Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Sir Corin Basin | 19790424 | 20110502 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) /25/26 (BBC7) /7) (BBC7) | Satirical and wry investigations into the lives of imaginary great men. Starring Rowan Atkinson. Kicking off with the life and times of actor, raconteur and general bore, Sir Corin Basin. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis. With: Hugh Thomas Peter Wilson Hilda Kriseman First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in April 1979. The actor, raconteur and general bore talks to just about anyone who will listen. |
02 | Sir Benjamin Fletcher | 19790428 | 20110509 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) /02 (BBC7) | The life and times of one of the greatest living Britons - the master orator, Sir Benjamin Fletcher. Starring Rowan Atkinson. Series of satirical, wry and parodic investigations into the lives of imaginary great men. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis. With: Hugh Thomas Peter Wilson Howard Goodall First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in April 1979. Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator. |
03 | George Dupont | 19790430 | 20110516 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) /09 (BBC7) | George Dupont - French philosopher, man or myth. Or man of mystery? France, of course, has flourished into a force to be reckoned with in world-class philosophy. Starring Rowan Atkinson. Series of satirical, wry, parodic and startling investigations into the lives of imaginary great men. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis With: Hugh Thomas Peter Wilson Hilda Kniseman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979. The French philosopher remains an enigma, despite an exhaustive biography. |
04 | Barry Good | 19791102 | 20110523 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) /16 (BBC7) | Revealing the life of pop star, Barry Good. Starring Rowan Atkinson. Series of satirical, wry, parodic and startling investigations into the lives of imaginary great men. Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis With: Hugh Thomas Peter Wilson Sue Aldred First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1979. A wry, startling, in-depth probe into the life of a spoof pop star. |