Rockford's Rock Opera

Far away in the sea of Tranquillity is the island of Infinity, home to the last one of every extinct animal species. Here beneath a magical swirling sky live the world’s lost creatures.

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    Rockford Arrives on the Island of Infinity

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    A special excerpt from Stories, Science and Secrets! Rockford arrives on the beach and is greeted by a very strange bird.

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    Stories, Science and Secrets Interview

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    Jana talks to our friends Matthew and Elaine Sweetapple, the creators of Lost on Infinity by Rockford’s Rock Opera, and we play the first episode of their story which now features in their Stories, Science and Secrets Podcast. The musical story of a dog called Rockford who travels to an island of extinct animals has been on our website for many years and is very popular. The new podcast reveals the science secrets behind the story.

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    Rockford Chapter 6: Back in Battersea Park

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    Far away in Battersea Park, Moog is looking for Rockford. Before long the boy is also taking a trip across a strange, tranquil sea.

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    Rockford Chapter 5: The Arches and the Mantis

    Rockford is ‘checked in’ to the Island of Infinity by a guitar-riffing insect called ‘The Registrar’. And once he’s checked in, apparently, that’s it!

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    Rockford Chapter 4: Welcome to Infinity

    Rockford and Ick arrive on a colourful Island where they are welcomed by a large flightless Moa bird called Patrick.

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    Rockford Chapter 3: The Sea of Tranquillity

    Rockford and the Cocklebur Ick travel to a psychedelic sea where they meet an odd creature with too many legs.

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    Rockford Chapter 2: The Tale of the Cocklebur Ick

    Telling the sad story of creatures called Cocklebur Icks, and how they never really got on with humans.

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    Rockford Chapter 1: Something Sticky in the Park

    Rockford’s Rock Opera begins. Introducing a dog called Rockford, a boy called Moog, and a mysterious sticky creature in London’s Battersea Park.