Programme Index

Loose Ends

Al Murray, Ellie Kendrick, Spencer Jones, Dave, The Surfing Magazines, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Dec 2017, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Dec 2017, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Al Murray, Ellie Kendrick and Spencer Jones for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Dave. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Presenter:: Emma Freud
Interviewed Guest:: Al Murray
Interviewed Guest:: Ellie Kendrick
Interviewed Guest:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Dave
Performer:: undefined The Surfing Magazines
Producer:: Sukey Firth

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Loose Ends

Morgana Robinson's The Agency

Episode 1

Morgana Robinson's The Agency

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Sep 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Sep 2016, 23:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy impressions show. In this first episode, Miranda Hart longs to be a serious actor, while Danny Dyer takes up writing for children. Show more

Contributors

Natalie Cassidy:: Morgana Robinson
Joanna Lumley:: Morgana Robinson
Danny Dyer:: Morgana Robinson
Miranda:: Morgana Robinson
Fearne Cotton:: Morgana Robinson
Gregg Wallace:: Morgana Robinson
Adele:: Morgana Robinson
Cheryl Cole:: Morgana Robinson
Mel:: Morgana Robinson
Mel:: Morgana Robinson
Vincent Mann:: Cavan Clerkin
Rachel:: Rebecca Humphries
Dad:: Perry Benson
Tim:: Seb Cardinal
Little Kid:: Ryan Baker
Little Kid:: Peter Singh
Simon:: Kim Wall
Stuart:: Spencer Jones
Sauce Woman:: Celeste Dring
Producer:: Jack Bayles
Director:: Tom McKay
Executive Producer:: Neil Webster
Executive Producer:: Ben Palmer
Writer:: Jack Bayles
Writer:: Matt Morgan
Writer:: Sarah Morgan
Writer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Writer:: Neil Webster
Production Company:: Happy Tramp Ltd

Genres

Series

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 24^th Mar 2018, 18:15 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Mar 2018, 18:15 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects get a chance to air their views through voices from the comedy world, including Kayvan Novak, Cardinal Burns, Morgana Robinson and Spencer Jones. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Executive Producer:: Shaun Parry
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards
Producer:: John A Smith
Editor:: Gavin Buckley
Production Company:: Electric Ray

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th May 2018, 16:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th May 2018, 16:30 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects get a chance to air their views through voices from the comedy world, including Kayvan Novak, Cardinal Burns, Morgana Robinson and Spencer Jones. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Executive Producer:: Shaun Parry
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards
Producer:: John A Smith
Editor:: Gavin Buckley
Production Company:: Electric Ray

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Dec 2017, 15:55 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Dec 2017, 15:55 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects such as washing machines, wheelie bins and suitcases at long last get a chance to air their views, through voices from the comedy world. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 26^th Dec 2017, 15:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Dec 2017, 15:30 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects get a chance to air their views through voices from the comedy world, including Kayvan Novak, Cardinal Burns, Morgana Robinson and Spencer Jones. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Comedy Playhouse

Series 18

Episode 1: Tim Vine Travels in Time

Comedy Playhouse: Series 18

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Sep 2017, 22:40 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 1^st Sep 2017, 22:40 on BBC One Wales

Sitcom featuring master of the pun Tim Vine. He meets Ore Oduba and travels back in time to medieval England to fix a golden arrow and Robin Hood's broken heart. Show more

Contributors

Himself:: Tim Vine
Robin Hood:: Ore Oduba
Maid Marion:: Sally Phillips
The Sheriff of Nottingham:: Tim Key
Friar Tuck:: Spencer Jones
Vague Marion:: Mandeep Dhillon
Al:: Kayode Ewumi
Glen:: Marek Larwood
Little John:: John Archer
Writer:: Tim Vine
Writer:: John Archer
Producer:: John Pocock
Director:: Barbara Wiltshire
Executive Producer:: Christine Langan
Executive Producer:: Paul Schlesinger
Production Company:: Baby Cow Productions Ltd

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Comedy Playhouse

Series

Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas Special

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Dec 2017, 19:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Dec 2017, 19:30 on BBC One Wales

Tim Vine must travel back in time to Tudor England in a quest to find a silver lion and bring Christmas to Henry VIII's court. With guest star Emma Bunton. Show more

Contributors

Tim/Jester:: Tim Vine
Henry VIII:: John Archer
Catherine of Aragon:: Sally Phillips
Courtier Belvedere:: Spencer Jones
Jane Seymour:: Mandeep Dhillon
Cardinal Wolsey:: Danny John-Jules
Henchman Gordon:: Marek Larwood
Emma/Anne Boleyn:: Emma Bunton
Pope:: Richard Coles
Director:: Barbara Wiltshire
Producer:: Claire McCarthy
Executive Producer:: Paul Schlesinger
Executive Producer:: Christine Langan
Production Company:: Baby Cow Productions Ltd

Genres

Comedy

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th Apr 2018, 17:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Apr 2018, 17:45 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects get a chance to air their views through voices from the comedy world, including Kayvan Novak, Cardinal Burns, Morgana Robinson and Spencer Jones. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Executive Producer:: Shaun Parry
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards
Producer:: John A Smith
Editor:: Gavin Buckley
Production Company:: Electric Ray

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Doodlebugs

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Mar 2018, 17:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Mar 2018, 17:45 on BBC One Wales

Sketch show where objects get a chance to air their views through voices from the comedy world, including Kayvan Novak, Cardinal Burns, Morgana Robinson and Spencer Jones. Show more

Contributors

Performer:: Kayvan Novak
Performer:: Seb Cardinal
Performer:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Performer:: Morgana Robinson
Performer:: Emma Sidi
Performer:: Spencer Jones
Performer:: Katy Wix
Performer:: Fergus Craig
Performer:: Dan Maier
Performer:: Simon Greenall
Performer:: Lolly Adefope
Performer:: Phil Kerr
Performer:: Nico Tatarowicz
Performer:: Marek Larwood
Performer:: Kieran Hodgson
Performer:: Katherine Jakeways
Series Producer:: Mark Lucey
Executive Producer:: Karl Warner
Executive Producer:: Shaun Parry
Editor:: Nicholas Searle
Production Manager:: Laura Edwards
Producer:: John A Smith
Editor:: Gavin Buckley
Production Company:: Electric Ray

Genres

ComedySketch

Formats

Animation

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

A Crow Christmas Carol

Duration: 39 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 20:35 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 20:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 23 days

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Shakespearian comedy. Things get Dickensian when a mysterious stranger inspires Will to get Greene to mend his evil ways with the help of three Christmas spirits. Show more

Contributors

Colin / The Stranger:: Kenneth Branagh
Ephie Watkins:: Lily Cole
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Mrs Scratchit:: Hannah-Jane Fox
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Job Scratchit:: Karl Theobald
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Tiny Todge:: Luka Petrovic
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 2: I Know Thee Not, Old Man

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

Comedy. When his terrifying old teacher invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories. Show more

Contributors

Gerty:: Gemma Arrowsmith
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Simon Hunt:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Gertrude:: Lizzie Winkler
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 4: Food of Love

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

Comedy. Will has invented a musical and needs help from the greatest songwriter of the age: Thomas Morley. However, success looks far from guaranteed. Show more

Contributors

Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Thomas Morley:: Noel Fielding
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Kydd:: Mark Phoenix
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Spencer:: Andrew Bicknell
Nashe:: Simon Coleman
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 5: Beware My Sting!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

Shakespearean sitcom. Will is thrilled with his new play, in which a strong woman is crushed into submission by a man. For some reason, Kate is less than impressed. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 6: Sweet Sorrow

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 16^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 16^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

Shakespeare comedy. Romeo and Juliet is finally finished and the only problem now is who will play the young lovers. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Southampton:: Adam Harley
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Gussie:: Dominic Herman-Day
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 1

Episode 1: Star Crossed Lovers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th May 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th May 2016, 23:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will struggles to find inspiration for Romeo whilst also dealing with an angry actor and an annoying guest. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Matt Lipsey
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Anne Hathaway:: Liza Tarbuck
Mary Arden:: Paula Wilcox
Susanna:: Helen Monks
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Florian:: Kieran Hodgson
Apothecary:: Larrington Walker

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow: Series 1

Upstart Crow

A Christmas Crow