their tales for us.
This episode is entirely in Indonesian. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, The Baroness Janet Fookes, Phil Boast, Paula Larcher, Sebastian & Cicha, and the children of Bahowo School
This episode is entirely in Indonesian. Once again with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, The Baroness Janet Fookes, Phil Boast, Paula Larcher, Sebastian & Cicha, and the children of Bahowo School
This episode is entirely in Indonesian. Once more with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, The Baroness Janet Fookes, Phil Boast, Paula Larcher, Sebastian & Cicha, and the children of Bahowo School
This episode is entirely in Indonesian. One more time, with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, The Baroness Janet Fookes, Phil Boast, Paula Larcher, Sebastian & Cicha, and the children of Bahowo School
Seasonal capers, with live studio guests, including Queen Camilla, Jacob Rees Mogg, Tony Soprano, Michael Portillo, Kylie Minogue, Cameron Diaz, Liz Truss, Dame Edna, Julie Andrews, Rev, Justin Welby and many more.
Ian Hornett has advanced Pun-osis and hyper Pun-itis, Treatment is required urgently, but Susie Dent is at the bingo.
In 1979, David Bowie released his album ‘Lodger’, triggering a series of letters between Adrian, Bowie and other public figures that lasted for over a year. Hidden in a storage unit in Marks Tey, until now.