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Fame

Episode 4 of 6

Fantastical comedic look at entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths. Stars David Soul and Simon Day. From 2011.

Discover how Parallel Earth 888 was wiped out by Ian's desire for fame, which occurs when a meteor crashes into his nose.

iGOD says that trying to predict the end of the world is as pointless as moisturising an elephant's elbow.

Starring David Soul and Simon Day.

In each episode, an unnamed, all-seeing narrator (David Soul) shows us that it is stupid to be worrying, as he looks back at some of the most entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths.

Our case study is a normal bloke called Ian (Simon Day) who manages to accidentally initiate the apocalypse of a different parallel world through a seemingly harmless single act (telling a lie, being lazy, cooking some lambs hanks).

A succession of comic vignettes ensue that escalate to the end of a parallel world.

Ian ...... Simon Day
The Narrator ...... David Soul

Also starring:

Rosie Cavaliero
Alex MacQueen
Dan Tetsell

Written by Sean Gray.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2011.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Oct 202522:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

IanSimon Day
NarratorDavid Soul
ActorRosie Cavaliero
ActorAlex Macqueen
ActorDan Tetsell
ProducerSimon Nicholls
WriterSean Gray

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Jan 201123:00
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 29 Jan 201423:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sat 11 Oct 201423:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 24 Jan 201922:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 11 Mar 202123:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 10 Apr 202322:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 16 Oct 202522:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra