Mission Improbable
BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio 4 Extra
¬ BBC Worldwide Ltd 2012-14
Both Seasons at 192K Bitrate
Adventure journalist Jane, long term singleton Lucy and zookeeper Amelia set off on a series of international adventures.
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Mission Improbable - s01e01 - Jungle! - 2012.11.28 [192-44-S]
23:15 - 23:30 Mission Improbable
Jungle!
1/4 A white-knuckle adventure takes
reporter Jane and her friends to
the Guatemalan jungle.
Jungle!
Episode 1 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 28 November 2012
A brand new series of fast-paced
mini-adventures written by and
starring Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates
and Catriona Knox, known collectively
as The Boom Jennies.
Prompted by the pine-fresh fragrance
of zoo keeper Amelia's new perfume,
adventure journalist Jane is reminded
of a story her uncle Norman once
told her about a rare midnight
orchid found only in the Guatemalan
jungle. This is no ordinary flower,
but one that gives off a scent with
such aphrodisiac properties it makes
the person wielding it utterly
irresistible.
That's more than enough to convince
perennial singleton Lucy that it is
high time they all headed to South
America. There follows a roller
coaster ride of an adventure taking
in waterfalls, crocodiles and a gang
of ruthless drug smugglers. But our
heroes remain unbowed. Each and
every challenge thrown at them is
met head-on with courage,
determination and deeply
inappropriate footwear.
Jane.................Catriona Knox
Lucy.................Lizzie Bates
Amelia..............Anna Emerson
Norman.............Paul Ryan
Written by Anna Emerson,
Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.
Broadcasts
Wed 28 Nov 2012 23:15 BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s01e02 - Splash! - 2012.12.05 [192-44-S]
23:15 - 23:30 Mission Improbable
Splash!
2/4 A tale of rowing, wooing and
dolphin-watching with the binoculars
round the wrong way.
Splash!
Episode 2 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 05 December 2012
A brand new series of high octane
mini-adventures, written by and
starring The Boom Jennies - Anna
Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona
Knox.
When cub reporter Jane arrives in
Tintagel to get an interview with
Cornwall's oldest whelk fisherman,
her long-suffering companions could
be forgiven if they were a little
reluctant to tag along. Not a bit of
it. Spinster-in-waiting Lucy has her
eye on Jane's septuagenarian man of
the sea, and zoo assistant Amelia has
her mind fixed on dolphins. But as
they head out into the bay to intercept
the aged shellfish gatherer, the speed
of Amelia's rowing sets them on a very
different course - one of world records,
mountainous seas and near misses with
oil tankers.
Will Jane get her story? Will Lucy
catch the man of her dreams? Will
Amelia remember to take the lens cap
off her binoculars? All these questions
will be answered before their plucky
rowing boat spies land once more.
Jane ................ Catriona Knox
Lucy .................Lizzie Bates
Amelia ..............Anna Emerson
Bill ................... Paul Ryan
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog Production for BBC Radio 4.
Broadcasts
Wed 5 Dec 2012 23:15 BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s01e03 - Egypt! - 2012.12.12 [192-44-S]
23:15 - 23:30 Mission Improbable
Egypt!
3/4 Journalist Jane and her companions
head to Egypt in search of the
enigmatic Dr Ralph.
More: Programme Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p7by4
Egypt!
Episode 3 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 12 December 2012
The international adventures of
journalist Jane, manhunter Lucy
and zookeeper Amelia continue -
this time in the Egyptian desert.
When Jane's mum reveals that a
member of her travel party, the
gorgeous Dr Ralph, recently
disappeared while they were on
a guided tour of King Mufitez's
tomb just...
Broadcasts
Wed 12 Dec 2012 23:15 BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s01e04 - Ice! - 2012.12.19 [192-44-S]
23:15 - 23:30 Mission Improbable
Ice!
4/4 Jane, Lucy and Amelia try to
record the last-known speaker of
an ancient dialect.
More: Programme Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pcqkt
Ice!
Episode 4 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 19 December 2012
Adventure journalist Jane, long term
singleton Lucy and zookeeper Amelia
set off on another international
adventure.
This time, Jane finds herself trying
to beat that famous adventurer Marcus
Wolfton across the arctic tundra in
a bid to be the first and only
journalist to record the voice of the
last speaker of a dying language.
Meanwhile Lucy finds herself trying
to slow the team down so she can get
up close and personal with the man
himself, who's only a matter of hours
behind. Amelia only has eyes for the
polar bears she's hoping she'll get
a chance to chat to.
During this ice cap caper, our heroes
survive sub-zero temperatures, furious
indigenous wildlife and a frantic game
of cosmetic tennis before an encounter
with an angry Inuit has them running for
their lives. Will they survive? Will
they beat Marcus Wolfton to the prize?
Or will they dress up as nuns and make
complete fools of themselves?
Cast:
Jane................Catriona Knox
Lucy................Lizzie Bates
Amelia.............Anna Emerson
Marcus............James Lance
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates
and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.
Broadcasts
Wed 19 Dec 2012 23:15 BBC Radio 4
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2014.05.28 - BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s02e01 - India! - 2014.05.28 [192-44-S]
23:00 Mission Improbable
Series 2, India!
1/4 'The big story' does a runner, and
the team are forced to give chase
across India.
More: Programme Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b044j3gn
India!
Series 2 Episode 1 of 4
Availability:
6 days left to listen
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Jane Roberts' (Catriona Knox) career in
journalism has stalled. Wanting a
high-profile, hard-hitting crime column
in which she revives and then solves
long since given-up-on cold cases,
all she gets offered is the chance to
review a spa in the Himalayas for a
minor fitness magazine.
Lucy (Lizzie Bates) is delighted and
desperate to come along in order to
lose weight for her forthcoming school
reunion. Amelia (Anna Emerson) is in
too, as she is desperate to see a real
life tiger in the wild. So a reluctant
Jane and her excited companions head
for India and find themselves in a
yoga class.
Inevitably Lucy falls heavily and
inappropriately in love with their
highly bendy instructor and tries to
get him to notice her by noisily
running through a series of stretches
directly in his eye-line. Jane is
also intrigued by him too. She
recognises him from somewhere. When
all this attention spooks the
instructor, he makes a run for it
and the team set off in hot pursuit -
a pursuit which will see them journey
on trains, in a rickshaw and into an
extremely close encounter with a
fully grown tiger.
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates
and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog Production for Radio 4.
Credits
Jane
Catriona Knox
Lucy
Lizzie Bates
Amelia
Anna Emerson
Mrs Roberts
Felicity Montagu
Mr Thompson
Anil Desai
Ringmaster
Anil Desai
Train Guard
Anil Desai
Writer
Anna Emerson
Writer
Lizzie Bates
Writer
Catriona Knox
Producer
Dave Lamb
Producer
Richie Webb
Broadcasts
Wed 28 May 2014 23:00 BBC Radio 4
2014.06.04 - BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s02e02 - Diamonds! - 2014.06.04 [192-44-S]
23:00 Mission Improbable
Series 2, Diamonds!
2/4 The girls head to Moscow to
confront a shady billionaire
diamond thief.
More: Programme Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045by70
Diamonds!
Series 2 Episode 2 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 04 June 2014
When Jane, Lucy and Amelia take Jane's
mother (Felicity Montagu) out for a
birthday meal they're not expecting
to be thrust into their most dangerous
adventure yet, but that's exactly
what happens. After failing to decide
on a starter and then moaning about
her husband's obsession with ladies
tennis, Jane's mum casually drops
into conversation the fact that her
new Russian cleaner has some inside
info on a recent high-profile
diamond heist.
Jane drags the name Yuri Chekov
(Anil Desai) out of her and then heads
to the airport immediately with an
amorous Lucy and a vodka-swilling
Amelia in tow. It is very cold in
Russia. Amelia is glad of her vodka
as well as her furry hat - a live
raccoon called Craig.
Lucy is keen to warm herself up using
other means and the bearded stranger
staring at her from the other side of
the arrivals lounge seems like as good
a place to start as any. Jane just
wants to grab her bag from the carousel
and get after Chekov but the fact that
Amelia grabs it for her means that
Jane's not in a position to wonder
why the bag's got a lot heavier
during their flight.
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates
and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog Production for BBC Radio 4.
Credits
Jane
Catriona Knox
Lucy
Lizzie Bates
Amelia
Anna Emerson
Mrs Roberts
Felicity Montagu
Russian Taxi Driver
Felicity Montagu
Yuri Chekov
Anil Desai
Beardy Russian Dreamboat
Richie Webb
Producer
Dave Lamb
Producer
Richie Webb
Writer
Anna Emerson
Writer
Lizzie Bates
Writer
Catriona Knox
Broadcasts
Wed 4 Jun 2014 23:00 BBC Radio 4
2014.06.11 - BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s02e03 - Scotland! - 2014.06.11 [192-44-S]
23:00 Mission Improbable
Series 2, Scotland!
3/4 The girls try to uncover a
drug-smuggling operation on a
remote island.
Scotland!
Series 2 Episode 3 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 11 June 2014
It's the wedding of the year in a grand
castle in Scotland. Even high profile
media mogul Marcus Blackstock (Gordon
Kennedy) is in attendance. But Jane
Roberts (Catriona Knox) is not having
a good time. This is probably because
an old and, in Jane's opinion, less
talented school friend has found love
and wealth without having to do
anything...
Credits
Jane
Catriona Knox
Lucy
Lizzie Bates
Amelia
Anna Emerson
Marcus Blackstock
Gordon Kennedy
Sandy
Jim North
Producer
Dave Lamb
Producer
Richie Webb
Writer
Anna Emerson
Writer
Lizzie Bates
Writer
Catriona Knox
Broadcasts
Wed 11 Jun 2014 23:00 BBC Radio 4
2014.06.18 - BBC Radio 4
Mission Improbable - s02e04 - Aliens! - 2014.06.18 [192-44-S]
23:00 Mission Improbable
Series 2, Aliens!
4/4 The team cross the Arizona
desert in search of aliens.
More: Programme Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b046n8q9
Aliens!
Series 2 Episode 4 of 4
Duration:
15 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 18 June 2014
As the world's leading expert in the
field of horse whispering, Amelia
(Anna Emerson) has been invited to
speak at the Texas Equine conference.
Lucy (Lizzie Bates) is delighted -
the trip gives her a good chance of
bagging herself a genuine American
cowboy - and Jane (Catriona Knox)
has decided that, while in Dallas,
she'll use the time to get to the
bottom of the JFK conspiracy once
and for all.
However, an encounter on the flight
over with drunken American military
man General Dick Munro (Gordon
Kennedy) changes their plans
dramatically.
Instead of listening to Amelia talk
about talking to horses, the team will
be chasing aliens across the Arizona
desert. So begins a strange odyssey
into the twilight zone in which our
team of plucky truth seekers are
assailed by carjackers, horses,
extremely powerful chillies and one
of the most annoying Satnav's ever
created. Will they make it across the
desert one piece? Will there be any
aliens waiting for them if they do?
Find out in this final white knuckle
adventure of the series.
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates
and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog production for Radio 4.
Credits
Jane
Catriona Knox
Lucy
Lizzie Bates
Amelia
Anna Emerson
General Dick Munro
Gordon Kennedy
Big Bill
Gordon Kennedy
Carjacker
Jim North
Top Secret Military Official
Nick Walker
Producer
Dave Lamb
Producer
Richie Webb
Writer
Anna Emerson
Writer
Lizzie Bates
Writer
Catriona Knox
Broadcasts
Wed 18 Jun 2014 23:00 BBC Radio 4
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