John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme 

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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Comedy: Sketch

Sketch show from the writer of Radio 4's Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore

Sketch show from the writer of Radio 4's Cabin Pressure and regular guest on The Now Show, John Finnemore, with Carrie Quinlan, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lawry Lewin and Simon Kane

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John Finnemore

Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Simon Kane

Lawry Lewin

Carrie Quinlan

Ed Morrish

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: Series 7: Episode 1

Episode 1

Series 7

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An awkward phone call and the importance of good manners.  The award-winning sketch show.

A famous polymath offers a poem and a very awkward phone call. John’s award-winning sketch show. From 2018.

Listen out for a very awkward phone call, and a poem from a world-famous polymath. 

There's also a correction to something that happened in the first series and a story about the importance of good manners...

This is the show described by Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh". 

Written by and starring John Finnemore

With: 

Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan
 
Producer Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: Series 7

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Sketch comedy series from the writer of Radio 4's Cabin Pressure.

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