The Banksy Story Presents: When Banksy Comes To Town

THE BANKSY STORY PRESENTS: WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN (320kbs-m4a/221mb/1hr35mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 2nd to 11th April 2025

Roll-up! Roll-up! The Banksy circus is coming to town... What happens when Banksy does one of his naughty drawings on the wall of your house? For Season 2 of The Banksy Story, super-fan James Peak investigates (even though he isn't an art critic, or a journalist).

This series is dedicated to the memory of Duncan Crowe.

Written, Produced & Presented by James Peak
Voices: Keith Wickham & Harriet Carmichael
Production Support: George Crowe
Music: Alcatraz Swim Team & Lilium
Street Art Consultancy and Investigative Support: Steph Warren
Series Mixing: Neil Churchill
Executive Producer: Philip Abrams
Commissioner: Dan Clarke
With special thanks to Hadrian Briggs, Pete Chinn, Rob Shiret, Rosie Bauer, Tracy Williams, Andy Voss & Noel Lewis.

An Essential Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 0. INTRODUCTION (320kbs-m4a/6mb/2mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 2nd April 2025

What happens when Banksy uses your wall as a canvas? James Peak investigates two pieces that appeared in Margate and Lowestoft, two years apart.

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 1. A TALE OF TWO BANKSYS (320kbs-m4a/46mb/20mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 7th April 2025

James visits Sam in Margate and Gert in Lowestoft. They have both been visited by Britain's favourite quality vandal. Banksy left freshly painted artworks on their properties overnight, like some kind of spray-can Santa Claus. But does this make the homeowners the lottery winners you might expect?

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 2. BESIDE THE SEASIDE (320kbs-m4a/40mb/17mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 8th April 2025

Gert in Lowestoft must deal with crowds, chancers and the Council after Banksy left a painting of a massive seagull on her end-of-terrace. And in Margate, Sam and Julian must react quickly if they are to stop Valentine's Day Mascara being spirited away by light-fingered opportunists and the Council's refuse department.

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 3. OFF THE WALL (320kbs-m4a/38mb/17mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 9th April 2025

Both Banksys come off the wall so they can be preserved for posterity and perhaps sold on. But what do the legions of local people and art-fans think about this? Also, Steph and James go on the hunt for Banksy's missing frying-pan.

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 4. SHARE AND SHARES ALIKE (320kbs-m4a/43mb/17mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 10th April 2025

Rod tries to drum up support for a Banksy auction, and in Margate a scheme is hatched to fractionalise Valentine's Day Mascara. What could possibly go wrong? Also, Steph and James' hunt for Banksy's missing frying-pan leads to Pete 'the Street' Brown, the artist Banksy commissioned to capture the aftermath.

WHEN BANKSY COMES TO TOWN - 5. DEAL AND NO DEAL (320kbs-m4a/48mb/21mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 11th April 2025

Rod has some strong words for the man himself. Also, there's a mega-deal on the table. Will the Banksy sell for big bucks now it's off the wall and on the market? And will we finally find out what happened to Banksy's missing frying pan?