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the box tunnel survivors group

A being human podcast. Michael and an array of fellow fans discuss every episode of BBC Three’s supernatural drama in pain-staking detail. On top of that there’s audio essays AND interviews with the people who helped make the show a cult hit. Follow our journey from Bristol to Barry Island. From new born to proper dead.

Episodes

April 23, 2024 72 mins

Michael and Hannah go back to school with Adam, Christa and Matt for the Being Human spin-off series Becoming Human. Plus, to end our coverage of series three, we also answer listener questions without the aid of stupid pills.

 

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Michael welcomes Rebecca Cooper to the podcast. Rebecca played Cara in the first three series and evolved from canteen girl, through to vengeful vampire and then the saviour of Herrick. We chat about how misunderstood Cara is, get some behind the scenes stories and find out what it's like to be onboarded!

 

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February 24, 2024 102 mins

It's the end of an era as we say goodbye to Mitchell, Herrick and the first era of Being Human. Su Hemming and Elizabeth Price join Michael to discuss the monumental series three finale. The prophecy is coming to its endgame and it leaves relationships and lives in tatters. 

 

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January 25, 2024 89 mins

Michael and Ruby discuss the penultimate episode of series 3 - the masterful Though The Heavens Fall. The discontent at Honolulu Heights reaches breaking point as the walls close in on Mitchell when the truth is finally discovered. Herrick is no longer just the man in the attic and seeks revenge for his downfall. Expect lots of blood, bad language and werewolves. 

 

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Michael welcomes Daniel to the show. Daniel directed in three series of Being Human including the next two epic episodes we'll cover (Though The Heavens Fall / The Wolf-Shaped Bullet) AND he did the last ever shot in the show! We chat about his experience working with the vast supernatural creatures of Barry Island and his current project The Red King.

 

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December 27, 2023 83 mins

Michael and Hannah try not to look shifty and suspicious as the police turn up at Honolulu Heights. Mitchell is running out of track as Nancy has him firmly in her sights and he's not helped by Annie becoming her invisible sidekick. George is rocked by the news of his dad's death but things aren't all as they seem. 

 

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November 27, 2023 69 mins

The past is haunting our flawed heroes in their own home as Herrick returns from the dead and gets a free holiday at the supernatural hostel. The walls close in on Mitchell, Annie, George and Nina and they turn on each other with devastating consequences. Elizabeth Price joins Michael to discuss this classic episode. 

 

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October 28, 2023 78 mins

Michael is joined by a new recruit as he welcomes Ruby on the pod to discuss The Pack. 

 

George and Nina's search for answers results in, much to Mitchell's disgust, Honolulu Heights being rammed full of werewolves. That's not the only thing bothering him though as his love life with Annie is suffering a false start.

 

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September 29, 2023 71 mins

Michael and his super sub Alice discuss series 3, episode 4 as they try not to speak ill of the undead.

 

Sasha, a dead person with a body finds herself inside Honolulu Heights and in many ways her presence cause a right stink. George and Nina get broody but poor Mitchell has himself a fanboy with lethal intentions. 

 

 

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August 30, 2023 80 mins

Listen in on the threesome as we discuss episode two of series three. We meet Adam, a 46 year vampire trapped in the body of a 16 year old boy who George and Nina take under their wings with unexpected results. Meanwhile Annie has promoted herself to guardian angel and Mitchell has to decide between Barry Island and South America. 

 

Your host Michael (a 43 year old man trapped in the body of a 43 year old man) discusses all the de...

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August 1, 2023 79 mins

You're gonna be thrilled by a podcast. A pod-shaped bullet!

 

Dogging, dog fighting and deep despair, it's a quiet start for our favourite supernaturals and their new life in Wales, then. Michael and Frances host this housewarming for Honolulu Heights and discuss a very unique episode that opens series three. 

 

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The Box Tunnel Pod is delighted to bring you our interview with the creator and Showrunner of Being Human! Michael Lee and Su Hemming have an in-depth chat with Toby Whithouse that spans the entire history of the show. Toby discusses the writing process and dealing with cast and location changes. He tells us his thoughts now on how he wrote the end of the show and what his plans were for series six had it been commissioned!

 

We al...

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July 3, 2023 80 mins

Michael and Alice Laffar celebrate/commiserate the end of the Bristol era! Having fled the pink house, all paths lead to the Facility in a claustrophobic series finale. Mitchell and Kemp are on a path of destruction and Annie finally loses her battle with intimidating doors. As for George and Nina, they discover this hope of freedom was actually a prison all along. 

 

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June 29, 2023 65 mins

Simon Guerrier is prolific when it comes to writing for British science fiction. He has plenty of books to his name and has written for Big Finish. Here, Michael and Simon discuss how the Being Human books came about and the processes behind The Road, his book in the trilogy. 

 

His website is here:  Home | Simon Guerrier

 

Then Michael welcomes Lily Golding to discuss all three books including Chasers by Mark Michalowski and Bad B...

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June 4, 2023 81 mins

Michael is joined by Hannah Booth for a very indiscreet discussion about Damage - the episode that changes EVERYTHING. 

Annie is on the verge of committing ghost suicide, George and Nina have a battle over faith versus science and Mitchell, spurred on by betrayal, goes on the rampage.

PLUS - Michael gives pitch perfect Mitchell impressions AND Being Human goes Eurovision. 

 

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Michael follows in the footsteps of Annie, Mitchell and George to give you a tour of Being Human locations from the first two series. He is also joined by Lynne Vincent for her Box Tunnel Pod debut. From the Facility to the pink house, your host talks to himself in public and hopes people just think that he's on a strange phone call. 

 

Music featured: The Beths - Little Death (Live at Bristol SWX, 24.05.23)

 

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May 5, 2023 83 mins

Matt Dennis returns to discuss an episode that sees Annie come face to face with her past. The trio are all seeking new paths but that just means different and greater dangers lie ahead. 

 

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April 6, 2023 61 mins

Frances Bobran returns to join Michael in the not so swinging sixties. Mitchell's past clashes with his present and the ghosts of two people show how they made their mark on our troubled vamp. Speaking of Ghosts, Windsor Terrace is overrun with them as Annie is left holding the baby. George has other plans as he tries to start a new life with a new family. 

 

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March 7, 2023 68 mins

Michael and Alice give a lesson on series 2, episode 4 - Educating Creature. An episode all about about learning individual life lessons. Annie gets advice from Sykes, a soldier who can't escape his own demons. George uses the power of the list to improve his luck but it propels him into unchartered and dangerous territory. Mitchell meanwhile, takes the whole addict thing way too literally.

 

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February 5, 2023 60 mins

Lauren Lee joins Michael to discuss this classic episode of Being Human. Mitchell takes on Herrick's poisoned chalice and in doing so becomes unwitting King of Bristol's undead. Annie and George try to take their minds off their relationship and hell based problems. 

 

Theme song: Dog Scratched Ear by Henry's Funeral Shoe

 

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