The Claire Witch Project

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:22:03 +0100

Join our comedy team for a satirical, spooky treat for Hop tu Naa. 

The Railway Children

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:00:00 +0100

The Railway Children, a new radio drama adapted from and based on the much loved novel and film. Featuring an all-Island cast and produced by Bob Harrison for Manx Radio.  

The Atholl Paper Plays

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:27:00 +0100

These short plays, produced by Manx National Heritage, are based upon some very engaging and little known stories discovered within the Dukes of Atholl archive. They relate to the Atholls’ administration  of the Isle of Man between 1736 and 1830. The Dukes of Atholl archive is currently being catalogued at the Manx Museum, with papers dating from 1630-1839. The plays were written and performed by Labyrinth: History in Action players. 

Suddenly at Home

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:00:00 +0100

A theatre of the mind, painting aural snapshots of a remembered Manxness from another time

A Garden of Teeth and Claws

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Our favourite intrepid duo, Hally and Kelly, are back in their newest adventure, ‘A Garden of Teeth and Claws.’ From the pen of Alex Duncan comes the next breakneck thrill ride straight to your radio. In 1920 something, on the Isle of Man, Captain Hall and Joyce Kelly face their most dangerous case yet as a beast returns to terrorise the island. The Mordhey Dhoo is back! Will they survive? Will they uncover the secrets of the beast? Will they find a good cup of tea? Tune in to find out! 

Cronk Beg Carnival

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:00:00 +0100

Manx Radio brings you a special radio drama mini-series, Cronk Beg Carnival. Written by Lisa Creighton and voiced by Juan Bridson, Lisa Creighton, Toby Smith, Jackie Hawkes, Tom Cain, Chris Caine, Sophie Rudge, Alexandra Batty, Máıre Stephens, and Jenny Davies, all of the Service Players. Produced by Bob Harrison and Marc Tyley

The Monkey's Paw

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:07:30 +0100

Manx Radio brings you a dramatisation of the supernatural tale by W.W. Jacobs, adapted for radio by Bob Harrison and produced by Bob Harrison and Marc Tyley

After the War

Fri, 15 May 2020 09:48:19 +0100

It’s 75 years since the end of World War Two and to mark the event on Manx Radio; an original drama from the award-winning playwright - Tony Perrin. One of Coronation Street’s principal writers for several decades, he’s also supplied many a script for BBC Radio - and television series like Crown Court and Play for Today. ... His play concerns a couple of plumbers from the North West of England whose lives, like many others, are being permanently reshaped ... AFTER THE WAR

The Isle of Man Celebrates VE Day

Thu, 07 May 2020 17:00:00 +0100

Three unique radio productions created by Manx National Heritage and Labyrinth History in Action Players. Manx National Heritage had been working on a theatrical production to be performed at the Grove this weekend, but the hard work has been repurposed into three radio broadcasts instead. Using the Manx Newspapers as source material the three programmes focus on how VE Day was marked and celebrated on the Island in May 1945.

Final Words

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 09:30:00 +0100

What happens when two couples travel to London for the final of the UK Scrabble Challenge? First broadcast on Manx Radio on 26th December 2019.

Whistle Once More for Jinny

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:50:44 +0100

A bold new beginning for radio drama in the Isle of Man. From the pen of Alex Duncan, author of ‘Fynoderee’ and ‘The Versatiles’, comes ‘Whistle Once More for Jinny!’ a classic chiller to terrify and delight you as the dark nights draw in. It is a love letter to the joyous melodrama of Hammer Horror, the irreverence of Ealing Comedy and the ghost stories of M R James and Nigel Neale. More than this, it is a love letter to our island, its people, its music and its stories. Bringing together many of the island's most skilled performers; Alex Duncan, Lisa Kreisky, David Dawson and Caroline Devlin lead this full cast production. All of this is embellished with a hauntingly lyrical soundtrack by Ruth Keggin-Gell, one of the island's most accomplished traditional musicians. Produced for Manx Radio by Christy DeHaven.

Sorry Wrong Number

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:31:00 +0100

On Monday 22nd April 2019, director Bob Harrison and producer Marc Tyley bring you the Manx Radio Production of Lucille Fletcher's 1943 radio play 'Sorry Wrong Number'.

For the Fallen

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:58:31 +0100

A original radio play commemorating the Isle of Man’s role during the First World War. Based upon true stories and letters from the period, the play was written and directed by John Young and performed by local actors and actresses. It was first performed as a stage work in April 2018, then produced for Manx Radio in association with the Isle of Man Arts Council.