Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Mechanics Of Mirth | 20050308 | 20141020 (BBC7) 20141021 (BBC7) | Miles Kington explores the skill of creating comedy, with a look at the machine code. |
| 02 | The Comedy Of Characters | 20050300 | 20141021 (BBC7) 20141022 (BBC7) | Journalist and humourist Miles Kington explores the skill of creating comedy. Across this three part series he hears comedy wisdom from Monty Python's Terry Jones, Barry Humphries, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, David Quantick, Mark Lamarr and Ricky Gervais. Miles Kington died in 2008. First heard on Radio 4 in 2005. Miles Kington examines how the great characters of comedy are created. |
| 03 LAST | The Geopolitics Of Jest | 20050322 | 20141022 (BBC7) 20141023 (BBC7) | Examining the international side of comedy - its origins, variations and universalities. |