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Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Richard Wilson stars as a counsellor trying to save a marriage on its last legs. Comedy with Jasmine Hyde and Patrick Marlowe. Show more

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Genres

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Series 1

Episode 1: Drink

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The bizarre, (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson who is joined by David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

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Series 1

Episode 2: Rivals

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Richard Wilson unveils his radiography - revealing, intimate, surprising and largely untrue. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

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Series 1

Episode 3: Boots

Duration: 30 minutes

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

In his largely untrue radiography, Richard Wilson tells how he inherited a pair of Boots. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

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Series 1

Episode 4: Power

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows. So do Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Stanley Kubrick. With David Tennant. From May 2012. Show more

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Series 2

Episode 1: Victor

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Richard Wilson charts the extraordinary effect Victor Meldrew has had on his life. It's all true. Or is it? From December 2013. Show more

Contributors

Terry Savage:
Simon Greenall
Francois Mattieu:
Simon Greenall
Bob Geldof:
Lewis Macleod
Margaret Thatcher:
Steve Nallon
Mickey Mouse:
David Tennant
Lisa McTaggart:
Jane Slavin
Old Woman:
Jane Slavin
Tabitha:
Lotte Rice
Sheila Goldenberg:
Samantha Spiro
Writer:
Jon Canter
Producer:
Clive Brill

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Series 2

Episode 2: Secrets

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Richard Wilson discovers a relative he never knew he had. More untruths with David Tennant and Celia Imrie. From December 2013. Show more

Contributors

Herself:
Celia Imrie
Suzy Baker:
Samantha Spiro
Egg Wilson:
Lewis Macleod
Auntie Rita:
Jane Slavin
Writer:
Jon Canter
Producer:
Clive Brill

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Series 2

Episode 3: Danger Man

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Richard Wilson explains the long lasting influence Ian McKellen has had on his life. With David Tennant. From December 2013. Show more

Contributors

Himself:
Ian McKellan
Young Richard:
Michael Higgins
Muriel Grant:
Arabella Weir
Young Murray:
Aaron Mitra
Old Murray:
David Tennant
Writer:
Jon Canter
Producer:
Clive Brill
Director:
Clive Brill

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Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

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

After a near death experience with his beloved cat, Richard Wilson decides to plan his own fantasy funeral. From January 2014. Show more

Contributors

The Grim Reaper:
Michael Eaves
Rev Grey:
Michael Eaves
Sean Connery:
Lewis Macleod
Gordon Brown:
Lewis Macleod
David Beckham:
Lewis Macleod
Egg Wilson:
Lewis Macleod
Cussin Colin:
Forbes Masson
Herself:
Celia Imrie
Himself:
Ian McKellan
Young Richard:
Michael Higgins
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill
Writer:
Jon Canter

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Series 4

Episode 2: Money

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Richard Wilson contemplates the role of money in his life comparing himself to other celebs along the way. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Jon Canter
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

Trevor McDonald, in front of a studio audience, takes a lighthearted look back at the career of Lenny Henry to celebrate his sixtieth birthday and also introduces new sketches. Show more

Contributors

Performer:
Lenny Henry
Interviewer:
Trevor McDonald
Producer:
John Rushton
Writer:
Kim Fuller
Writer:
Jon Canter

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Series 4

Scotland

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Richard Wilson decides that it's time he became more Scottish and calls on all his Scottish friends to do likewise. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Himself:
Ian McKellen
Himself:
Antony Sher
Herself/Sheila/Deirdre/Scottish Lady:
Arabella Weir
Sheila/Deirdre/Scottish Lady:
Lotte Rice
Sheila/Deirdre/Scottish Lady:
Nicola Sturgeon
Vincent/Drunk:
David John
Writer:
Jon Canter
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill

Genres

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Series 4

Episode 3: Boyfriend

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for years

Richard decides it really is time he went in search of true love - but where will he start? At his age? From September 2018. Show more

Contributors

Himself:
Ian McKellen
Himself:
Antony Sher
'Bobby' (Himself):
Robin Hooper
Mrs Gold:
Arabella Weir
Mario/Simon:
Elliot Levey
Writer:
Jon Canter
Director:
Clive Brill
Producer:
Clive Brill

Boswell's Lives

Series 1

Boswell's Life of Callas

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Dr Johnson's famed biographer James Boswell meets Maria Callas and her dog - and stars in an opera. Stars Miles Jupp. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

James Boswell:
Miles Jupp
Maria Callas:
Arabella Weir
Writer:
Jon Canter
Director:
Sally Avens

Boswell's Lives

Series 1

Episode 1: Boswell's Life of Freud

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

In attempting to write Sigmund Freud’s biography, Boswell finds it’s Freud asking all the questions. With Miles Jupp. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

James Boswell:
Miles Jupp
Sigmund Freud:
Henry Goodman
Writer:
Jon Canter
Director:
Sally Avens

15 Minute Drama

Appiness

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, and Harry Hadden-Paton and Clive Anderson get in a dating app frenzy. From 2015. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Appiness

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, Harry Hadden-Paton and Clive Anderson head up this comedy about a dating app which lets you swipe from one partner to another - instantly. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Appiness

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, Harry Hadden-Paton and Clive Anderson head up this comedy about a dating app which lets you swipe from one partner to another - instantly. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Appiness

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, Harry Hadden-Paton and Clive Anderson head up this comedy about a dating app which lets you swipe from one partner to another - instantly. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Appiness

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Katy Wix, Karl Theobald, Colin Hoult, Harry Hadden-Paton and Clive Anderson head up this comedy about a dating app which lets you swipe from one partner to another - instantly. Show more