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A famous polymath offers a poem and a very awkward phone call. John’s award-winning sketch show. From 2018.
Listen out for a very awkward phone call, and a poem from a world-famous polymath.
There's also a correction to something that happened in the first series and a story about the importance of good manners...
This is the show described by Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh".
Written by and starring John Finnemore.
With:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan
Producer Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
Last on
Thu 22 Aug 2024
22:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | John Finnemore |
Actor | Margaret Cabourn-Smith |
Actor | Simon Kane |
Actor | Lawry Lewin |
Actor | Carrie Quinlan |
Writer | John Finnemore |
Producer | Ed Morrish |
Broadcasts
- Thu 4 Jan 2018 18:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 11 Jan 2018 07:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 11 Jan 2018 17:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 11 Jan 2018 22:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 Jan 2018 05:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 8 Aug 2021 12:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 8 Aug 2021 17:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 8 Aug 2021 22:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 9 Aug 2021 05:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 14 Aug 2021 14:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 15 Aug 2021 02:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 22 Aug 2024 22:30BBC Radio 4 Extra