BBC Radio 7

Whatever Happened to...?

Comedy: Spoof

Spoof comedy, charting the lives of celebrated fictional characters

Whatever Happened to...?: Series 1: Episode 2: Popeye

Popeye

Episode 2

Episode 2: Popeye

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Whatever Happened to...?, Series 1, Popeye

Reflections on the rise and fall of EC Segar's sailor man. Stars Warren Mitchell.

Reflections on the rise and fall of EC Segar's sailor man. Stars Warren Mitchell and Andrew Sachs.

Born in a typhoon with dynamite in both fists. Spinach was his trademark but it also brought about his downfall. 

Whatever happened to EC Segar's sailor man - Popeye?

Six-part series revealing the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction written by Adrian Mourby. 

With Warren Mitchell as G Wellington Wimpy,  Kerry Shale as Sweepee,  Peter Woodthorpe as Bluto,  Andrew Sachs as Peter Boyd-Shuster, Jonathan Tafler as Lou Canvas,  Cyril Shaps as Moses Kyle,  Eva Haddon as Miss Jones and  Myfanwy Talog as Sian Owens-Prosser.

Producer: Brian King

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.

Whatever Happened to...?: Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Whatever Happened to...?

Series 1

Episode 2: Popeye

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 7