Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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10 | 01 | Love And Orangutans By Romesh Ranganathan | 20140817 | 20190121 (BBC7) | A comic tale from Romesh Ranganathan, Best Newcomer nominee at 2014's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Short story series featuring new writing by leading comedians, recorded live in front of an audience at 2014's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Producer: Kirsteen Cameron. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Romesh Ranganathan reads his comic story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe. Short stories written by comedians and read by them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |
10 | 02 | Bad Fairytale By Grainne Maguire | 20140824 | 20190128 (BBC7) | An alternative fairy tale written and read by Grainne Maguire. Short-story series featuring new writing by leading comedians, recorded live in front of an audience at 2014's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A stand-up comic and comedy-writer, Maguire received a prestigious BBC Radio 4 Comedy Writer's bursary in 2013. She’s written topical jokes for The Now Show and The News Quiz. Producer: Kirsteen Cameron. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Comedian Grainne Maguire reads her story in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe. Short stories written by comedians and read by them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |
11 | 01 | Cats Who Walk Like Gentlemen, By Robert Florence | 20150906 | 20160703 (R4) 20190114 (BBC7) | Robert Florence's comic short story reveals the dark doings of the Scottish Illuminati. Short stories written by comedians and read by them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Robert Florence reveals the dark doings of the Scottish branch of the Illuminati. Short story series featuring new writing by leading comedians. Recorded live in front of an audience at 2015's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As well as his interest in secret societies, Robert Florence is the acclaimed writer and co-creator of BBC Scotland's cult sketch show Burnistoun. Producer: Kirsteen Cameron. Robert Florence's comic short story reveals the dark doings of the Scottish Illuminati. Short stories written by comedians and read by them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |
11 | 02 | Pick Me Up, By Angela Barnes | 20150823 | 20190107 (BBC7) | A bittersweet story by Angela Barnes, recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015. Short stories written by comedians and read by them at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |