The Banksy Story, The Banksy Story, 1. A Tale Of Two Banksys

The Banksy Story

The Banksy Story

1. A Tale Of Two Banksys

April 7, 2025

21 minutes

Available for over a year

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).

In this episode, 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?

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