Box 39 - series 3: Recent Episodes
Guppy Productions
'Box 39' is the radio show with its community heart worn firmly on its sleeve, and it is first broadcast on Colne Radio in North East Essex, UK Whatever comes out of Box 39 is unique - gorgeous music, features, chat and humour – and it is created, performed and produced with a big smile by members of our global community brotherhood.
Box 39 is in Istanbul, the city on the edge of Europe and Asia, to speak to a number of expatriate listeners who reveal just what community life is like for them. From sport, to work, leisure to the school run, this is a fascinating examination of the differences, challenges and surprises that are faced by those living in Istanbul. With wonderful music too.
Guest Presenter Gurpreet Sidhu joins Bill in the Box 39 studio for a very alternative look at the powerful annual global festival and celebration that we know as Christmas. With humour, chat, features and community, enjoy an entertaining examination of alternatives - that whilst we cant ignore Christmas, there are many different ways we can enjoy it. With wonderful music.
With Bill Lawrance, Gurpreet Sidhu and Adrian Coen
It's the festive season in the Box 39 studio, but this is 2020, and this is no ordinary Christmas, with a global pandemic raging outside and family gatherings for Christmas recently cancelled. Guest presenter Jo Coldwell joins Bill to offer ideas for how to survive, and ways in which we can still feel the love and warmth of our communities' celebrations, and enjoy our brussels sprouts even if we are celebrating alone this year. With fantastic and heart warming music, chat, features, humour and a Happy Christmas to all.
Bob May joins Bill in the Box 39 studio, for a lively review of the cars he has owned, driven, admired - and disliked. From the ubiquitous Cortina to the super-charged Lamborghini, a Life in Cars is a fond and forgiving reminder of those cars we have all loved - and hated! With great car-related music.
With Bill Lawrance, Bob May and Adrian Coen
Bill and Iain return to the Box 39 studio in search of everything Normal - with standard Chat, regular Features, conventional Humour and routine Community - and with outstanding music, of course
With Bill Lawrance, Iain Tallentire and Adrian Coen
With Donald Trump' presidency of the USA nearly over, Box 39 allowed him one hour in the studio to talk about his feelings, thoughts, ideas and beliefs. All mixed together with the best music.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 continues its live show from the US, on the eve of the 2020 Elections there. What will be the outcome? What will change? An why is Alabama so important? With correspondents Pamela Ennis in Washington and Carole in Arizona, and great music too.
With Bill Lawrance, Iain Tallentire and Adrian Coen
Box 39 goes stateside for a live show via Zoom with our US correspondent in Washington, Pamela Ennis - for everything that we need to know about the elections for President of the USA - the man who for the next 4 years will be the most powerful man in the world. With contributions from our correspondent Carole, in Arizona, and lots of rather great music too.
With Bill Lawrance, Iain Tallentire and Adrian Coen
Mike Harwood joins Bill to look at so much in our community to be positive about in somewhat difficult times as the global pandemic continues. Recorded just as the first vaccine was being announced, Bill and Mike find there is so much to be happy and positive about, in art, culture, technology and science - and play some wonderful music too.
With Bill Lawrance, Mike Harwood and Adrian Coen
Gurpreet Sidhu joins Bill in the studio to present a show that reflects upon ourselves - our identities and our personality types. Intelligent and strong conversation, with features and perfectly chosen music make this a memorable studio debut from Gurpreet.
With Bill Lawrance, Gurpreet Sidhu and Adrian Coen
Bob May guests with Bill as they travel by train, setting off from Romford in the south of Essex Their journey takes them to the coast at Southend via Billericay, then back to Chelmsford, Braintree, Colchester and finally reaching their destination at Harwich in the north east of the county. discovering the unusual, interesting and eclectic towns and stations that they pass through, they listen to music for every stop.
With Bill Lawrance, Bob May and Adrian Coen
Box 39 welcomes our presenter Mike Harwood back into the studio after lockdown, to chat about his Memoir written during shielding. A full life lived, from Portsmouth boy, to money laundering in the Sudan, then cool living in San Francisco, and impersonating Hollywood's finest in Australia, lead Mike to settle eventually here in our north east Essex community. A fascinating journey accompanied by remarkable music.
With Bill Lawrance, Mike Harwood and Adrian Coen
Guest presenter Jay Grant joins Bill in the socially distanced Box 39 studio, for a fast moving show of chat, humour, features and community that embraces our favourite 30th largest state in the US, the mighty fine Alabama...
With Bill Lawrance, Jay Grant and Adrian Coen
Bill and Iain are back in the studio, albeit with a think piece of glass between them. Bill is in the Senior Presenter's Chair, but can Iain hit the grade, rise in importance and seal his reputation? Chat, features, humour and community - and the best music of course.
With Bill Lawrance, Iain Tallentire and Adrian Coen
The Box 39 studio reopens, but with strict social distancing rules Bill is on his own with his 2 metre rule and a Zoom connection to Pamela in Washington, USA. But its good to be back, with an hour of much needed positivity and happy music.
With Bill Lawrance, Pamela Ennis and Adrian Coen
Box 39 crosses the Atlantic to our US correspondent Pamela Ennis in Washington who delivers a personal letter from America, a lament to the broken dreams of the civil rights movements of times gone by. Introduced by Bill Lawrance, and in conversation with Iain Tallentire, Pam takes us through the last half century and questions how far the US has embraced the hopes and dreams for equality that were at the forefront of the black civil rights movement when she was born in the early 1960s. Fantastic musical choices accompany her examination of Americas Broken Dream.
With Bill Lawrance, Iain Tallentire and Pamela Ennis.
With original and exclusive contributions from Box 39 listeners from around the World, our global journey includes the best music from those 4 Earthly corners too!
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 goes back to the last decade of the 20th Century, and re-lives the news, the voices, and the best music from 1995. Guaranteed to make your nostalgia juices simmer and shake, whether you were actually there or not.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 speaks to members of the Flat Earth Society, investigates their claims, and makes a decision. With all the best music of course!
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
With clips from news stories of the past, interspersed with reports from present day Norwich, Box 39 finds a community beyond compare, deep in the heart of rural England. Rich in History and equally comfortable with contemporary 21st century life, Norwich is 'a fine city'. With gorgeous music curated by Box 39 listener Donna From Norwich.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 escapes from the present and returns to the past, to hear the voices and choice music from 1980. A soundscape of a once familiar era serves up up a tasty and filling misty-eyed nostalgia feast for you to enjoy, whether you remember 1980 or not!
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Bryn Griffiths, the voice of radio football, assesses the changes lockdown created for players, clubs and fans, with his personal and powerful review of the impact of the COVID19 global pandemic.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
The crisis of COVID-19 deepens and the community reflects upon adjusting to the 'new normal' of life. With emotional reflections and honest hopes and fears, this is History writ large - with great music.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
As the global pandemic worsens, life is changed forever. Our community reflects upon the impact on ordinary life, and its an emotional time as all face more change. History on our doorstep - with great music.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
As Box 39 sits in its new location away from the studio, there are more shimmering messages from friends, colleagues and listeners about the unprecedented situation that a global pandemic has created. History is being defined right here, right now...and with great music.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 has been taken out of the studio for the first lockdown of a global pandemic, and the show shimmers with contributions from listeners, colleagues and presenters, reflecting on their new lives at home, learning how face masks work, what Zoom is, and how far 2 metres is from the next shopper! This is History with great music.
With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen
Box 39 packs a flask of coffee and some marmalade sandwiches, and goes for a day out to the beautiful and historic port of Harwich on the Essex coast. We watch a tense local football match, and speak to players and the club chairman about the position of their team in the heart of their community, and we end our day in a historic and haunted pub! And with wonderful music too!
With Bill Lawrance, Bob May and Bryn Griffiths.