Box 39

Box 39

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Box 39 episodes

  • episode 155 – THE LONDON UNDERGROUND with BILL LAWRANCE

    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 symbolise London's great journey through time.

    with Bill Lawrance

    1 hr
  • episode 154 – THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE SOMME with IAIN TALLENTIRE

    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 word than ‘Somme’’.

    With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & Iain Tallentire

    1 hr
  • episode 153 - THE LOST PUB with BOB MAY

    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 many

    glorious pubs, past and present -  and with great music too, of course.

    With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen and Bob May

    1 hr
  • episode 150 – HOW TO WIN AT FOOTBALL with CRAIG BARKER

    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 there’s a whole lot of sporting nudism.  And great music too.

    With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & Craig Barker

    1 hr
  • episode 149 – THE BELGIUM BATTLEFIELDS OF WORLD WAR ONE with IAIN TALLENTIRE

    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 tales are told in the show alongside connected personal stories and scenes from the Home Front in Colchester and Wivenhoe.

    With Bill Lawrance, Adrian Coen & Iain Tallentire

    1 hr

About Box 39

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'Box 39' is the long-running and unique magazine radio show, originally broadcast on Colne Radio in North East Essex, UK.