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Comedy series in which, each week, Marcus Brigstocke is put in charge of a 'big thing'.

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Marcus Brigstocke

Rufus Jones

William Andrews

Margaret Cabourn-Smith

David Tyler

Jeremy Salsby

Toby Davies

Nick Doody

Steve Punt

Tom Neenan

The Brig Society: Series 1: Episode 5: King of Scotland

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Episode 5: King of Scotland

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King of Scotland

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Marcus tries to grasp the arguments around independence without getting himself a kilt.

Marcus tries to understand the arguments for and against independence, hopefully without getting himself a kilt. With Rufus Jones. From July 2013.

Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing! Each week, Marcus finds he's volunteered to be in charge of a big old thing - a hospital, the railways, British Fashion, a prison - and each week he starts out by thinking "Well, it can't be that difficult, surely?" and ends up with "Oh - turns out it's utterly difficult and complicated. Who knew...?"

This week, he's been volunteered to be the King of Scotland. As an Englishmen, Marcus will be going out and about in an attempt to understand the arguments for and against independence, hopefully without getting himself a kilt.

Helping him chew the fat, and other Scottish delicacies are Rufus Jones ("Hunderby", "Holy Flying Circus"), William Andrews ("Sorry I've Got No Head") and Margaret Cabourn-Smith ("Miranda")

The show is a Pozzitive production, and is produced by Marcus's long-standing accomplice, David Tyler who also produces Marcus appearances as the inimitable as Giles Wemmbley Hogg. David's other radio credits include Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Cabin Pressure, Another Case Of Milton Jones, Kevin Eldon Will See You Now, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, The Castle, he 3rd Degree, The 99p Challenge, My First Planet, Radio Active & Bigipedia. His TV credits include Paul Merton - The Series, Spitting Image, Absolutely, The Paul Calf Video Diary, Three Fights Two Weddings & A Funeral, Coogan's Run, The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon and exec producing Victoria Wood's dinnerladies.

Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Steve Punt & Tom Neenan

Produced by David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for the BBC.

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Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing!

Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing! Comedy with the English comedian as he takes charge of various British institutions and learns that they really are as hard as he thought

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