Nigella Lawson has written eleven bestselling cookery books including the classics How to Eat and How To Be A Domestic Goddess – the book that inspired a whole new generation of bakers. These books, and her TV series, have made her a household name around the world. 
 
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Craig Brown

'The wittiest writer in Britain today' Stephen Fry 
 
Columnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his Private Eye parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four fantastic radio series, plus two bonus programmes in which he discusses his life and work. 
 
Mixing satire, social observation and nonsense, This Is Craig Brown is a hilarious selection of work taken from his vast back catalogue of diaries, parodies and general silliness. A combination of monologues, dramatisations, verse and music, these five episodes see him examining The Arts, Celebrity, Travel, Communications and Hallucinations, aided by a stellar cast including Rory Bremner, Harry Enfield, Edward Fox and John Humphrys. 
 
1966 and All That is Craig Brown's four-part satirical history of Britain, ranging from the 1920s and 30s to the 1980s and 90s. It sees him investigating how DH Lawrence of Arabia wrote Lady Chatterbox's Llama, exploring the era of 'Flour Power' and looking back on the age when Neil Knock-Knock and John Minor made the political headlines. Narrated by stars including Eleanor Bron, Joss Ackland, Ewan Bailey and Margaret Cabourn-Smith, it won a Sony Gold Award for Best Comedy in 2007. 
 
In As Told To Craig Brown, the satirist offers up more inspired parody, mockery and pastiche, as he romps through anything that's newsworthy and a good many things that aren't. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Steve Wright, these six episodes feature a host of top comedians and impressionists including Ronni Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod and Sally Grace. In the crosshairs of satire are Tuscan holidays, CCTV, the Jane Austen industry and busty starlets. 
 
Craig Brown's Lost Diaries finds Brown dipping into the private lives of public figures from the 1960s to the present day. Over the course of six episodes, he covers a whole year of satire, from the musings of great thinkers like Barack Obama and Barbara Cartland in January and February, to the journals of Germaine Greer and Nigella Lawson in November and December. Voicing these, and many other, celebrities are Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Lewis McLeod, Ewan Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Dolly Wells. 
 
And in Work in Progress and Desert Island Discs, we hear from Brown himself as he describes writing the Private Eye diary and his 'Way of the World' column for The Daily Telegraph, and shares the soundtrack of his life with Kirsty Young. 
 
 
Credits 
 
Part 1: This Is Craig Brown 
Produced by Simon Nicholls 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 
 
The Arts 3 Mar 2004 
Celebrity 10 Mar 2004 
Travel 17 Mar 2004 
Communications 24 Mar 2004 
Hallucinations 31 Mar 2004 
 
Part 2: 1966 and All That 
Produced by Victoria Lloyd 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 
 
The 1920s & 30s 8 Sept 2006 
The 1940s 15 Sept 2006 
The 1960s 22 Sept 2006 
The 1980s & 90s 29 Sept 2006 
 
Part 3: As Told To Craig Brown 
Producer: Victoria Lloyd 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 
 
Episode 1 21 Apr 2008 
Episode 2 28 Apr 2008 
Episode 3 5 May 2008 
Episode 4 12 May 2008 
Episode 5 19 May 2008 
Episode 6 26 May 2008 
 
Part 4: Craig Brown's Lost Diaries 
Producer: Victoria Lloyd 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 
 
January & February 4 Oct 2010 
March & April 11 Oct 2010 
May & June 18 Oct 2010 
July & August 25 Oct 2010 
September & October 1 Nov 2010 
November & October 8 Nov 2010 
 
Part 5: Behind the Scenes with Craig Brown 
Work in Progress 
Producer: Fiona McLean 
First broadcast BBC Radio 3: 21-25 May 2001 
 
Desert Island Discs 
Presenter: Kirsty Young 
Producer: Leanne Buckle 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 12 Aug 2012 
 
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Craig Brown: A BBC Radio Collection

This is Craig Brown, 1966 & All That, As Told to Craig Brown and Lost Diaries

Caroline Stafford

David Stafford

All 16 episodes of the BBC radio comedy about the dysfunctional Burbage siblings 
 
Brothers Nigel and Michael share everything - home, work and acute neuroses. Several years ago, they gave up respectable careers to set up a website design company in Nigel's living room. That was their first mistake... 
 
They rapidly discover that no-one can disturb, pester and annoy like a sibling can - except, perhaps, for their eccentric friends Zorro and Oonagh, whose constant interruptions and distractions lead them into some increasingly odd situations. Liquidised orchids, tropical fish, John Travolta's cufflinks and revolving bow ties are soon part of their daily routine as, beset by professional problems and private consternation, the beleagured brothers find their lives becoming increasingly surreal. 
 
The arrival of their feckless father, Peter, sparks further havoc for the duo, and worries about absent wives and all-too-present fiancées only add to the pressure. Can the brothers fix their strained filial relationship, or will they only find happiness by going their separate ways? 
 
Written by Caroline and David Stafford, whose credits include Hazelbeach and the 'Birkett' legal dramas, this engaging comedy drama stars Adam Godley (The Umbrella Academy) as Nigel, Raymond Coulthard (Hotel Babylon) as Michael, Pauline McLynn (Father Ted) as Oonagh and Pearce Quigley and Alex Lowe as Zorro. 
 
 
Written by Caroline and David Stafford 
Produced and directed by Marc Beeby 
 
Cast 
Nigel - Adam Godley 
Michael - Raymond Coulthard 
Oonagh - Pauline McLynn 
Zorro - Pearce Quigley/Alex Lowe 
Sally/Korean daughter - Alice Hart 
Korean dad - Jon Glover 
Unsuitable man - Harry Myers 
Peter - James Fleet 
Helen - Sophie Roberts 
Trapper - Sam Dale 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 May-9 June 2004 (Series 1), 28 September-2 November 2005 (Series 2), 19 February-26 March 2007 (Series 3) 
 
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The Brothers: The Complete Series 1-3

A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

Chuck Palahniuk

First there was the insomnia. 
Then there were the support groups that helped him sleep. 
Then Marla Singer turned up, muscled in on ascending bowel cancer and ruined everything. 
Then he met Tyler Durden. 
Then came Fight Club. 
 
Fight Club is the psychological story of a man's descent into an underground world of violence. Mild mannered product-recall-specialist by day, tortured insomniac by night, our narrator meets Tyler Durden - part-time projectionist, banquet waiter, soap-maker and anarchic genius. Together they create Fight Club. In Fight Club our narrator, and men like him, can escape the monotony of their daily work-dominated, consumer-driven, image-obsessed lives. In Fight Club you can escape who the world thinks you ought to be. 
 
Soon there are Fight Clubs in basement bars in towns and cities across the country; men with cuts, bruises, stitches, missing teeth wherever you look, and Tyler Durden has become an urban legend. But when Tyler invents Project Mayhem and things begin to escalate, there's only one thing to do: shut down Fight Club. 
 
But have they created a monster they can't control? 
 
Chuck Palahniuk's visceral and unflinching cult novel stars Patrick Kennedy, Sam Hazeldine and Elaine Cassidy. 
 
Cast: 
The Narrator...Patrick Kennedy 
Tyler Durden...Sam Hazeldine 
Marla Singer... Elaine Cassidy 
Big Bob...Martin Sherman 
Doctor/Boss...Nigel Whitmey 
Recruit One...Danny Mahoney 
Mechanic...John Schwab 
Ted...Sam Dale 
Glenda...Jane Slavin 
Chloe...Ayesha Antoine 
 
Dramatised by Tracey Malone and Ed Whitmore 
Produced by Heather Larmour

Fight Club

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Hattie Naylor

Kieran Hodgson stars as Pliny the Younger in Hattie Naylor’s engaging drama charting the fortunes of a household in Ancient Rome. 
 
The Emperor Domitian has informers everywhere; no-one is safe. He rules Rome with a rod of iron, and is dangerously unstable and paranoid. In the snake-pit of Imperial Rome, all Pliny the Younger wants to do is get his letters ready for publication. 
 
Except if he, his mother Marcella, their Greek cook Doris (who narrowly missed out on becoming the next Oracle at Delphi), and Venta, their slave with secretarial skills have any chance of surveying, they are going to have to negotiate a political minefield, keep their eyes peeled for spies and, most of all, not do anything to annoy the Emperor. 
 
Easier said than done. 
 
Cast and credits 
 
Pliny the Younger………………..Kieran Hodgson 
Venta………………………………..Nigel Barrett 
Marcella……………………………Joanna Scanlan 
Doris the Cook…………………Mia Soteriou 
Regulus……………………….Matthew Gravelle 
Lucipor…………………………Ewan Bailey 
Produced by and directed for radio by Kate McAll 
Written by Hattie Naylor

How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me: The Complete Series 1-3

The BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

Geoffrey Willans

Simon Brett

A collection of BBC readings and dramas celebrating the much-loved schoolboy terror 
 
First featured in five books by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle, Nigel Molesworth is one of the funniest comic creations in literature. A superbly satirical chronicler of 1950s England, he influenced a generation with his anarchic take on life. 
 
These wonderfully entertaining recordings show the self-proclaimed 'curse of St Custard's' at his very best. In Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp, based on the first two Molesworth books and read by Griff Rhys Jones, he gives us the lowdown on the Head Beak, masters, bullies and lessons - and offers his inimitable advice for tiny pupils on how to survive the first term. 
 
Simon Brett's sequel, Molesworth, finds the onetime 'goriller of 3B' now all grown up. Middle- aged and still surrounded by many of the characters from his youth, he's as keen as ever to share his wisdom. Across four episodes, he presents a guide to the home, the office, the arts and leisure. Willie Rushton stars in this full-cast drama, with a cast including Clive Swift and Penelope Nice. 
 
Topping off our collection is The Molesworth Report: How to Be Topp, a celebration and philosophical assessment - ahem! - of Nigel Molesworth by some of his fondest fans. 'I couldn't live with someone who didn't enjoy the Molesworth books', says the poet Wendy Cope. John Walsh, Sir Tim Rice and Russell Davies also pay tribute to the world-weary, ink-spattered schoolboy, whose comic misspellings, mangling of English and Latin and detestation of swots, snekes and oiks gave the world a cache of unforgettable images and catchphrases. 
 
Credits 
 
Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp 
Read by Griff Rhys Jones 
Abridged by Wendy Cope 
Based on the books by Geoffrey Willans 
Produced by Susan Roberts 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13-21 August 1991 
 
Molesworth 
Molesworth - Willie Rushton 
Grimes - Clive Swift 
Louise - Penelope Nice 
Gillibrand/Darryl - Robert Harley 
Peason/Grabber - Bob Sinfield 
Fotherington-Thomas - Phil Nice 
Arabella/Carole/Lucinda/Lady Eiderdown - Chrissy Roberts 
Written by Simon Brett and based on characters created by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle 
Music by Oonagh Bernon 
Produced by Mark Robson 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 March-13 April 1987 
 
The Molesworth Report: How to Be Topp 
With Wendy Cope, John Walsh, Sir Tim Rice and Russell Davies 
Produced by Penny Arnold 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 May 2004 
 
Cover illustration by permission of the Ronald Searle Estate 
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Molesworth: A BBC Radio Collection

Down with Skool!, How to be Topp & more

Simon Bullivant

Greywing to the rescue! Timothy Spall stars as the world’s most inept superhero…‘He slipped effortlessly into his super sleek costume… oh, how come their tights never wrinkle in the comics?’Bludden-On-Sand better buckle up as there is a new hero in town! Frustrated furniture fitter Nigel Struddock (Timothy Spall), with the help of a sewing machine, creates an alter ego: ‘Greywing’ - a local caped crusader determined to fight evil and bring justice wherever he can. He’s got the mask and the cape, but where’s the crime?! Every superhero needs an arch enemy and soon dastardly ice cream tycoon, Benny Leake (Bernard Hill) appears on the scene to be Greywing’s.Cheer for the hapless hero as he battles to stop villainous Benny Leake's sabotage plan, if only he can get the ice cream van to go fast enough. Local dramas come thick and fast for the gormless Greywing; dead fish are washed up on the beach and a funfair big wheel gets out of control. If that wasn’t enough, Nigel’s superhero alter-ego must jump into action at a dole office siege and things get tricky when his dastardly nemesis hires a heavy to dispose of him. Is our hero's number up? Surely not? Greywing to the rescue!A stellar line up of actors star in Simon Bullivant’s wonderfully hilarious comedy. Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, The King’s Speech) plays Nigel Struddock aka Greywing, Bernard Hill (Lord of the Rings, Wolf Hall, Titanic) is Benny Leake and Tilly Vosburgh stars as Judy Marvick, with a supporting cast including Julian Rhind-Tutt (Greenwing).Cast and creditsWritten by Simon BullivantProduced by Colin SwashNigel Struddock aka Greywing - Timothy Spall 
Benny Leake - Bernard Hill 
Judy Marvick - Tilly VosburghOther parts played by: John Baddeley, Andy Rashleigh, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Kate Binchy, Jill Graham, Melanie HidsonFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 5, 30 October - 4 December 1992©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Greywing

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Comedy

Jeremy Front

Jack &amp; Millie is the brainchild of Jeremy Front who, with his sister Rebecca Front had been improvising these two characters for years - and now they’ve been brought to life in a new show... 
 
 
This new comedy show written by Jeremy Front (writer of the Charles Paris mysteries for Radio 4) and starring Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front as Jack &amp; Millie Lemman - an older couple who are fully engaged with contemporary life whilst being at war with the absurdities of the modern world... 
 
 
The show also features Millie’s frenemy Shirley - played by Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jack’s all-too-easygoing friend Harry (Nigel Lindsay), their high-pressure son Melvin (Harry Peacock) and their high-maintenance (and Catholic) (and French) daughter-in-law Delphine (Jenny Bede - most recently heard in an episode of “John Finnemore’s Double Acts” alongside Mathew Baynton). 
 
 
Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front ,Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Sue Kelvin, Adam G Goodwin and Llewella Gideon star in the first episode – “Death And The Maven” -, where Film Club Leo dies suddenly, Jack &amp; Millie have to make a choice between good behaviour and cheesecake... in this new comedy starring Jeremy and Rebecca Front 
 
In Episode 2, entitled “Special Lunch” and starring Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Harry Peacock, Jenny Bede and Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Jack &amp; Millie have a son. And Melvin has an app. And Melvin’s wife, Delphine has a dog. And Daniel Craig has both his eyebrows. A Special Lunch turns into a Totteridge tale of decking, Bond, beef tomahawks and a married lifetime’s-worth of verbal sparring... 
 
Show 3, and Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Rebecca Gethings, Naz Osmanoglu and Luke Sumner star in “Deliver Us From Ebay” - Jack &amp; Millie discover the 11th Commandment - Thou shalt not try and please a son’s scary ex-girlfriend. And what’s really in the mysterious neighbour’s packages...? 
 
Episode 4 stars Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Harry Peacock, Jenny Bede and Lauren O' Rourke in “The Kids Are Alright” - All grandkids make mistakes. But only Jack &amp; Millie’s do it quite so loudly and on video... 
 
And in the bonus Pilot edition, “Kafka Died At 39”, a phone, a strudel &amp; Franz Kafka combine to make Jack &amp; Millie’s day rather complicated in this new comedy about an older couple getting to grips with a French daughter-in-law, gassy beer, Eye-Closing Leon and a married lifetime’s-worth of verbal sparring... 
 
 
The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, The Castle, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, Shush! &amp; Kevin Eldon Will See You Now...

Jack & Millie

The BBC Radio 4 comedy

Edward Rowett

Comedy drama set in Hardacre's, the worst advertising agency in London 
 
For three decades, Rupert Hardacre was one of the big beasts of advertising: he worked hard, played hard, and lived hard. But he fell harder... 
 
Driven out of every reputable agency in town for drinking all their whiskey and sleeping with all their wives, he used the remains of his fortune to found Hardacre's, the best (and only) advertising agency on the M25. Now he's so confident that his name alone will take him back to the top, he's happy to leave all the actual work to the creative department. 
 
But for the Hardacre organisation, there's more chaos than creativity. The entire creative team is made up of two fresh-faced and utterly clueless graduates, the new accounts chief Amanda is terrifying everyone, and their permanently disengaged receptionist Laura doesn't appear to know (or care) what's going on. 
 
On a good day, Rupert and the Hardacre team will be coming up with ads for industrial adhesives, cast iron stoves, and jewellery for dogs. But can they beat the competition and rebuild their reputation to crawl back up the greasy ladder to success? Will old friends in the industry be their saving grace - or their downfall? And most importantly, can Rupert ever get a decent glass of whiskey? 
 
Starring Nigel Havers (Downton Abbey, Coronation Street), Josie Lawrence (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Eastenders) and Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, The Wrong Mans), the charming and hilarious Reluctant Persuaders won Best Scripted Comedy at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016, and is perfect for fans of In and Out of the Kitchen and Fags, Mags and Bags. 
 
Written by Edward Rowett 
Produced by Gordon Kennedy 
Directed by Alan Nixon 
An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4 
 
Cast 
Rupert Hardacre - Nigel Havers 
Amanda Brook - Josie Lawrence 
Joe - Mathew Baynton 
Teddy (Series 1, 3 and 4) - Rasmus Hardiker 
Teddy (series 2)/Frederick - Kieran Hodgson 
Laura/'Gram Woman - Olivia Nixon 
Charles Blackwell - Martin Jarvis 
Laurie Patterson - Frances Barber 
Lake - Rebekah Staton 
Ace - Oliver Chris 
Doctor/WPC/Crystal/Client/Waitress - Holly Morgan 
Jordan - Richard Goulding 
Bill Lessing - Mark Evans 
Barista - Andrew Nolan 
Elgin - James Northcote 
Mikey - Esh Alladi 
Christmas Ad Voice Over - Gordon Kennedy 
MC/Narrator - Victoria Rigby 
Waitress - Olivia Penhallow 
Bartender - Mark Evans 
Tube Announcer - David Fairs 
Book Launch Host - Edward Rowett 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on 15 September - 6 October 2015 (Series 1), 6 April - 27 April 2017 (Series 2), 4 October - 8 November 2018 (Series 3), 2 March - 6 April 2021 (Series 4) 
 
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Reluctant Persuaders: The Complete Series 1-4

Sue Limb

Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks and Nigel Planer star in this tale of two sisters - and a mysterious stranger. 
 
Not long after their mother's death, sisters Maureen and Lesley are packing up their family home. It's a painful duty, with Maureen trying to control the worst of Lesley's projectile lamenting. Then a strange man knocks at the door and introduces himself as David Johnson, a friend of Maureen's neighbour. He'd like to view the house if they are thinking of selling - which Maureen definitely is. 
 
But Lesley has other ideas and, behind Maureen's back, offers David their mother's old bedroom as a pied-a-terre. Gradually, he forces his way into the sisters' lives, turning up at inopportune moments and constantly getting in their hair. As they both become increasingly fed up with him, Maureen and Lesley put aside their differences and unite to try and find out exactly who this David Johnson is, and what he is hiding. 
 
But when his secret is finally revealed, the sisters are in for a shock. The situation is about to get really out of hand... 
 
Created by acclaimed writer and broadcaster Sue Limb, of Gloomsbury fame, this blackly comic sitcom stars Alison Steadman as Maureen, Morwenna Banks as Lesley and Nigel Planer as David. 
 
Cast 
Maureen........................Alison Steadman 
Lesley........................Morwenna Banks 
David........................Nigel Planer 
 
Written by Sue Limb 
Produced and Directed by Jamie Rix 
Production Coordinator: Frances Tott 
Studio Manager: Simon Couzens 
Executive Producer: Clive Brill 
A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 October-8 November 2019 (Series 1) and 15 January-5 February 2021 (Series 2) 
 
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Skeletons in the Cupboard: The Complete Series 1 and 2

A BBC Radio 4 black comedy

Tom Jamieson

Nev Fountain

Both series of the hugely popular topical satire show from 2024Fresh from winning ‘Best Radio Sketch Show’ at the 2023 Comedy.co.uk Awards, Dead Ringers is back with two more series, aiming a satirical slingshot at world affairs, the culture wars – and Mr Blobby. With the supply chain of human folly functioning better than ever, there’s no shortage of targets for their merciless mockery, and among the politicians and celebrities being pilloried are Sir Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Jeremy Hunt, Rylan and Ronnie O’Sullivan.Liz Truss speaks her truth in her new book (‘I KNOW!!!’), Nigel Farage launches a pubcast, Alan Bennett advises on the Drake v. Kendrick Lamar beef and David Attenborough is traumatised by Baby Reindeer. Plus, Taylor Swift finds an unlikely boyfriend on Poetry Please, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells us about the birds and the bees, Rishi Sunak has an urgent message for Elon Musk, and the new Dr Who has a novel way of dealing with alien invaders…There’s also a special episode from the Hay Festival, featuring the ‘Top 20 Government Apologies’ playlist, Harry Kane’s predictions for the Euros – and a surprising new arrival in Bridgerton. And in the aftermath of the UK and US elections, the team take a probing look at the new inhabitants of Number Ten and the White House. Will they prove to be as risible as the previous incumbents?NB: Series 24 was recorded before the tragic news of the death of Michael Mosley Cast and creditsStarring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Duncan Wisbey and Jess RobinsonWritten by Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, Sarah Campbell, Angela Channell, Cody Dahler, Rob Darke, Sarah Dempster, Sophie Dixon, Christopher Donovan, Toussaint Douglass, Lizzy Mansfield, Christina Riggs, Katie Sayer, Peter Tellouche, Edward Tew, Rachel Thorne and Joe ToppingWith additional material by Jennifer WalkerProduced and created by Bill DareExecutive Producers: James Robinson, Pete Strauss and Richard MorrisProduction Co-ordinator: Dan MarchiniSound Design: Rich EvansFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 Apr-31 May 2024 (Series 24), 1-22 Nov 2024 (Series 25)© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Dead Ringers: Series 24 & 25

The BBC Radio 4 Impressions Show

Series 3 of the much-loved BBC Radio comedy, starring Jeremy and Rebecca Front. 
 
Jack & Millie is the brainchild of Jeremy Front who, with his sister Rebecca Front had been improvising these two characters for years - and now they’ve been brought to life in a new show... 
 
The third series of this new comedy show is written by Jeremy Front (writer of the Charles Paris mysteries for BBC Radio 4) and stars Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front as Jack & Millie Lemman - an older couple who are fully engaged with contemporary life whilst being at war with the absurdities of the modern world... 
 
The show also features Millie’s frenemy Shirley - played by Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jack’s all-too-easygoing friend Harry (Nigel Lindsay), their high-pressure son Melvin (Tim Downie) and their high-maintenance (and Catholic) (and French) daughter-in-law Delphine (Jenny Bede). 
 
The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Agendum, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, The Castle, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, Shush! & Kevin Eldon Will See You Now... 
 
 
Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Tim Downie, Jenny Bede and Debbie Chazen star in the first episode of the new series – “Out of Town” - Jack & Millie decide to improve Mel’s mental health by taking him to the wilds of Chigwell for the weekend, but a rogue mosquito net, and an unwanted rendition of Fiddler On The Roof don’t seem to be helping... 
 
In Episode 2, entitled “Matters of Life & Death” and starring Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Tim Downie, Jenny Bede, Bhasker Patel, Tony Way and Katy Wix, Millie deliberately makes Jack ask Harry something serious while Shirley accidentally makes Millie watch Harvey wearing a Virtual Reality suit… 
 
Show 3, and Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Tim Downie, Jenny Bede, and Joseph May star in “The Moth Whisperer” - Jack and Millie have an encounter with an unexpected bean-to-cup coffee grinder, whilst Harry has an encounter with an unexpected son 
 
Episode 4 stars Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Nigel Lindsay, Tim Downie, Jenny Bede, Joseph May and Imogen Front in “Sunrise, Sunset”. Whilst Mel & Del’s daughter Scarlette is arrested for locking on to a TV celebrity, a combination of fake superfood and mispronounced turmeric lead to a wellness disaster 
 
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Jack & Millie: Series 3

The BBC Radio 4 Comedy

Shaheen Khan

Sudha Bhuchar

The hilarious ups and downs of five 30-something Asian women living in South West London in the 1990s.Meet Tula, Vinny, Jabeen, Sonal and Samina - best friends and members of the 'Girlie’ club. Listen to this joyous exploration of friendship, family, work and womanhood in the British Asian community in the 90s.In their regular gatherings for ‘Girlie’ evenings the friends drink, laugh, blow off steam and commiserate. Nothing is sacred: friendships are tested, marriages analysed, and secrets exposed. Tula is dating, new mum Vinny is struggling, lawyer Jabeen has to walk a tricky professional and personal line and Samina and Sonal are both hiding a secret that threatens the Girlies’ strong bonds. Can these five feisty women forgive and forget in the name of friendship?Series co-creators Shaheen Khan and Sudha Bhuchar have enjoyed great success as playwrights, both individually and together, in their writing for radio, stage and screen. As an actor Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham and for a recurring role on Casualty. Bhuchar starred in the role of solicitor Usha Gupta in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, and has appeared on screen in EastEnders and Coronation Street. 
 
 
Cast and credits 
Starring Shaheen Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Zita Sattar, Bharti Patel, Sakuntala Ramanee, Roger Liddle, Shiv Grewal, Cal McCrystal, Charubala Chokshi, Susan Sheridan, Christopher Trenfield, Ameet Chaana, Sophie Levy, Nyla Levy, Burt Caesar, Omar Salimi, Holly McGoldrick, Lannah McAdam, Surendra Kochar and Alice ArnoldWritten by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen KhanDirected by Kristine Landon-SmithFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 Apr-15 May 1997 (series 1), 20 Jul-10 Aug 1998 (series 2)©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Girlies: The Complete Series 1 and 2

A BBC Radio 4 Sitcom

Victor Pemberton

Three semi-autobiographical plays by Victor Pemberton telling the story of one family across the 20th century 
 
Novelist and playwright Victor Pemberton was best known for scripting Doctor Who and working on Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock. His many plays for BBC Radio included The Slide, Kill the Pharaoh. and this three-part family saga, a love story inspired by the lives of his own parents and starring Nerys Hughes, Nigel Anthony, Sheila Grant and Wendy Richard. 
 
The Trains Don’t Stop Here Any More – 1916. When 18-year-old Letty Edginton goes to work in a munitions factory, she meets and falls for Oliver Hobbs, a young man whose leg was severely wounded at the Somme. Despite their different backgrounds and her snobbish mother’s objections, they marry and set up home – but married life proves more challenging than Letty had expected. 
 
Don’t Talk to Me About Kids! – It’s 1939, and, like so many other Londoners, Letty and Ollie find themselves living through the horrors of another world war. As German bombs begin to fall on the city, their kids Eddie and Mick are evacuated to the countryside, and their eldest son Ron is called up to fight in the Royal Navy. But Letty is determined that whatever troubles and tragedies lie ahead, her family should survive and be reunited. 
 
Down by the Sea – 1963. Letty and Ollie have always dreamed of living by the sea and, having reached their sunset years, they’ve retired to a seaside bungalow bought for them by their children. After a long and happy marriage, they celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary in the company of family and friends, but back at home, they must face the problems of old age alone... 
 
Production credits 
Written by Victor Pemberton 
Pianist: Mary Nash 
 
1. The Trains Don’t Stop Here Any More 
Letty Edginton – Nerys Hughes 
Beatrice, her mother – Sheila Grant 
William, her father – Malcolm Hayes 
Oliver Hobbs – Nigel Anthony 
Violet – Wendy Richard 
Tom – Derek Seaton 
Frank O'Malley – Bill Monks 
Nicky/Bugle Boy – Adam Godley 
Bill Brooks – Kenneth Shanley 
Amy Lyall – Eve Karpf 
Mr Cotton – Eric Allan 
Mr Pearson/Gateman – Robert Trotter 
Directed by John Tydeman 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 July 1978 
 
2. Don’t Talk to Me About Kids! 
Letty Hobbs – Nerys Hughes 
Oliver Hobbs – Nigel Anthony 
Beatrice – Sheila Grant 
Sam – Philip Sully 
Violet – Wendy Richard 
Ron/Malcolm/Train Guard – Jonathan Tafler 
Florrie – Eva Stuart 
Colonel Meecham – Laurence Payne 
Bill Brooks/Warden – Michael Tudor Barnes 
Tilly Brooks – Emily Richard 
Mother Superior – Julie Berry 
Mick – Rickey Coombes 
Eddie – Nicholas Delve 
Janey/Doreen – Zelah Clarke 
Directed by David Spenser 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 January 1989 
 
3. Down by the Sea 
Letty Hobbs – Nerys Hughes 
Oliver Hobbs – Nigel Anthony 
Beatrice – Sheila Grant 
Mick – Spencer Banks 
Eddie – Sean Barrett 
Mary – Karen Archer 
Jonathan – Rory McNicholl 
Bill Brooks – Michael Tudor Barnes 
Tilly Brooks/District Nurse – Emily Richard 
Fred Golding – Norman Bird 
Gladys Golding/Alice – Joan Matheson 
Cypriot man/Newsreader – John Baddeley 
Cypriot woman – Julie Berry 
Reporter/Charlie – Kim Wall 
Doctor/Brian – Steven Harrold 
Guests at the Golden Wedding played by members of the cast 
Dance band: Les Brown Trio 
Directed by David Spenser 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 January 1989 
 
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Our Family: The Edginton’s Wars

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama Trilogy

Dave Cohen

David Quantick

Richie Webb

Twenty brief, barbed and bittersweet musical comedies, written by and starring Richie Webb &ndash; including eight Christmas Specials 
 
&lsquo;Let&rsquo;s have a standing ovation for the 15 Minute Musical' The Guardian 
 
Oozing with satire and sass, these fun-size yet deliciously satisfying musical comedies do for your ears what chocolate does for your taste buds. Based on the lives and careers of well-known public figures, each one takes a politician or VIP who has hit the headlines, and gives them a West End make-over. Their fabricated stories are told in an original, never-heard-before, musical that will have your toes tapping to the rhythm and shoulders shaking to the laughs. 
 
All the conventions of a musical are followed (huge production numbers, tender ballads and emotional reprises) &ndash; but artistic licence is well and truly taken as celebrities such as David Cameron, Simon Cowell and Morrissey are hilariously lampooned in song. Hear the greatest stories never told (or sung) as Julian Assange is wiki-leaked; Nigel Farage goes to Europe with a Britpop soundtrack; and Barack Obama fights for the American presidency via power ballads and rock anthems. Plus, we go &lsquo;Upstairs Downton&rsquo; with the Middletons; and pay homage to Russia&rsquo;s greatest love machine in an outrageously camp, disco-tastic look at Vladimir Putin... 
 
Also featured are all eight Christmas specials from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, including Jeremy Corbyn Superstar!, Lady and the Trump, Cabarexit, Eurovision Gone Wrong Contest and a Rodgers and Hammerstein-inspired celebration of all things Meghan Markle: The Sixth in Line to be King and I. 
 
Winner of the Writers&rsquo; Guild of Great Britain Radio Comedy Award, this hugely entertaining series is written by Dave Cohen, David Quantick and Richie Webb, and stars Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Alex Tregear, Jess Robinson and Pippa Evans. 
 
Production credits 
Starring Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Alex Tregear, Jess Robinson and Pippa Evans 
Written by Richie Webb, Dave Cohen and David Quantick 
Produced by Katie Tyrrell and Richard Morris 
Production co-ordinator: Nick Coupe 
Music composed, performed and arranged by Richie Webb 
Music production: Matt Katz 
A BBC Studios Production 
 
A Right Royal Cockney Christmas 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2012 
 
Brian Elliott 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2012 
 
The Ozfather 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 December 2012 
 
The Reducers 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2012 
 
Licence to Kil...marnock 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2012 
 
Barack of Ages 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 January 2013 
 
It&rsquo;s a One-Hit Wonderful Life 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 December 2013 
 
Julian and the Assanging Technicolour Download 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2013 
 
The Last Days of Farage 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2013 
 
Heaven Knows I'm Middle-Aged Now 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 December 2013 
 
Half a Sixth Form 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2013 
 
Ra Ra It's Putin 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2013 
 
Seven Bribes 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2015 
 
Jeremy Corbyn Superstar! 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2015 
 
Lady and the Trump 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 December 2016 
 
Cabarexit 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2016 
 
The Legend of Holy Superior Mother Theresa May and the Magic Money Tree 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2017 
 
Dud Brothers 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2017 
 
Eurovision Gone Wrong Contest 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2018 
 
The Sixth in Line to be King and I 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 January 2019 
 
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15 Minute Musical: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series

Twenty Musical Sketches

'... one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air' - Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph 
 
'A gloriously silly show' - The Lady 
 
Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's wickedly funny comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th Century. 
 
The series follows the fortunes of Vera Sackcloth-Vest - writer, gardener and cross-dresser - and her urge to escape from the tranquillity of the rather cramped little castle in Kent which she shares with her doting but ambiguous husband, Harry, who is 'something in the Foreign Office'. Vera's heart is forever surging with exotic passion, either for Ginny Fox, a highly-strung novelist who adores her, or the beautiful but shallow Venus Traduces. 
 
As the scene shifts from Kent to London, and Cornwall to Monaco, this close-knit coterie is divided by misunderstandings, jealousies and rows, whilst the colourfully chaotic characters are joined by such sort-of familiar figures as D.H. Lollipop, T.S. Jellitot, Sigmund Void, George Gurnard Shaw, Dorothy Barker, Al Padrone, James Voyce and Ernest Hammingaway. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Sue Lamb. 
Produced by Jamie Rix. A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4. 
 
Cast 
Vera Sackcloth-Vest - Miriam Margolyes 
Henry Mickleton - Jonathan Coy 
Mrs Ginny Fox / Mrs Gosling - Alison Steadman 
Venus Traduces - Morwenna Banks 
Lionel Fox / Mr Gosling - Nigel Planer (Series 1, 3-5) / Roger Lloyd Pack (Series 2) 
D H Lollipop - John Sessions 
Other parts played by members of the cast. 
 
First broadcast 28th September - 2nd November 2012 (Series 1), 2nd April - 7th May 2014 (Series 2), 29th May 2015 - 3rd July 2015 (Series 3), 7th April - 12th May 2017 (Series 4) and 12th October 2018 -16th November 2018 (Series 5). 
 
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Gloomsbury

The complete series 1-5 of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy

An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the shadow of the Long Mynd 
 
Written by Sue Limb (Gloomsbury, Skeletons in the Cupboard), this pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales. 
 
We join them in September - the start of the farming year - as daughter Megan, a brainy 'plain Jane', sets her sights on Mr Bootle - only to find he's really just interested in birdwatching. December brings 'Goose-Feathering Night' - but Megan's determined to save Gudrun from a plucking. February finds her desperate to get into Oxford University but fearing rejection: could the creepy Mr Jenkins offer a solution? There are ructions in April, as her desire to escape the farm and become a student leads to a confrontation; while June sees a storm descend on the village, and the talk turns electric. And, as August arrives and the harvest is gathered in, Megan spurns the Carnival Queen contest in favour of a visit to Nana... 
 
BAFTA-winning actress and comedian Rebecca Front (The Thick of It, Lewis, Avenue 5) stars as Megan, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Mr Jones, Lisbeth Miles as Ma Jones, Matthew Morgan as Owen, Michael Fenton Stevens as Mr Bootle and Nickolas Grace as Mr Jenkins. 
 
In addition to Four Joneses and a Jenkins, this release includes a bonus programme: From Gorsemere to Gloomsbury: The Literary Lunancy of Sue Limb. In a three-hour guided tour through the worlds that flow from the pen of dramatist Sue Limb, Shaun Ley discusses the ideas and inspiration behind Sue's writing with the author herself, and chats with regular cast members including Nigel Planer and Miriam Margolyes. Featuring episodes from Sue's hit series The Wordsmiths of Gorsemere, Gloomsbury, The Sit Crom and Alison &amp; Maud. 
 
Four Joneses and a Jenkins was produced by Jonathan James-Moore 
 
Cast 
Mr Jones - Geoffrey Whitehead 
Ma Jones - Lisbeth Miles 
Megan - Rebecca Front 
Owen - Matthew Morgan 
Mr Bootle - Michael Fenton Stevens 
Mr Jenkins - Nickolas Grace 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 11 August-15 September 2000

Four Joneses and a Jenkins

The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy series

Rosamunde Pilcher

Rosamunde Pilcher's beloved saga of one family's passions and heartbreaks &ndash; plus an interview with the author&lsquo;A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence&rsquo; Maeve BinchyRecovering from a heart attack, Penelope Keeling discharges herself from hospital and returns to her cosy Cotswolds cottage. Fiercely self-sufficient, she values her independence above everything &ndash; but fears that others wish to take it from her&hellip;Penelope has one treasured possession &ndash; &lsquo;The Shell Seekers&rsquo;, painted by her artist father Lawrence Stern. A comforting reminder of a precious bygone time, it sparks memories of her bohemian Cornish childhood and her wartime romance with the love of her life. But when her self-centred adult children, Noel and Nancy, find out that Stern&rsquo;s work is now worth a fortune, they urge Penelope to sell up and give the money to them. Only her daughter Olivia &ndash; who has also known love and loss &ndash; respects her mother&rsquo;s freedom to make her own decisions. As Penelope searches her heart, and recalls the passions, tragedies and secrets of her past, she knows what she must do&hellip; but will it rip her family apart?One of the best-selling and most famous sagas of the last four decades, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Set in Gloucestershire, London, Cornwall and Ibiza, and shifting between 1939 and 1985, this poignant drama explores themes of memory, fate, trauma and connection.Also featured is a fascinating episode of Bookshelf, in which Nigel Forde talks to Rosamunde Pilcher about her life and novels.Production creditsWritten by Rosamunde PilcherDramatised by Lin CoghlanDirected by Tracey NealeCastThe Narrator, Rosamunde Pilcher &ndash; Jessica TurnerPenelope &ndash; Emma FieldingOlivia &ndash; Emily BerringtonNancy &ndash; Jasmine HydeYoung Penelope &ndash; Kitty O'SullivanRichard &ndash; Carl PrekoppNoel/Ambrose &ndash; Will KirkCosmo/Mr Brookner/Soldier &ndash; John LightbodyAntonia &ndash; Imogen FrontDanus &ndash; Ian Dunnett JnrLawrence &ndash; Michael BertenshawDoris &ndash; Debra BakerMiss Pawson &ndash; Anna SpearpointMrs Enderby &ndash; Juliana LiskFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14-21 April 2024The Shell Seekers copyright &copy; 1987 Rosamunde Pilcher&copy; 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Shell Seekers

A Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation

John Mortimer

Julian Rhind-Tutt takes on the role of Rumpole in this fifth collection of cracking court cases. 
 
Rumpole on Trial 
Suffering from toothache, Rumpole is in no mood for his client’s boring testimony or Justice Gwent-Evans’ impatience. But when he argues with the judge, he is warned in no uncertain terms about his future conduct. Soon, Rumpole finds himself on trial and facing the end of his career… 
 
Rumpole and Hilda 
Rumpole’s long-suffering wife Hilda (‘She Who Must Be Obeyed’) narrates a fascinating tale of murder and romance that Horace would prefer to remain untold, and gives Rumpole – and us – a glimpse of her true, passionate nature. 
 
Rumpole and Memories of Christmas Past 
Rumpole spends an unexpectedly rewarding Christmas in Norfolk; discusses the spirit of Christmas with the Mad Monk; and learns that the season of goodwill is shared by barristers and criminals alike. 
 
Rumpole and the New Year’s Resolutions 
Rumpole has an interesting encounter with Santa Claus at a Chambers Christmas party, finds himself on babysitting duty after a blackmail trial, and attends a traditional British panto – where he recognises a familiar face. 
 
Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Rumpole, Jasmine Hyde as Hilda and Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown. 
 
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.

Rumpole: On Trial & other stories

Four BBC Radio 4 dramatisations

Ben Elton

Rik Mayall

Lise Mayer

The complete television soundtracks of all 12 episodes of the legendary BBC sitcom 
 
Ground-breaking, satirical and anarchic, The Young Ones introduced alternative comedy to mainstream TV, and made household names of its writers and performers. It ran for two series on BBC Two between 1982 and 1984, winning a host of devoted fans and a BAFTA Award for its second series. 
 
A world away from the cosy suburban sitcoms that preceded it, the show centred around four degenerate students sharing a squalid North London house: hippy Neil (Nigel Planer), right-on Rick (Rik Mayall), Mike 'TheCoolPerson' (Chris Ryan) and punk psycho Vyvyan (Ade Edmondson). Alexei Sayle co-starred as the various members of the dodgy Balowski family, and the plethora of guest stars included Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson and series co-writer Ben Elton. Musical interludes were provided by top bands such as Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Damned, Madness, Motörhead and Nine Below Zero. 
 
Collected here are all the dysfunctional foursome's manic adventures - from discovering oil in the basement, to playing host to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, to representing Scumbag College on University Challenge. Now you can hear from your favourite characters once again, and listen to their iconic one-liners, inventive insults and fabulously funny quotes. 
 
Full of wild slapstick, surreal twists, over-the-top ultra-violence and absurdist humour, this innovative, iconoclastic series remains one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show's finest moments while on the go. 
 
Contains strong language and humour that some listeners may find offensive. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer 
With additional material by Alexei Sayle 
Music: Peter Brewis 
Sound: Laurie Taylor 
Directed by Paul Jackson and Graeme Story 
 
Rick - Rik Mayall 
Vyvyan Basterd - Adrian Edmondson 
Neil Pye - Nigel Planer 
Mike - Christopher Ryan 
The Balowski family - Alexei Sayle 
 
With Amazulu, Mark Arden, Helen Atkinson Wood, Jim Barclay, Christopher Barrie, Gary Beadle, Perry Benson, Paul Bradley, Arnold Brown, Ruth Burnett, Jean Campbell-Dallas, Jonathan Caplan, Hugh Cecil, Vikki Chambers, Jean Channon, Jacqueline Clarke, Robbie Coltrane, Ron Cook, Lee Cornes, Brian Croucher, The Damned, Mark Dewison, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Paola Dionisotti, Steve Dixon, Nick Dunning, Christine Ellerbeck, Chris Ellis, Ben Elton, Alan Freeman, Dawn French, Stephen Frost, Stephen Fry, Paul Gale, Peter Greene, Roger Ashton Griffiths, Gareth Hale, Damaris Hayman, Tamsin Heatley, Lenny Henry, Clair Hill, Jools Holland, Ceri Jackson, Terry Jones, Gerard Kelly, Steve Kelly, Ken Bishop 's Nice Twelve, Mark Lambert, Hugh Laurie, Peter Laxton, Helen Lederer, Justine Lord, Norman Lovett, Madness, Paul Martin, Hilary Mason, Kilian McKenna, Pauline Melville, Carla Mendonca, Motörhead, Patrick Newell, Nine Below Zero, Herbert Norville, Brian Oulton, John Otway, John Owens, Norman Pace, Robin Parkinson, Ken Parry, Daniel Peacock, Joanne Pearce, Jan Prince, Radical Posture, David Rappaport, Michael Redfern, Griff Rhys Jones, Rip Rig + Panic, Tony Robinson, David Rolfe, Jennifer Saunders, Cyril Shaps, Anthony Sharp, Cindy Shelley, Roger Sloman, Mel Smith, Barry Stanton, Maggie Steed, Kay Stonham, Tony Sympson, Emma Thompson, Andy de la Tour, Peter Wear, Julianne White 
 
First broadcast on BBC Two, 9 November-14 December 1982 (Series 1), 8 May-19 June 1984 (Series 2) 
 
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The Young Ones

The Complete BBC TV Soundtracks

Don Taylor

An epic 12-part drama about the events leading up to, and following, the execution of King Charles I 
 
'Classy writing... wonderfully crisp, with a brilliant cast' The Spectator 
 
England, 1647. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army has routed the Royalists, and the King, having fled to Scotland, has been ransomed, sent back across the border and imprisoned. It seems the war is over, but there is trouble ahead. Parliament wants to disband the army and install its own militia - an act that looks, to Cromwell's loyal soldiers, like outright betrayal. 
 
As dissent grows within the ranks, agitators such as Francis White and John Reynolds, and leading Leveller John Lilburne, step up to speak for the common man. What began with a dispute over army demobilisation soon becomes far more, and a radical faction arises demanding freedom, equality and power to the people. But for Cromwell and his Commander-in-Chief, Thomas Fairfax, this is a challenge to Parliament's authority, and smacks of revolution. Facing a schism within the army, Cromwell is torn - but when the King escapes from custody, he and his troops have a new threat to deal with... 
 
Meanwhile, the women at home have troubles of their own. Clever, independent Penelope White is subject to the whims of her intransigent father, who wants her to marry a man of his choosing. And Lilburne's wife, Elizabeth, must risk her life each time she smuggles forbidden political papers into his cell in the Tower of London. As their men prepare to fight once more, what does the future hold for them? 
 
Set between the pivotal years of 1647 and 1649, this classic Civil War drama stars Bernard Hepton as Cromwell, Nigel Anthony as Fairfax, Graham Blockey as Francis White, Christian Rodska as Lilburne, William Eedle as Charles I, Deborah Makepeace as Penelope and Maureen O'Brien as Elizabeth. 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Don Taylor 
 
God's Revolution 
Lord General Fairfax - Nigel Anthony 
John Church - Eric Allan 
Francis White - Graham Blockey 
Charles I/Lieut. Colonel Jackson/Cornet Denne - William Eedle 
Oliver Cromwell - Bernard Hepton 
Stephen White - David March 
John Reynolds - Kim Wall 
John Lilburne - Christian Rodska 
James Thompson - Simon Cuff 
Miles Sindercombe/Col. Rainsborough/Sir William Waller/Morrison - John Baddeley 
Corporal Perkins/Silent soldier/Simeon/Joseph/Winstanley/Brother Gerard - Steve Hodson 
Colonel James/Lockyer/Major General Skippon/Huntingdon - Peter Craze 
Edmund White/Major Gooday/Col. Scroop - Cornelius Garrett 
Penelope White - Deborah Makepeace 
Elizabeth Lilburne - Maureen O'Brien 
William Thompson/Captain Musket - Anthony Jackson 
Commissary Ireton - Bill Wallis 
Edward Sexby/Col. Whalley - John Hartoch 
Lady Anne Fairfax - Lin Sagovsky 
Cornet Joyce/Everard - Jonathan Nibbs 
Betty - Zelah Clarke 
Mrs Cromwell/Martha- June Barrie 
John Lilburne - Christian Rodska 
Beggar woman - June Tobin 
John Wildman - Stephen Rashbrook 
Robin - Elizabeth Lindsay 
Isaac - Christopher Asante 
Capt. Hatton - Alan Coveney 
Pride - Norman Eshley 
Mary Overton - Barbara Kellermann 
Mrs Chidley - Ellen Dryden 
Barry - Paul Sirr 
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin and Ronald Mason 
Psalms arranged by Blaise Compton 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 October-23 December 1988 
 
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God’s Revolution

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast historical drama

"Jack &amp; Millie" is the brainchild of Jeremy Front who, with his sister Rebecca Front had been improvising these two characters for years - and now they've been brought to life in a new show... 
 
The second series of this new comedy show is written by Jeremy Front (writer of the Charles Paris mysteries for Radio 4) and stars Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front as Jack &amp; Millie Lemman - an older couple who are fully engaged with contemporary life whilst being at war with the absurdities of the modern world... 
 
The show also features Millie's frenemy Shirley - played by Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jack's all-too-easygoing friend Harry (Nigel Lindsay), their high-pressure son Melvin (Harry Peacock) and their high-maintenance (and Catholic) (and French) daughter-in-law Delphine (Jenny Bede - most recently heard in Tom Neenan's "The Hauntening" and an episode of "John Finnemore's Double Acts" alongside Mathew Baynton). 
 
In the first episode, Jack &amp; Millie are back and ready to deal with Harry's bongos, Delphine's chicken, Shirley's bombshell and a cleaner with flashbacks, while in episode 2, Jack meets an unwanted old friend, Melvin gets hot under the collar, Delphine makes a French joke and Shirley and Millie get an unexpected buzz... 
 
In episode 3, Jack &amp; Millie's TV binge comes to an abrupt end when they have to face a mindfulness pillow, a Tudor sallet and some hot yoga and in episode 4, Millie feels like a natural woman while Jack feels like a man grappling with a keyboard, a saucepan and some shonky decking... 
 
The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Agendum, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, The Castle, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, Shush! &amp; Kevin Eldon Will See You Now...

Jack & Millie: Series 2

Neil Brand

The fast-talking glamorous musical drama set in a 1930s Chicago radio studio 
 
A radio caper set in Hollywood's Golden Age, Big Broadcast sees radio station WKAZ's most successful programme, 'The Hour of Charm', face trouble from gangsters, sponsors, moral guardians and politics, not to mention Chicago's own winters. 
 
When an acrimonious songwriting couple are facing threats from notorious gangster Brannigan, will a song save the day? Sometimes the hour can seem long when you're radio staff - so what happens when Chicago snow traps you in the building completely? A new manager plans to change the whole format of the show, but a deep-voiced celebrity could use his charm to stop the manager in his tracks. And when the station is threatened with closure by the League of Decency, Katharine Hepburn herself comes to the rescue with her inimitable style. 
 
Starring Samantha Spiro (Sex Education, Game of Thrones), Josie Lawrence (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Eastenders), and Susannah Fielding (This Time with Alan Partridge, Black Mirror), this joyful, nostalgic musical drama will transport you to a different time and place. 
 
 
Written by Neil Brand 
Music by Neil Brand 
Directed by David Hunter and Jessica Dromgoole 
 
Cast 
Samantha Spiro - Myrna (Series 2-3) 
Josie Lawrence - Jean Forsythe 
Nigel Harman - Grant Thornhill 
Sam Dale - Arthur Clarke (Series 1-2) 
Sean Baker - Brannigan 
Joanna Monro - Myrna (Series 1) 
Jane Whittenshaw - Sadie 
Stuart McLoughlin - Billy 
Jim Norton - Harry 
Paul Heath - Jamie 
Roslyn Hill - Georgia 
Bettrys Jones - Caitlin 
Ian Conningham - Doug/Jimmy Cagney/Cary Grant/Robert F. Winkler 
Chris Jarman - Paul Robeson 
Ryan Early - Arthur Clarke (Series 3) 
Ryan Whittle - Jerry 
Kerry Gooderson - Dixie 
Stephen Hogan - Princeton 
Emma Handy - Jess 
Elizabeth Counsell - Grace Stibbens 
John Lightbody - Stupendo 
Lauren Cornelius - Norma Chaffey 
Susannah Fielding - Katharine Hepburn 
Neil McCaul - Arthur Clarke (Series 4) 
Bettrys Jones - Barbara Meek 
Heather Craney - Ramona Fairfax 
Hasan Dixon - Jerry Soundguy 
Clive Hayward - Preston Lanister 
Franchi Webb - Danny Folly 
BBC Singers - Margaret Cameron, Charles Gibbs, Olivia Robinson, Stephen Jeffes, Helen Neeves, Katherine Nicholson, Chris Bowen, Jamie W Hall, Nancy Cole, Jimmy Holliday 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: 
1 June 2011 (Series 1) 
24 December - 25 December 2014 (Series 2) 
21 October - 28 October 2018 (Series 3) 
20 December - 27 December 2020 (Series 4) 
 
©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Big Broadcast

A BBC Radio full-cast caper

Paul M. Levitt

Bob Sinfield

What drove Harry Houdini - magician, escapologist, and one of the most famous men in the world? 
 
Whether it was escaping from handcuffs, a straitjacket or from a box filled with water, Houdini wowed audiences with his seemingly death-defying performance... This BBC Radio collection shares the story behind the trickery: in two fascinating full-cast dramas about the life of Harry Houdini, and in particular his public campaign to expose fraudulent spiritual mediums. 
 
In the stunning full-cast dramatisation Houdini, a man is naked against the world, bound in chains, deprived of all help. Performing a death defying escape from a galvanised iron can, filled with water and secured with massive locks. Failure means a drowning death! This is the gripping story of the master magician, escapologist, and at the time of his death in 1926, one of the most famous men in the world. Michael Maloney stars as Houdini, with Graham Crowden as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lorelei King as Bess. 
 
Houdini, the showman, longed to believe that he might be able to communicate beyond the grave with his beloved mother, but knew far too much about the trickery and faking of the stage to be easily convinced. The Witch of Beacon Hill is the true story of how Harry Houdini tried to debunk psychics and mediums. Attending séances in disguise, accompanied by a reporter and a police officer he debunked the most famous and celebrated Boston medium Mina Crandon, also known as ‘Margery’. This radio drama tells Margery’s story, and the story of how Houdini set out to disprove her claims. Starring Shelly Thompson as Margery and Nigel Anthony as Houdini. 
 
This double edition collection comes with a bonus episode of Harry Houdini: Escape artist and showman with Rajan Datar. Through interviews, Datar charts the life and career of the legendary Houdini, with writer and biographer Adam Begley, Dr Matthew Solomon, and Dr Katharina Rein.Cast and credits 
 HoudiniWritten by Bob SinfieldProduced by Graham PassHarry Houdini - Michael MaloneySir Arthur Conan Doyle - Graham CrowdenBess - Lorelei KingLady Conan Doyle - Gwen TaylorDash - Jack KlaffWhitehead - Dan StraussDr Steves - Dick VosburghFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 2, Oct 1996The Witch of Beacon Hill Written by Paul M LevittDirected by Martin JenkinsLeroi Crandon - John Woodvine'Margery the Medium’ - Shelly ThompsonHarry Houdini - Nigel AnthonyJames Bird - Kerry ShaleCaldwell/Rand - Vincent BrimbleGray/Munn - Brian MillerMrs Corbridge/Mrs Weiss - Helen HortonCollins/Rubin - Joe DunlopGeorge - Ian TargettCaroline Churchill/Mrs Stinson - Hilda SchroderWinifred Churchill - Barbara AtkinsonHenry/Interviewer - Paul DowningLaura - Jane SlavinFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 Sep 1989The Forum: Harry Houdini: Escape artist and showmanPresented by Rajan DatarProduced by Fiona ClampinFirst Broadcast BBC World Service, 30 Dec 2021©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Houdini & The Witch of Beacon Hill

Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Historical Dramas

Mark Lawson

An intriguing murder mystery exploring the desire of the artist to remain illusive and anonymous behind work which is heavily codified and seemingly impenetrable. When a brilliant young art historian flies in the face of the received wisdom regarding the work of the reclusive Anderson Perrine, the artist feels a distinct invasion of his privacy. He sets about laying a series of false trails but her pursuit of him is unrelenting and he is obliged to take radically evasive action. Starring Hattie Morahan, Joss Ackland, Miche Doherty, Mark Lawson and Robin Read, with Aine McCartney, BJ Hogg and Mark Lambert. Written by Mark Lawson. Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan and produced in Belfast for Radio 4.

The Artist Is Thinking

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

Amelia Bullmore

Clare is the golden middle sister in a family headed by a formidable matriarch, Luca. Clare meets and quickly marries Martin, who falls just as much in love with her fun, sparky family. But Martin makes a mistake and sets in train a series of events which brings the family to its knees. Starring Emma Cunniffe, Ben Miles, Anna Madeley, Eve Matheson, Paola Dionisotti, Nigel Pilkington, Baxter Willis, John Biggins, Piers Wehner and Melissa Advani. Written by Amelia Bullmore. Directed by Mary Peate.

The Middle

Stephen Barlay

Stephen Barlay's gripping Cold War drama about the threat of nuclear war 
 
Laid up in a CIA hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound, British agent Maxon is about to have his peaceful convalescence shattered. As the radio DJ introduces In the Mood, the swinging sound of Glenn Miller is cut off by a shrill, insistent alarm - one signalling imminent, universal death. America's brand new Global Early Warning System has detected an approaching nuclear missile from outer space... 
 
But the attack never takes place. The weapon, launched from an unmanned Soviet space vehicle, was destroyed seconds later - so how did the public alert come to be broadcast? As a member of the elite team responsible for safeguarding GLEW, Maxon is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, he takes on a second, parallel mission - helping his ex-lover, Jacqueline, prove her scientist husband Kowalski has not turned traitor and leaked GLEW secrets to the Russians. 
 
Searching for answers, Maxon travels to Toronto, where he is framed for murder and forced to go on the run. And when he finally uncovers the shocking truth, he finds himself mired in deceit and treason - and caught up in a deadly game of nuclear poker. With the doomsday clock pointing to two minutes to midnight, can Maxon and Jacqueline avert disaster? 
 
Written by acclaimed novelist Stephen Barlay, this tense espionage thriller stars Ian Hendry as Maxon and Toby Robins as Jacqueline. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Stephen Barlay 
Directed by Peter King 
Music composed and played by Ed Welch (piano) with Ron Aspery (saxophone) 
 
Cast 
Maxon - Ian Hendry 
Jacqueline - Toby Robins 
Disc Jockey/Announcer/MP/Gloucester/Wennstrom - Nigel Graham 
Inspector Wells/President/Doomsday Man - Bob Sherman 
Interviewer/Reporter - Madi Hedd 
Captain - Stuart Milligan 
Guard - Ian Tyler 
Nurse/Nadia- Zhivila Roche 
Reporter/MP/Announcer/Stewardess - Alex Marshall 
Beryov - Peter Gale 
Petrushka - Richard Marner 
Ellsberg - George Coulouris 
The Nachalnik - Paul Hardwick 
Locke - Alan Tilvern 
Kowalski - Carl Duering 
Cabbie - Peter Whitman 
Hostess - Gay Baynes 
Papa Mike - Errol MacKinnon 
Minister/Sandy - Peter Tuddenham 
Call Girl/Operator - Carole Boyd 
Chuck - Bruce Boa 
Inspector - Peter Marinker 
Fergus - James Bryce 
Aram Sarian - Vladek Sheybal 
Saul - Blain Fairman 
Girl - Mary Cornford 
Winston - Stuart Organ 
Tucker - Norman Jones 
Sleet/Reporter - Brett Usher 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 April-19 June 1983 
 
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The Price of Silence

A BBC Radio 4 Cold War Sci-Fi Thriller

Desmond Barrit stars as Horace Rumpole in this full-cast, feature-length radio drama 
 
Rumpole has no special objection to Christmas - except that with the Old Bailey closed, he has no opportunity to exercise his skills in court. But over the course of one unusual holiday, he nonetheless manages to triumph in two very different cases... 
 
Dragooned into spending Christmas in Norfolk, at the home of one of Hilda's old schoolfriends, Rumpole is feeling less than festive. Chilly Coldsands Rectory does not offer much in the way of enjoyment - but a trip to the local church and a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance leads to a God-given opportunity to indulge in a little seasonal, charitable blackmail. 
 
A New Year outing to see Aladdin also provides more excitement than expected. The traditional British pantomime is one of Rumpole's favourite institutions, but he has a vague feeling that there's something odd about this particular production. A post-panto drink, some overheard remarks and a glance at the programme confirm his suspicions - and put him on the path to solving an audacious crime... 
 
Starring Desmond Barrit as Rumpole and Joanna David as Hilda, with Tim McInnerny as Donald Compton and Nigel Anthony as Fred Timson. 
 
Cast 
Horace Rumpole - Desmond Barrit 
Hilda Rumpole - Joanna David 
Rev Eric Longstaff - Oliver Ford Davies 
Donald Compton - Tim McInnerny 
Fred Timson - Nigel Anthony 
Phillida Erskine-Brown - Patience Tomlinson 
Judge Bullingham - Philip Voss 
Skimpy Simpson - Ioan Meredith 
Bonny Bernard - Bruce Alexander 
Detective Inspector Grimble - John Hartley 
Aladdin - Rebecca Lacey 
Denis Timson - Tom George 
Widow Twanky - Tilly Vosburgh 
Tristan - Lewis Reece 
Isolde - Lauren Bird 
 
Production credits 
Written by John Mortimer 
Directed by Marilyn Imrie 
Produced by Catherine Bailey 
Pantomime music written by Neil Brand 
 
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4

Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces

Sean Lock

Sean Lock stars in a surreal comedy masterpiece set in a heavily-bugged London tower block 
 
'Minor-key masterpiece' The Telegraph 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, these classic cult comedies sparked a critically-acclaimed BBC TV show that ran for two series between 2002 and 2003. Starring the much-missed Sean Lock, these tower block tales revolve around a sardonic misanthrope who, despite his best efforts, can't seem to keep the world at bay. Holed up in his flat in Elderberry House, he's constantly bothered by friends, neighbours and confused tourists - so he hides microphones all around the block to listen in to the other residents... 
 
In 15 Minutes of Misery, people persist in seeking Sean out, but fortunately, his plumber Hot Bob has fixed him up with a listening device called the Bugger King ('nothing to do with meat or sex'). Aided by tech, he happily eavesdrops on the folk around him - from Honest Alf, whose penchant for song lyrics keeps getting him into hot water with the PRS, to Nazi Cyril, Nigel the Hippie, and some Robin Hood-style bank robbers... 
 
15 Storeys High - Crouched on his lonely perch like a smug hermit, Sean continues to sit tight in his tower block flat. With the help of his video entryphone, the Alienate 9000, he can hide in the comfort of his own home - until his mate Stuart comes round, armed with a lava lamp and wanting a place to stay. It's time for Sean to get himself a flatmate... 
 
Created by and starring Sean Lock, both series feature an outstanding cast, including Hattie Hayridge, Kevin Eldon, Felix Dexter, Jenny Eclair and Peter Serafinowicz. 
 
Content warning: Series 2, Episode 1 of 15 Storeys High ('The Stolen Plough'), which was produced in 2000, includes references to Jimmy Savile. 
 
Written by Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman 
Theme tune: 'England Swings' by Roger Miller 
 
15 Minutes of Misery 
Starring Sean Lock, Hattie Hayridge and Kevin Eldon 
Script editor: Martin Trenaman 
Produced by Dan Freedman 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 1998-3 February 1999 
 
15 Storeys High 
Starring Sean Lock 
With Felix Dexter, Jenny Eclair, Tim Mitchell, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Peter Serafinowicz, Martin Trenaman, Chris Pavlo, Dan Freedman, Alex Lowe, Dan Mersh, Paul Putner and Rob Rouse 
Script editor: Robert Fraser-Steele 
Produced by Chris Neill 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 November-22 December 1999 
 
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Sean Lock: 15 Minutes of Misery & 15 Storeys High

The Cult BBC Radio Comedy Series

Adrian Edmondson

Nigel Smith

Ade Edmondson stars in this hilarious sitcom about an aging punk rocker forced to move into a student flat with his kids - much to their annoyance 
 
Ex-rocker Vernon (Adrian Edmondson) is a former front man for a punk rock band called The Plague. After living off his wife for the last two decades and spending most of his time in the pub, the two are getting a divorce and he has to move in with his kids. He is genuinely excited about having the chance to be young again, but Max and Milly – and their flatmate David – are mortified. 
 
Meanwhile Bryan (Ben Elton) Vernon's best mate and a former member of his punk band, is the deputy head of a smart primary school and has a nice house, a nice car, a nice life and a good marriage - all of which, in Vernon's eyes, makes him a sad loser. Deep down, part of Bryan agrees. 
 
Can Vernon grow up, before his kids throw him out? 
 
It’s fifty years since punk stormed onto the music scene, and the music still packs a punch today. Jammed with classic hits from The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, The Ramones and, of course, The Undertones, this laugh out loud comedy is a true listening treat. If you’re a fan of Bottom, The Young Ones or Vent then you’ll love this series, now with all six episodes available as a complete collection for the first time. 
 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Smith 
Produced by Gareth Edwards 
 
Vernon - Adrian Edmondson 
Bryan - Ben Elton 
Milly - Kelly Adams 
Max - Spencer Brown 
David - Jonathan Chan-Pensley 
 
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Teenage Kicks

Laurie Wyman

Jimmy Edwards stars in this spin-off from The Navy Lark, chronicling life in and around the higher echelons of British United Plastics Ltd 
 
Following in the footsteps of The Navy Lark, The TV Lark and The Embassy Lark, The Big Business Lark aired for 13 episodes over the summer of 1969. Blending satire with farce, it charted the business machinations at a fictional plastics company. 
 
Ruling the roost at this chaotic commercial enterprise is managing director and chairman Sir Charles Bonniface, a crafty, cricket-loving tycoon who likes to keep one hand firmly on the tiller and the other on his secretary’s posterior. Waiting in the wings is his son Frank, stoically enduring his father’s bluff and bluster as he bides his time to take over the top job. Ensuring that all runs smoothly is Edith, Sir Charles’ put-upon personal assistant, who bears her boss’s lecherous attentions with equanimity. 
 
Together, they endeavour to promote British United Plastics’ sole product – Polystumer, a seemingly indestructible synthetic material with a surprising number of uses, from bathroom fixtures to breakfast cereal toys. In these entertaining episodes, they swing a contract with a camping company to make speedboat shells, land an order to supply the Red Army with tents, attempt to create camel-proof plastic to seal a deal with a Sultan, and make a TV commercial to try and impress a Hollywood film mogul... 
 
Starring Jimmy Edwards as Sir Charles, with Frank Thornton as Frank and Gwen Cherrell as Edith, The Big Business Lark also benefits from the considerable talents of Alexander John, Elizabeth Morgan and Nigel Graham, who between them play over 50 larger-than life characters. So mix business with pleasure, and enjoy this lively, laughter-filled Lark! 
 
Content warning: the humour in this programme reflects the era in which it was broadcast and may not reflect current attitudes 
 
Production credits 
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman 
Produced by Alastair Scott Johnston 
Starring: Jimmy Edwards, Frank Thornton and Gwen Cherrell 
With Elizabeth Morgan, Alexander John and Nigel Graham 
Announcer: Michael de Morgan 
 
With thanks to Keith Wickham and The Radio Circle 
 
Note: none of the episodes were originally given titles. The ones here are taken from the closing announcements of the episode. 
 
Episode guide 
 
1. Leading You Through 
2. Cruising on the River 
3. Taking You Through 
4. Disposing of a Relative 
5. Playing Ducks 
6. Taking Orders 
7. Strike Breaking 
8. Dining Out 
9. Initiating You Through 
10. Searching For Liberty 
11. Contracting Out 
12. Destructing 
13. Advertising 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 6 July – 28 September 1969 
 
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The Big Business Lark

The Classic BBC Radio Comedy

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