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Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent? Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
Viceroy Roy Weiss:
Mark Evans

The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh

Origins

2. The Goon Show & The Navy Lark

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

BBC comedy controllers Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top 1950s comedic radio moments. Show more

The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh

Origins

2. The Goon Show & The Navy Lark

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

BBC comedy controllers Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top 1950s comedic radio moments. Show more

The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh

Origins

2. The Goon Show & The Navy Lark

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

BBC comedy controllers Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville pick their top 1950s comedic radio moments. Show more

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra

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