Radio Shuttleworth

Episodes

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0101Leo Sayer1998110320130103 (BBC7)
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Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves from his very own his front room!

The inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife, Mary.

Special guests:

John Hegley

Jenny Eclair.

Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.

Aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the airwaves with Leo Sayer.

0102Wendy Craig1998111020130110 (BBC7)
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Sheffield's singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves from his very own his front room!

The inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife, Mary.

Special guests:

Simon Munnery

Lorraine Bowen

Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.

Aspiring Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth is joined by guest Wendy Craig.

0103Patrick Moore1998111720150426 (BBC7)
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Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!

The inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife, Mary.

Special guests:

Sir Patrick Moore

Jenny Eclair

Sean Cullen

Dylan Goodhew

Can Sir Patrick help John identify the red glow that appears outside the front bay window just before bedtime?

Additional material by Martin Willis.

Produced by Graham Fellows and Dawn Ellis

Series Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.

Aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the airwaves. With Patrick Moore.

0104Vanessa Feltz1998112420130117 (BBC7)
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Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!

The inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife, Mary.

Special guests:

Boothby Graffoe

Can Vanessa help sort out a tricky domestic problem between him and Mary?

Additional material by Martin Willis.

Produced by Graham Fellows and Dawn Ellis

Series Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.

Aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the airwaves. With Vanessa Feltz.

0105John Kettley1998120120171222 (BBC7)Sheffield's aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC.
0201Barbara Dickson2000022420131009 (BBC7)
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Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents a mixture of celebrity guests, domestic chores and music.

Bill Bailey drops in for 'Impress an Impresario' while Hattie Hayridge telephones to 'Make Mary Merry

Special guest Barbara Dickson pops in for a chat, but her timing couldn't have been worse as John is expecting a rush of callers responding to his advert for the sale of son Darren's cabin bed.

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.

Joining the Sheffield singer-songwriter on-air are Barbara Dickson and Bill Bailey.

0202Richard Whiteley2000030220131016 (BBC7)
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John hopes TV's Richard Whiteley will host a special Shuttleworth edition of Countdown with wife Mary acting as Carol Vorderman.

But only after Richard's helped with the washing up!

The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.

With:

John Otway

Jo Enright

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000

The Sheffield singer hosts a special edition of Countdown with Richard Whiteley.

0203Tony Hart2000030920131023 (BBC7)
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TV artist Tony Hart pays a visit and his timing couldn't be better as John is in the middle of painting the living room wall.

Maybe Tony could help - but no fancy murals mind you, as Mary wouldn't like it.

The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth comes direct from his front room in Sheffield.

With:

Lorraine Bowen

Stephen Frost

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000

Tony Hart visits Sheffield singer John as he tries to paint the lounge for wife Mary.

0204Peter Purves2000031620131030 (BBC7)
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John discovers Blue Peter's Peter Purves has always wanted to play a nasty character. Would he audition for the role of Captain Hook in the drop-in centre's production of Peter Pan?

The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.

With:

Phil Nichol

Milton Jones

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000

Peter Purves visits Sheffield singer John and gets cast in Ken's production of Peter Pan.

0205Katrina Leskanich2000032320131106 (BBC7)
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The UK's 1997 Eurovision Song Contest winner Katrina Leskanich tells John how she always buys new socks as she doesn't know how to darn.

John decides to teach her this important skill, so that she need not be so wasteful.

Meanwhile, wife Mary gets the ironing board out and Robert Wyatt tries to impress an impresario.

The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.

1997 Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich visits, but wife Mary gets the ironing board out.

0206Matthew Kelly2000033020131113 (BBC7)
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Matthew Kelly joins John to host a Shuttleworth edition of Stars in Their Eyes.

But which stars will the family appear as? Could John come through the curtain as Elton John with wife Mary as Kiki Dee?

Trying to Impress an Impressario is Mitch Benn , while Kevin Gildea calls in a final attempt to Make Mary Merry

The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.

Additional material by Martin Willis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.

Matthew Kelly joins Sheffield singer John for a special edition of Stars in Their Eyes.