King Frank and the Knights of the Eco Quest

The story is all set in a strange kingdom where the royal family and its subjects still live as if they were in the times of knights, quests, princesses and monsters but are becoming buried in their own piles of rubbish and waste!

The story is all set in a strange kingdom where the royal family and its subjects still live as if they were in the times of knights, quests, princesses and monsters but are becoming buried in their own piles of rubbish and waste!

Oh, and everybody in the kingdom speaks in rhyme… 

A 15-part eco-epic-comedy-radio-drama-poem from Soundscape Productions, supported by the Audio Content Fund.


All Episodes

The Poetry Joust

The knights have successfully completed their ecoquest and found, with help from Pete the Piper, the long lost Fountain of Frank. Much to the relief of the King, Queen and Princess Aqualine…
Credits
Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed b…

The Prisoner Poet

The eco-knights have not only had the map showing the location of the Fountain of Frank taken – but also all their armour and clothes! Now they’re locked up in just vest and pants in King Frank’s dungeon and no one knows where they are…

The Journey Home

The eco-knights have solved the riddle of the map – the Fountain of Frank is near the castle. They’re almost home – but wake up to find their horses, armour, clothes and the map have been stolen….
Credits
Written by Martin Kiszko, Produ…

The Water Walk

The three brave eco-knights are in the middle of a baking hot desert with no drinking water! The friendly camel has told them of oasis of water nearby – but do they have the strength to carry on? And can they solve the ‘riddle poem’ i…

The Desert Mirage

Climate change is severely affecting the three brave knights on their ecoquest. Will they make it through the forest of fire? Can things get any hotter?
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Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design by John …

The Impossible Puzzle

After travelling through torrential rain the Knights of the Ecoquest now come face to face with another strange beast. Will this mysterious creature have the clue to the missing location of the Fountain of Frank?…
Credits
Written by Martin Kiszko, …

Tree Detective

The Knights of the Ecoquest meet a strange detective in a land where all the trees have been chopped down. Can he help them find the lost Fountain of Frank?…
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Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by Andy Cartwright, Sound Design b…

Mountain of Scrap

Encouraged by the ghostly creatures the knights continue of their ecoquest – but have come across a mountain of scrap metal and are under attack from falling cars, buses and vans…
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Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by And…

Sea of Plastic

After crossing a river full of poo the knights have arrived at the ocean’s edge only to be submerged by a giant wave of plastic rubbish. But their biggest challenge is yet to come….
Credits
Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and Directed by A…