Episodes
Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 20040429 | 20111204 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) | For cricket's most unremarkable medium-paced trundler, Dave Podmore, every problem is an opportunity. So Pod turns his 140 hours of community service, teaching the basics of the game to kids, into a novel way of promoting his testimonial dinner. Mark Perry First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004. The player's ambitions to make money on the after-dinner speaker circuit are scuppered. |
02 | 20040506 | 20111211 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) | Pod's attempts to find alternative employment after another poor season lead him to Whitecoats College. Here, he faces the ultimate challenge of becoming a first-class umpire. Ewan Bailey John Kettley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004. Trying to find a job, can Pod meet the challenge of becoming a first-class umpire? |
03 | 20040513 | 20111218 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) | There's uproar when a Russian billionaire turns Pod's cricket ground into a supermarket, leaving Pod with divided loyalties. Ewan Bailey First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004. Loyalties are split for our hero, as a billionaire plans to demolish his home ground. |
04 LAST | 20040520 | 20120101 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) | After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, minor cricketing celebrity Pod is called to Buckingham Palace. Ewan Bailey First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004. After meeting Rory McGrath on TV, the legendary player is called to Buckingham Palace. |