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Armstrong And Miller Children's Hour

All four episodes of the complete BBC Radio 4 comedy spoof series, written by and starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.

Pompous critics and culture journalists Martin Bain-Jones (Armstrong) and Craig Children (Miller), present a frightfully clever culture show, a wry look at the fringes of popular music. They’re hip, they’re happening – so they say – and in these four episodes they discuss Boy Bands (Peter Andre would be in a band if he had any mates), Middle of the Road (those bland or unchallenging songs), as well as Brit Pop and Solo Artists. Follow them as they compete to get the best scoop. Who knows, they may even win a Best of the Rest Award. A 'Brest' in other words... Children’s Hour is written by Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller and features guest stars David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Luke Goss. The show that treats you – the kids – just like adults. Remember though, if you spoil it, you spoil it for everyone...

Armstrong And Miller The Complete Radio Series

The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch series from Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller.

Welcome to the strange world of Armstrong and Miller, which includes some comedy sketches with tough-guy cops in 'Parsons and Lampkin' (and Lampkin’s mate Steve), and there’s an insider’s view of National Trousers Day – ‘because involvement should be as easy as a walk to the wardrobe’. More highlights include some really macho rock climbers, and the corrupt world of mountaineering: is Everest the tallest mountain, or are there others they keep quiet about so they don’t have to climb them? There’s a track from rock legends Strijka, and you can also hear how Logarythm – the world’s most successful school band – got together. Aided and abetted by Samuel West and Tony Gardner, this is the complete radio series, which contains all four episodes.

Ben Miller

John Thomson

Felicity Montagu

Jim Barclay

Alistair McGowan

Joanna Brooks

David Mellor

Vinnie Jones

Full Cast

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy

A surreal comedy about the escapades of a trio of Post Office workers 
 
In Swansden, it seems like the men and women of the Post Office must make their own fun. From following mystic runes on a fantasy journey and competing in a little light professional competitive cycling, to fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa after joining the French Foreign Legion and engaging the Jupiter aliens in an amateur musical, via climbing Mount Everest and attempting to record a Christmas Number One - Brian, Derek and Sue will just have to make sure all the boring stuff like sorting and handing out the post is actually done at some point... 
 
A delightful bite of comedy with a star-studded comic cast in their early days, including Ben Miller (Armstrong & Miller, Death in Paradise), John Thomson (Cold Feet, The Fast Show), Felicity Montagu (I'm Alan Partridge, Bridget Jones's Diary), Alistair McGowan (The Big Impression, ElvenQuest), Jim Barclay (The Young Ones, Jossy's Giants) and even Vinnie Jones (The Musketeers, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), this hilarious series is ideal for fans of Space Hacks, Harry Enfield and Chums, and The Penny Dreadfuls. 
 
Cast and credits 
Brian - Ben Miller 
Derek - John Thomson 
Sue / Madonna - Felicity Montagu 
Mr Tippett / Captain / Simon Bates / Gary Lineker / DJ - Alistair McGowan 
Mr Tilbury / George Michael / Burton - Jim Barclay 
Melinda - Joanna Brooks 
Jack Finlay - David Mellor 
Tony Hadley - Vinnie Jones 
 
Written by Ben Miller 
Produced by Gareth Edwards 
Music by Murray Gold 
 
Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4: 
19 November - 24 December 1992 
 
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