Box 39

Box 39


Latest Episodes

episode 143 – THE FREE REPUBLIC OF WIVENHOE with Martin Newell & Danae Brook
August 18, 2023

Comrades, it’s Revolution! Wivenhoe has declared itself as an independent state, no longer in the UK.  From the roadblocks at the Co-op comes the new President Martin Newell in some serious epaulettes and a pointy hat.  Announcing 5 edicts for the citizen

episode 142 - SAVING BILLERICAY with Bill Lawrance & Adrian Coen
August 03, 2023

The beautiful Essex town of Billericay is in danger from an ancient historical curse, and time is running out. Box 39 is on a mission to save the town - with the help of listeners, the Colne Radio Sports Car, some great music and a reasonable lunch expen

episode 141 – ADRIAN STEPS UP with Adrian Coen
July 20, 2023

While Bill’s away, Adrian steps up and takes charge. Always unappreciated, overlooked and in Bill’s shadow - until now. Can Adrian sit in the Senior Presenter’s Chair? Or is it rigged against him? With all the Great Colne Radio Senior Presenters, and Grea

episode 140 – CATS with Izzy Lawrance
July 06, 2023

Our Box 39 investigation into our furry feline friends reveals how important Cats are to us all.  Scrutinising cat fishing, Tom and Jerry,  wildcats and the physics of licking ones own fur, this is a joyous exploration of the purring, meowing world of Cat

episode 139 – NOTHING IS AS GOOD AS THEY SAY IT IS with David Nash
June 23, 2023

Live from Studio One,  we examine some notable failures, setbacks and letdowns. With our most exciting competition ever, a Big Sue oboe solo that defies description, the shocking truth about ‘Luton Late Afternoon Fun Time’, and lashings of snake oil.

episode 138 - ON THE ROAD with Bill Lawrance
June 08, 2023

Bill is on the road and out of the Studio, driving the Colne Radio company sports car around the country, as he investigates the secrets of our street and highwys, our lanes and motorways - and with great music, of course. with Bill Lawrance

episode 137 - THE AWESOME AWARDS with Craig Barker
May 26, 2023

These are the Awards that really matter. Better than 'Stanway FM'. Stronger than 'Clacton South Sounds'. And more adequate than 'Your Accountancy Radio' We may be controversial.  We may be exciting, glamorous and dazzling. We may b

episode 136 – EAST ANGLIA’S SECRET HISTORY with Jonathan Pearsall
May 13, 2023

Historian Jonathan Pearsall is live in the studio as we uncover secrets from East Anglia’s 20th century wartime past.  But Mike Harwood’s gone missing, Adrian sounds familiar and Bill’s got Sue Pollard on his mind. Even Jonathan has secrets to be revealed

episode 135 – ERNEST MALLORY: Wivenhoe’s Lost Genius
April 27, 2023

Some are called Genius from the start.  But though he is in the GCSE Poetry Anthology, Mallory remains unrecognised.  This is his remarkable story that has remained ball-achingly untold for the last 75 years… this is ERNEST MALLORY, WIVENHOE’S LOST GENIU

episode 134 – TRISTAN DA CUNHA with Bill Lawrance
April 20, 2023

This is Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island. Unique.  Beautiful. Shocking.  And strangely very British. The island at the end of the world. With Bill Lawrance