Classic comedy and drama from the Radio 4 Archives
There will be more than 100 hours - 20 different titles - of newly-available classic 主播大秀 comedy and drama from the archives which are exclusively on 主播大秀 Sounds.
This includes back catalogues of The Tim Vine Chat Show, comedies Simon Evans goes to Market and five series of The Shuttleworths, dramas Just a Girl and nine series of The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles. Over the coming year there is expected to be more than 1000 hours of comedy, dramas and documentaries from the archives.
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
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Series 1 – 3, Edinburgh and New Year Specials | Available November 2018
Comedian Alex Horne and his five-piece jazz band combine comedy, improvisation, storytelling and music (pictured above)
Josie Long: Romance and Adventure
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Series 1 | Available November 2018
A sitcom from award-winning comedian Josie Long about a young woman trying to build a new, more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow.
Curious Under The Stars
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Series 1 – 6 | Available November 2018
When Gareth and Diane's marriage falters, the couple uproot from London and buy a dilapidated pub in the idyllic Welsh village of Glan Don.
Just A Girl
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Series 1 | Available November 2018
Mark Davies Markham’s powerful drama inspired by real-life experiences of people coping with a child born into the wrong body.
Simon Evans Goes To Market
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Series 1 – 4 | Available November 2018
How do you make economics funny? How do you put the comedy in commodity? Comedian Simon Evans presents comedy lectures on economics.
The Pursuits Of Darleen Fyles
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Series 1 - 9 | Available November 2018
A comic and touching drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities.
The Shuttleworths
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Series 1 – 5 | Available November 2018
Comic series following the lives of Sheffield’s favourite singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth and his family. Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Ankle Tag
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Series 1 & 2
Elis James, Steve Speirs and Katy Wix star in a sitcom by Gareth Gwynn and Benjamin Partridge about a fraudster dad who is released on parole and cons his way into living with his son.
Bad Salsa
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Series 1 & 2
Comedy by Kay Stonham which follows three women as they embrace the world of salsa - while adjusting to life after cancer.
Big Problems With Helen Keen
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Series one
A comedy series that explores the triumphs and disasters of human ingenuity. Each week Helen Keen, together with co-stars Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane, look at the biggest problems that have faced our species since the dawn of time, and describe humanity's incredible and sometimes absurd solutions.
Bindi Business
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Series 1 - 2
Meera Syal stars as Bindi, an eccentric ‘olderpreneur’ who is driven to show her family and the world that it’s never too late for your first start up.
Written by Tanika Gupta.
It’s Jocelyn
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Series 1 - 2
Comedian Jocelyn Jee Esien vents her frustrations at the world around her through sketches and stand-up. From pedantic dinner dates to coping with annoying friends, Jocelyn's life provides a rich seam of humour.
Jake Yapp’s Media Circus
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Series one
Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.
John Shuttleworth’s Open Mind
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Comedy series written and performed by Graham Fellows, as Sheffield’s favourite singer-songwriter attempts to investigate unsolved phenomena that fascinate the nation.
Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself
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Series one
An impression and sketch show that looks behind the scenes at the life and work of star impressionist Lewis Macleod (Newsjack, Postman Pat, The Phantom Menace, Dead Ringers) with Kate O'Sullivan, Duncan Wisbey and Julian Dutton.
Rudy’s Rare Records
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Series 1 – 4
Grandad, father and son collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop. Rudy Sharpe (Larrington Walker) owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam (Lenny Henry) and 17 year-old grandson Richie (Joe Jacobs) come up from London to look after him.
The Guns Of Adam Riches
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Series 1 – 2
Character comedy from 2011 Edinburgh Award-winner Adam Riches, featuring fast-paced, offbeat sketches and audience interaction.
The Tim Vine Chat Show
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Series 1 – 2 and Summer Extra Special
Tim Vine hears the life stories of the British public while showcasing his trademark gleeful wordplay and silly songs.
Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang Ups
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Series 1-4
Tom Wrigglesworth phones home for his weekly check-in, giving us a glimpse into his family background and the influences that have shaped his temperament, opinions and hang-ups.
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Series 1 – 3
Sitcom about comedian Stephen K Amos’s teenage years in 1980s South London. Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.