The Chain Gang (radio series)
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The Chain Gang is a British
radio series broadcast on the digital radio station BBC 7
. There have so far been two series, the first in 2004 and the second in 2007. The format of the series is that the first episode is scripted by the production team and ends with a cliffhanger
. Listeners are then invited to write further episodes. The best submission is then recorded and transmitted and again ends with cliffhanger, after which listeners can submit further suggestions.
The first series was entitled Amnesia and had six episodes. The second was entitled Picture This, with the initial and final script supplied by Rob Shearman
better known as a script writer for the television series Doctor Who
. The second series consisted of thirteen episodes and three alternate endings.
Episode 2, by Ian MacKenzie
Episode 3, by Ric Treval
Episode 4, by Tom Johnstone
Episode 5, by Dave Wilner
Episode 6, by Christopher Stanners
Episode 7, by Phil Girdlestone
Episode 8, by Jennifer Moore
Episode 9, by David Hutchison
Episode 10, by Jayne Clements
Episode 11, by Jon Radlett
Episode 12, by Phil Kurthausen
Episode 13, by Robert Shearman
Alternate Ending 1, by Jacqueline Saville
Alternate Ending 2, by Steph May
Alternate Ending 3, by Jon Radlett
The episodes were available on the BBC7 Chaingang webpage in audio and written formats until the website was restructured.
The series was awarded a Bronze in the Sony Radio Academy Awards' The Competition Award category.
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radio series broadcast on the digital radio station BBC 7
BBC 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra, formerly known as BBC 7 and BBC Radio 7, is a British digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and children's programming nationally 24 hours a day. It is the principal broadcasting outlet for the BBC's archive of spoken-word entertainment...
. There have so far been two series, the first in 2004 and the second in 2007. The format of the series is that the first episode is scripted by the production team and ends with a cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction...
. Listeners are then invited to write further episodes. The best submission is then recorded and transmitted and again ends with cliffhanger, after which listeners can submit further suggestions.
The first series was entitled Amnesia and had six episodes. The second was entitled Picture This, with the initial and final script supplied by Rob Shearman
Rob Shearman
Robert Shearman is currently best known as a writer for Doctor Who and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4 broadcast in the station's regular weekday Afternoon Play slot, and one classic...
better known as a script writer for the television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. The second series consisted of thirteen episodes and three alternate endings.
BBC7 Chain Gang Series 2 Picture This. April 2007 to June 2007.
Episode 1, by Robert ShearmanEpisode 2, by Ian MacKenzie
Episode 3, by Ric Treval
Episode 4, by Tom Johnstone
Episode 5, by Dave Wilner
Episode 6, by Christopher Stanners
Episode 7, by Phil Girdlestone
Episode 8, by Jennifer Moore
Episode 9, by David Hutchison
Episode 10, by Jayne Clements
Episode 11, by Jon Radlett
Episode 12, by Phil Kurthausen
Episode 13, by Robert Shearman
Alternate Ending 1, by Jacqueline Saville
Alternate Ending 2, by Steph May
Alternate Ending 3, by Jon Radlett
The episodes were available on the BBC7 Chaingang webpage in audio and written formats until the website was restructured.
The series was awarded a Bronze in the Sony Radio Academy Awards' The Competition Award category.