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Comedy: Satire

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Satirical comedy starring Stephen Fry and John Bird

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Episode 5

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Absolute Power, Series 1, Episode 5

Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe land at the BBC to tackle Radio 3.

Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe land at the BBC to tackle Radio 3. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February 2000.

Prentiss and McCabe are set their hardest challenge so far - to substantially increase listening figures for BBC Radio 3. 

Will this prove a wheeze too far for the Wheeze-master Generals?

Mark Tavener's comedy about the Machiavellian doctors of PR spin with contacts at the highest level of government.

Starring Stephen Fry and John Bird.

Charles Prentiss ...... Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe ...... John Bird

With:

Rebecca Front
Roger Sloman
Philip Fox
Beth Chalmers
Mark Tonderai 

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.

Absolute Power: Series 1

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