Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950517] | A cosmic comedy of connections by Ben Moor , in which narrator Oliver Postgate island-hops through a stream of bizarre coincidences. 1: The Babies. Links between cheese sculpture, pavement privatisation, skirting boards and the great knitting reform act. With Miriam Margoyies , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale, Michael Simkins and Gary Waldhorn. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950517] | Unknown: Ben Moor Narrator: Oliver Postgate Unknown: Miriam Margoyies Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Michael Simkins Unknown: Gary Waldhorn. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950524] | A comedy of connections by Ben Moor , in which narrator Oliver Postgate talks the listener through a maze of bizarre coincidences. 2: The Train. With Miriam Margolyes , Dan Strauss , Michael Troughton , Neil Mullarkey , Kerry Shale and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950524] | Unknown: Ben Moor Narrator: Oliver Postgate Unknown: Miriam Margolyes Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Neil Mullarkey Unknown: Kerry Shale Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950531] | Ben Moor's comedy of connections does for the investigative documentary what The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy did for the travel guide book. 3: The Shape. Oliver Postgate unearths a complex international conspiracy. With Dan Strauss , Michael Troughton , Neil Mullarkey , Kerry Shale , Siriol Jenkins and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950531] | Unknown: Oliver Postgate Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Neil Mullarkey Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Ben Moor. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950607] | Ben Moor 's comedy of connections narrated by Oliver Postgate. 4: The Zoo. Today's programme traces the links between hurdling cattle, the Elephant's Lumberyard, gong beetles, alternative horticulture and the Llama movies of the early 60s. With Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale , Geoff McGivern , Fiona Allen and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950607] | Unknown: Ben Moor Unknown: Oliver Postgate. Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Geoff McGivern Unknown: Fiona Allen Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950614] | Ben Moor's comedy of connections does for the investigative documentary what The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy did for the travel book. 5: The Objects. Today Oliver Postgate traces the links between the art of siren writing, the discovery of pants, the Church of England motorcycle display team and the flamenco guitar. With Rebecca Front, Geoff McGivern , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950614] | Unknown: Oliver Postgate Unknown: Geoff McGivern Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Ben Moor. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950621] | Ben Moor 's comedy of connections narrated by Oliver Postgate. The Travel. The last of the series traces the connection between Finland's toothpaste deposits, Egypt's cat museum and Bang, the fourth Rice Crispie. With Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale, Michael Troughton , Doon Mackichan , Alexander Armstrong and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19950621] | Unknown: Ben Moor Unknown: Oliver Postgate. Unknown: Rice Crispie. Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Doon MacKichan Unknown: Alexander Armstrong Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960417] | In this six-part comedy of connections by Ben Moor , narrator Oliver Postgate hops through a stream of bizarre events. 1: The Babies. With Miriam Margolyes , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale ,Michael Simkins and Gary Waldhorn. Producer Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960417] | Narrator: Ben Moor Narrator: Oliver Postgate Unknown: Miriam Margolyes Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Michael Simkins Unknown: Gary Waldhorn. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960424] | A six-part comedy of connections by Ben Moor , in which Oliver Postdate talks the listener through a maze of events. 2: The Train. With Miriam Margolyes , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale , Michael Troughton , Ben Moor and Neil Mullarkey. Producer Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960424] | Unknown: Ben Moor Talks: Oliver Postdate Unknown: Miriam Margolyes Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Neil Mullarkey. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960501] | Ben Moor 's six-part comedy. 3: The Shape. With Dan Strauss , Michael Troughton , Neil Mullarkey , Kerry Shale , Siriol Jenkins and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960501] | Unknown: Ben Moor Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Neil Mullarkey Unknown: Kerry Shale Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960508] | Ben Moor 's six-part comedy of connections narrated by Oliver Postgate. 4: The Zoo. With Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale , Geoff McGivern , Fiona Allen and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960508] | Unknown: Ben Moor Unknown: Oliver Postgate. Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Geoff McGivern Unknown: Fiona Allen Producer: Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960515] | Ben Moor 's comedy of connections narrated by Oliver Postgate. 5: The Objects. With Rebecca Front, Geoff McGivern , Dan Strauss , Kerry Shale and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960515] | Unknown: Ben Moor Unknown: Oliver Postgate. Unknown: Geoff McGivern Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Producer: Jon Naismith Rpt | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960522] | The Travel. Last in the series of Ben Moor's comedy of connections, narrated by Oliver Postgate. With Dan Strauss ,Kerry Shale , Michael Troughton , Doon Mackichan , Alexander Armstrong and Ben Moor. Producer Jon Naismith | |||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19960522] | Unknown: Oliver Postgate. Unknown: Dan Strauss Unknown: Kerry Shale Unknown: Michael Troughton Unknown: Doon MacKichan Unknown: Alexander Armstrong Unknown: Ben Moor. Producer: Jon Naismith | |||
| 01 | The Babies | 19950517 | 19960417 20040415 (BBC7) 20040416 (BBC7) 20040429 (BBC7) 20040430 (BBC7) 20070228 (BBC7) 20070301 (BBC7) 20071112 (BBC7) 20071113 (BBC7) 20080826 (BBC7) 20080827 (BBC7) 20090409 (BBC7) 20100514 (BBC7) 20110408 (BBC7) 20120409 (BBC7) 20120410 (BBC7) 20120411 (BBC7) 20130707 (BBC7) 20130708 (BBC7) 20150323 (BBC7) 20150324 (BBC7) 20170323 (BBC7) | Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth. Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth. Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth. Narrated by Oliver Postgate. Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth. Narrated by Oliver Postgate. From May 1995. The links between cheese, sculpture, and pavement. Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) James Naughtie (Speaker) Hugh Scully (Speaker) Alan Dedicoat (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Gary Waldhorn (Speaker) Miriam Margoyles (Speaker) Michael Simkins (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker) Phillipe Smolikowski (Speaker) Marc Vergara (Speaker) Welcome to Elastic Planet, the spoof documentary that stretches the truth.
Cosmic comedy connections. A spoof documentary series that stretches the truth, narrated by Oliver Postgate. From May 1995.
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| 02 | The Train | 19950524 | 19960424 20040422 (BBC7) 20040423 (BBC7) 20050405 (BBC7) 20050406 (BBC7) 20070307 (BBC7) 20070308 (BBC7) 20071119 (BBC7) 20071120 (BBC7) 20080902 (BBC7) 20080903 (BBC7) 20090416 (BBC7) 20090419 (BBC7) 20090420 (BBC7) 20100521 (BBC7) 20100523 (BBC7) 20100524 (BBC7) 20110415 (BBC7) 20120416 (BBC7) 20120417 (BBC7) 20120418 (BBC7) 20130714 (BBC7) 20130715 (BBC7) 20150330 (BBC7) 20150331 (BBC7) 20170330 (BBC7) | The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars in the comedy of connections. The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars.
The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick Moore guest stars in the comedy of connections. Patrick Moore guest stars. What can the Ministry of Furniture, methodist pirates... Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Patrick Moore (Speaker) Richard Baker (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Robert Stephens (Speaker) Michael Troughton (Speaker) Neil Mullarkey (Speaker) Miriam Margoyles (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker) Ben Moor's tensile spoof documentary. From May 1995.
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| 03 | The Shape | 19950531 | 19960501 20040415 (BBC7) 20040416 (BBC7) 20040429 (BBC7) 20040430 (BBC7) 20050412 (BBC7) 20050413 (BBC7) 20070314 (BBC7) 20070315 (BBC7) 20071126 (BBC7) 20071127 (BBC7) 20080909 (BBC7) 20080910 (BBC7) 20090423 (BBC7) 20100528 (BBC7) 20110422 (BBC7) 20120423 (BBC7) 20120424 (BBC7) 20120425 (BBC7) 20130721 (BBC7) 20130722 (BBC7) 20150406 (BBC7) 20150407 (BBC7) 20170406 (BBC7) | Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars. Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars in the cosmic comedy of connections. From May 1995.
Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars in the cosmic comedy of connections. From May 1995. Johnny Ball guest stars. Oliver Postgate unearths a complex international... Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Alan Dedicoat (Speaker) Johnny Ball (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Henry Cooper (Speaker) Siriol Jenkins (Speaker) Michael Troughton (Speaker) Neil Mullarkey (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker) Jamie Owen (Speaker) With Oliver Postgate.
Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball guest stars in the cosmic comedy. |
| 04 | The Zoo | 19950607 | 19960508 20040506 (BBC7) 20040507 (BBC7) 20050419 (BBC7) 20050420 (BBC7) 20070321 (BBC7) 20070322 (BBC7) 20071203 (BBC7) 20071204 (BBC7) 20080916 (BBC7) 20080917 (BBC7) 20090430 (BBC7) 20100604 (BBC7) 20110429 (BBC7) 20120430 (BBC7) 20120501 (BBC7) 20120502 (BBC7) 20130728 (BBC7) 20130729 (BBC7) 20170413 (BBC7) |
The true meaning of birdsong is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy of connections. The true meaning of birdsong is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. The true meaning of bird song is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy of connections. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. Fiona Allen and Geoff Mcgivern star. Discover the noise of birds, where refugee cows go and ant prisons. Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Julian Pettifer (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Brian Hayes (Speaker) Geoffrey Mcgivern (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker) Fiona Allan (Speaker) The noise of birds, where refugee cows go and ant prisons. From June 1995. |
| 04 | The Zoo | 19950607 | 19960508 20040506 (BBC7) 20040507 (BBC7) 20050419 (BBC7) 20050420 (BBC7) 20070321 (BBC7) 20070322 (BBC7) 20071203 (BBC7) 20071204 (BBC7) 20080916 (BBC7) 20080917 (BBC7) 20090430 (BBC7) 20100604 (BBC7) 20110429 (BBC7) 20120430 (BBC7) 20120501 (BBC7) 20120502 (BBC7) | The true meaning of bird song is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. The true meaning of bird song is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy of connections. The true meaning of bird song is revealed. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy of connections. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. Julian Pettifer features in the cosmic comedy. Fiona Allen and Geoff Mcgivern star. Discover the noise of birds, where refugee cows go and ant prisons. Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Julian Pettifer (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Brian Hayes (Speaker) Geoffrey Mcgivern (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker) Fiona Allan (Speaker) The noise of birds, where refugee cows go and ant prisons. From June 1995.
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| 05 | The Objects | 19950614 | 19960515 20040513 (BBC7) 20040514 (BBC7) 20050426 (BBC7) 20050427 (BBC7) 20070328 (BBC7) 20070329 (BBC7) 20071210 (BBC7) 20071211 (BBC7) 20080923 (BBC7) 20080924 (BBC7) 20090507 (BBC7) 20100611 (BBC7) 20100613 (BBC7) 20100614 (BBC7) 20110506 (BBC7) 20120508 (BBC7) 20120509 (BBC7) 20130804 (BBC7) 20130805 (BBC7) 20170420 (BBC7) | (05/06) What do shipwrecked objects have in common? From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? The late Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. Oliver Postgate uncovers the many layers that link... Wreckage from the unsinkable washes ashore on a tropical Island. Rebecca Front and Caron Keating star. What have some shipwrecked objects in common? Rebecca Front and Caron Keating reveal the answer. Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Caron Keating (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Raymond Baxter (Speaker) Rebecca Front (Speaker) Geoffrey Mcgivern (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker]
What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Cosmic comedy of connections. (05/06) What do shipwrecked objects have in common? From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June 1995. What do shipwrecked objects have in common? The late Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. Oliver Postgate uncovers the many layers that link... Wreckage from the unsinkable washes ashore on a tropical Island. Rebecca Front and Caron Keating star. What have some shipwrecked objects in common? Rebecca Front and Caron Keating reveal the answer. Contributors Ben Moor (Author) Peter Howell (Radiophonics (comp)) (Composer) Oliver Postgate (narr) Jon Naismith (Producer) Caron Keating (Speaker) Kerry Shale (Speaker) Raymond Baxter (Speaker) Rebecca Front (Speaker) Geoffrey Mcgivern (Speaker) Dan Strauss (Speaker] |
| 05 | The Objects | 20071210 | 20120508 | (05/06) What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June 1995. |
| 05 | The Objects | 20071210 | 20120509 | (05/06) What do shipwrecked objects have in common? From June 1995. |
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| 06 LAST | 20071217 | 20120514 | (06/06) A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. | |
| 06 LAST | The Hair | 19950621 | 20071217 (BBC7) 20130811 (BBC7) 20130812 (BBC7) | A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections. A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles in the cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. From June 1995. |
| 06 LAST | The World Unfurled | 19950621 | 19960522 20040520 (BBC7) 20040521 (BBC7) 20050503 (BBC7) 20050504 (BBC7) 20070404 (BBC7) 20070405 (BBC7) 20071217 (BBC7) 20071218 (BBC7) 20080930 (BBC7) 20081001 (BBC7) 20090514 (BBC7) 20100618 (BBC7) 20110513 (BBC7) 20120514 (BBC7) 20120515 (BBC7) 20120516 (BBC7) | A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. Warren Spurgeon travels the planet making a documentary for the BBC, and witnesses endangered hairstyles in Mali. (06/06) A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. |
| 06 LAST | The World Unfurled | 19950621 | 19960522 20040520 (BBC7) 20040521 (BBC7) 20050503 (BBC7) 20050504 (BBC7) 20070404 (BBC7) 20070405 (BBC7) 20071217 (BBC7) 20071218 (BBC7) 20080930 (BBC7) 20081001 (BBC7) 20090514 (BBC7) 20100618 (BBC7) 20110513 (BBC7) 20120514 (BBC7) 20120515 (BBC7) 20120516 (BBC7) | A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. Warren Spurgeon travels the planet making a documentary for the BBC, and witnesses endangered hairstyles in Mali. (06/06) A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. Episode 06 of 06 A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic comedy of connections. |
