We all knew the commander wanted medals. But us? All we wanted was to be in our homes, in front of the telly. We knew he wanted recognition, but was it really worth another pointless Argentine death on your hands? Back home, if one teenager is killed it’ll probably make the headlines. Over here; for us? It’s just another day at the office. How much blood has to be spilled before this thing ends?

The ‘Bluff Cove Disaster’ is our new radio play; taking place during the end of the ‘Falklands War’. As one man’s obsession leads to a mistake that no one will ever forget…

PLEASE NOTE: Although this story is based on a real event. It has been heavily fictionalised and should not be judged as historically accurate.

CAST:
Graham Hidderley Burgess as Commander Matthews,
Howard Russell as General Hill,
Michael Davies as ‘The Soldier’
Also featuring, David Swaine, Peter Beeston, Phil Mason, Rob Atkinson & Kathryn Stanbra.

Credits: Written by Gareth Smith. Produced and edited by Peter Beeston
Music: Featuring the tracks Mystery, Suspicion and Treason by Celestial Aeon Project.
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After vandalising a local bowling green; Michael, a young troubled teen is forced to help repair the damage he’s done. As he learns the implications of his actions, he finds himself taken under the wing of Ted; who wants to help Michael get his life back on track. But life; like the game of bowls, isn’t as simple as it first seems…

CAST
Robert Atkinson as Ted
Matthew Scott as Michael
Howard Russell as Horace
Christine Bellamy as Madge
and Deborah Bartlett as Jane

Credits: Written by Paul Kenny. Produced and Edited by Peter Beeston.
Music: Featuring, ‘Dont Close Your Eyes‘, ‘Ships‘ & ‘I’m Letting Go‘ by Josh Woodward
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It had been a while. You’d spent time travelling the world as I’d occupied myself with mundanity. Since your return, it would be a lie to say we hadn’t made the effort to meet up on one or two occasions, but we’d conceded to the need for a proper catch up, a weekend of quality time together was in order. You can buy the book this radio work is based on by going here. You can also follow James on twitter

Credits: Presented, and Written by James Connolly. Edited by Peter Beeston.
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On the 25th of June, the River Don over topped its banks causing widespread flooding in the Don Valley area of our city. During this time a 14-year-old boy was swept away by the swollen River Sheaf and a 68 year old man died after attempting to cross a flooded road in Sheffield city centre. The Meadowhall shopping centre also had close due to flooding and the Sheffield Wednesday football ground, Hillsborough was under 6 feet of water.

To mark the event, we present a reworking of the Sheffield Floods documentary we made in 2008.  This is a collaborative work; featuring contributions from Fabian Beckett, Alan Fransman Joe Fowler, Kit Lawrenson, Graham Marshall, Hannah Patnick, Kevin Resley and Dave Williams.  Special thanks go to the residents of Chapel Town, Sheffield City Council, Sheffield University and Sheffield Wednesday football club.

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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
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‘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.
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Have you ever felt the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, the chills going up your spine until you feel like you have to shake this feeling off your back? No matter how silly it feels? Or how about those times when you feel like someone is looking over your shoulder? So much so, that you can almost feel someone breathing down your neck?

Listening to this podcast, as you are right now; alone in a darkened room, the disturbing feelings become stronger than ever and so intense that you feel the need to keep looking behind you; just to reassure yourself that you’re still alone. That’s when it will strike…

Credits: Produced, Written and Edited by Peter Beeston. The story “Dracula” was taken from the Woody Allen book “Getting Even” and was adapted for the podcast because we think it’s brilliant. Please don’t sue us!!
Performed By: Jonathan Syer, Rob Atkinson, Duncan Miller, Christopher Bellamy, Rex Davies, Wendy Davies, Renate Reynolds, Chris Drury, Sangita Basudev and Phil Mason.
Music Tracks:Night Of A Thousand Orgasms – Genre Lectric
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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

It is said that Pheidippides, an Athenian herald, was sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon, running 150 miles in just two days. After this, he then ran another 25 miles from the battlefield near the town of Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon with the word “Νενικήκαμεν”, meaning ‘We have won’. He then collapsed and died on the spot due to exhaustion. Many years later; in the town of Sheffield, we find ourselves focused on the adventures of a very unfit man trying to complete his first ever Marathon. He’s only just started and already he’s thinking about catching a bus…

Podcast 18

Starring:
Ian Carter: Steve
Paul Brunt: Greg
Sangita Basudev: The Radio Reporter
Chris Lloyd: Old Man Peterson
David Reaney: Fun Runner
Sara Robinson: Kate
Written and Directed by: Peter Beeston
Music: Prismatone, By Poddington Bear
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Three important characters stand on a windy hilltop. One is known as Rock, the strongest and bravest of the group. Another calls herself Scissors; she is as sharp as she is deadly. Finally, struggling to avoid being blown away; we find Paper. He is flat. He is nothing else. Elsewhere a string puppet is entering a brothel for the first time in his life. He wants to bang wood (without getting a splinter!). But he is just too damn shy. Somewhere, a TV plays to itself in a shop window. The show Backpeddle is just starting; yet again somebody will have to atone for crimes levelled against it by the British press. Across the road, Pam is opening up her pet shop for another day. As she does, she spots a pantomime horse crossing the road; the pantomime horse is going for a job interview; he knows the role is already his.

Do all these events have anything in common? Well, they might…

Podcast 15

Credits: Produced, Written and Edited by Peter Beeston. Additional material written by Nick Card, Phil Mason and Andrew Martin.
Performed By: Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Phill Mason, Gillian Langley, Andrew Martin, George Webster, Rex Davies, Wendy Davies, Barry Fisher, Stephen Bullivant, Kerry Marriott. End Musical Track: Singing Sadie – Everyone In Town Wants You Dead
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There’s nothing worse the employment discrimination. A person should always be judged on the ability to do the job they’ve applied for. Sex, colour, disability; these issues should never, ever be a consideration. Which is why during the interview process for our new human resources assistant, I did my very best to make sure I viewed everybody on an equal and fair playing field. So when Dobbin came in, I viewed him in the same way I would any other potential employee. I mean yes, he was pantomime horse; that was obvious. He had those big comedy eyes with the large fluttery eyebrows but he arrived early for the interview and presented an impressive CV. He wore a sign around his neck saying “One clip-clop for yes” “Two clip-clops for no”. The interview went incredibly well and I was very impressed by the ‘clip-clops‘ he gave…

Oh by the way, this podcast has a little DIY, Snooker, TV licensing letters and some care of the elderly; just thought you’d like to know.

Podcast 13

Credits: Produced, Written and Edited by Peter Beeston. Additional material written by Jason Turner, Phill Mason and Graham Marshall.
Performed By: Peter Beeston, Nick Card, Jason Tuner, Phill Mason, Chris Drury & David Cox. Musical Interludes by: Cassetteboy
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On the 23rd of February 2009 a collection of local comedians, poets and performers came together in Sheffield to celebrate a new poetry album by ‘Nick Card‘ and raise lots of money for Amnesty International. The album was co-produced by ourselves here at ‘Cornucopia Radio’ and we were also heavily involved in organising the charity night.

Around 200 hundred pounds was raised for a very good cause, and you can listen to some of the highlights from the live show here right here. The night featured:Owen Barber, Rex Davies, Becky Virgo, Richard Crowther, Matt & Russ, Matt MacAteer, Phil Hartley, ‘Random Acts’ & Nick Card.

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