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...
Author: Andrew Nickolds
Author Andrew Nickolds
Narrator Christopher Douglas, Full Cast
Duration 2h 47m
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon in the complete Series 10 of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy series 'The funniest sitcom ever to grace Radio 4' Radio Times. Ed Reardon - hack writer, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive email - returns in the radio sitcom, written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
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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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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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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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Another Case of Milton Jones, Series 5, Episode 2
Author: Milton Jones, James Cary
Author Milton Jones, James Cary
Narrator Various
SeriesAnother Case of Milton Jones Series 5, Book 2
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') & Dan Tetsell ('Mongrels') In each episode, Milton is a complete and utter expert at something - Astronomer, Diplomat, Undercover Journalist, Celebr...
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Another Case of Milton Jones, Series 5, Episode 6
Author: Milton Jones, James Cary
Author Milton Jones, James Cary
Narrator Various
SeriesAnother Case of Milton Jones Series 5, Book 6
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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Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive Series 1
Author: Armando Iannucci
Author Armando Iannucci
Narrator The Author
Duration 2h 59m
Armando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience. Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a topical, events-driven radio comedy hosted by comedy guru Iannucci recorded in front of a live audience. With the sketchability of The Now Show, combined with the going-off-on-a-mad...
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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: Ben Willbond
Author Ben Willbond
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 48m
All six episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by and starring Ben Willbond and Justin Edwards about two incompetent science teachers who work at a college that specialises in drama, and whose world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new boss. Forresters Sixth Form College has a highly successful drama department run by the odious Danny...
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