AuthorJames Cary
NarratorFull Cast
Duration2h 47m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, British Radio Sitcoms and Sketch Shows
Key StageA Level
PublisherBBC
VersionUnabridged
Robert Webb and Olivia Colman co-star in the first series of the BBC Radio 4 sketch show. Welcome to the surreal and silly comedy sketch show that features one half of Mitchell & Webb and Olivia Colman from Peep Show, with Sally Hawkins, Steven Kynman and Chris Pavlo. Highlights include Narnia being vandalized by two kids from Peckham, Mr. Punch's parole board, Thomas Hardy's agent, temping for NASA, Batman's schedule and the theft of Hitler's jewels. There's also the real reason why Columbus sailed round the world, email problems in Ancient Rome and Lesser Known Novels (The First of the Mohicans), plus a taste of Radio 4's popular (and wonderfully dull) anecdote show, Give Me Strength...
Elephants To Catch Eels Series 2
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
Duration 2h 48m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village - written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. Starring Sheridan Smith. From April to May 2004. In the complete second series, smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win 'Peasants Personality of the Year', her head is turned by hunky new band of outlaws 'Boyz 2 Rob' and...
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Author: James Cary
Author James Cary
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 19m
The Sony award-winning radio series starring Marcus Brigstocke, with David Mitchell and Stephen Moore. Unthinkable Solutions are the hapless management consultants who inflict their unique brand of help on unsuspecting companies. This first series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy won a Silver Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, and stars Marcus Brigst...
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Another Case of Milton Jones, Series 5, Episode 4
Author: Milton Jones, James Cary
Author Milton Jones, James Cary
Narrator Various
SeriesAnother Case of Milton Jones Series 5, Book 4
Duration 27m
The man they call 'Britain's Funniest Milton' stars in his smash-hit Sony Award-winning show "Another Case Of Milton Jones" co-starring Tom Goodman-Hill ('Ideal'), Lucy Montgomery ('Down The Line') & Dave Lamb (the voice of 'Come Dine With Me') In each episode, Milton is a complete and utter expert at something - Astronomer, Diplomat, Undercove...
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Author: James Cary
Author James Cary
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 48m
BBC Radio 4 sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941. Originally broadcast May - June 2009. Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other. Includes the following episodes: Royal Visit-A royal visitor is coming to inspect Bletchley Park, but the top b...
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Another Case of Milton Jones, Series 5, Episode 3
Author: Milton Jones, James Cary
Author Milton Jones, James Cary
Narrator Various
SeriesAnother Case of Milton Jones Series 5, Book 3
Duration 28m
The man they call 'Britain's Funniest Milton' stars in his smash-hit Sony Award-winning show "Another Case Of Milton Jones" co-starring Tom Goodman-Hill ('Ideal'), Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Miranda') & Dave Lamb (the voice of 'Come Dine With Me') In each episode, Milton is a complete and utter expert at something - Astronomer, Diplomat, Undercove...
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Hereward the Wake; Revolution; Guy Fawkes
Author: Thom Tuck
Author Thom Tuck
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Penny Dreadfuls Collection, Book 2
Duration 2h 24m
Comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls recount the story of the much-maligned Macbeth, revisit Odysseus' epic journey and reveal the truth behind Darwin's famous voyage The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - are a comedy trio who specialise in retelling historical events in their own, inimitable way. In these riotous revisionist pl...
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The Penny Dreadfuls, Collection 1 - the Curse of the Beagle, the Odyssey, Macbeth Rebothered
Author: Thom Tuck
Author Thom Tuck
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Penny Dreadfuls Collection, Book 1
Duration 2h 50m
The Penny Dreadfuls examine the life of Guy Fawkes, undertake a satirical version of the French Revolution and turn their comic eye towards Hereward the Wake The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - are a comedy trio who specialise in retelling historical events in their own, inimitable way. In these riotous revisionist plays,...
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Another Case of Milton Jones, Series 5
Author: Milton Jones, James Cary
Author Milton Jones, James Cary
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 47m
The man they call 'Britain's Funniest Milton' stars in his smash-hit Sony Award-winning show "Another Case Of Milton Jones" co-starring Tom Goodman-Hill ('Ideal'), Lucy Montgomery ('Down The Line'), Margaret Cabourn-Smith ('Miranda'), Ben Willbond ('Horrible Histories'), Dan Tetsell ('Mongrels') & Dave Lamb (the voice of 'Come Dine With Me') In...
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Author: Spike Milligan
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Goon Show, Book 10
Duration 2h 2m
Featuring: The White Box of Great Bardfield, Tales of Montmartre, The Great Bank Robbery and The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons. Anarchic, ground-breaking and hilariously inventive, The Goon Show re-shaped comedy and set new standards in the genre. The mix of brilliant wordplay, mental slapstick and surreal clowning ensures the popularity of S...
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Author: Alex Owen, Ben Ashenden
Author Alex Owen, Ben Ashenden
Narrator The Authors
Duration 3h 43m
Join Alex and Ben - aka The Pin - in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show. The Pin are a multi-award-winning comedy duo with a unique brand of self-reflexive comedy. Performed in front of a live studio audience, their sketches exist somewhere between razor-sharp smartness and joyous silliness. Expect sketches, commentary on the sketches,...
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