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Open the Box

Sara Parker's nostalgic look at the impact of the humble red phone box and the lengths taken to keep them working. From 2000.

Sara Parker meets those for whom the red telephone box is far more than somewhere to place a call.

Set against the relentless 24-hour story of the phone box's life - from late-night revellers calling for cabs to the clean-up teams that scour out the box ready for another day,

Producer: Simon Elmes

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in January 2000.

17 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Nov 2024 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Wed 13 Aug 2014 06:30
  • Wed 13 Aug 2014 13:30
  • Wed 13 Aug 2014 20:30
  • Thu 14 Aug 2014 02:30
  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 06:30
  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 13:30
  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 20:30
  • Tue 5 Sep 2017 01:30
  • Mon 10 May 2021 14:30
  • Tue 11 May 2021 02:30
  • Fri 15 Nov 2024 10:30
  • Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:30
  • Sat 16 Nov 2024 00:30