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The Brig Society: The Complete Series 1-4

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 
 
© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 
(p) 2021BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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 
 
© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 
(p) 2021BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Complete Series 3 of the BBC Radio 4 Comedy

The Hauntening

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out three-point-three-six billion instructions per second. The average person can only carry out one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions; you won't be able to do that. 
 
But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine? Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as award-winning writer and performer Tom Neenan ("The Mash Report", "Spitting Image") discovers what horrors may lurk in our apps and gadgets... 
 
With a full cast including Nina Sosanya (W1A, His Dark Materials), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing), Andy Nyman (Fiddler On the Roof, Ghost Stories), Freya Parker (Lazy Susan) &amp; Georgie Glen (Call The Midwife, The Thick Of It) 
 
In the first episode of series 3 - hang on, let me just put you on hold... 
 
In Show 2, Tom &amp; Heidi are trapped in a terrifying situation - and have to make a horrifying decision... 
 
In the next episode, a brand-new exercise bike means Tom has to stay ahead of the pack - in every sense... 
 
... and in the final episode, we discover there is something even worse than a nightmare as sweet dreams turn very very sour... 
 
 
This show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Double Acts, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Agendum, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive &amp; Kevin Eldon Will See You Now...

The Complete Series 1 and 2 of the BBC Radio 4 comedy

Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as award-winning writer and performer Tom Neenan discovers what horrors may lurk in our apps and gadgets...

Tom Neenan is a BAFTA-nominated actor, writer and comedian. He is the lead writer on BBC Two's hit satirical show The Mash Report, and the lead writer and producer on Quibi's topical news comedy show Hello America. He is currently writing on the reboot of Spitting Image. 
 
Tom has his own BBC Sounds podcast Tom Neenan Is Not All Men, described as "Alan Partridge style brilliant" by The Guardian. Tom has also guested on potentially hundreds of other great podcasts including: Rule of Three; Films To Be Buried With; Smershpod; The Fear and Lizard People. 
 
In 2019 Tom was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award for the second series of The Hauntening, as well as a BAFTA for his work on The Mash Report.

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out three-point-three-six billion instructions per second. The average person can only carry out one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that’s two instructions; you won’t be able to do that. 
 
But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine? Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as award-winning writer and performer Tom Neenan discovers what horrors may lurk in our apps and gadgets... 
 
In the first episode of the first series, Tom tries out a dating app that seems to find people who may not quite be compatible in terms of age, location… or century… 
 
In Show 2, Tom has acquired a healthy new lifestyle, a shiny new fridge and a terrifying new problem. 
 
In the first episode of Series 2, Tom records a podcast - with an unwanted guest... 
 
In the next episode Tom downloads a taxi app which offers some unexpected destinations... 
 
… and in this final episode Tom attracts the attention of a very persistent vlogger… 
 
This show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore’s Double Acts, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Agendum, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive &amp; Kevin Eldon Will See You Now...

Tom Neenan

Jenny Bede

Joanna Lumley

Dan Tetsell

Frances Barber

Nicola Walker

Nina Sosanya

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Andy Nyman

Martin Jarvis

Ewan Bailey

Geoffrey Whitehead

Rebecca Gethings

Full Cast

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out 3.36 billion instructions per second. The average person can carry out only one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions; you won't be able to do that. 
 
But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine? Prepare to travel through the bad gateway as acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Tom Neenan (The Mash Report) finds out what horrors may be lurking in our apps and gadgets. From a dating app with paranormal parameters to a sinister smart fridge, a petrifying Peloton, a nightmarish NFT and a word game that turns n*sty, tech blogger Tom discovers the dark side of our beloved devices - with hair-raising results... 
 
This box set includes every series of the humorously horrifying anthology/sitcom - including Series 4, which has never previously been released on audio. Jenny Bede co-stars as Tom's friend Heidi, and special guests include Frances Barber, Nicola Walker, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Andy Nyman, Martin Jarvis, Lewis MacLeod, Joanna Lumley and Peter Davison. The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Double Acts, Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive and Kevin Eldon Will See You Now. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Tom Neenan 
Produced and directed by David Tyler 
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 
 
Cast 
Tom - Tom Neenan 
Heidi - Jenny Bede 
The Cabbie/Reynolds - Roger Morlidge 
Jane - Kath Hunter 
Voice of the app - Frances Barber 
Debbi - Kath Hughes 
Asag/Dominic/Dean - Ewan Bailey 
William - Vincent Franklin 
Amar/The Waiter/'Rency - Naz Osmanoglu 
Taxi Controller - Georgie Fuller 
Camilla - Nicola Walker 
Felixxx - Ivan Gonzalez 
The Operators - Nina Sosanya, Alison Senior, Lucy Thackeray, Robert Wilfort 
Tony/The Waiter/Dennis - Dan Tetsell 
Dr Conroy - Julian Rhind-Tutt 
Elicia - Georgie Glen 
DI Gerry - Nicholas Woodeson 
DC Freck - Ethan Lawrence 
Olivia - Freya Parker 
Charlie - Andy Nyman 
The Advert - Rebecca Gethings 
Cam - Martin Jarvis 
June - Phoebe Horn 
Police Officer - Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong 
The Deepfakes - Lewis MacLeod 
Lance - Joseph May 
Ken - Steve Brody 
The Archivist - Geoffrey Whitehead 
The Barman - Morgan Jones 
With Joanna Lumley and Peter Davison as themselves 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-18 October 2017 (Series 1), 17-31 October 2018 (Series 2), 14 October-4 November 2020 (Series 3), 5-26 October 2022 (Series 4) 
 
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

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