Gems from the Archive

Just a Classic Minute

24 archive editions of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons Like a treasured piece of furniture, Just a Minute has graced the living rooms and kitchens of radio listeners for more than 50 years. Comfortable, relaxing and easy to sink into, it has long been the seat of sparkling comedy, infectious laughter and intelligent humour. We invite you once again to enjoy the fine patina of another top-drawer collection of classic episodes.In these 24 previously unpublished editions, first broadcast between 1978 and 2009, the redoubtable players attempt to speak without hesitation, repetition or deviation from the given subject. Nicholas Parsons is in the chair, to introduce proceedings and adjudicate on challenges.Seasoned players Kenneth Williams, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo and Paul Merton compete alongside guests including Bernard Cribbins, Sheila Hancock, Barry Cryer, Alfred Marks, Stanley Unwin, Richard Murdoch, Wendy Richard, Richard Morton, Tony Hawks, Graham Norton, Fred MacAulay, Greg Proops, Blythe Duff, Tim Rice, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Linda Smith, Sue Perkins, Ross Noble, Charles Collingwood, Maureen Lipman, Pam Ayres, Dara O&rsquo;Briain, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Ian McMillan.NB: Contains mild innuendo. The humour in these programmes sometimes reflects the era in which they were first broadcast. Due to the archive nature of some of the episodes, the sound quality may vary. Cast and creditsDevised by Ian MessiterChaired by Nicholas ParsonsEpisode selection by Michael StevensMusic: The Minute Waltz (Waltz in D Flat Major, Op. 64) by Chopin 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Episode Guide1 21 February 1978Featuring Bernard Cribbins, Sheila Hancock, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams2 25 December 1979Featuring Peter Jones, Lance Percival, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams3 11 August 1984Featuring Barry Cryer, Peter Jones, Tim Rice, Kenneth Williams4 16 May 1987Featuring Peter Jones, Derek NImmo, Tim Rice, Kenneth Williams5 30 May 1987Featuring Peter Jones, Alfred Marks, Tim Rice, Kenneth Williams6 2 May 1989Featuring Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Tim Rice, Stanley Unwin7 30 May 1989Featuring Peter Jones, Paul Merton, Richard Murdoch, Derek Nimmo 8 24 March 1990Featuring Peter Jones, Paul Merton, Richard Murdoch, Wendy Richard9 30 January 1993Featuring Peter Jones, Paul Merton, Richard Morton, Derek Nimmo10 3 February 1996Featuring Tony Hawks, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Graham Norton11 17 February 1996Featuring Tony Hawks, Peter Jones, Fred MacAulay, Derek Nimmo12 11 January 1997Featuring Peter Jones, Paul Merton, Neil Mullarkey, Derek Nimmo13 3 January 1998Featuring Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo, Graham Norton, Greg Proops14 10 August 1998Featuring Blythe Duff, Tony Hawks, Paul Merton, Derek Nimmo15 1 February 1999Featuring Jenny Eclair, Steve Frost, Peter Jones, Tim Rice16 5 February 2001Featuring Julian Clary, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Paul Merton, Linda Smith17 6 August 2001Featuring Tony Hawks, Ross Noble, Sue Perkins, Tim Rice18 14 August 2006Featuring Charles Collingwood, Tony Hawks, Paul Merton, Sue Perkins19 16 July 2007Featuring Pam Ayres, Maureen Lipman, Paul Merton, Dara O&rsquo;Briain20 17 September 2007Featuring Gyles Brandreth, Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Paul Merton21 14 January 2008Featuring Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey22 11 August 2008Featuring Tony Hawks, Shappi Khorsandi, Ian McMillan, Paul Merton23 29 December 2008Featuring Charles Collingwood, Shappi Khorsandi, Paul Merton, Graham Norton24 21 September 2009Featuring Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks, Sue Perkins, Tim Rice

Series 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

The News Quiz 2006 – 2007: Sandi Toksvig Takes the Helm!

Sandi Toksvig’s first four series as host of the popular satirical comedy showTaking over the News Quiz chair from Simon Hoggart, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig steps up to the plate to lead the intrepid panellists in a round-up of the biggest (and smallest) news stories of 2006 and 2007. With the exception of one show, hosted by Clive Anderson when Sandi had the flu, she chairs each of these 33 episodes with her characteristic wit, charm and erudition.Squaring up to the headlines are a panel of regulars and new recruits, including Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Fred Macaulay, Andy Zaltzman, Simon Evans, Nick Revell, Phil Hammond, Stewart Lee, Caitlin Moran and the late, great Alan Coren. Between rounds, newsreaders Charlotte Green, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Harriet Cass, Corrie Corfield, Rory Morrison and Chris Aldridge read a selection of funny cuttings sent in by listeners.Among the topics covered in these four series are Gordon Brown succeeding Tony Blair as PM; the death of Boris Yeltsin; the Iraq war; immigration and the NHS – plus telephone telepathy, cheating cheetahs, Prozac for dogs and the startling discovery that mice are actually completely uninterested in cheese. Series 63 also includes a special Alan Coren tribute show following his death in 2007, dedicated to his many contributions to The News Quiz and presented by Sandi Toksvig, Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton.Production creditsChaired by Sandi ToksvigChair’s script written by Lucy Clarke, Rhodri Crooks, Paul Kerensa, Simon Littlefield, George Poles, John Finnemore and Danielle WardWith additional material by James Allnutt, Madeleine Brettingham, Stephen Carlin, Lloyd Langford, Matthew Morton, Kieron Quirke, John-Luke Roberts, James Sherwood and Danielle WardProduced by Katie Tyrrell and Ed MorrishA BBC Studios ProductionSeries 60 featuring: Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Jo Caulfield, Jackie Clune, Alan Coren, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Phil Hammond, Jeremy Hardy, Stanley Johnson, Phill Jupitus, Sarah Kendall, Stewart Lee, Fred MacAulay, Mark Steel, Francis Wheen, Andy ZaltzmanSeries 61 featuring: Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Clive Coleman, Alan Coren, Dave Gorman, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Armando Iannucci, Phill Jupitus, Shappi Khorsandi, Fred MacAulay, Caitlin Moran, Mark Steel, Francis WheenSeries 62 featuring: Alan Coren, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Phil Hammond, Jeremy Hardy, Armando Iannucci, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Nick Revell, Francis Wheen, Andy ZaltzmanSeries 63 featuring: Jo Brand, Justin Edwards, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Greg Proops, Carrie Quinlan, Nick Revell, Mark Steel, Francis WheenNews items read by Charlotte Green, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Harriet Cass, Corrie Corfield, Rory Morrison and Chris AldridgeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8 September-27 October 2006 (Series 60), 5 January-23 February 2007 (Series 61), 27 April-15 June 2007 (Series 62), 28 September-23 November 2007 (Series 63)© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Series 64, 65 and 66 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

The News Quiz 2008

Three series of the award-winning satirical panel game, chaired by Sandi ToksvigHosted by the peerless Sandi Toksvig, these 25 episodes take us through the highlights and lowlights of 2008, a year dominated by the global financial crisis and the US presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain.Scrutinising stories both world-shaking and whimsical are an esteemed panel of comedians, journalists and commentators, among them Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Francis Wheen, Kevin Day, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Hugo Rifkind, Justin Edwards, Sue Perkins and Robin Ince. Trying not to laugh as they read out listeners’ comic cuttings are newsreaders Harriet Cass, Chris Aldridge, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Charlotte Green, Rory Morrison, Corrie Corfield and Neil Sleat.Subjects picked apart by the panel include Nicolas Sarkozy, Sarah Palin, Boris Johnson’s election as Mayor of London, the Large Hadron Collider, the dangers of obesity, stroppy teenagers and fuel duty protests – as well as the sex life of chimpanzees, naked flights for nudists, the formula for the perfect Yorkshire pudding and the surprising revelation that fish can count to four...Production creditsChaired by Sandi ToksvigChair’s script written by Stephen Carlin, Lucy Clarke, Rhodri Crooks, Jane Lamacraft, Simon Littlefield, Matthew Morton, Paul Kerensa, Suk Pannu, James Sherwood, Danielle WardWith additional material by Stephen Carlin, Aaron Counter, Miriam Elia, Alistair Griggs, Gareth Gwynn, Jane Lamacraft, John-Luke Roberts, James Sherwood, Alan Stafford, Rory Stamp, Liz StephensProduced by Ed Morrish and Victoria LloydA BBC Studios ProductionSeries 64 featuring: Kevin Day, Jack Dee, Justin Edwards, Simon Evans, Jeff Green, Andy Hamilton, Phil Hammond, Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Francis WheenSeries 65 featuring: Kevin Day, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Hugo Rifkind, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Francis WheenSeries 66 featuring: Jo Caulfield, Kevin Day, Justin Edwards, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Robin Ince, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Hugo Rifkind, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Francis WheenNews items read by Harriet Cass, Chris Aldridge, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Charlotte Green, Rory Morrison, Corrie Corfield and Neil SleatFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 11 January-29 February 2008 (Series 64), 2 May-11 June 2008 (Series 65), 26 September-21 November 2008 (Series 66)© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game

Just a Minute 2023: The Complete Series 90 & 91

Both series of the BBC’s classic comedy panel game from 2023 – plus two Edinburgh SpecialsThe long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for two more series, chaired once again by the superlative Sue Perkins. Joining her are an array of loquacious panellists, all hoping to avoid the pitfalls of hesitation, deviation and repetition as they strive to speak for 60 seconds on a given topic.Showing off their quick wit and nimble minds are celebrities including Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Jennifer Saunders, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter, Alan Davies, Anna Maxwell Martin and Heidi Regan. Among the subjects up for discussion are Snakes and Ladders, Whitney Houston, Wordle, The Perfect Mullet, The Letter Q, Columbo, Revolving Restaurants and The Great Barrier Reef.Also included are two special editions of Just a Minute recorded at the Edinburgh Festival, featuring Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay, Rachel Parris and debut contestants Ian Smith and Urooj Ashfaq. Faced with topics including How to Make a Good First Impression, Heckling A Walking Tour, Teacakes and A Hatchet Job, can they ad-lib their way to a complete, uninterrupted minute?Production creditsDevised by Ian MessiterChaired by Sue PerkinsProduced by Rajiv KariaProduction co-ordinator: Caroline BarlowSound editor: Marc WillcoxSeries 90 featuring: Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Anna Maxwell Martin, Desiree Burch, Tony Hawks, Jan Ravens, Zoe Lyons, Alan Davies, Holly Walsh, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Rhys JamesSeries 91 featuring: Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Lucy Porter, Shaparak Khorsandi, Daliso Chaponda, Heidi Regan, Felicity Ward, Ivo Graham, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Rachel ParrisEdinburgh Specials featuring: Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Ian Smith, Urooj Ashfaq, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay, Rachel ParrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2022-13 February 2023 (Series 90), 3 April-22 May 2023 (Series 91), 21-28 August 2023 (Edinburgh Specials)© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Both series of the BBC’s classic comedy panel game from 2023 – plus two Edinburgh SpecialsThe long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for two more series, chaired once again by the superlative Sue Perkins. Joining her are an array of loquacious panellists, all hoping to avoid the pitfalls of hesitation, deviation and repetition as they strive to speak for 60 seconds on a given topic.Showing off their quick wit and nimble minds are celebrities including Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Jennifer Saunders, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter, Alan Davies, Anna Maxwell Martin and Heidi Regan. Among the subjects up for discussion are Snakes and Ladders, Whitney Houston, Wordle, The Perfect Mullet, The Letter Q, Columbo, Revolving Restaurants and The Great Barrier Reef.Also included are two special editions of Just a Minute recorded at the Edinburgh Festival, featuring Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay, Rachel Parris and debut contestants Ian Smith and Urooj Ashfaq. Faced with topics including How to Make a Good First Impression, Heckling A Walking Tour, Teacakes and A Hatchet Job, can they ad-lib their way to a complete, uninterrupted minute?Production creditsDevised by Ian MessiterChaired by Sue PerkinsProduced by Rajiv KariaProduction co-ordinator: Caroline BarlowSound editor: Marc WillcoxSeries 90 featuring: Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Anna Maxwell Martin, Desiree Burch, Tony Hawks, Jan Ravens, Zoe Lyons, Alan Davies, Holly Walsh, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Rhys JamesSeries 91 featuring: Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary, Lucy Porter, Shaparak Khorsandi, Daliso Chaponda, Heidi Regan, Felicity Ward, Ivo Graham, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks, Rachel ParrisEdinburgh Specials featuring: Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Ian Smith, Urooj Ashfaq, Susie McCabe, Fred MacAulay, Rachel ParrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2022-13 February 2023 (Series 90), 3 April-22 May 2023 (Series 91), 21-28 August 2023 (Edinburgh Specials)© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The topical BBC Radio 4 panel show

The News Quiz 2023: The Complete Series 110, 111 and 112

All three series of the award-winning satirical news show from 2023 
 
Originally conceived as a one-off whimsy, The News Quiz is now in its 46th year and still going strong. In these 26 shows, host Andy Zaltzman gathers up handfuls of headlines and hurls them at the panellists, who promptly fling back punchlines, puns and persiflage. 
 
Kicking off with a ‘Best of 2022’ episode reflecting on the highs and lows of a year in which Britain had two monarchs and three Prime Ministers, the team go on to peruse the biggest, funniest and most noteworthy events of 2023. Among the stories discussed are the UK strike wave, the conflict in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation, Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, HS2 grinding to a halt, the looming general election and BRITS IN SPACE – as well as the curious case of 200,000 stolen Cadbury Creme Eggs and the surprise appearance of a walrus in Scarborough. 
 
Mulling over all this, and more, are some of the nation’s best comedians and journalists, including Anushka Asthana, Chris McCausland, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Susie McCabe, Ian Smith, Scott Bennett, Ayesha Hazarika, Ria Lina, Mark Steel, Zoe Lyons and Ashley Storrie. 
 
Production credits 
Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman 
With additional material by Simon Alcock, Rebecca Bain, Davina Bentley, Catherine Brinkworth, Carl Carzana, Suchandrika Chakrabarti, Ben Clover, Cody Dahler, Max Davis, Kate Dehnert, James Farmer, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Alice Fraser, Jade Gebbie, Mark Granger, Adam Greene, Will Hall, Miranda Holms, Cameron Loxdale, Caroline Mabey, Stuart Mitchell, Eleri Morgan, Eleanor Morton, Alfie Packham, Vicky Richards, Christina Riggs, Rhiannon Shaw, Mike Shephard, Katie Storey, Peter Tellouche, Zoë Tomalin and Jennifer Walker 
 
Produced by Georgia Keating, Sam Holmes and Gwyn Rhys Davies 
Executive Producers: James Robinson, Richard Morris and Pete Strauss 
Production Co-ordinators: Ryan Walker-Edwards, Becky Carewe-Jeffries and Dan Marchini 
Sound Editors: Jerry Peal, Marc Willcox, Giles Aspen, John Hemingway and David Thomas 
 
Series 110 featuring: Maisie Adam, Samira Ahmed, Kate Andrews, Anushka Asthana, Angela Barnes, Alasdair Beckett-King, Scott Bennett, Catherine Bohart, Frankie Boyle, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Isabel Hardman, Ayesha Hazarika, Shaparak Khorsandi, Nish Kumar, Helen Lewis, Ria Lina, Camilla Long, Zoe Lyons, Alex Massie, Susie McCabe, Chris McCausland, Geoff Norcott, Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, Ian Smith, Mark Steel, Ashley Storrie, Holly Walsh, Felicity Ward 
 
Series 111 featuring: Kate Andrews, Anushka Asthana, Scott Bennett, Rachel Cunliffe, Neil Delamere, Andrew Doyle, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, Freddy Gray, Andy Hamilton, Isabel Hardman, Rosie Holt, Ria Lina, Camilla Long, Andrew Maxwell, Susie McCabe, Robin Morgan, Geoff Norcott, Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Ian Smith, Ashley Storrie 
 
Series 112 featuring: Anushka Asthana, Tom Ballard, Alasdair Beckett-King, Bethany Black, Daliso Chaponda, Andrew Doyle, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, Ayesha Hazarika, Athena Kugblenu, Ria Lina, Zoe Lyons, Alex Massie, Susie McCabe, Chris McCausland, Robin Morgan, Rachel Parris, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, Ian Smith, Mark Steel, Felicity Ward 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2022-10 March 2023 (Series 110), 28 April-9 June 2023 (Series 111), 8 September-27 October 2023 (Series 112) 
 
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The BBC Radio 4 Impressions Show

Dead Ringers: Series 15-19 Plus Specials

Five fantastic series of the award-winning impressions show &ndash; plus 13 superb Specials 
 
Serving up razor-sharp caricatures and explosively satirical truth-bombs since January 2000, Dead Ringers is one of Radio 4&rsquo;s most popular and critically-acclaimed comedy shows. In these five series, first broadcast between 2015 and 2019, media mauling and celebrity savaging are once more the order of the day, as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey poke fun at the worlds of politics and entertainment. 
 
In the wake of the Brexit vote, the team give us their in-depth analysis of the highs, lows and madness of the EU referendum campaigns. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are the targets of some post-election skewering; Donald Trump has a &lsquo;dino-mite&rsquo; idea; and there&rsquo;s terror in store as a haunted Boris Johnson meets the Mr Hyde to his Mr Hyde. 
 
Plus, Morrissey, Pam Ayres and Chas n&rsquo; Dave gives us their best James Bond theme tunes; David Sedaris and Alan Bennett have a biscuit-off; Joan Bakewell explains Love Island to Radio 4 listeners &ndash; and British superheroes the National Treasures welcome their newest member: Lorraine Kelly... 
 
Also featured are 13 sparkling Specials, including a wealth of tinsel-topped Christmas editions; 2016&rsquo;s speculative &lsquo;A Look Back at the Year 2020&rsquo;; the one-off drama &lsquo;An Alien Has Landed&rsquo;, imagining what would happen if an extra-terrestrial visited Earth; and the 2019 Election Special, examining every twist, turn and embarrassing face-saving platitude from the candidates. 
 
Cast and credits 
Starring John Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod and Debra Stephenson 
Produced and created by Bill Dare 
With Sanjeev Bhaskar (An Alien Has Landed) 
Guest cast: Josh Berry (Series 18, Episode 5) 
Production Coordinator: Beverly Tagg 
Music composed by John Whitehall 
 
Written by Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson and Laurence Howarth with: Simon Alcock, Ed Amsden, Liam Beirne, Jack Bernhardt, Catherine Brinkworth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Lewis Cook, Max Davis, Sarah Doran, Sara Gibbs, Alex Hardy, Alex Harvey, Danielle Harvey, Laura Major, Jane McCutcheon, Charlotte Pearson, Vivienne Riddoch, Mike Shephard, Edward Tew, Duncan Wisbey 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 August-11 September 2015 (Series 15), 25 December 2015 (Christmas Special), 1 January 2016 (New Year Special), 18 June-22 July 2016 (Series 16), 23-30 December 2016 (Christmas Specials), 16 June-21 July 2017 (Series 17), 22-29 December 2017 (Christmas Specials), 17 February 2018 (An Alien Has Landed), 8 June-13 July 2018 (Series 18) 7-21 December 2018 (Christmas Specials), 7 June-12 July 2019 (Series 19), 13-27 December 2019 (Election Special &amp; Christmas Specials) 
 
&copy; 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Five fantastic series of the award-winning impressions show &ndash; plus 13 superb Specials 
 
Serving up razor-sharp caricatures and explosively satirical truth-bombs since January 2000, Dead Ringers is one of Radio 4&rsquo;s most popular and critically-acclaimed comedy shows. In these five series, first broadcast between 2015 and 2019, media mauling and celebrity savaging are once more the order of the day, as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey poke fun at the worlds of politics and entertainment. 
 
In the wake of the Brexit vote, the team give us their in-depth analysis of the highs, lows and madness of the EU referendum campaigns. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are the targets of some post-election skewering; Donald Trump has a &lsquo;dino-mite&rsquo; idea; and there&rsquo;s terror in store as a haunted Boris Johnson meets the Mr Hyde to his Mr Hyde. 
 
Plus, Morrissey, Pam Ayres and Chas n&rsquo; Dave gives us their best James Bond theme tunes; David Sedaris and Alan Bennett have a biscuit-off; Joan Bakewell explains Love Island to Radio 4 listeners &ndash; and British superheroes the National Treasures welcome their newest member: Lorraine Kelly... 
 
Also featured are 13 sparkling Specials, including a wealth of tinsel-topped Christmas editions; 2016&rsquo;s speculative &lsquo;A Look Back at the Year 2020&rsquo;; the one-off drama &lsquo;An Alien Has Landed&rsquo;, imagining what would happen if an extra-terrestrial visited Earth; and the 2019 Election Special, examining every twist, turn and embarrassing face-saving platitude from the candidates. 
 
Cast and credits 
Starring John Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod and Debra Stephenson 
Produced and created by Bill Dare 
With Sanjeev Bhaskar (An Alien Has Landed) 
Guest cast: Josh Berry (Series 18, Episode 5) 
Production Coordinator: Beverly Tagg 
Music composed by John Whitehall 
 
Written by Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson and Laurence Howarth with: Simon Alcock, Ed Amsden, Liam Beirne, Jack Bernhardt, Catherine Brinkworth, James Bugg, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Lewis Cook, Max Davis, Sarah Doran, Sara Gibbs, Alex Hardy, Alex Harvey, Danielle Harvey, Laura Major, Jane McCutcheon, Charlotte Pearson, Vivienne Riddoch, Mike Shephard, Edward Tew, Duncan Wisbey 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 August-11 September 2015 (Series 15), 25 December 2015 (Christmas Special), 1 January 2016 (New Year Special), 18 June-22 July 2016 (Series 16), 23-30 December 2016 (Christmas Specials), 16 June-21 July 2017 (Series 17), 22-29 December 2017 (Christmas Specials), 17 February 2018 (An Alien Has Landed), 8 June-13 July 2018 (Series 18) 7-21 December 2018 (Christmas Specials), 7 June-12 July 2019 (Series 19), 13-27 December 2019 (Election Special &amp; Christmas Specials) 
 
&copy; 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

BBC Radio Comedy

Various

Highlights from the Topical Radio 4 Panel Show

A brand-new collection of previously unpublished episodes taken from the programme's first four decades 
 
If you have an appetite for sharp satirical comedy blended with heritage news items, be sure to sample these 14 archive episodes of BBC Radio 4's long-running panel show, which was first broadcast over 45 years ago on 6th September 1977. 
 
Currently chaired by Andy Zaltzman and broadcast in the coveted Friday 6:30pm comedy slot, this latest smorgasbord of editions brings you a blast from the past, with highlights from the comedy stars and news of yesteryear.

BBC Radio Comedy

The News Quiz: A Heritage Collection

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