Bird Island (radio series)

Bird Island
Genre	Situation comedy
Running time	15 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Starring	Reece Shearsmith; Julian Rhind-Tutt; Katy Wix
Written by	Katy Wix
Produced by	Tilusha Ghelani
Original release	13 June 2012 –; 27 May 2014
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	8
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Website	https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042qmth

GenreSituation comedy

Running time15 minutes

Country of originUnited Kingdom

Language(s)English

Bird Island is a comedy radio series which stars Reece Shearsmith and was written by Katy Wix. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and ran for two series.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Episode One"	13 June 2012 (2012-6-13)
Ornithologist Ben arrives on Bird Island in sub-Antarctica with supervisor Graham as the only company. He loses his watch, has an encounter with a nesting mother bird and sets up a profile on a dating website.
2	2	"Episode Two"	20 June 2012 (2012-6-20)
Food supplies are running short at the base as the resupply ship is late arriving, with Ben and Graham resorting to taking a stock count. When a delivery finally does arrive, they have to contend with a drunk Italian.
3	3	"Episode Three"	27 June 2012 (2012-6-27)
Ben finds an injured seal pup which out on the ice, and takes it back to base to nurse it to health. He shares the progress via video conference with his parents where he finds his dad Robin is changing his name by deed poll.
4	4	"Episode Four"	4 July 2012 (2012-7-4)
Ben continues his search for a mate on the dating website. Graham reveals that a new member of the team will be arriving soon to join them to complete the Penguin census, leaving Ben unprepared for a third wheel.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
5	1	"Episode One"	4 May 2014 (2014-5-4)
Ben has received and enjoys a new, hard-to-open cereal bar. Some post has also been delivered to the wrong island, and Ben hears from his mother whose cat has gone missing. Graham ruins the end of Inspector Morse for Ben.
6	2	"Episode Two"	13 May 2014 (2014-5-13)
Ben is becoming addicted to playing solitaire as part of a morning routine. He also has the task of testing out a new coat for a product trial and heads for the cold outdoors. Jane is celebrating her birthday.
7	3	"Episode Three"	20 May 2014 (2014-5-20)
The bathroom lock has broken, which results in an embarrassing situation for Jane while Ben is taking a bath. Graham makes an attempt at teaching Ben how to abseil the ice cliffs as part of a safety course.
8	4	"Episode Four"	27 May 2014 (2014-5-27)
Ben makes the mistake of volunteering to collect seal faeces, and decides to enter a poetry competition. Graham announces that he has decided to leave the island and return home due to issues with his marriage.

Bird Island (radio series)

Cast

Episodes

Series one

Series two

Broadcast history

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