Episodes

  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Sep 2 2021
    What happened when Status Quo met a Kangaroo? How did Ozzy Osbourne fare when faced with five hundred churchgoing pigs? And what happened to the Stones at a mysterious Swiss clinic? All these (apocryphal, legendary, fictional) tales of rock' n’roll and more are told by Shaun Keaveny in a brand new comedy series from Jon Holmes. Rockanory. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we shall begin…
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    2 mins
  • Episode 1: Status Quo and the Kangaroo

    Episode 1: Status Quo and the Kangaroo
    Sep 10 2021
    In the 1970s, in the Australian outback, legendary rock combo Status Quo's tour bus hit a kangaroo. What happened next (as they say) will shock you.... Written by Jon Holmes & Gareth Ceredig Narrated by Shaun Keaveny With the voices of: Alasdair Beckett-King Naomi McDonald Jake Yapp Technicals: Tony Churnside Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes. Rockanory is an unusual production for Absolute Radio, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Note: When broadcast on the radio, this episode enjoyed tunes from Status Quo's remarkable back catalogue. For complicated rights reasons, we're not allowed to use them in the podcast version, so original music is by Jake Yapp and Nick Bosworth.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 2: Aporkalypse Sow

    Episode 2: Aporkalypse Sow
    Sep 17 2021
    While shooting a video, Ozzy Osbourne fills a church with live pigs. It doesn't go well. Written by Jon Holmes & Gareth Ceredig Narrated by Shaun Keaveny With the voices of: Alasdair Beckett-King Jon Culshaw Naomi McDonald Jake Yapp Technicals: Tony Churnside Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes. Rockanory is an unusual production for Absolute Radio, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Note: When broadcast on the radio, this episode enjoyed tunes from Ozzy Osbourne's guitar-based back catalogue. For complicated rights reasons, we're not allowed to use them in the podcast version, so original music is by Jake Yapp and Nick Bosworth.
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    15 mins
  • Episode 5: Trying To Get Blood Out Of A Stone

    Episode 5: Trying To Get Blood Out Of A Stone
    Oct 8 2021
    Did Keith Richards have all his blood replaced in a secret clinic, high in the Swiss mountains? Sounds plausible, right? All is revealed in this new episode of Rockanory! Written by Jon Holmes & Gareth Ceredig Narrated by Shaun Keaveny With the voices of: Alasdair Beckett-King Jon Culshaw Naomi McDonald Jake Yapp Technicals: Tony Churnside Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes. Rockanory is an unusual production for Absolute Radio, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Note: When broadcast on the radio, this episode was stuffed full of Stones. For complicated rights reasons, we're not allowed to use their music in the podcast version, so original music is by Jake Yapp and Nick Bosworth.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 6: Stairway To Hell

    Episode 6: Stairway To Hell
    Oct 15 2021
    Led Zeppelin once rode a motorbike up the stairs and along the corridors of a plush hotel. That was just the beginning.... - - Written by Jon Holmes & Gareth Ceredig Narrated by Shaun Keaveny - - With the voices of: Alasdair Beckett-King Naomi McDonald Alex Sievewright Jake Yapp - - Technicals: Tony Churnside Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes. - - Rockanory is an unusual production for Absolute Radio, supported by the Audio Content Fund. Note: When broadcast on the radio, this episode was laden with Led Zep. For complicated rights reasons, we're not allowed to use their music in the podcast version, so original music is by Jake Yapp.
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    17 mins