Bill's Big Bag of Onions

IRENE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY… is written and curated by Bill Lawrance.

Meet the family, as they celebrate Irene’s 100 birthday.  With your slice of cake are schemes, secrets, surprises - and a snake.   

With Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

Written and curated by Ian Hornett.

This is about Daryl, a man diagnosed with prostate cancer.

16 wonderful 100-word stories, which are touching, engaging and often humerous.

With Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

Written and curated by Ian Hornett, this ia a heart warming, funny and engaging story

with Adrian Coen and Yvonne Pini

PROSTATE ONIONS… is written and curated by Ian Hornett.

These are 16 touching, inspiring and beautiful 100-word stories about Daryl, a man diagnosed with prostate cancer. And with great music too. 

For this show, the Onionistas turn their attention to people popping their clogs, kicking the bucket, pushing up the daisies, cashing in their chips, and biting the dust ~ but they do so, of course, with the utmost sensitivity.

Featuring life-threateningly short stories written by Phil Boast, Dave Price, Tim Aston, Pat Blosse, Clay Morrison, John Dew, Ian Hornett, Sophie Drewnogal, Bill Lawrance, Gladys Hornett, Angela Cairns, Yvonne Pini, and Adrian Coen.

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 Episode 06, the

 Bill's Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-word microfictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then collected in a Big Bag with enough room for peerlessly radiant music. So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Dedicated to the memory of Maria Chrisdianti Eni Sulistyo Rini, 25th March 1962 to 7th February 2024.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pin

For this show, the Onionistas turn their attention to Valentine’s Day and all sentiments attendant thereto, both soppy and sour.

Featuring bafflingly short stories written by Jenny Miller, Toni Peers, John Dew, Harriet Peers, Ruth Hamilton, Bill Lawrance, Ian Hornett, Pat Blosse, Clay Morrison, Phil Boast, Clare Kemsley, Angela Cairns, Rob Lewis, Paul Hooper, Ian Sayers, Adrian Coen, Simon Grinham, Harry Voges, Asia Fatima Azarah, Yvonne Pini, and Sophie Drewnogal.

The show includes a selection of deemed-to-be-extra-tasty Onions from series 5 (2021), series 6 (2022), and series 7 (2023).

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 episode 05 of ‘From Colchester to Sulawesi’ entitled “The Missing Documents”.

Bills Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-word microfictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then drowned in a thick gravy of uncompromisingly effulgent music.

So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

For this show, the Onionistas turn their attention to the perils of the high seas.

Featuring precociously short stories written by Ian Hornett, Phil Boast, Pat Blosse, Adrian Coen, Jenny Miller, Clare Kemsley, Clay Morrison, Paul Hooper, Ruth Hamilton, Bill Lawrance, John Dew, and Jake Becker

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 episode 04 of ‘From Colchester to Sulawesi’ entitled “To Kill or Not to Kill”.

Bills Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-word microfictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then drizzled with a hot sauce of remarkably resplendent music.

So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

For this show, the Onionistas are in their gardens and down the allotments.

Featuring extraordinarily short stories by Jenny Miller, Sophie Drewnogal,  Angela Cairns, Phil Boast,  Ruth Hamilton,  Ian Hornett, Pat Blosse, Adrian Coen, and Bill Lawrance.

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 episode 03 of ‘From Colchester to Sulawesi’ entitled “In which Ed has a Haircut”.

Bills Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-word microfictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then drizzled with a hot sauce of remarkably resplendent music. 

So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

For this episode, Bill called for preposterously brief stories on Ireland and all things attendant thereto.

Answering this call were Ruth Hamilton, Toni Peers, Pat Blosse, Phil Boast, Adrian Coen, Ian Hornett, Jenny Miller, Sue Beer, Angela Cairns, John Dew, and Clare Kemsley.

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 episode 02 of ‘From Colchester to Sulawesi’ entitled “The Greasy Pole”.

Bills Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-wordmicrof ictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then drizzled with a hot sauce of remarkably resplendent music. 

So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini

Bill casts his arboreal Onion Eye back over the previous seven series of the show. The stories are presented in such a way so as to lull you into the impression that they are all intricately connected; which, of course, they might be.

Including Onions written by Clay Morrison, Phil Boast, Pat Blosse, Bill Lawrance, Ian Hornett, Adrian Coen, Angela Cairns, Sophie Drewnogal, Jenny Miller, Petra McQueen, and Clare Kemsley.

With music from “Tree”, by former The Durutti Column member John Metcalfe.

And from 45 minutes, we present Series 2 episode 01 of From Colchester to Sulawesi entitled “Arrival”.

Bills Big Bag of Onions presents original 100-word microfictions written by our listeners, boiled to perfection, and then drizzled with a hot sauce of remarkably resplendent music.

So, get ready to nibble and chew upon this remarkable banquet.

Voiced by Adrian Coen & Yvonne Pini