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Series 1

The Vicar of Dibley - with Dawn French and Richard Curtis

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Dawn French and Richard Curtis about the making of one if the biggest Britcoms. From 2020. Show more

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Series 1

The Thick of It - with Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside story of making The Thick Of It from Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front. From 2020. Show more

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Series 1

Goodness Gracious Me - with Meera Syal and Anil Gupta

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside of story making Goodness Gracious Me. from Meera Syal and Anil Gupta. From 2020. Show more

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Series 2

2. Ian Hislop & Jimmy Mulville on Have I Got News For You

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Ian Hislop and Jimmy Mulville tell the inside story of ‘Have I Got News For You’ to Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman. From 2021. Show more

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Series 2

4. Pamela Stephenson & John Lloyd on Not The Nine O’Clock News

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

John Lloyd and Dr Pamela Stephenson share the inside story of the BBC pioneering sketch show with Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman. Show more

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Series 3

4. Tamsin Greig and Victoria Pile on Green Wing

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

Jon Plowman and Peter Fincham and joined by Tamsin Greig and Victoria Pile to discuss their medical comedy Green Wing - a sitcom, sketch show, and soap all in one. Show more

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Series 3

1. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on Catastrophe

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman hear the inside story of how Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney created their Bafta-winning sitcom, Catastrophe. Show more

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Series 3

5. Lisa McGee and Saoirse-Monica Jackson on Derry Girls

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

TV veterans Peter Fincham & Jon Plowman are joined by Lisa McGee and Saoirse-Monica Jackson to hear the inside story of how they made their BAFTA winning sitcom, Derry Girls. Show more

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Series 3

2. Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson on The Fast Show

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

TV veterans Peter Fincham & Jon Plowman hear the inside story of how Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson created one of the most influential sketch shows of its era, The Fast Show. Show more

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Series 3

3. Richard Wilson and David Renwick on One Foot In The Grave

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman chat to David Renwick and Richard Wilson and hear the inside story of the making of One Foot in the Grave. Show more

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Series 3

6. Griff Rhys Jones on Smith and Jones

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman are joined by Griff Rhys Jones to hear the inside story of how he and his partner, the late Mel Smith, made their sketch show, Smith and Jones. Show more