ReincarNathan

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Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to being a human again?

Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to being a human again? Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and a host of guests star in a sitcom about reincarnation.

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ReincarNathan: Series 2: Space Hamster

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Series 2

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Comedy series about a man struggling to cope with being reincarnated as various animals.

Nathan Blakely was a popstar, but he died and was reincarnated - as a hamster who goes to space. Series 2 of the comedy starring Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan. Phil Wang guests.

Nathan Blakely was a popstar. But he was useless, died, and was reincarnated. The comedy about Nathan’s adventures in the afterlife continues with Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan, and guest-starring Phil Wang. 

In episode 4, Nathan is brought back to life as a hamster in a petshop in California. But not just any old hamster – Nathan the hamster is selected by NASA to enter the space-race. Perhaps seeing the earth from space will give Nathan a radical new sense of perspective. Or maybe it will just confirm his rampant egomania. Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to human again?

Cast:
Diane Morgan - Jenny
Daniel Rigby – Nathan
Tom Craine – Mission Control 
Henry Paker – Chuck Rogers, Henry VIII
Freya Parker – Vortex, Cosmonaut, Nasa Scientist, Shop Assistant, Susan
Phil Wang – Xavier, the Space Hedgehog
Mike Wozniak – Cosmonaut 

Writers: Tom Craine and Henry Paker
Music composed by Phil Lepherd

Producer: Harriet Jaine 

Studio Production: Jerry Peal

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ReincarNathan: Series 2

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

The comedy about Nathan Blakely's adventures in the afterlife returns for a second series.

The comedy about Nathan Blakely's adventures in the afterlife returns for a second series with Daniel Rigby, Diane Morgan and a host of guest stars.

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