The Machine Gunners (2002)
The Machine Gunners is a BBC schools radio series from the 2000s, covering English for primary school pupils.
A 10-part reading by Craig Heaney of Robert Westall's children's novel set in World War II, in which a group of boys in a British town find a German machine gun, construct a fort, and mount their own secret war against the enemy.
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A Dead Man's Gun | 20 Sep 2002 |
| 2. | Cat and Mouse | 27 Sep 2002 |
| 3. | A Real Punch Up | 4 Oct 2002 |
| 4. | The Fortress Caparetto | 11 Oct 2002 |
| 5. | Gone to Ground | 18 Oct 2002 |
| 6. | A Prisoner in the Fortress | 1 Nov 2002 |
| 7. | Hunted | 8 Nov 2002 |
| 8. | Fight at the Mudflats | 15 Nov 2002 |
| 9. | Invasion! | 22 Nov 2002 |
| 10. | Advancing Hordes | 29 Nov 2002 |
Credits
| The Machine Gunners by | Robert Westall |
| Abridged for radio by | Ivan Jones |
| Read by | Craig Heaney |
| Music composed & performed by | Jane Livermore |
| Series consultant | Angel Scott |
| Produced by | Katriona McEwan |
Related programmes
- The Machine Gunners (2017)The story was produced again in a new reading for school radio 15 years later.
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