Bleak ExpectationsSeries 1Episode 1: A Childhood Cruelly KipperedBBC Radio 4 Duration: 30 minutesFirst broadcast: Wed 15th Aug 2007, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 14th Apr 2017, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraMark Evans's Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life. Stars Richard Johnson. From August 2008.GenresComedySpoofBrandBleak ExpectationsSeriesBleak Expectations: Series 1 Source: BBC Online