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A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us

Dr Janussen discovers the terrible secret that turned Virginia into a giant broccoli monster. Starring Cassie Layton. From 2018.

It's 1952.

Again.

Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are besieged by a mob of alien-possessed villagers. Their only hope - a highly-trained spy parrot with a bad attitude and an irritating gramophone record by the Queen of the Hammond organ.

Having been permanently fitted with a rather dangerous experimental bra, Brian finally steels himself to face the nightmare horrors of the professor's cellar, unaware that a secret camera is set to expose him.

Meanwhile, Dr Janussen has discovered a message from Virginia revealing the terrible secret that turned her into a broccoli monster.

As Troy and Guuuurk join the not-quite-romantic pair while fleeing the merciless cellar defences, Troy inadvertently presses the wrong lift button and they find themselves heading pell mell....for the Moon.

The Quanderhorn Xperimentations - an adventure beyond human understanding.

Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuurk ...... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ...... Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins ...... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice ...... Rachel Atkins

Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall

Directed by Andrew Marshall

Music by Peter Brewis

Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor

Production Manager: Sarah Tombling

Producers: Rob Grant & Gordon Kennedy

Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
Professor QuanderhornJames Fleet
Brian NylonRyan Sampson
Dr Gemini JannussenCassie Layton
GuuuurkKevin Eldon
Troy QuanderhornFreddie Fox
ChurchillJohn Sessions
JenkinsJohn Sessions
Synthetic VoiceRachel Atkins
Mrs Bessie Braddock (MP)Rachel Atkins
WriterRob Grant
WriterAndrew Marshall

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Jul 201811:30
  • Wed 25 Sep 201918:30
  • Wed 2 Oct 201907:30
  • Wed 2 Oct 201917:30
  • Wed 2 Oct 201922:00
  • Thu 3 Oct 201905:30
  • Tue 23 Mar 202107:00
  • Tue 23 Mar 202117:00
  • Wed 24 Mar 202105:00
  • Fri 28 Oct 202207:00
  • Fri 28 Oct 202217:00
  • Sat 29 Oct 202205:00
  • Fri 31 Oct 202508:00
  • Fri 31 Oct 202513:00
  • Fri 31 Oct 202519:00
  • Sat 1 Nov 202503:00