Award-winning comedian, novelist, playwright and film-maker Ben Elton delivers the first Ronnie Barker Comedy Lecture. Show more
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Light entertainment from French and Saunders, with the regular helping of Raw Sex and Ben Elton.
Front Row
Ben Elton, Queen Coal, Transmitting Andy Warhol, Leviathan, Birds in Literature
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
With Kirsty Lang. Ben Elton on his new novel, Time and Time Again; Queen Coal reviewed; Tate Liverpool's Transmitting Andy Warhol; Leviathan reviewed; and birds in literature. Show more
Comedy Connections
Geoffrey Perkins
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
A tribute to Geoffrey Perkins, comedy writer, performer and producer who had a glorious 30-year career. Friends and colleagues talk of his extraordinary success. Show more
Documentary looking at the much-loved sitcom from its first transmission in 1983. Including an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson. Show more
Romantic comedy. A fiddle player meets a theremin composer at a festival, and the two fall in love. Over the course of three consecutive summers, their paths will keep crossing. Show more
Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. Show more
58 minutes
A portrait of Ronnie Barker, one of the country's favourite comedy stars. With contributions from Ben Elton, Michael Grade, David Renwick and Josephine Tewson. Show more
Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will's controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth when it goes missing. Show more
Comedy. Will has invented a musical and needs help from the greatest songwriter of the age: Thomas Morley. However, success looks far from guaranteed. Show more
Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton's party. Show more
Comedy about William Shakespeare. When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make a rather unusual bargain with his rival Robert Greene. Show more
Shakespearean sitcom. When a dashing African Prince comes to town by the name of Otello, Will sees a way to make a favourable impression amongst the gentry. Show more
Shakespearean sitcom. Will writes a new play about Julius Caesar and the players indulge in some backstage backstabbing. Show more
Comedy. When his terrifying old teacher invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories. Show more
Comedy. As a result of Robert Greene's scheming, Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Meanwhile, Kate has fallen for Marlowe. Show more
Shakespearean sitcom. Will is thrilled with his new play, in which a strong woman is crushed into submission by a man. For some reason, Kate is less than impressed. Show more
Upstart Crow
A Christmas Crow
39 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
Available for years
Shakespeare comedy. When Marlowe, Kate and the usually awful Robert Greene look to be facing a miserable Christmas in London, Will's heart gets the better of him. Show more
Shakespearean sitcom. Will has a problem with A Midsummer Night's Dream, a love potion and a donkey head. Show more
Shakespearean sitcom. A brilliant new actor has some surprising views about the authorship of Will's plays. Show more