Well, we did it! On Saturday the 30th of October, as part of the ‘Off the Shelf’ festival, the ‘Cornucopia Radio Show’ was broadcast live from the Sheffield Winter Gardens, for 6 hours between 11am and 5pm.

The day featured poets, storytellers, comedians, performers, actors, musicians, singers and local amateur dramatic groups. Yes, it was a little chaotic (let there be no doubt about that!) but it was also pretty amazing, because amazing is the thing we do best!

Click here for an image gallery featuring every performer or click on the audio player below to listen to each and every act (and if you’d like to download them as individual mp3s click here)

And if you’d like to get involved in any of our future live events or help with the recording of our studio pieces, then our email address would be a good place to start: studio@cornucopia-radio.co.uk

Sophie cannot finish her dinner, she says she’s eaten enough. Sophie’s trying to make herself thinner. Says she’s eating too much and her brother says, “You’re joking,” and her mother’s heart is broken. Sophie has a hard time coping and besides; Sophie’s hoping… She can be like all the other girls…

Bones is a new play written by Renate Reynolds and tells the story of a young girl suffering through the inner turmoil and hurt that ‘Anorexia Nervosa’ has brought to her soul.

CAST:
Sophie  -  Renate Reynolds
Sophies Mum – Elaine Parker
Adam – Matthew Brown
Harriet – Lucie O’Grady

Music: This radio play features the track, Sophie by Eleanor Mcevoy and ‘Skin and Bones’ by Renate Reynolds

This Production was Written by Renate Reynolds
And was Directed and Edited by Peter Beeston
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license

The gods think they can do what they want with us. They make shit for us and we’re supposed to deal with it. But you forget, we’ve also been given free will to express what we want and when we want it. We say this because we do not accept your court, we do not accept your laws, and we do not accept you! All we do is mirror the chaos around us. The Sad Tale of Sisyphus by Gill Buttery is new our adult retelling of the classical Greek myth of sisysphus, with new modern political undertones.

CAST:
Sisyphus – Dave Ridley
Tyro – Rosie Le Grys
Thanatos – Alison Fell
Guard – Phil McKenna
Hades – Patrick Black
Persephone – Alice Collins
Zeus – Ron Clayton

This Production was Written and Produced by Gill Buttery
And was Directed and Edited by Peter Beeston
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license

‘Fractured Lives’ explores how the First World War literally fractured lives. The war’s many casualties were not just amongst the dead. There were the men maimed and disabled with scars that would blight the rest of their lives. The play also has resonance for the present day, as wars and international conflicts continue to fracture lives, leaving scars and injuries that can last a lifetime. Today men still return from war’s ‘theatre’ to play out new roles that they have not chosen.

CAST

Will -  Kevin Cordell
Vera -  Gill Buttery
Budgie -  Phil Eardly
Clive -  Dave Ridley
Ellen -  Alison Fell
Tom – Kai Roland
Len -  Patrick Black
Arthur -  Tim Jones
Kitty -  Alice Collins
Haig -  Ian Carter
Fred – Rob Atkinson
Guard – Jonathan Syer
Doctor – Phil Mason

Credits: Written by Alice Collins. Directed and Edited by Peter Beeston.
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license

The following show contains violent scenes, acts of a sexual nature and strong language throughout. It might also contain flashing imagery and small traces of nuts. It is unsuitable for children, pets, old people, pregnant mothers, gay people, straight people, bisexual people, white people, black people, people of any skin colour, people with skin, people without skin and people called ‘George’. You are strongly advised not to listen to the following program and to turn off your radio straight away. Unless you don’t want to, in which case….neeeehgh

Section 1: All The Kingfishers are Dead  – Joe Lister Yates
Section 2: Wonderfull Ducks -  Nick Draper
Section 3: Captain Awesome -  Nic Bowden, Phil Mason, Renate Reynolds, Jonathan Syer, Joe-Lister Yates, Graham Rodgers
Section 4: The Interview -  Renate Reynolds, Elaine Parker, Matthew Brown
Section 5: Dogs in my Nose -  Sangita Busadev
Section 6: The Devil -  Rex Davies
Section 7: Things that You Think -  Ben Folds
Section 8: Samuel Jones – Nic Bowden, Phil Mason, Jonathan Syer, Joe-Lister Yates
Section 9: Emily – Computer Voice
Section 10: Leeds United – Amanda Palmer
Section 11: Safety First – Nic Bowden, Jonathan Syer, Joe-Lister Yates
Section 12: Renagade Cows – Alan Robinson

This show was written by Phil Mason, Graham Marshall, Peter Beeston, Renate Reynolds, Matthew Brown and Andrew Callow.
Peter Quistgard can be contacted on: 200/00/37YQOQ7L
This show was edited and directed By Peter Beeston

On this weeks radio show, We host a panel discussion to ask if we really are too soft on them. Maybe they need locking up and the key throwing away. Then the key finding again, and then burying in concrete; then sent into space and finally back in time. At this point we should go back to where we locked them up to begin with and kill them. Then bring them back to life with the help of some type of voodoo witch-doctor and kill them again. That’ll teach ‘em to call us ‘not funny’…

Section 1: Intro
Section 2: Flat pack world – David Cox
Section 3: Toliet – Jason Turner
Section 4: The Mother of All Funk Chords – Kuitman
Section 5: Soap – Nick Card
Section 6: Threads – Peter Beeston, Laura Rae
Section 7: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 8: Ultimate Showdown – Lemon Demon
Section 9: Sex Shop – Peter Beeston, Jason Turner
Section 10: McD – David Reaney, Ian Carter
Section 11: Call Center – Iain Chandler
Section 12: Mario – XOC
Section 13: The Guard – Nick Card, Peter Beeston, Nick Drapper
Section 14: Ending

It Was Written by Peter Beeston, Jason Turner and Nick Card.
Our Legal Advisors were Peter Quistguard, Peter Quistguard and Peter Quistguard.
This Show was edited and Directed By Peter Beeston

Due to an accident involving a decapitated head and copy of the ‘Oxford English Dictionary’; this weeks ‘Cornucopia Radio Show’ has been cancelled and replaced with a drama set in a small Welsh weaving shed looking at the events leading up to the abdication of Edward VIII through the eyes of a professional footballer and a politicians widow. We hope you enjoy it…

Section 1: Guard – Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Nick Draper
Section 2: Intro
Section 3: NHS – Laura Rae, Roy Powell
Section 4: Care of The Elderly – Jason Turner, Nick Card
Section 5: Brackish Weather – CassetBoy
Section 6: Bayeux – Graham Rodgers, Chris Lloyd
Section 7: Pams Pets – Wendy Davies, Rex Davies
Section 8: Spam Email – Nick Card
Section 9: Printer Jam – Mistabishi
Section 10: Pams Pets – Wendy Davies, Peter Beeston
Section 11: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 12: Richard Dawkins – Paul Amber
Section 13: Power Tabs – Renate Faye,  Claire Hodgson, Phil Mason, Peter Drobinski
Section 14: Mayfly – Phil Mason
Section 15: Escher – Peter Beeston, Nick Draper
Section 16: Maguffin – Deena Lees

It was written By Peter Beeston, Jason Turner and Phil Mason.
Peter Quistgard was accidentally sacrificed to our gods during this performance.
We apologise to his family.
This Show was Edited and Directed By Peter Beeston

This week we present a dramatised audio re-enactment of the Second World War. Recorded entirely in and around the ‘Meadowhall Shopping Centre’. Hitler annexes Primark and WH Smith’s. Chamberlain tells him to stay out of Tesco’s. Hitler’s 8th Panzer trolleys invade Tesco’s. Chamberlian declares war and sends in his task force across the car park and into Clinton’s Cards. Japan mounts a surprise attack and bombs CostaCoffee…

Section 1: Intro
Section 2: Guineaa Pig – Andrew Martin, Stephen Bullivant
Section 3: Channel 5 – Chris Drury, Michael Thompson
Section 4: Alone in The Make out Room – Broken Family Band
Section 5: Puppet Pleasure Agency – Nick Card, Gillian Langley, Kerry Marriot
Section 6: Channel 5 – Jason Turner, Michael Thompson
Section 7: Richard Dawkins – Paul Amber,
Section 8: Bear Amour Tech – Phil Mason, Wendy Davies
Section 9: Cornwallis – Peter Drobinski, Andrew Calow, Renate Reynolds
Section 10: Empty My Pocket – Andrew Pants
Section 11: Junk the Junk – Laura Rae, Nick card, Colin Empson
Section 12: Radio Jingles
Section 13: Falling – Tim Rutherford
Section 14: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 15: I am a Paleontigist – They Might Be Giants
Section 16: Guard – Peter Beeston, Nick Crad
Section 17: American Money – Seatbelts
Section 18: Men of Snow – Peter Drobinski, Rex Davies, Renate Reynolds, Chris Drury

Written By Peter Beeston, Jason Turner, Andrew Martin and Andrew Calow.
Medical Supervision was Peter Quistgard.
This Show was Edited and Directed By Peter Beeston

Due to lack of bandwith in this edition of our website, there is, regrettably, no room to give details about this weeks ‘Cornucopia Radio Show’ in the allotted amount of webspace available, due to the shortage of available data, except to say that the usual allocation is normally larger than this….   

Section 1: Intro
Section 2: TV Licence – Phil Mason
Section 3: 22 Mouse – Nine Pound Hammer
Section 4: Die Happy – Robert Perkins
Section 5: Big Wheel – Chris Drury
Section 6: TV License – Phil Mason
Section 7: Dr Yang – Ben Folds
Section 8: Mastermind – Andrew Martin, Andy Finnerty
Section 9: Radio Emergency – Peter Drobinski, Renate Reynolds, Chris Lloyd, Phil Mason
Section 10: Sashimi – Tunng
Section 11: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 12: Backpeddle – Stephen Bullivant, Barry Fisher, David Reaney
Section 13: I’m Just Bloody Inside – Liam Lynch
Section 14: The Guard – Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Nick Draper
Section 15: As a Human – CassetteBoy
Section 16: Dave – Barry Fisher, David Reaney, George Webster
Section 17: Mr Lloyd – Jason Turner

Written By Peter Beeston, Jason Turner, Andrew Martin and Andrew Calow.
Medical Supervision was Peter Quistgard.
This Show was Edited and Directed By Peter Beeston

In this, the very first show in a new six-part “Cornucopia Radio” series, our team of performers and writers get involved in many different and exciting situations while playing many different and exciting roles. They will also be doing many different and exciting characters and introducing numerous different and exciting sketches which are performed with different and exciting surprise guests. The two words which sum up this show are…really great.

Section 1: Intro – Featuring Michael Thompson
Section 2: Rock Rules – Gillian Langley Andrew Martin and George Webster
Section 3: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 4: Golden Age of Video – Ricardo Autobahn
Section 5: The Guard – Peter Beeston, Nick Card
Section 6: Worrals Answer Phone – Jason Turner
Section 7: Dobbin – Kerry Marriott
Section 8: Snooker – Chris Drury
Section 9: A Mars a day – Andrew Hopton, Alan Robinson
Section 10: Get Your Typewriter On – Missy Elliot
Section 11: Happy Hour – Wendy Davies, Chris Cockburn, Phil Mason
Section 12: Doggie Snoosers – Wendy Davies, Chris Cockburn, Phil Mason, Rex Davies
Section 13: The Kids are Radioactive – Misty Big Adventure
Section 14: Titanic – Roy Powell, Colin Empson, Nick Cad
Section 15: Dr Teeth – Paul Brunt
Section 16: Air Crash – Roy Powell, Colin Empson, Nick Cad
Section 17: Guard – Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Nick Drapper
Section 18: Ending – Michael Thompson

Written By Peter Beeston, Jason Turner, Phil Mason, Roderick Shearer.
Audio Production by Peter Quistgard.

On Hallowe’en the thing you must do, Is pretend that nothing can frighten you. An’ if somethin’ scares you and you want to run. Jus’ let on like it’s Hallowe’en fun.

‘Cornucopia Radio’ returned to the airwaves of Sheffield Live! 93.2fm on the 31st of October to present another six hour ‘Halloween Marathon’, starting at 1am and finishing at the first light of 7am. The show featured brand new original short stories, plays, monologues, sketches and Halloween music. Instead of giving you the full six hours; on this page you can listen to a special one hour production of all the best bits from the entire evening: (Warning: this programme might contain material some people could find offensive)
Halloween Special

Credits: Produced, Written and Edited by Peter Beeston. Additional material written by Andrew Calow
Performed By: Andrew Martin, Andy Finnerty, Graham Rodgers, Carol Mac,  Andrew Hopton, Alan Robinson, David Cox, and Deena Lees.
This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license

And so, after 12 original shows, that was it. I had become too much of a danger to the people around me, to the people I loved, even to the people of Sheffield Live! whom I was rather indifferent to. So I handed in the CD containing the ‘best of show‘, collected all my belongings in a rucksack and made my way out of town. I wasn’t sure where I would go, or who would have me, but I knew one thing for sure. The monster that dwelled within me, the monster called ‘cornucopia’, wasn’t yet dead.

Cornucopia Radio Show 11

The Cornucopia Radio Show: Episode 11
“The Very Least Of Season 1″
Created, Edited and Produced By Peter Beeston

Section 1: Temple of Radio Doom, Written by Peter Beeston and Nick Draper. Performed by Nick Draper, Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Becky Virgo & Andrew Hopton. Music: Anything Goes}- Kate Capshaw.
Section 2: Ready Steady Cook: Written and performed by Jason Turner.
Section 3: Torture!: Written and Performed by Andrew Costa.
Section 4: Cpod. Written by Peter Beeston, performed by Graham Rodgers.
Section 5: SatNav. Written By Peter Beeston.
Section 6: Evel Knevil. Written and Performed by Matt MacAtteer.
Section 7: AnswerPhone!. Written and performed by Arron Weedal.
Section 8: Sheffield Shipping Forecast. Written and performed by Duncan Miller.
Section 9: Chicken Fox & Grain. Written by Peter Beeston. Performed by Peter Beeston and Greg Harris.
Section 10: Banksy: Superhero! Written by Peter Beeston. Performed by Peter Beeston, Nick Draper, Andrew Costa & Roderick Shearer.
Section 11: Number Countdown. Written by Peter Beeston and Performed by Andrew Hopton.
Section 12: Blue Song. Written By Andrew Costa. Performed by Andrew Costa & Peter Beeston.
Section 13: Warning Message. Written By Peter Beeston. Performed by Joanne Mateer.
Section 14: Hedron: Written by Peter Beeston. Performed by Peter Beeston and Andrew Costa.
Section 15: Cruel Shows: Written By Steve Martin. Performed by Deborah Egan, Joanne Mateer and Graham Rodgers.
Section 16: Ronnie Corbett: Relax Tape. Written and performed by Jason Turner.
Section 17: Work: Rubbish. Written and Performed by Nick Card.
Section 18: War! Written and Performed by Andrew Costa.
Section 19: Funk Party: Written by Peter Beeston.
Section 20: Horoscope: Written by Peter Beeston. Performed by Nikki Shanahan.
Section 21: Mad Mud. Written and Performed by Andrew Costa.
Section 22: End Stuff. Written by Peter Beeston.

All material was originally broadcast on SheffieldLive