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The Long Hot Satsuma

First broadcast from 19890525 to 19890713. (* = BBC7).

This sketch-show was written by and stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Paul B. Davies. They are joined by Alison Steadman, Julia Hills and Martin Booth in sketches about footballing folk singers (including Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell), plus a send-up of Hamlet with help from some Groucho Marx style wise-cracks. Produced by Dan Patterson, who also co-wrote the script

  • I can't remember where the titles come from, some other listing site probably,and there's no explanation as to what they mean.
  • BBC7 only had two episodes, and annoyingly broadcast them as 1 of 2 and 2 of 2, then the other episodes were found and numbered as 1-8, without any indication which the previous versions were or which is the pilot.
 

Radio 2  Radio 2

16 episodes

 
SeriesEpisodeTitleFirst
Broadcast		RepeatedDescription
0101Time Travellers Special19890601  
0102Albanian Subtitles19890608  
0103Half An Hour Of Gratuitous Wackiness19890615  
0104The Acclaimed Cult Comedy Show19890622  
0105Sketch Show Humour Comes Of Age19890629  
0106Still Going Strong After All These Scripts19890706  
0107Don't Forget - This Week Is Your Last Chance To Hear Radio's Funniest Show19890713  
01PILOT 1989052519890527A Brand New, Short, Cool, Non-Citrus Fruit of a show....
Contributors
Barry Cryer (Author)
Graeme Garden (Author)
Paul Davies (Author)
Dan Patterson (Author)
Martin Booth (Author)
Alison Steadman (ent)
Julia Hills (ent)
Recorded on 1988-05-11.
BBC701Big Dance Number * 20060515, * 20060516, * 20070406, * 20070407, * 20080925, * 20080926, * 20090528, * 20090825The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show.
From May 1989.
Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show.
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this sketch show.
BBC702 LASTGreat Moments In Broadcasting - The War Of The Worlds * 20060522, * 20060523, * 20070413, * 20070414, * 20081002, * 20081003, * 20090611, * 20090901Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show.
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show.
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From June 1989.
Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. First heard in May 1989.
BBC703Great Moments In Broadcasting - The War Of The Worlds * 20090908Comedy with Alison Steadman, Paul B Davies, Julia Hills, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer.
Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Paul B Davies, Julia Hills, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer. From June 1989.
BBC704  * 20090915Comedy with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
From June 1989.
BBC705  * 20090922Comedy with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman. From June 1989.
BBC706  * 20090929Comedy with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman. From June 1989.
BBC707  * 20091006Comedy with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman. From July 1989.
BBC708  * 20091013Comedy with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman.
Juicy sketch show with Paul B Davies, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Julia Hills and Alison Steadman. From July 1989.