Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | In Training For A Swell | 20060501 | 20110518 (BBC7) 20110519 (BBC7) 20120315 (BBC7) 20120316 (BBC7) 20130725 (BBC7) 20130726 (BBC7) 20141119 (BBC7) 20141120 (BBC7) 20170103 (BBC7) 20170104 (BBC7) 20170107 (BBC7) 20181123 (BBC7) 20181124 (BBC7) 20201118 (BBC7) 20201119 (BBC7) 20201121 (BBC7) | A tour of the sprawling post-Regency Metropolis in the years before the Victorians turned up and made everything boring All in the company of garrulous author Pierce Egan, cocksure urbanite Corinthian Tom, his naive Somerset cousin Jerry Hawthorn and their drunken compatriot Bob Logic. Starring Greg Wise, Mark Gatiss and James Bachman. Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss Bob Logic .... James Bachman Old Hawthorn .... Christopher Douglas Corinthian Kate .... Amanda Abbingdon Mrs Belcher .... Laura Shavin Mr Primefit .... Dave Lamb Music: Ben Walker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006. Cocksure Tom and his country cousin Jerry tour the sprawling post-Regency metropolis. |
| 02 | The Fancy | 20060508 | 20110525 (BBC7) 20110526 (BBC7) 20120322 (BBC7) 20120323 (BBC7) 20130801 (BBC7) 20130802 (BBC7) 20141126 (BBC7) 20141127 (BBC7) 20170110 (BBC7) 20170111 (BBC7) 20181130 (BBC7) 20181201 (BBC7) 20201125 (BBC7) 20201126 (BBC7) 20201128 (BBC7) | Tom and Jerry visit a cockfight, try to buy a horse, meet a sporting legend and lay a wager on which is better, London or the West Country. Meanwhile, garrulous narrator Pierce Egan takes literary critic William Hazlitt to his first boxing match. Starring Greg Wise, Mark Gatiss and James Bachman. Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss Bob Logic .... James Bachman Plausible Jack .... Ben Graves William Hazlitt/Tom Cribb .... Alex Mcqueen Mrs Egan .... Alys Torrence Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern Music: Ben Walker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006. Tom and Jerry visit a 19th-century cockfight and make a special wager. |
| 03 | Mr Lushington | 20060515 | 20110601 (BBC7) 20110602 (BBC7) 20120329 (BBC7) 20120330 (BBC7) 20130808 (BBC7) 20130809 (BBC7) 20141203 (BBC7) 20141204 (BBC7) 20170117 (BBC7) 20170118 (BBC7) 20181207 (BBC7) 20181208 (BBC7) 20201202 (BBC7) 20201203 (BBC7) 20201205 (BBC7) | If Pierce can't meet his deadline, how will the audience hear about a visit to the slums, George IV's interior decorating, and a dog fighting a monkey? Starring Greg Wise, Mark Gatiss and James Bachman. Pierce Egan - Geoffrey McGivern Hustle - Alex Macqueen Corinthian Tom - Greg Wise Pickpocket - Neil Edmond Jerry Hawthorn - Mark Gatiss Jarvey - Ben Graves Bob Logic - James Bachman Fishwife - Laura Shavin Mrs Egan - Alys Torrence Corinthian Kate - Amanda Abbington First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006. Pierce Egan is behind with news of slums, a king's interiors and a dog-and-monkey fight. |
| 04 | High And Low Life | 20060522 | 20110608 (BBC7) 20110609 (BBC7) 20120405 (BBC7) 20120406 (BBC7) 20130815 (BBC7) 20130816 (BBC7) 20141210 (BBC7) 20141211 (BBC7) 20170124 (BBC7) 20170125 (BBC7) 20181214 (BBC7) 20181215 (BBC7) 20201209 (BBC7) 20201210 (BBC7) 20201212 (BBC7) | Pierce Egan is reduced to pawning himself. He talks his way out of this bind by relating the adventures of Tom, Bob and Jerry as they drink with the lower orders in the East End, dance with high society up West and attend a masquerade, where Jerry is smitten by a serial seductress... Starring Greg Wise and Mark Gatiss. Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise Pickpocket .... Neil Edmond Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss With James Bachman, Neil Edmond, Morwenna Banks, Giles Taylor and Alys Torrance. Original music by Ben Walker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006. Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures around town. |
| 05 | The Show Folks | 20060529 | 20110615 (BBC7) 20110616 (BBC7) 20120412 (BBC7) 20120413 (BBC7) 20130822 (BBC7) 20130823 (BBC7) 20141217 (BBC7) 20141218 (BBC7) 20170131 (BBC7) 20170201 (BBC7) 20181221 (BBC7) 20181222 (BBC7) 20201216 (BBC7) 20201217 (BBC7) 20201219 (BBC7) | Desperate for money, Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage. Jerry rescues a damsel at Bartholomew fair who leads him once more to the rapacious lady wanton... Starring Greg Wise and Mark Gatiss. Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise Pickpocket .... Neil Edmond Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss With James Bachman, Chris Douglas, Dave Lamb, Morwenna Banks, Neil Edmond and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Original music by Ben Walker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006. |
| 06 LAST | An End To Life In London | 20060605 | 20110622 (BBC7) 20110623 (BBC7) 20120419 (BBC7) 20120420 (BBC7) 20130829 (BBC7) 20130830 (BBC7) 20141224 (BBC7) 20141225 (BBC7) 20170207 (BBC7) 20170208 (BBC7) 20181228 (BBC7) 20181229 (BBC7) 20201223 (BBC7) 20201224 (BBC7) 20201226 (BBC7) | With Bob 'on the Fleet' for debts, Tom betrayed by Kate, and Jerry so fatigued that rustication is recommended, is this an end to the trio's adventures? Some years on, an older, more reflective Egan ruminates on the heyday of Life in London. Starring Greg Wise and Mark Gatiss. Conclusion of Pierce Egan's 19th-century comic novel adapted by Dan Tetsell. Pierce Egan ... Geoffrey McGivern Theodore Holt ... Giles Taylor Corinthian Tom ... Greg Wise George Sala ... Ben Graves Jerry Hawthorn Mark Gatiss Fanny Margaret ... Cabourn Smith Bob Logic ... James Bachman Corinthian Kate ... Amanda Abbington Original music by Ben Walker First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006. Some years on, Pierce Egan must adapt the adventures of Tom, Bob and Jerry to new rules. |