special guest David Nash introduces his 5 favourite feasts and foods. When music is the food of love, where do we put the mustard? As David brings us his best meals and the best music to go with them, we also cook two of the meals - live in the Colne Radio Kitchen annexe…

With Bill Lawrance & David Nash

special guest Bob May take us on a gastronomic safari through his life in 5 meals.  When music is the food of love, we will play on - with a slappy base and a second drummer at the back of the kitchen.  As Bob brings us his best meals and the best music to go with them, we also cook two of the meals - live in the Colne Radio Kitchen annexe…

With Bill Lawrance & Bob May

Live from Studio One, we unwrap the secrets of the masters of the written word, and dive most deeply into the world of writing . With later evening conversation and her choice of music, Angela takes us on her journeyas an author, Women’s Fiction writer, broadcaster and physiotherapist.

With Bill Lawrance

A decade of highly personal choices from MIKE HARWOOD – poet, playwright and polymath of the people, a man whose life story reads like a cultural roadmap. Often found in a pre-match community singalong at any one of many local football clubs, Mike remains a talisman of hope in our troubled times.

A decade marked out in music, one year and one song at a time, with songs that strongly remind us of that year and provide a map of our lives.

Welcoming, engaging, and intimate later evening conversation and music, from Box 39 RED BUTTON.

With Mike Harwood.

Join our very special guest Gayle Berry for warm later evening conversation that follows her unique journey from corporate lawyer to multiple six figure global business entrepreneur, teaching love across the world to parents and babies - via Peru and Malawi. Gayle brings her own gorgeous music to the studio – and her hula hoop.

With Bill Lawrance and Jo Coldwell

A decade of highly personal choices from JILL BALL - mum, wife and busy professional, providing an 'extra pair of hands' in the happy world of marketing, strategy and PR. She also supports Man Utd.

A decade marked out in music, one year and one song at a time, with songs that strongly remind us of that year and provide a map of our lives.

Welcoming, engaging, and intimate later evening conversation and music, from Box 39 RED BUTTON.

With Jill Ball.

Live from Studio One, Bill Lawrance conducts a live audit of queries, questions, concerns and  enquiries sent in by listeners. And with the best music too.

Intestinal worms in monks – Taylor Swift’s cultural capital – pork pie roundabouts – Putin’s bare chest – and the truth about The Truth. What’s not to love?

With Iain Tallentire and Mike Harwood

This is the second decade of highly personal choices of music and memories from ANGELA CAIRNS, the writer with a clan of dogs and sons, and a husband too. Angela is the creator of ‘The Ellie Rose’ series of novels, and ‘Seasonal Produce’,  her collection of short stories.  She is also writes 100 word stories for the shadowy yet delicious radio show and podcast ‘Bill’s Big Bag of Onions’. 

A decade marked out in music, one year and one song at a time, with songs that strongly remind us of that year and provide a map of our lives.

NB: Angela's choices from 1972-1981 can be found in episode 75 of this podcast.

With Angela Cairns.

In this show the MUSICOLOGY topics include The Colchester Tourism Audit, The End of the World, Listeners’ Queries, and Lies

Let your ears bend with the beauty of more musical selections from past editions of BOX 39 and their essential analyses and commentaries, all delivered by Guppy Productions very own Musicologist Adrian Coen.

With Adrian Coen

10 Years and 10 songs 1982-1991 – the second decade of highly personal choices from ANGELA CAIRNS, the writer with a clan of dogs and sons, and a husband too. Angela is the creator of ‘The Ellie Rose’ series of novels, and ‘Seasonal Produce’ a collection of short stories. She is also a contributor of 100 word stories to the shadowy yet delicious radio show and podcast ‘Bill’s Big Bag of Onions’.  NB: Angela's choices from 1972-1981 can be found in episode 75 of this podcast.

A decade marked out in music, one year and one song at a time, with songs that strongly remind us of that year and provide a map of our lives.

NB: Angela's choices from 1972-1981 can be found in episode 75 of this podcast.

With Angela Cairns.