Bird Island

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Cheery young scientist Ben tries to adapt to the loneliness of working in the Antarctic.

Ben, a young scientist working in the sub-Antarctic, tries to adapt to the solitude by keeping a cheery audio diary on a dictaphone. Stars Reece Shearsmith. Comedy by Katy Wix.

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Reece Shearsmith

Julian Rhind-Tutt

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Tilusha Ghelani

Bird Island: Series 1: Episode 4

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Graham gives the shock news that a new member of the team is joining them.

Graham tells Ben a new scientist is joining them in Sub-Antarctica. With Reece Shearsmith and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From June 2012.

Ben is on the trip of a lifetime to Sub-Antarctica.

Yet he's trapped in an icy hell with one other person, a dodgy internet connection and a Dictaphone.

Fellow travelling scientist Graham is also a nerd, so he's not much help in alleviating the loneliness. No wonder they both fail to share all the highs and lows of exploring this beautiful, but lonely landscape.

So, Ben tries to socially adapt to his loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary.

In this episode, Graham gives the shock news that a new member of the team is joining them. 

Graham ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Ben ...... Reece Shearsmith
Jane ...... Katy Wix 

Written by Katy Wix 

Producer:  Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.

Bird Island: Series 1

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Audio diary of young scientist Ben trying to adapt to the loneliness in the Antarctic.

Reece Shearsmith stars as Ben, a young scientist working in the sub-Antarctic, trying to adapt to the loneliness with a cheery audio diary. Sitcom by Katy Wix

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