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Episode 4

From a surprising travel programme to memory lapses – an all-star cast’s comic take on life. Starring Joanna Lumley. From 2018.

Martin Jarvis directs Michael Frayn’s masterly comic series with an outstanding cast led by Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Alfred Molina, Alex Jennings and Jarvis himself.

Michael Frayn - author of Noises Off - is the most comic philosophical writer of our time.

This final episode reveals his infectious delight in writing between the lines of theatre, fiction, TV and the media, the church, relationships - life in general.

* Joanna Lumley presents a surprising travel programme
* Janie Dee and Alex Jennings have memory lapses, and the ensemble provides an unusual restaurant menu.
* Alex Jennings fronts a manic infomercial
* Gyles Brandreth chairs the TV-watching Championships, assisted by Nigel Anthony and George Blagden
* Alfred Molina and Yeni Alvarez speak "international English"
* Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres wonder what's really happening on the radio.

Director: Martin Jarvis

A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Sep 202503:00

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Credits

RoleContributor
ActorJoanna Lumley
ActorAlfred Molina
ActorCharles Edwards
ActorYeni Alvarez
ActorRosalind Ayres
ActorNigel Anthony
ActorGyles Brandreth
ActorGeorge Blagden
ActorMartin Jarvis
ActorLisa Dillon
ActorEdward Bennett
ActorJanie Dee
ActorAlex Jennings
WriterMichael Frayn
DirectorMartin Jarvis

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Jun 201811:30
  • Tue 17 Dec 201923:00
  • Wed 2 Dec 202007:00
  • Wed 2 Dec 202017:00
  • Thu 3 Dec 202005:00
  • Wed 24 Aug 202207:00
  • Wed 24 Aug 202217:00
  • Thu 25 Aug 202205:00
  • Mon 29 Sep 202508:00
  • Mon 29 Sep 202513:00
  • Mon 29 Sep 202519:00
  • Tue 30 Sep 202503:00