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 A little Bit Racey


UK Podcasters Award Nominee 2016
UK Podcasters Award Nominee 2015
NERVE
A Little Bit Racey began life on Nerve Radio, Bournemouth University’s student radio station, where I joined the production team before soon becoming the regular host and a co-writer on the show. From there, we went from strength to strength, with the show winning the Nerve Award for “Best Specialist”, judged by producers from the BBC.

HOPE FM
Once graduation was on the horizon, the show found a new home on 90.1 Hope FM, a community station in Bournemouth, as part of Livewire Live – a 2 hour comedy show. Panellists included old Nerve favourites, as well as the various members of Livewire Live and their associates.

CORNUCOPIA

After a full year on Hope.FM, the show found its way to Cornucopia Radio, an audio production company based in Sheffield. This move allowed us to release the episodes as podcasts, and produce numerous focused multi-episode series of a much higher standard, along with themed specials in between. Equally, it afforded us further opportunities to bring in new comedic talent from Edinburgh Fringe and local improv groups, on top of our classic panellist roster.

The episodes have also been broadcast on live radio, as part of Cornucopia’s regular shows on Sheffield Live and basic.FM, as well as a mixture of classic and brand new Racey through Upload Radio in 2017. A Little Bit Racey was one of three nominees for Best Comedy at the UK Podcasters Awards in 2015, and was a finalist nominee for Best UK Podcast at the awards in 2016. The fourth series, recorded and released across 2017, also marked the first ever live show on February 8th, hosted at DINA venue, supported by improv groups, The Shrimps, Faffing About and The Antics - the event was well received and can be listened to through the link on the right, alongside all of the other episodes.
A LITTLE BIT RACEY
PRESENTER
James Cottle
FORMAT Henry Fosdike with special thanks to
Matt Lavender and Sean Tracey
PRODUCER Samuel Hutchinson
WRITERS James Cottle, Samuel Hutchinson,
David Ruddock and David Wylie
THEME TUNE Matthew Reynolds
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Peter Beeston

 All episodes FREE on Cornucopia Radio 

Four panelists race against a time limit of just three minutes to reach a destination. They begin from different starting points and use an assortment of companions, objects and modes of transport, but they must keep everything together with them when they travel. They must also overcome their opponent, provided by another panelist, who will fire off obstacles to try and stop them.

EPISODE LIST
S04 E08 Hi-De Hydrogen
S04 E07 Dick Van’s Dialect
S04 E06 What’s The Big IKEA?
S04 E05 New World Odour
S04 E04 Come Dine With Devito
S04 E03 Full Of Piss And Lineker
S04 E02 Cowell Movement
S04 E01 The Toblercode
FEB 2017 Live Special - Cirque Du So-Live!
S03 E08 Be Still My Racey Heart
S03 E07 Desperately Seeking Scotland
S03 E06 No Search Results Found
S03 E05 Bag Boys, Bag Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?
S03 E04 Irrational Treasures
S03 E03 No Train, No Gain!
S03 E02 Oh, The Hu-Manatee!
S03 E01 Epic Grail
JAN 2016 New Year Special
DEC 2015 The Star Wars Special
DEC 2015 The Christmas Special
S02 E08 One Thinks It’s All Over
S02 E07 A Little Bit Wossy
S02 E06 Top Gears Of War
S02 E05 The Big Nose Job
S02 E04 The McCartney Magical Mystery Tour
S02 E03 Grandeur Of Paris Hilton
S02 E02 We’re All Idris Together
S02 E01 Brace Yourself, Larry King