| Show Name: | Bird Island |
| Format: | Situation comedy |
| Runtime: | 15 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring: | Reece Shearsmith Julian Rhind-Tutt Katy Wix |
| Producer: | Tilusha Ghelani |
| First Aired: | 13 June 2012 |
| Last Aired: | 27 May 2014 |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Audio Format: | Stereophonic sound |
| Website: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042qmth |
Bird Island is a comedy radio series which stars Reece Shearsmith and was written by Katy Wix. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and ran for two series.
Ben Jones (Shearsmith), a 34-year-old ornithologist working in the sub-Antarctic on the fictional Bird Island. Working at a research station alongside boss Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), he tries to adapt to the cold solitude by keeping an audio diary of events at the research station as interactions with Graham are often awkward due to Ben's nerdy humour.
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The first series, which ran for four episodes, was aired on 13 June 2012. A second series of four episodes was commissioned and aired from 4 May 2014.[1] [2]
Repeat airings have been made on BBC Radio 4 Extra.