Episodes
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| 01 | 01 | 20140402 | 20180828 (BBC7) 20191002 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music from The Residents and Gerry Rafferty, archive of JG Ballard and Virginia Woolf. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Writers/Performers: PETER CURRAN is a publisher, writer and documentary maker. A former carpenter, his work ranges from directing films about culture in Africa, America and Brazil to writing and presenting numerous Arts and culture programmes for both radio and television. PATRICK MARBER co-wrote and performed in On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You..with Alan Partridge. His plays include Dealer's Choice, After Miss Julie, Closer and Don Juan in Soho. Marber also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Notes on a Scandal. Producer: Peter Curran. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber share a bunk bed and talk through the darkness. | |
| 01 | 02 | 20140409 | 20180904 (BBC7) 20191009 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music from The Residents and Gerry Rafferty, archive of JG Ballard and Virginia Woolf. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Writers/Performers: PETER CURRAN is a publisher, writer and documentary maker. A former carpenter, his work ranges from directing films about culture in Africa, America and Brazil to writing and presenting numerous Arts and culture programmes for both radio and television. PATRICK MARBER co-wrote and performed in On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You..with Alan Partridge. His plays include Dealer's Choice, After Miss Julie, Closer and Don Juan in Soho. Marber also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Notes on a Scandal. Producer: Peter Curran. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. | |
| 01 | 03 | 20140416 | 20180911 (BBC7) 20191016 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music from The Residents and Gerry Rafferty, archive of JG Ballard and Virginia Woolf. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Writers/Performers: PETER CURRAN is a publisher, writer and documentary maker. A former carpenter, his work ranges from directing films about culture in Africa, America and Brazil to writing and presenting numerous Arts and culture programmes for both radio and television. PATRICK MARBER co-wrote and performed in On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You..with Alan Partridge. His plays include Dealer's Choice, After Miss Julie, Closer and Don Juan in Soho. Marber also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Notes on a Scandal. Producer: Peter Curran. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. | |
| 01 | 04 | 20140423 | 20180918 (BBC7) 20191023 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music from The Residents and Gerry Rafferty, archive of JG Ballard and Virginia Woolf. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Writers/Performers: PETER CURRAN is a publisher, writer and documentary maker. A former carpenter, his work ranges from directing films about culture in Africa, America and Brazil to writing and presenting numerous Arts and culture programmes for both radio and television. PATRICK MARBER co-wrote and performed in On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You..with Alan Partridge. His plays include Dealer's Choice, After Miss Julie, Closer and Don Juan in Soho. Marber also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Notes on a Scandal. Producer: Peter Curran. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. | |
| 01 | 05 | 20140430 | 20180925 (BBC7) 20191030 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music from The Residents and Gerry Rafferty, archive of JG Ballard and Virginia Woolf. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Writers/Performers: PETER CURRAN is a publisher, writer and documentary maker. A former carpenter, his work ranges from directing films about culture in Africa, America and Brazil to writing and presenting numerous Arts and culture programmes for both radio and television. PATRICK MARBER co-wrote and performed in On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You..with Alan Partridge. His plays include Dealer's Choice, After Miss Julie, Closer and Don Juan in Soho. Marber also wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Notes on a Scandal. Producer: Peter Curran. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering. | |
| 02 | 01 | 20150617 | 20191106 (R4) | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-concsciousness. In this episode, under cover of darkness, the bedfellows discuss the first time they kissed a girl as youths, and older men they would consder leaving their families for - if only theoretically. Elsewhere in the series, Patrick and Peter deal with therapy, Chas and Dave, children's happiness, JRR Tolkien, Babycham, Aldous Huxley and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. | |
| 02 | 02 | 20150624 | 20191113 (R4) | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-concsciousness. In this series, Patrick and Peter deal with therapy, Chas and Dave, children's happiness, JRR Tolkien, Babycham, Aldous Huxley and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Peter Curran and Patrick Marber return with their acclaimed late-night conversation series | |
| 02 | 03 | 20150701 | 20191120 (R4) | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-concsciousness. In this episode, under cover of darkness, the bedfellows touch on Tolkien, Tom and Jerry, Jewish v Irish names, guilty siblings, and whether the band Napalm Death are as good as Shakespeare. Elsewhere in the series, Patrick and Peter deal with therapy, Chas and Dave, children's happiness, Babycham, Aldous Huxley, and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. | |
| 02 | 04 | 20150708 | 20191127 (R4) | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-concsciousness. In this episode, under cover of darkness, the bedfellows touch on how your name forms the character, alarms in biscuit tins, a child called Typhus, and the enduring strength of The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace. Elsewhere in the series, Patrick and Peter deal with therapy, Chas and Dave, children's happiness, JRR Tolkien, Babycham, Aldous Huxley and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. | |
| 02 | 05 | 20150715 | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-consciousness. In this episode, Raymond Chandler and Ian Fleming argue over villains in archive, the hated word 'caveat' and hats in bed, and Peter Curran describes the attentions of an abusive priest from his childhood. Elsewhere in the series, Patrick and Peter deal with therapy, Chas and Dave, children's happiness, JR Tolkien, Babysham, Aldous Huxley, and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4. The bedfellows discuss villains in archive, the word caveat and hats in bed. | ||
| 02 | 06 LAST | 20150722 | 20200101 (R4) | Two men in darkness, sharing a bunk bed and a stream of semi-consciousness about family, relationships, work and imagined life. We all crave a place where our mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place from daily life. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, the restless mind can wander. After an acclaimed reception by The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer and Radio 4 listeners, Bunk Bed returns with its late night stream of semi-concsciousness. In this episode, toe-curling accounts of professional blunders, the meaning of hackneyed, writing Alan Partridge, the sadness of Chas and Dave and Peter Curran's horror at his tally of 7,000 interviews. Elsewhere in the series, Patrick and Peter deal with Therapy, children's happiness, JRR Tolkien, Babycham, Aldous Huxley, and correction fluid - among a ragbag of subjects. Written and performed by Patrick Marber and Peter Curran Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Peter Curran and Patrick Marber with their acclaimed late-night conversation series. | |
| 03 | 01 | 20160608 | 20210414 (BBC7) 20201111 (R4) | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran lie in the darkness, sharing a bunk bed and wondering about ... elephants. Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get to the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music, and archive. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny and warped conversational currency. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in a kind of conversation. | |
| 03 | 02 | 20160615 | 20210421 (BBC7) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts, which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes, they play each other music and archive of Angela Carter, ex-prime ministers, a castrato singer and an elephant playing the piano. Work, family, literature and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped, conversational currency. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation | |
| 03 | 03 | 20160622 | 20210428 (BBC7) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music and archive of Angela Carter, ex-Prime Ministers, a Castrato singer, and an elephant playing the piano. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped conversational currency. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation. | |
| 03 | 04 | 20160629 | 20210505 (BBC7) 20201028 (R4) | Award-winning actor and director Kathy Burke has given life to some of our best-loved comedy characters on screen. She won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her harrowing performance in the film Nil By Mouth. Now, sadly, she has to spend the night with a pair of middle-aged men - Peter Curran and Patrick Marber - who can't stop talking. Together they discuss fatness, smoking in the bath, and the horror of Hollywood stars who improvise. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by an overnight guest, Kathy Burke. | |
| 03 | 05 | The Cynical Use Of Xylophones | 20160706 | 20210512 (BBC7) 20210515 (BBC7) 20210516 (BBC7) 20201104 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music, and archive of Angela Carter, ex-Prime Ministers, a Castrato singer, and an elephant playing the piano. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped conversational currency. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation. |
| 03 | 06 LAST | Badges And Lingerie | 20160713 | 20210519 (BBC7) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music, and archive of Angela Carter, ex-Prime Ministers, a Castrato singer, and an elephant playing the piano. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped conversational currency. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran stumble through the darkness in conversation. |
| 04 | Episodes 3 And 4 | 20191218 | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran talk in-depth nonsense late at night in a bunk bed. | ||
| 04 | Episodes 5 And 6 | 20191225 | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran talk in-depth nonsense late at night in a bunk bed. | ||
| 04 | 01 | 20170824 | 20210707 (BBC7) 20191204 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to any particular task - the nearest faraway place which allows us to drift. The state between wakefulness and deep slumber where strange thoughts can be followed like balloons floating through the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander through unchartered territory. The acclaimed chat show with a difference returns with a dozy vengeance. Written by and starring unlikely bedfellows, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. From under the bedclothes, they wonder what services were on offer after hearing rare archive of H G WELLS admitting that he used to earn his living as 'a prostitute'. They also grapple with one of the most ferociously bad pop singles of all time - Cinderella Rockerfella - and get to the heart of the British aristocracy's perverse attitude to dogs. And the duo deal with the emotional scars left by seeing a father wearing trousers made from horizontal corduroy. ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed on Radio 4 is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off.' - Metro Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness. | |
| 04 | 02 | 20170831 | 20210714 (BBC7) 20210717 (BBC7) 20210718 (BBC7) 20191211 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to any particular task - the nearest faraway place which allows us to drift. The state between wakefulness and deep slumber where strange thoughts can be followed like balloons floating through the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander through unchartered territory. This is the chat show with a difference. Written by and starring unlikely bedfellows, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Award-winning actor and director Kathy Burke shares her memories of reading saucy novels aloud for an audience of fellow teenagers in the 1970s. Curran and Marber fight over concepts of male sensitivity, only to be severely admonished by Kathy, and they discuss how the words of The Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen now mock them in middle-age. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's acclaimed talk show in the dark. With Kathy Burke. | |
| 04 | 03 | 20170907 | 20210721 (BBC7) | The critically acclaimed show featuring playwright Patrick Marber and publisher and broadcaster Peter Curran as they talk in-depth nonsense late at night in a Bunk Bed. The lights are off, and a cultural crime committed against Sir Kingsley Amis by Curran is debated - alongside the merits of a miniature German Schnauzer dog versus those of Marber's impressive tortoise, Tony, for the title Mankind's Best Friend. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran talk through the darkness about Sir Kingsley Amis' teeth. | |
| 04 | 04 | 20170914 | 20210728 (BBC7) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music and archive of H G WELLS, a Russian radio station for spies and cheesy pop anthems. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped, conversational currency. A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran's critically acclaimed talk through the darkness. | |
| 04 | 05 | 20170921 | 20210804 (BBC7) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they try to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes they play each other music and archive of H G WELLS, a Russian radio station for spies, and cheesy pop anthems. Work, family, literature, and their own badly-scuffed dreams are the funny, if warped, conversational currency Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran chase the random thoughts that occur just before sleep. | |
| 04 | 06 LAST | 20170928 | 20210811 (BBC7) | The unlikely trio of actor Don Warrington, playwright Patrick Marber and writer/producer Peter Curran lie in the dark together and discuss life's great mysteries. What did medieval children build in the sand when on a beach holiday? What is the definition of heavy breathing? Did someone, 400 years ago, change Shakespeare's tragic words spoken by King Lear for a laugh, and to wind-up older actors forever? Don Warrington played student lodger Philip opposite Leonard Rossiter's Rigsby in the classic TV sitcom Rising Damp. After a successful career on stage and screen, he now finds himself laying on the floor and trying to get to sleep on a pull-out mattress while being talked at by two people, uncomfortable in their Bunk Bed. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017. Rising Damp legend Don Warrington joins Peter Curran and Patrick Marber in the dark. | |
| 05 | 01 | 20180711 | 20211027 (BBC7) 20230208 (BBC7) 20200805 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. The return of the acclaimed Bunk Bed, written by and featuring Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Recorded in the dark and in real beds - they discuss what sort of dinosaur they would have been and respond to archive of the great African-American writer James Baldwin on Fathers with their own tales of being humiliated by children Plus they argue over whether if it's ever appropriate for an Irish person to use the phrase 'Yada, yada, yada... Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with their critically-acclaimed confessional series. | |
| 05 | 02 | 20180718 | 20211103 (BBC7) 20230215 (BBC7) 20200812 (R4) | Late at night, in the dark, in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran from under the covers, discuss the failings of James Bond as an English role model compared to Playschool presenter Brian Cant. They ponder the link between short trousers and bullying, and the soulfulness of the sock drawer. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with their critically-acclaimed confessional series. | |
| 05 | 03 | With Sleepover Guest Jane Horrocks | 20180725 | 20211110 (BBC7) 20230222 (BBC7) 20200819 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed your tired mind can wander. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran welcome BAFTA-winning actor Jane Horrocks who is sleeping over on the pull out bed. Jane discusses the curse of a happy childhood and David Bowie - and also does her impression of a neighing horse that once brought unwanted attention from a stallion. A welcome comfort against the gathering storm clouds' - The Spectator Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018. Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and Jane Horrocks talk critically acclaimed nonsense in bed. |
| 05 | 04 | 20180801 | 20211117 (BBC7) 20230301 (BBC7) 20200826 (R4) | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran escape from the hurly-burly of the day into their nearest faraway place - the Bunk Bed. Recorded in the dark and in bed, this is the perfect place for letting thoughts to drift without rhyme or reason. This time, they grapple with whether it's disrespectful to read literature in the nude. They also describe in detail an imagined death-scene for each other. There's strange BBC archive describing what the Ancient Greeks did with their domesticated hyenas, and a frank discussion on the horrors attendant during a country walk with family and friends. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss reading literature in the nude and harmonicas. | |
| 06 | 01 | 20190320 | 20220223 (BBC7) 20231013 (BBC7) 20200902 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes, they play each other music and old bits of BBC Archive. Life, death, work and family are their slightly warped conversational currency. Peter and Patrick deal with their worst reviews, and surprises found in the belongings of their dead fathers. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with enchanting, low-energy pillow talk. From under the sheets, Peter Curran and Patrick Marber deal with surprises found in their dead fathers belongings. From 2019. | |
| 06 | 01 | Cate Blanchett | 20190417 | 20220626 (BBC7) 20200930 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. Hollywood star Cate Blanchett joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran on the spare mattress. So in relaxed mode, they muse on their experiences of gallstones, vomiting, night walks and severe haircuts. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett. |
| 06 | 02 | 20190327 | 20220302 (BBC7) 20231020 (BBC7) 20200909 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter Now they're discussing the ideal position for human genitals and if evolution should ever get a move on. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber wrestle life's challenges while laying in the dark. From under the bed clothes, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss the ideal position for human genitals. From 2019. | |
| 06 | 02 | Benjamin Zephaniah | 20190424 | 20220703 (BBC7) 20201007 (R4) | Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander away from the hurly burly of the day. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber are joined on a mattress by poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Benjamin reveals how he nearly took a job writing verses for a Greetings card company and shares the fallout from a disastrous appearance on Mastermind. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber attempt Tai Chi in the dark with poet Benjamin Zephaniah. |
| 06 | 03 | 20190403 | 20220309 (BBC7) 20231027 (BBC7) 20200916 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes, they wrestle life's challenges. Now they're discussing childhood sightings of wigs and the revival of the Sedan Chair to make Britain great again. Plus archive of film legend Bette Davis destroying an interviewer. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran wonder what it all means while laying in the dark. From under the covers, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss the Sedan Chair's revival to make Britain great again. From 2019. | |
| 06 | 03 | Rhys Ifans | 20190501 | 20220710 (BBC7) 20220716 (BBC7) 20220717 (BBC7) 20201014 (R4) | In the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander away from the hurly burly of the day. Bafta-winning Welsh actor Rhys Ifans joins Peter Curran and Patrick Marber on the spare mattress. They get down to the subject of pocket globes, his desire to be a Stone Age cave painter, and the versatility of the kitchen whisk. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Peter Curran, Patrick Marber and Rhys Ifans talk dark childhoods and the boots of Bowie. |
| 06 | 04 | 20190410 | 20220316 (BBC7) 20231103 (BBC7) 20200923 (R4) | Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place. Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air. Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander. This is the nearest faraway place for Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Here they endeavour to get the heart of things in an entertainingly vague and indirect way. This is not the place for typical male banter. From under the bed clothes, they wrestle life's challenges. Now they're examining the etiquette of Farmers, David Bowie sex fantasies, hair transplants and the dangerous charm of the song The Air That I Breathe. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Patrick Marber and Peter Curran wrestle life's challenges while laying in the dark. From under the covers, Patrick Marber and Peter Curran discuss the etiquette of Farmers and hair transplants. From 2019. | |
| 06 | 04 | Jane Horrocks | 20190508 | 20220717 (BBC7) 20201021 (R4) | In the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander away from the hurly-burly of the day. Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran on the spare mattress. Fancying yourself, the perils of childhood bed-wetting, rebel smoking and the wrong leggings are discussed without shame. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019. Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran to reflect on fancying yourself. |
| 08 | 01 | Episode One (with Kathy Burke) | 20210106 | ~Bunk Bed is back for its 7th series of funny, sleepy wonders as Peter Curran and Patrick Marber lay down in the dark with special guests and let random thoughts drift into the air. Genuinely recorded in bed and in the dark, it's an audio treat that seems to unite critics with very varied tastes: Funny, enchanting, moving, and beautifully put together.' Observer The return of one of my most favourite things on radio, the brilliant and funny Bunk Bed.' Radio Times A clever, welcome comfort amid the storms.' The Spectator You'll either love Marber and Curran's meandering thoughts or just hate Bunk Bed. Stick with it: this is gold.' Sunday Telegraph ~Bunk Bed is beloved of broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' Metro In this first episode, they are joined by the great comic actor and director Kathy Burke, foul-mouthed star of Twitter and the perfect foil for the dozy duo of Marber and Curran. Kathy reveals the joy of amusing police officers by giving them 'the fingers' even though she's in her 50s. She and Peter Curran take Patrick Marber to task over his expensive gifts such as food hampers from Hollywood star Julia Roberts, and the three discuss the art of eating crisps in bed. In future episodes, outrageous showbiz stories abound as Patrick and Peter are joined by Guy Garvey from the band Elbow with his actor wife Rachel Stirling. They also talk about the hilarity and heartache caring for the late Dame Diana Rigg (Rachel's mother) in their home. Chef and TV presenter Andi Oliver reveals her amazing and very loud singing voice while laying in the dark with others trying to sleep. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Kathy Burke joins Peter Curran and Patrick Marber in the dark for profound giggles. | |
| 08 | 02 | Episode Two | 20210113 | Recorded in beds and in the dark, Peter Curran and Patrick Marber drift off from the emotional hurly-burly of the day with thoughts that float into the night without reason. Now in its 8th series, Bunk Bed is the critically-acclaimed place for confessional laughs and poignant thoughts. Tonight, Peter and Patrick discuss the weird and not very good early work of David Bowie and his amazing run that followed the mediocrity. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Strangely uplifting moments caring for someone with a terminal illness, and early Bowie. | |
| 08 | 03 | Episode Three (with Guy Garvey And Rachael Stirling) | 20210120 | What happens when a married showbusiness couple are taken from the familiar surroundings of their own home, and have to lay down in a dark room with two men they don't really know? The singer Guy Garvey from the band Elbow is known for his poetic anthems such as One Day Like This. The actress Rachel Stirling is known for TV hits such as Tipping The Velvet and The Detectorists. Will their affection for each other survive the scrutiny of Patrick Marber and Peter Curran in a late-night horizontal ramble? It's Bunk Bed. Subjects discussed include separate sleeping arrangements as the key to happiness, tweeting at night, unintended rude cockney-rhyming slang in the title of an Elbow album, the call of the Eider duck, depressing songs, and a mind-boggling story about rude happenings when the late comedians Frankie Howerd and Bob Monkhouse shared a house together. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Elbow singer Guy Garvey and actress Rachael Stirling in comedy chat with Marber and Curran | |
| 08 | 04 | Episode Four (with Kathy Burke) | 20210127 | Kathy Burke returns to the pull-out mattress to discuss self-censorship, Irish accents, boyfriends and her father - before Patrick sings them both a lullaby. The three bed fellows discuss the meaning of having 'a good heart' and Peter shares some of the pleasure and pain that results from having an attractive voice, but an Irish accent. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Late night laughs and entertaining guests with Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. | |
| 08 | 05 | 20210203 | Late-night entertainment and wondering with Patrick Marber and Peter Curran, musing in the dark. Tonight - the long and torturous story of how an eight-year-old Peter Curran learned never to pretend to cry again. And Suzi Quatro's song Devil Gate Drive and AC/DC's Highway to Hell are compared for their ability, or failure, to evoke a sense of satanic menace. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Late-night entertainment and wondering with Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. | ||
| 08 | 06 LAST | 20210210 | Actor Rachael Stirling and her husband, singer Guy Garvey, join Patrick Marber and Peter Curran in the dark to discuss being attacked by dogs, and the slapstick comedy surrounding an order of spring rolls from the local takeaway. Meant for Dame Diana Rigg, the delicious rolls were polished off instead by her beloved son-in-law, Guy. Outrage and comedy followed swiftly. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Late-night entertainment from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran, Guy Garvey, Rachael Stirling. | ||
| 08 | 07 | 20210217 | Late-night entertainment and wondering from Peter Curran and Patrick Marber. Peter and Patrick tackle, in a very soft-hitting way, the issue of candlelight being the new electricity, hit songs with questionable lyrics from the 70s, and big suits versus kaftans. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 | ||
| 08 | 08 | 20210224 | The critically acclaimed late-night ramble with Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. From their beds, Patrick and Peter muse on what to do when staring to visible boring someone, the mechanics of deja-vu, and school friends who drank ink and licked sauce bottles for the benefit of others. A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 | ||
| 09 | 01 | A Comic Pillow Fight Between Patrick Marber And Peter Curran, With A Ghostly Visitation From Science Fiction Godfather H.g Wells | 20220112 | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran escape from the hurly-burly of the day into their nearest faraway place - the Bunk Bed. Recorded in the dark and on beds, this is the perfect place for letting thoughts to drift without rhyme or reason. This time, after a top bunk malfunction, they are forced to snuggle up together in the same bed. Socks with 12 hours of wear on them, uncut toenails and grinding all bring conflict. Eventually, we hear the strange voice of science fiction pioneer H G WELLS from a 1934 BBC broadcast that spookily sums up society today. This leads naturally to a discussion of national pride, Seamus Heaney, and the male orgasm. Occasional sleepover guests for this series will include star of The Simpsons and This Is Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer, actor Jane Horrocks, cook and presenter Andi Oliver, and director Sir Richard Eyre. Producer: Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. | |
| 09 | 02 | With Guest Harry Shearer | 20220119 | The Simpsons' Harry Shearer is on the pull-out bed, joining Patrick Marber and Peter Curran for late night musings in the dark. He relives working in show business at seven years old with Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and scores of other cartoon characters. Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Bedridden wit from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and The Simpsons' Harry Shearer. | |
| 09 | 03 | Discussions Continue With Harry Shearer From The Simpsons | 20220126 | Harry Shearer of The Simpsons is back on the pull out bed for more late night musings in the dark with Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. The conversation continues with startling examples of how live audiences change and shape performances, respect for burrowing animals, and the death of manners. Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4 Bed-ridden wit from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and The Simpsons' Harry Shearer. | |
| 09 | 04 | 20220202 | Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. Curran relates the story of his head being used instead of a golf ball. Marber invents a new language combining Yiddish and Cockney Rhyming Slang, but which doesn't rhyme. Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 | ||
| 09 | 05 | 20220209 | Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. | ||
| 09 | 06 LAST | Peter Curran And Patrick Marber, With Special Guest Jane Horrocks | 20220216 | Bed-bound wit and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran, with Jane Horrocks. | |
| 09 | 07 | 20220223 | Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran. | ||
| 09 | 08 | 20220302 | Bed-bound wit and story telling from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and chef Andi Oliver. | ||
| 10 | 01 | , With Kathy Burke | 20230719 | The semi-delirious talk show returns for its tenth season. Special guests include British Arts colossus Sir Richard Eyre, and a return to the pull-out mattress of comic heroes Kathy Burke and Jane Horrocks. ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' - Metro Produced by Peter Curran Sound design by David Thomas A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 | |
| 10 | 02 | , Male Friendship Cartoons | 20230726 | Late at night our tired minds can wander through funny, bizarre and poignant territory before we drift off. This is what it sounds like when two Herberts sound off to delight. ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' - Metro Produced by Peter Curran Sound mix by David Thomas A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Giggling in the dark about cartoon male friendships and Care in the Eating Community. | |
| 10 | 03 | The Return Of Kathy Burke | 20230802 | Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, our tired minds can wander through strange territory before we drift off. Kathy Burke reflects on winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and fancying Gordon Brown. Peter Curran and Patrick Marber butt heads about the seductive power of politics ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' - Metro Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Giggling in the dark about Cool Britannia, first jobs and rejecting show business. | |
| 10 | 04 | , With Guests Jane Horrocks And David Morrissey | 20230809 | ~Bunk Bed goes on tour - after a fashion. Peter Curran's old caravan is dragged to a field at this summer's Black Deer Americana festival. Patrick Marber hates every moment. ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' - Metro Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 In a damp caravan at a music festival, everyone can hear you complain. | |
| 10 | 05 | With Peter Curran And Patrick Marber | 20230816 | Patrick Marber and Peter Curran muse on the regrets of having been 'Big in the 1990s'. | |
| 10 | 06 LAST | With Peter Curran, Patrick Marber And Sir Richard Eyre | 20230823 | Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander through strange territory before you drift off. The semi-delirious talk show returns with a dozy and chucklesome vengeance. Special guests this season include British Arts collossus Sir Richard Eyre, and the return to the pull-out mattress of comic heroes Kathy Burke and Jane Horrocks. ~Bunk Bed is funny, strange, enchanting, and beautifully put together.' - The Observer ~Bunk Bed is beloved by broadsheet critics, but don't let that put you off....' - Metro Produced by Peter Curran A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4 Hair-raising, hilarious and touching stories from the legendary theatre and film director. |