King Frank and the Knights of the Eco Quest

Fun Kids

The story is all set in a strange kingdom where the royal family and its subjects still live as if they were in the times of knights, quests, princesses and monsters but are becoming buried in their own piles of rubbish and waste! Oh, and everybody in the kingdom speaks in rhyme...  A 15-part eco-epic-comedy-radio-drama-poem from Soundscape Productions, supported by the Audio Content Fund.

  • 9 minutes 25 seconds
    The Poetry Joust

    The knights have successfully completed their ecoquest and found, with help from Pete the Piper, the long lost Fountain of Frank. Much to the relief of the King, Queen and Princess Aqualine...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, King Frank: Andrew Dunn, Queen Eileen: Andrina Carroll, Princess Aqualine: Emily Spowage, Pete the Piper: Ian Billings.

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    25 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 36 seconds
    The Prisoner Poet

    The eco-knights have not only had the map showing the location of the Fountain of Frank taken - but also all their armour and clothes! Now they’re locked up in just vest and pants in King Frank’s dungeon and no one knows where they are...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, King Frank: Andrew Dunn, Queen Eileen: Andrina Carroll, Princess Aqualine: Emily Spowage, Messenger/Pete the Piper: Ian Billings.

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    18 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 40 seconds
    The Journey Home

    The eco-knights have solved the riddle of the map - the Fountain of Frank is near the castle. They’re almost home – but wake up to find their horses, armour, clothes and the map have been stolen....

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, King Frank: Andrew Dunn, Queen Eileen: Andrina Carroll, Princess Aqualine: Emily Spowage, Soldier: Ian Billings.

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    11 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 10 seconds
    The Water Walk

    The three brave eco-knights are in the middle of a baking hot desert with no drinking water! The friendly camel has told them of oasis of water nearby – but do they have the strength to carry on? And can they solve the ‘riddle poem’ in the map to find the Fountain of Frank?...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, King Frank: Andrew Dunn, Princess Aqualine: Emily Spowage.

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    4 April 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 48 seconds
    The Desert Mirage

    Climate change is severely affecting the three brave knights on their ecoquest. Will they make it through the forest of fire? Can things get any hotter?

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, Camel: Claire Wyatt.

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    29 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 8 minutes 45 seconds
    The Impossible Puzzle

    After travelling through torrential rain the Knights of the Ecoquest now come face to face with another strange beast. Will this mysterious creature have the clue to the missing location of the Fountain of Frank?...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, Polar Bear: Ian Billings.

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    22 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 8 minutes 26 seconds
    Tree Detective

    The Knights of the Ecoquest meet a strange detective in a land where all the trees have been chopped down. Can he help them find the lost Fountain of Frank?...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, Detective Gorilla: Ian Billings.

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    15 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 9 minutes 7 seconds
    Mountain of Scrap

    Encouraged by the ghostly creatures the knights continue of their ecoquest – but have come across a mountain of scrap metal and are under attack from falling cars, buses and vans...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, King Frank: Andrew Dunn, Queen Eileen: Andrina Carroll, Princess Aqualine: Emily Spowage.

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    8 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 8 minutes 28 seconds
    Ghostly Clan

    The brave ecoquesting knights, Catrain, Alf and Leofrick, have defeated the gigantic Landfillersaurus which arose from the Plastific Ocean – but now they have something even stranger and more ghostly to fear...

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, Dodo: Claire Wyatt.

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    1 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 9 minutes 13 seconds
    Sea of Plastic

    After crossing a river full of poo the knights have arrived at the ocean’s edge only to be submerged by a giant wave of plastic rubbish. But their biggest challenge is yet to come....

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris.

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    23 February 2024, 12:00 am
  • 8 minutes 36 seconds
    River of Poo

    The Knights of the Ecoquest have been stopped in their tracks by a big stinky, smelly river full of Poo! What will they do? Is there a way across...?

    Credits

    Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John Scott, Music by Martin Kiszko. A Soundscape Production for Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Haroldia: Toyah Willcox, Catrain: Garcia Brown, Leofrick: Aqib Khan, Alf: Nathan Morris, Terrowin the Ferryman: Ian Billings.

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    16 February 2024, 12:00 am
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