The Sunday Format
Brilliantly realised BBC parody of weekend newspaper supplements, brilliantly observed and skilfully edited.
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Delve Special
Mock documentary series starring Stephen Fry as investigative journalist David Lander.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night - A tragi-comedy by William Shakespeare
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Play - 1993-01-03
On the night when all the world is turned upside down
and all authority usurped by civil misrule, girls
become boys and women lust after women in this most
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The Advenures of Guy Noir
Guy Noir - Radio Private Eye
Garrison Keillor
It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Guy Noir--hard boiled, world-weary, yet surprisi
Guy Noir by Garrison Keillor
Radio Private Eye
Garrison Keillor
Grammy Award Nominee for the Best Spoken Comedy of 1995
It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Gu
The Barber of Seville by Beaumarchais
The Barber of Seville by Beaumarchais
Translated by John Wells
Directed by Ian Cotterell
BBC Radio 3 - 128/44
Prompted by the recent broadcast on Radio 3 of The Marriage of Figaro I've dug into
the archive and come up with this the first of Beaumarchai
The Ladies of Letters - all eleven series!
This may take a while, but here are all eleven series of this fabulous comedy. Each series is zipped. Most fit into a single zip, but several of the larger ones required a split zip. As always, just open either of the two and it should combine them.
Read more…And yet another partridge in a pear tree with Penelope Keith
written by Brian Sibley
from his blog:
"It was back in 1977 - which, heaven help us, is thirty-three years ago - that I wrote what was only my second programme for radio, but which turned out to be something of a classic. Entitled ...And Yet Anot
Read more…A Life in Pieces - Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling (Peter Cook) - The Twelve Days of Christmas
A perfect Christmas Day treat!
A Life In Pieces is a series of twelve five minute shows, originally broadcast on BBC2 at Christmas 1990. The series features Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling, being interviewed by Ludovic Kennedy, based loosely around The
Read more…Mastering the Universe with Dawn French (BBC) request
This is Series 1. Does anyone have series 2?
Mastering the Universe with Dawn French (Series 1)
Christopher Douglas and Nick Newman
2005
Spoiling someone else's pleasure is the most deeply rewarding of all the controlling arts. Feeling cold in restaur
"The Mangle War" by Bill Farrow
Being an account of the great Anglo-French Mangle War of 1903 and of the patriotic role played in its outcome by a popular Music Hall song.
The words and music were composed for your pleasure by aging matinee idol Mr William Farrow, and perfor
Read more…The Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo
The Virtuous Burglar by Dario Fo
The author of 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist' locks seven characters in an apartment they would rather not be discovered in and watches as they trample over each other trying to get out.
A clever and lively performa Read more…
The Sofa of Time
2002 BBC parody of Tolkein, written by and starring Nick Frost and Matt King.
The Very World of Milton Jones
The original BBC series featuring the pun-loving standup comedian Milton Jones
Round the Horne
Is anybody interested in Kenneth Horne? I have quite a few of his Round the Horne radio shows from the BBC which I am happy to post.
David.
Born Brilliant The Life of Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. Beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and as a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows and radio comedies, he was also acclaimed for serious stage roles.
Born Brilliant: The Life o
Read more…Dawn French - A Tiny Bit Marvellous (BBC)
Mo is
about to hit the big 50, and some uncomfortable truths are becoming
quite apparent: She doesn't understand either of her teenage kids, which
as a child psychologist, is fairly embarrassing. She has become
entirely grey. Inside, and out. Her fac
Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record
This is from 1974. I didn't know whether to place it here or "Headphones," so i'll place a link over there.
Official National Lampoon Stereo Test and Demonstration Record
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Catracked" by John Carter
Julie's not having a good day. Her husband Ben spends most of his time mending clocks and tinkering with the kitchen appliances. Their daughter Kate calls round now and then, usually when she wants something. The only one Julie can rely on is Fur
