Wooden Overcoats Presents: The Coldest Shift
Wooden Overcoats director John Wakefield brings you his latest project, The Coldest Shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2025•26 min
Wooden Overcoats
Award Winning Sitcom || Rudyard Funn and his equally miserable sister Antigone run their family’s failing funeral parlour, where they get the body in the coffin in the ground on time. But one day they find everyone enjoying themselves at the funerals of a new competitor – the impossibly perfect Eric Chapman! With their dogsbody Georgie, and a mouse called Madeleine, the Funns are taking drastic steps to stay in business…
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Wooden Overcoats Presents: Conversations with Ghosts
On this episode, we’re giving the feed over to a podcast we think you’ll really love - Conversations with Ghosts. It’s the newest audio drama from the creators of Archive 81, The Deep Vault, and Generation Crossing, and it’s all about loss, history, and the things we leave behind. Conversations with Ghosts follows mausoleum attendant Mal Fleming as he tries to convince the spirits of Grey Briar Cemetery to pass on. In each episode, Mal sits down with a new ghost to build a portrait of their life...
Nov 12, 2025•24 min
Season 4 Episode 10: A Funn Farewell
It’s the end – but has the moment been prepared for? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Season 4 Episode 9: The Last Nail in the Coffin
Eric is unable to fulfil his next funeral. That means there's only one option left open to him… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Season 4 Episode 8: Once Upon a Long Time Ago
Typical. You wait years for a clue to Eric’s mysterious past and then two turn up at once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Season 4 Episode 7: In the Buff
When Antigone volunteers for a charity calendar, she doesn’t quite realise what it involves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Season 4 Episode 6: Radio Drama
Georgie’s relationship with Jennifer is put to the test when Funn Funerals is surrounded by an angry mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Season 4 Episode 5: Dead Man's Chest
Rudyard’s in charge of an historically themed parade, with a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Season 4 Episode 4: A Match Made in Piffling
Could there really be romance between Antigone and... Dr Edgware? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 03, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Season 4 Episode 3: The Big Cheese
Madeleine saves Eric’s life and becomes a local hero, but Rudyard isn’t too pleased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Season 4 Episode 2: Old School Funn
A return to their old school sends Rudyard and Antigone on a trip down memory lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Season 4 Episode 1: The Body Snatchers
It’s the dead of night and the Funns are in the cemetery – because Eric needs their help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Trailer: Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en
Three terrifying tales of terror! The restless dead walk the streets of Piffling Vale, and only one man can possibly ignore them... Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en is available to buy as part of our The Specials package at woodenovercoats.com/shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2021•1 min
The Wooden Overcoats 5th Birthday Party
Wooden Overcoats launched its first episode on 24 September 2015. To celebrate five years, the team came together over a video chat to talk about the show. A massive thank you to everyone who sent in memories and questions for the team. We weren’t able to get through them all in the time we were recording but please know that if you sent one in we didn’t reach, we have read or listened to it and appreciated it. Featuring David K. Barnes, Ciara Baxendale, Elizabeth Campbell, Tom Crowley, Ellie Di...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Wooden Overcoats: The Trouble With Rudyard
Rudyard falls into a tricky situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 2020•18 min
Funn Fragments: The Smart Coffin
The future is here. Join us at King's Place in King's Cross on Saturday 30 November for Wooden Overcoats LIVE at London Podcast Festival Presents... Audio Drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2019•9 min
Funn Fragments: Graveyard Shift
Georgie lends a hand. We have ten days left on our Indiegogo campaign. Back Season Four before 15 November 2019 to ensure you get a copy of Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2019•10 min
Funn Fragments: Rolo
Eric finds a canine companion. Make sure you get a copy of the backers-only holiday special: Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en by going to https://igg.me/at/woodenovercoats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2019•9 min
Funn Fragments: Autumn Cleaning
Antigone struggles to let go. We are raising money for the last season of Wooden Overcoats. Search "Wooden Overcoats Indiegogo" to help us finish the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2019•7 min
Funn Fragments: Eric's Pal
A heavy soul unburdened. Wooden Overcoats is fundraising for Season Four! Find the link to our Indiegogo campaign on our website or social media and help us finish the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2019•9 min
TRAILER: The Season 3 Summer Special
The Season 3 Summer Special is now available to buy on our website at woodenovercoats.com/shop for whatever you think it's worth. (Choose The Specials from the product list). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2018•1 min
Season 3 Episode 8: Putting the Funn in Funerals
Against the backdrop of a village in celebration, a private tragedy forces Georgie to make an important decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Season 3 Episode 7: The Sunshine Treatment
Dr Edgware needs a holiday and Eric seems the perfect choice to take some patients off his hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 05, 2018•39 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Season 3 Episode 6: Tinker Tailor Undertaker
There is a thief on the village council! Agatha Doyle and Rudyard are on the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2018•39 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Season 3 Episode 5: Antigone in the Spotlight
A dead playwright’s final production brings Antigone into conflict once again with the Ringmistress, Marlene Magdalena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Season 3 Episode 4: The Race for Piffling
When Eric runs for office in the Mayoral elections, Georgie is determined to ensure his defeat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 15, 2018•38 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Season 3 Episode 3: Rudyard Takes a Hike
A funeral goes wrong when Rudyard gets lost in the woods with a troop of Scouts and a dead body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2018•33 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Season 3 Episode 2: Altar Ego
Antigone agrees to help the Reverend write a raunchy novel, so long as nobody else finds out about it… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 01, 2018•39 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Season 3 Episode 1: The Loneliness of the Short-Tempered Rudyard
Rudyard is delighted when Lady Templar books a funeral with him - but Eric won't let it happen without a fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 22, 2018•39 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Funn Fragments: The Full Works
Rudyard faces construction disruption. || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2017•9 min
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