The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy series

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

All five series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy - plus World Cup, Glastonbury and Brexit Specials 
 
'Not since I first heard Alan [Partridge] have I felt so sure that I was in the presence of an immortal' Sunday Telegraph 
 
Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. 
 
His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself. His escapades include toppling the Terracotta Army in China; unleashing a deadly Pharaoh's curse in Egypt, bankrupting a Japanese financial institution; organising an Agatha Christie-style septuagenarian hen night on the Orient Express and serving up a full-scale biohazard lockdown in Yumsk. Grounded by the Home Office and his father, he sets up a travel advice/events management website from his bedroom, proudly named GWH Travvel ('two m's, two g's, two v's: bit of a mix up at the printers'). And when an American mogul tries to buy up his beloved town, Giles decides to run for Mayor... 
 
Also included are five special episodes featuring the intrepid traveller and worldly guru. In the 3-part, World-Cup-themed Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!, he heads to Germany to report on the famous football competition - and finds himself embroiled in a series of baffling adventures and mishaps. In ...to Glastonbury, he blunders muddily around the Festival, accompanied by his ever-unhelpful fiancée Bella and a ragtag assortment of hippies; and in ...Article 50, he vows to heal the rift between Brexiteers and Remoaners once and for all by ruddy well sorting out Brexit. 
 
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies, and starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles and Doon Mackichan and Catherine Tate as Arabella, this hilarious spoof travelogue features a wealth of guest stars including Tom Goodman-Hill, Dave Lamb, Rebecca Front, Neil Dudgeon, Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Celia Imrie, Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks, Mitch Benn, Laura Solon, Miranda Hart, Raad Rawi, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Dillane, and Sandi Toksvig 
 
Production credits 
Conceived by Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby 
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies 
Additional material by Graeme Garden 
Produced by David Tyler 
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 July-20 August 2002 (Series 1), 15 October-19 November 2003 (Series 2), 25 January-1 March 2005 (Series 3), 18 June-2 July 2006 (Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg!), 26 June 2007 (...to Glastonbury), 14 December 2009-4 January 2010 (Series 4), 28 November-19 December 2011 (Series 5), 28 March 2019 (...Article 50) 
 
List of Content 
· Series 1 
· Series 2 
· Series 3 
· Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg! 
· To Glastonbury - special episode 
· Series 4 
· Series 5 
· Article 50 - special Brexit episode 
 
Cast 
Giles - Marcus Brigstocke 
Arabella - Doon Mackichan/Catherine Tate 
Puffy Lympstone-Gough - Tom Goodman-Hill 
Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg - Catherine Shepherd 
Mr Timmis - Adrian Scarborough/Vincent Franklin 
 
 
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

All five series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy - plus World Cup, Glastonbury and Brexit Specials 
 
'Not since I first heard Alan [Partridge] have I felt so sure that I was in the presence of an immortal' Sunday Telegraph 
 
Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. 
 
His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself. His escapades include toppling the Terracotta Army in China; unleashing a deadly Pharaoh's curse in Egypt, bankrupting a Japanese financial institution; organising an Agatha Christie-style septuagenarian hen night on the Orient Express and serving up a full-scale biohazard lockdown in Yumsk. Grounded by the Home Office and his father, he sets up a travel advice/events management website from his bedroom, proudly named GWH Travvel ('two m's, two g's, two v's: bit of a mix up at the printers'). And when an American mogul tries to buy up his beloved town, Giles decides to run for Mayor... 
 
Also included are five special episodes featuring the intrepid traveller and worldly guru. In the 3-part, World-Cup-themed Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!, he heads to Germany to report on the famous football competition - and finds himself embroiled in a series of baffling adventures and mishaps. In ...to Glastonbury, he blunders muddily around the Festival, accompanied by his ever-unhelpful fiancée Bella and a ragtag assortment of hippies; and in ...Article 50, he vows to heal the rift between Brexiteers and Remoaners once and for all by ruddy well sorting out Brexit. 
 
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies, and starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles and Doon Mackichan and Catherine Tate as Arabella, this hilarious spoof travelogue features a wealth of guest stars including Tom Goodman-Hill, Dave Lamb, Rebecca Front, Neil Dudgeon, Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Celia Imrie, Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks, Mitch Benn, Laura Solon, Miranda Hart, Raad Rawi, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Dillane, and Sandi Toksvig 
 
Production credits 
Conceived by Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby 
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby and Toby Davies 
Additional material by Graeme Garden 
Produced by David Tyler 
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 July-20 August 2002 (Series 1), 15 October-19 November 2003 (Series 2), 25 January-1 March 2005 (Series 3), 18 June-2 July 2006 (Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg!), 26 June 2007 (...to Glastonbury), 14 December 2009-4 January 2010 (Series 4), 28 November-19 December 2011 (Series 5), 28 March 2019 (Article 50) 
 
List of Content 
· Series 1 
· Series 2 
· Series 3 
· Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum Fussballweltmeisterschaft Weg! 
· To Glastonbury - special episode 
· Series 4 
· Series 5 
· Article 50 - special Brexit episode 
 
Cast 
Giles - Marcus Brigstocke 
Arabella - Doon Mackichan/Catherine Tate 
Puffy Lympstone-Gough - Tom Goodman-Hill 
Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg - Catherine Shepherd 
Mr Timmis - Adrian Scarborough/Vincent Franklin 
 
 
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Complete Series 1-3

The Museum of Everything

All three series of the acclaimed BBC radio sketch show in disguise, themed around the world of museums, galleries, stately homes and more

Welcome to the all-encompassing Museum of Everything – feel free to take a wander round our infinite gallery of strange exhibits, stranger exhibitors, disgruntled guides and obsessed visitors. 
 
The items on display range from the Elgin Tiddlywinks to the birds and the bees, and you can learn about the history of wicker and the origins of scampi, enjoy a display featuring the worst-selling author of Victorian times, get inducted into the Mock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and discover the real identity of Jack the Ripper. 
 
For some badger-based fun, take the family to Badgerland or Euro Badger. Alternatively, why not tour a stately home with Lady Bagshot, go on a journey to experience the History of the Future or marvel at the monarchy with our majestic royal theme park? 
 
But whatever you choose to do, beware of ‘The Curator’ – and don’t leave without visiting the gift shop… 
 
Shortlisted for a 2005 Sony Radio Award, this surprising, surreal sketch series was written by and stars Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell, with Lucy Montgomery. 
 
Produced by Alex Walsh-Taylor 
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker

The BBC Radio 4 comedy show

I’ve Never Seen Star Wars: The Complete Series 1-6

Marcus Brigstocke persuades his reluctant guests to try new experiences

Marcus Brigstocke persuades his reluctant guests to try new experiences: things that they've perhaps always meant to try but haven't had the time, the courage or possibly the inclination. 
 
Enjoy hearing some famous names embrace new challenges, such as Phill Jupitus drinking absinthe, Mark Steel constructing flat-pack furniture, Esther Rantzen finally joining Facebook, Kelly Holmes trying her first deep-fried Mars bar, Giles Coren having a go at being vegan, and Frank Skinner getting a spray tan. 
 
The curious guests include: Phill Jupitus, Paul Daniels, Mark Steel, Esther Rantzen, Suggs, Sandi Toksvig, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jon Culshaw, Jenni Eclair, Ardal O’Hanlon, Kate Adie, Ian Hislop, Frank Skinner, Alan Davies, Kathy Burke, Sarah Millican, Meera Syal, Dave Gorman, Benjamin Zephaniah, Rebecca Front, Reece Shearsmith and Kelly Holmes. 
 
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is all about getting out of our comfort zones and embracing the new.

Marcus Brigstocke

Jeremy Salsby

Toby Davies

Nick Doody

Tom Neenan

Steve Punt

Dan Tetsell

William Andrews

Rufus Jones

Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Colin Hoult

Shortlisted for the BBC Audio Drama Award 2015 for Best Scripted Comedy (Studio Audience) 
 
In the complete Series 1-4 of the multi-award-winning hit show from the people who brought you Cabin Pressure and Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, stand-up comedian Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing! 
 
In each episode, Marcus finds he's volunteered to be in charge of a big old thing - a hospital, a prison, the banking system, the great British press - and each week he starts out by thinking "Well, it can't be that difficult, surely?" and ends up with "Oh - turns out it's utterly difficult and complicated. Who knew...?". 
 
Helping him fail to find the answers are regular guest stars such as Rufus Jones (Hunderby, Holy Flying Circus), William Andrews (Sorry, I've Got No Head), Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Miranda) and Colin Hoult (from Ricky Gervaise's Derek). Together they tackle the ills of British society, from the House Of Lords and internet trolling all the way up to the big issues - like why a paisley hanky is good for hiding disreputable stains, and how to use toothpaste to fool your landlord. 
 
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Dan Tetsell, Steve Punt and Tom Neenan. 
Produced by David Tyler 
A Pozzitive Production for BBC Radio 4 
 
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