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Ian Coe
Since graduating in Geography from Nottingham University in 2002, Ian had stints in insurance administration, quality testing in a glass factory, and purchasing components for vacuum cleaners. His big break came in May 2004, when Forest of Dean Community Radio let him loose on the airwaves. Work experience at BBC Radio Gloucestershire gave Ian the chance to take photos of Melinda Messenger and dance with a ladies’ Morris team in a Pudsey Bear costume (though not at the same time!). He also once saw Jo Whiley catching a train to the Reading Festival. He’s worked for two independent production companies and rubbed shoulders with the stars at the BBC Jazz Awards. Ian enjoys making all kinds of radio, from spoofs of cheesy ’80s buddy movies to dramas and features.
Listen to Ian’s audio biography:
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Top Mic
Top Gun was one was one of the biggest hit movies of the mid-1980s. It featured US Navy fighter pilots training to be the best at the Top Gun aerial combat academy. But suppose those pilots changed career and moved into the radio industry: where would they perfect their skills? The answer, of course, is Bournemouth Media School, AKA Top Mic. Unpredictable DJ Maverick and his long-suffering producer Goose have the skills to succeed at Top Mic, but will Maverick’s penchant for practical jokes land him in trouble?
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Cast (in order of appearance):
Maverick: Rich Ledoux
Goose: Flip Cardigan
Station Manager: Ian Coe
Jester: Katy McDonald
Viper: Sean Street
Iceman: Jim Bird
Rap About Maths
Schools’ programmes have never been this cool…
Tony: Ian Coe
George: Jim Bird
50 Pence: Ian Coe
Announcer: Flip Cardigan
Contains very strong language and violence.
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Rebirth of the 5-stringed Pipa
The musician Cheng Yu has finally fulfilled her childhood dream of remaking the 5-stringed pipa, an ancient Chinese instrument lost in the 8th century. This is the story of the pipa’s rebirth.
Introduced by Lin Li, and narrated by Ian Coe
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Young Cheng Yu: Rebecca
Cheng Yu's father: Sean Street
Want
Opera star Catherine has mysteriously lost her ability to sing…
Written by Sarah Sims.
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Catherine: Lisa Reeves
Peter: Rich Ledoux
Julia: Sarah Sims
Father: Mark Harbord
Doctor: Ian Coe
Chambermaid: Lisa Reeves
PA Announcer: Sarah Sims
Script edited by Ian Coe, Sarah Sims and the cast.
A Letter from Paddington Station
A Letter from the Terminus is a series in which different producers share their feelings about a journey of personal significance. Ian reflects on his first trip to Brunel’s Paddington Station, in London.
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Running to Paradise
Promising young athlete Charlie Phillips dreams of Olympic glory, but will her dreams be shattered?
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The Fun Quest
With today’s busy lifestyles, it’s easy to forget about having fun. With his twenty-fifth birthday fast approaching, Ian Coe decided it was time to start making up for the fun he’d been missing out on. He went on a quest to seek out fun, to see what it’s all about, what we really think of it, and whether it can be good for us.
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A Letter from Tunis
A brave young soldier writes a letter home to his fiancee from the battlefields of Tunisia in 1943.
Read by James Bird