Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Roman Britain Radio | 20001018 | 20121118 (BBC7) 20140506 (BBC7) 20160504 (BBC7) 20180311 (BBC7) 20191201 (BBC7) 20210713 (BBC7) 20230901 (BBC7) | It's 55AD and ancient Britain tries to come to terms with the Roman invasion. DJ Steve-in-the-Afternoon fights the invaders' plans to make changes to the nation's favourite radio station - Iceni Gold. First of two series imagining the radio archive of bygone eras. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000. It's 55 AD. Iceni Gold plays the hits for the ancient Brits. But the Romans are due. |
| 01 | 02 | Dark Age Fm | 20001025 | 20121125 (BBC7) 20140513 (BBC7) 20160511 (BBC7) 20180318 (BBC7) 20191208 (BBC7) 20210720 (BBC7) 20230908 (BBC7) | It's AD 500, history's most miserable time, when Britain was invaded twice a week and the country was run by a bloke called Arthur. But there was always Steve in the Afternoon to help Britons through these difficult times Series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000. It's just coming up to 500AD, but watch out - the end of the world is nigh. |
| 01 | 03 | Crusade Roadshow | 20001101 | 20121202 (BBC7) 20140520 (BBC7) 20160518 (BBC7) 20180325 (BBC7) 20191215 (BBC7) 20210727 (BBC7) 20230915 (BBC7) | Join DJ Steve in the Afternoon on his AD 1200 Christian Crusade Roadshow. He's out to gather up an army of children and the plague-ridden to find salvation and a suntan in the Holy Land. Series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000. Out and about, historic expeditions and more are on the airwaves. |
| 01 | 04 | Headless, Civil War Radio | 20001108 | 20121209 (BBC7) 20140527 (BBC7) 20160525 (BBC7) 20180401 (BBC7) 20191222 (BBC7) 20210803 (BBC7) 20230922 (BBC7) | English Civil War reports as they happen - with all the decapitations and more. Series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Additional material from Sean Grundy. Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000. |
| 01 | 05 | Mad, Georgian Radio | 20001115 | 20121216 (BBC7) 20140603 (BBC7) 20160601 (BBC7) 20180408 (BBC7) 20191229 (BBC7) 20210810 (BBC7) 20230929 (BBC7) | Tune in for full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich lives up to his name Series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Additional material from Sean Grundy. Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000. Full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich lives up to his name. |
| 01 | 06 | Steaming, Radio Victoriana | 20001122 | 20121223 (BBC7) 20140610 (BBC7) 20160608 (BBC7) 20180415 (BBC7) 20200105 (BBC7) 20210817 (BBC7) 20231006 (BBC7) | Steam-powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851, plus all the latest inventions and more! Series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Marcus Brigstocke Danny Robbins Dan Tetsell Additional material from Sean Grundy. Producers: Paul Dodgson and Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000. Steam-powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
| 02 | 01 | Radio Mustard | 20020918 | 20150830 (BBC7) 20170124 (BBC7) 20180819 (BBC7) 20201123 (BBC7) 20220920 (BBC7) | The horror, carnage and laughter that was the First World War. Return of the series which taps into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Hazel Grian Ben Kozo Patrick McNamara Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002. |
| 02 | 02 | Beagle Fm | 20020925 | 20150906 (BBC7) 20170131 (BBC7) 20180826 (BBC7) 20201130 (BBC7) 20220927 (BBC7) | 1836: DJ Suzanne Canker joins Charlie Darwin aboard HMS Beagle for his scientifical journey. Plus Grayson Spey delivers the news, castaway on a deserted island, and all the old favourites return. Series tapping into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by Claire Downes, Hazel Grian, Al Holloway, Ben Kozo, Stuart Lane and Patrick McNamara. Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002. 1836, and DJ Suzanne Canker joins Charlie Darwin aboard HMS Beagle. |
| 02 | 03 | Tempest Fm | 20021002 | 20150913 (BBC7) 20170207 (BBC7) 20180902 (BBC7) 20201207 (BBC7) 20221004 (BBC7) | It's 23rd April 1616 (approximately) - the day William Shakespeare died. Follow events as they unfold, as the nation mourns the playwright. DJ Suzanne Canker talks to and annoys his widow Ann Hathaway. Bard-Beard' sales rocket, Grayson Spey tries his hand at that sonnet-writing thing, plus more easy listening with mad Bessie, psycho Bob and pervert Archie. Series tapping into the radio archive of a bygone age. Written and performed by: Hazel Grian Ben Kozo Patrick McNamara Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002. The shocking truth - who really wrote Shakespeare's plays? |
| 02 | 04 | Greensleeves Fm | 20021009 | 20150920 (BBC7) 20170214 (BBC7) 20180909 (BBC7) 20201214 (BBC7) 20221011 (BBC7) | It's 1616 and DJ Suzanne Canker is annoying Shakespeare's widow, More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless. Written and performed by: Hazel Grian Ben Kozo Patrick McNamara Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002. It's a right royal knockabout as Henry VIII wants a son. |
| 02 | 05 | Sherwood Fm | 20021016 | 20150927 (BBC7) 20170221 (BBC7) 20180916 (BBC7) 20201221 (BBC7) 20221018 (BBC7) | It's 1206 and DJ Suzanne Canker falls for new hero on the block Robin the Hood.... but living on nettle soup can really test a relationship. More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless. Written and performed by: Hazel Grian Ben Kozo Patrick McNamara Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002. Can the Sheriff of Nottingham develop a sinister laugh? |
| 02 | 06 | Olympic Fm | 20021023 | 20151004 (BBC7) 20170228 (BBC7) 20180923 (BBC7) 20201228 (BBC7) 20221025 (BBC7) | 'Welcome back, and the roads are jammed with gods flying into Olympia...' The time's just coming up to 776BC, and it's all aboard the Canker Cart with DJ Suzanne Canker for the first Olympic Games in Greekland with the British Athletics team. More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless. Written and performed by: Hazel Grian Ben Kozo Patrick McNamara Producer: Sean Grundy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002. How will the British Olympic team fare in 776BC? |