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Parody Please: 2. Radio Active and Down the Line

2. Radio Active and Down the Line

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Parody Please, 2. Radio Active and Down the Line

Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens

Continuing our exploration of radio's long history of self- parody. Co-presented by a wide array of favourite radio personalities with assistance from Jan Ravens. From 2017.

The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. 

‘Parody Please’ is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green and Kirsty Young and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever. 

In the second of three programmes, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE.

Featuring: 

‘Radio Active’ [08/09/1981 R4]

‘Down the Line’ [04/01/2008 R4]

Producer: Beaty Rubens

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.

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