Best Bill Lawrance Podcasts (2024)

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episode 168: A SAMPLER OF POWER LISTENING VOLUME 03 with BILL LAWRANCE & ADRIAN COEN 1:00:00

24h ago1:00:00

1:00:00

A further compilation of Box 39’s opening monologues from Bill Lawrance, and the opening musicologies that follow from Adrian Coen. Award winning higher thinking from Colne Radio’s highest paid and most important Senior Presenter, and morsels of unsubstantial guff and gristle from its Junior Presenter. With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen…

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episode 167: A SAMPLER OF POWER LISTENING VOLUME 02 with BILL LAWRANCE & ADRIAN COEN 1:00:00

5d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Another collection of Box 39’s opening monologues from Bill Lawrance, and the opening musicologies that follow from Adrian Coen.Intelligent opinion from Colne Radio’s highest paid and most important Senior Presenter, and forgettable nonsense from its Junior Presenter. With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen…

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episode 166: A SAMPLER OF POWER LISTENING, VOLUME 01 with BILL LAWRANCE & ADRIAN COEN 1:00:00

12d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

A collection of Box 39’s opening monologues from Bill Lawrance, and the opening musicologies that follow from Adrian Coen - allowing us the opportunity to revisit the unique mind of Colne Radio’s highest paid and most important Senior Presenter, and the far less important idle witterings of its Junior Presenter. With Bill Lawrance and Adrian Coen…

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episode 165 - SELF-HELP BOOKS with ADRIAN COEN 1:00:00

20d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Either: This is an odyssey of Adrian’s personal development, through his newly discovered and intimate self-help library. Or: Adrian lifts the covers on the spurious world of monetised fakery, which exploits weakness and need, as we all seek answers. It’s one or the other. With Adrian Coen

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episode 164 - INVESTIGATING YOGYAKARTA with ADRIAN COEN 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Adrian takes a walk through Yogyakarta, this beautiful city on the Indonesian island of Java, known for its traditional arts and cultural heritage. It’s a journey in real time, of memories, and of great music. With Adrian Coen

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episode 163 – SPIES with CRAIG BARKER 1:01:11

2M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Actress Madeline Smith, Roger Moore’s Bond Girl, reveals the secrets of Spying. Adrian is collecting intelligence, Craig is hacking the data, and Bill is staring at goats. But why is Justin Fashanu so angry, and who’s got his cigarettes? With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Craig Barker and Madeline Smith…

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episode 162 - BANNING BOOKS with JO COLDWELL and ROS GREEN 1:00:01

2M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

Top indie book shop manager Jo Coldwell and The Director of Essex Book Festival Ros Green discuss the ethics of censorship, what being cancelled means, and whether freedom of speech is really necessary. Meanwhile Bill is having trouble with Matron, and Adrian and Janice are on full expenses, for art’s sake, of course. With great music too. With Bil…

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episode 161 - MANCHESTER with IAIN TALLENTIRE 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

It’s a city of renewal and redemption. The rain and Eccles cakes are still there, but Manchester is a progressive, modern and revitalised city, proud of its past - and its future too.

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episode 160 - SATURDAYS with BOB MAY 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

It's unique - a day like no other! Special in so many ways - sport, leisure, TV, and if we're lucky, an extra hour in bed! From the Polynesian island of Kiribati, to Saturday Night Fever... its another live Box 39 with all the usual nonsense, and with great music too...

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episode 159 - THE BOX 39 MIND, SPIRIT & BODY FAIR with DAVID NASH 1:01:07

4M ago1:01:07

1:01:07

It’s the last day of David’s Fair, and his followers are in the car park. But is he the wellbeing messiah? Or just a very naughty boy? Adrian’s plotting against him, and Bill is lost in his past. It’s going to end in fireworks, that’s for sure… With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and David Nash

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episode 158 - THe ENd OF THE WORd with MIKe HARWOOd 1:00:00

4M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Mike is trying Welsh, swearing in Victorian and speaking Cold War Doublethink. Bill is winning Radio Scrabble. And there are revelations from the past in GCSE Esperanto. Chaotic, charming and engaging live studio Box 39... with great music, of course

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episode 157 – OBSOLETE TECHNOLOGY with BOB MAY & SIMON GRINHAM 1:00:00

4M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from a very cluttured Studio 1, all the next generation of devices and inventions, alongside the tech they replaced. But accidents can happen... With great music and the new Yellow Pages ad that may haunt you forever... with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Bob May and Simon Grinham.

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episode 156 – SMUGGLERS! With MIKE HARWOOD and JONATHAN PEARSALL 1:00:00

5M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

The murky waters of East Anglia have always hidden big secrets. But now Mike’s talking big numbers, Jonathan’s making big money, and Adrian’s refusing to wear his fiery bamboo underpants. And where are the budgies being hidden?With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Mike Harwood & Jonathan Pearsall

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episode 155 – THE LONDON UNDERGROUND with BILL LAWRANCE 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

The London Underground transit system. The tube. A crossroads of history, culture, and innovation. Joining Bill are Anthony Roberts, Pulp, Lily Allen, King Charles’ Royal Antelopes, Suggs, the naked station staff at Dagenham East, and The Jam. It's an innovative live broadcast that travels on every one of the 11 lines of the Underground, that symbo…

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episode 154 – THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE SOMME with IAIN TALLENTIRE 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

This is a journey around the World War One Battlefields of the Somme, in northern France, where the British and German armies engaged in conflicts of such enormity and horror. As idealism perished, the futile tragedy of ‘the lions led by donkeys’ emerged. As one German officer wrote: ‘the whole history of the world cannot contain a more ghastly wor…

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episode 153 - THE LOST PUB with BOB MAY 1:00:00

8M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Join our special celebration of that cornerstone of our communities, The Pub - described by Samuel Pepys as ‘The Heart of England’. With appearances by Bruno Brookes, Floella Benjamin and manyglorious pubs, past and present - and with great music too, of course. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Bob May…

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episode 152 – IT’S CHRISTMAS with DAVID NASH 1:00:02

8M ago1:00:02

1:00:02

Bill & David have the spirit of Christmas – but Adrian is missing, Anthony’s been sacked and only Keith knows the password. Can Mr Tinsels save the show? He’s 87, you know… With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & David Nash

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episode 151 – BLACK FRIDAY @ PRICE UNIVERSITY with IAN HORNETT 1:00:00

9M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

There are bargains galore, as Bill and Ian dig deep into the educational phenomenon of online instant-qualification gratification. As the pennies drop however, the shocking truth becomes apparent, that “Everyone has a Price”. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & Ian Hornett

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episode 150 – HOW TO WIN AT FOOTBALL with CRAIG BARKER 1:00:00

9M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from Studio One, we share the secrets of ‘How to Win at Football’, all the things you need to know to fulfil your football based dreams. With remarkable access to the Radio Presenter’s XI, their new stadium, and their approach to winning mindset ways, we also hear from four Box 39 celebrities with their own answer to this vital question. And t…

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episode 149 – THE BELGIUM BATTLEFIELDS OF WORLD WAR ONE with IAIN TALLENTIRE 1:00:00

9M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

So many of the Western Front’s bloodiest engagements were fought In Belgium and particularly around Ypres - it was also one of the most unsuited to modern warfare, with its flat and boggy terrain. The shocking and important truths of these Battlefields are told through its bunkers, dressing stations, trenches, tunnels, monuments, and museums. Their…

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episode 148 – THE RIVER STOUR with BOB MAY & SIMON GRINHAM 1:03:10

10M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

We’re just messing about on the river, from historical Sudbury to hysterical Harwich. Simon shows us his pork-based cock-pocket, and Bob’s on watch up his long ladder There’s wild soup to eat, and Antoine’s made the nettle tea. And there’s a drunken sailor loose on deck… Sail the stream of chat, humour and great music, live from the Box 39 Studio. …

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episode 147 – THE NORTH SEA FLOOD OF 1953 with Jonathan Pearsall & Mike Harwood 1:05:24

11M ago1:05:24

1:05:24

Amidst astonishing tales of disaster, ordeal and humanity across East Anglia, Jonathan’s big secret is out, and Mike’s strictly cash only. Antoine speaks for his socks, and Venetia Tardy-Bint speaks from God... It’s the usual live studio chaos, of course. And with great music too. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Yvonne Pini, Mike Harwood andJonath…

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episode 146 – JUGGLING LIFE with Jill Ball & Toni Peers 1:00:00

11M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

It's all change in the studio this week as Jill, Toni and Yvonne do the heavy lifting whilst Bill & Adrian do very little indeed for their executive fees. As modern life becomes more complex and confusing, so does juggling our roles. How can we survive? Just ask Barbie…. With Bill Lawrance, Jill Ball, Toni Peers & Yvonne Pini.…

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episode 145 - CYPRUS with Sue Beer 1:02:58

12M ago1:02:58

1:02:58

Live, from the studios of Sunshine FunTime FM, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Box 39 investigates the magical mixture of traditional and modern life on this remarkable island. Guest presenter Sue Beer joins regulars Bill and Adrian to examine this beautiful yet complex Mediterranean tourist attraction, and uncover the secrets of the people and the places that…

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episode 144 – JEOPARDY with Bob May 1:00:00

12M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

There’s peril, risk and electric shocks in the Studio, as Bob is tested to his very limits – will his supreme knowledge of Telephone Poles help him to avoid the consequences? It’s a live show, and with listeners choosing what happens next, anything can happen… With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & Bob May…

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episode 143 – THE FREE REPUBLIC OF WIVENHOE with Martin Newell & Danae Brook 1:00:00

1y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Comrades, it’s Revolution! Wivenhoe has declared itself as an independent state, no longer in the UK. From the roadblocks at the Co-op comes the new President Martin Newell in some serious epaulettes and a pointy hat. Announcing 5 edicts for the citizens, playing great music, and declaring a new national anthem, it’s a critical moment in Wivenhoe’s…

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episode 142 - SAVING BILLERICAY with Bill Lawrance & Adrian Coen 1:00:01

1y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

The beautiful Essex town of Billericay is in danger from an ancient historical curse, and time is running out. Box 39 is on a mission to save the town - with the help of listeners, the Colne Radio Sports Car, some great music and a reasonable lunch expenses budget. A unique and remarkable radio adventure, that could just save Billericay… With Bill …

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episode 141 – ADRIAN STEPS UP with Adrian Coen 1:02:31

1y ago1:02:31

1:02:31

While Bill’s away, Adrian steps up and takes charge. Always unappreciated, overlooked and in Bill’s shadow - until now. Can Adrian sit in the Senior Presenter’s Chair? Or is it rigged against him? With all the Great Colne Radio Senior Presenters, and Great music too With Adrian Coen

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episode 140 – CATS with Izzy Lawrance 1:00:00

1y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Our Box 39 investigation into our furry feline friends reveals how important Cats are to us all. Scrutinising cat fishing, Tom and Jerry, wildcats and the physics of licking ones own fur, this is a joyous exploration of the purring, meowing world of Cats. And with great music too. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Isobel Lawrance…

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episode 139 – NOTHING IS AS GOOD AS THEY SAY IT IS with David Nash 1:00:00

1y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from Studio One, we examine some notable failures, setbacks andletdowns. With our most exciting competition ever, a Big Sue oboe solo thatdefies description, the shocking truth about ‘Luton Late Afternoon Fun Time’, andlashings of snake oil. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and David Nash

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episode 138 - ON THE ROAD with Bill Lawrance 1:00:00

1y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Bill is on the road and out of the Studio, driving the Colne Radio company sports car around the country, as he investigates the secrets of our street and highwys, our lanes and motorways - and with great music, of course. with Bill Lawrance

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episode 137 - THE AWESOME AWARDS with Craig Barker 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

These are the Awards that really matter.Better than 'Stanway FM'. Stronger than 'Clacton South Sounds'. And more adequate than 'Your Accountancy Radio'We may be controversial. We may be exciting, glamorous and dazzling. We may be why radio was invented... with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Craig Barker.…

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episode 136 – EAST ANGLIA’S SECRET HISTORY with Jonathan Pearsall 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Historian Jonathan Pearsall is live in the studio as we uncover secrets from East Anglia’s 20th century wartime past. But Mike Harwood’s gone missing, Adrian sounds familiar and Bill’s got Sue Pollard on his mind. Even Jonathan has secrets to be revealed… With great music too with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Jonathan Pearsall…

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episode 135 – ERNEST MALLORY: Wivenhoe’s Lost Genius 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Some are called Genius from the start. But though he is in the GCSE Poetry Anthology, Mallory remains unrecognised. This is his remarkable story that has remained ball-achingly untold for the last 75 years… this is ERNEST MALLORY, WIVENHOE’S LOST GENIUS with Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Venetia Tardy-Bint and Kath Kershaw.…

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episode 134 – TRISTAN DA CUNHA with Bill Lawrance 1:00:01

1+ y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

This is Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island. Unique. Beautiful. Shocking. And strangely very British. The island at the end of the world. With Bill Lawrance

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episode 133 – THE END OF THE PIER SHOW with Mike Harwood 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

There are 56 of them and can stick out half a mile – like barnacle clad phallic erections saturated in salt water. They are of course the pleasure piers that we find all around our coasts. Are they as relevant in our post millennial digital world of Apps today as they have been in their Victorian and Edwardian heydays of glamour and excitement when…

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episode 132 – ADE INVESTIGATES HIMSELF with Adrian Coen 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Aged 28 and over a period of 21 months Ade was in Indonesia and did not set foot in Britain, a country he had never spent any more than 4 weeks away from up until that point. Examining this fledgling expatriate through the prism of the western rock and pop music that he listened to during those 21 months - none of which, for Ade, evokes any associa…

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episode 131 – OBSOLETE with Bill Lawrance 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

with Bob May throwing a sickie, and show plans redundant, Bill and Ade turn to the theme of OBSOLETE. Relying on out-of-date tech, wearing unfashionable flares and bouncing round the studio on unlicensed space hoppers, can they survive the wrath and fury of the Wivenhoe Arcane Wordage & Quite Literal Vocabularists Society….? With Bill Lawrance & Ad…

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episode 130 – THE END OF THE WORLD PART 2 with Simon Grinham & Bob May 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

The bad news is that the world is going to end. But the good news is probably not anytime soon. North East Essex’s most infamous scrutinisers of the cultural nosebleeds of modern life examine potential sources of Armageddon, helped by Nostradamus, the prophet hen of Leeds, a death clock online predictor, and some sexy robots that can surf. And with…

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episode 129 - A VERY MERRY WORLD CUP with Craig Barker, Iain Tallentire & Mike Harwood 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

We look back on the highs and lows, the controversies and the debates, of a very special World Cup tournament. With a new house band live in the studio, and the rare and exclusive appearance of Statto, it’s a very happy World Cup for us all. Plus great music of course. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Craig Barker, Iain Tallentire & Mike Harwood…

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episode 128 - SPACEMAN with DAVID NASH 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from Mission Control at The Space Centre, expert David Nash joins Bill as he prepares to become the first Radio Presenter in Space. It’s a tense last few minutes before lift-off to the International Space Station. Bill’s got his space suit, a badge, and his ticket. What could possibly go wrong…? With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & David Nash…

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episode 127 - LAKE DISTRICT with BOB MAY 1:00:00

1+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Our live studio show explores the sounds, sights and even the smells of the Lake District, perhaps our best loved national park. It seduced Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, and it attracts sightseers, walkers and adventurers. The plentiful lakes and striking fells rise above hill farms and villages, and time moves slowly, as places remain as remember…

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episode 126 - WRITERS with IAN HORNETT & ANGELA CAIRNS 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from Studio One, Box 39 takes a deep dive into the world of writing to discover exactly how writers work and think, and to reveal what really is involved in their business - with best selling authors Ian Hornett & Angela Cairns. And great music too. With Bill Lawrance & Adrian Coen

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episode 125 - BIG & SMALL with CRAIG BARKER 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Think that size doesn’t really matter? Then think again, as Craig Barker joins Bill & Adrian for a Box 39 investigation of everything that is Big and Small in life – The momentous and the significant. The greatest and the most profound. The noblest, the coolest, the most eminent. In short, the grooviest things. And with gorgeous music too! With Bil…

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episode 124 - BABIES with JO COLDWELL & GAYLE BERRY 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Live from Studio One, join Bill and north Essex icon Jo Coldwell for a show entirely about BABIES. With great conversation, and expert analysis from the world leader in baby wellness, and expert in all Baby matters, Gayle Berry. And with Del Boy, the 1950s, Dirty Den and the most gorgeous music too. With Bill Lawrance & Adrian Coen…

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episode 123 - ARTHUR CRABTREE'S RADIO JUICE 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

What you are about to hear is not an experiment – nor is it science fiction. It is very real indeed. Using highly sophisticated, sensitive and quite secret technology, our doctors and scientists are able to plug into the subconscious mind of Mr Arthur Crabtree, to monitor secret thoughts and music that have until now remained hidden. Our journey is…

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episode 122 - THE FUTURE with MIKE HARWOOD & IAIN TALLENTIRE 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Bill Lawrance is joined by expert research wranglers to discover life in 20, 50 and even 100 years from now. The end of conflict, climate change and China crisis… quantum matchmaking…3D emojis... and a space elevator to heaven. The future is here – and it’s edible and invisible. With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen, Mike Harwood & Iain Tallentire…

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BONUS ep #06 - NEIL FINN ONIONS 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Another wonderful bonus to enjoy from Guppy Productions sister show 'Bill's Big Bag of Onions'. NEIL FINN ONIONS look, smell and taste of Neil Finn, the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and musician who is a member of Crowded House and Fleetwood Mac. A truly reliable and absorbent Big Bag of Onions. Sit back and surrender to the splendiferous mus…

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BONUS ep #05 - ADVENTURES OF AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

another bonus episode from sister podcast 'Bill's Big Bag of Onions': There are over 50 professional Elvis impersonators in the UK. This is the story of just one, from North East Essex, told through 13 short stories written by 13 different writers. Sit back and surrender to the splendiferous music and originatively homegrown storytelling, that is B…

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BONUS ep #04 - GLOBAL ONIONS 1:00:00

2y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

A bonus episode from sister podcast 'Bill's Big Bag of Onions': Bill's Big Onion Tip: GLOBAL ONIONS are here, there, and everywhere in between all 4 corners of our world. Sit back and surrender to the splendiferous music and originatively homegrown storytelling, that is Bill's Big Bag of Onions... Original 100-word stories to enthral and delight. w…

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