Mightier Than The Sword
First broadcast from 19960219 to 19960223. (* = BBC7).
A challenging/spoof new arts magazine programme, in which Hugh Pankhurst examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society.
5 episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thomas Hardy | 19960219 | Recorded on 1992-07-20. | |
| 02 | Virginia Woolf | 19960220 | * 20061226BT1100, * 20080326BT1345 | Spoof arts magazine programme in which Hugh Pankhurst(John Sessions) examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society. This week, Virginia Woolf. With John Bird,Jacqueline Ashman and Rebecca Front. >Entry Produced from PasB Subject Categories parody (comedy programmes) (genre) arts programmes (genre) book programmes (genre) spoofs (hoax programmes) (genre classification) Broadcast history 20 Feb 1996 BT=2125 (RADIO 3) Contributors John Bird (Actor) John Sessions (Actor) Rebecca Front (Actor) Sally Phillips (Actor) Sarah Wynter (Actor) Jacqueline Ashman (Actor) John Morton (Author) Harry Thompson (Producer) Recorded on 1995-06-16. Spoof arts magazine examining literary figures of the past and their relevance to today's society. With John Sessions and John Wells. |
| 03 | Samuel Beckett | 19960221 | * 20061227, * 20080327 | Producer: H. THOMPSON Next in series: SHAKESPEARE - PROGRAMME FOUR Previous in series: Virginia Woolf Description Copyright and Performance fee Spoof arts magazine programme in which Hugh Pankhurst(John Sessions) examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society. This week, Samuel Beckett. With John Bird, Peter Serafinowicz and Rebecca Front. Subject Categories parody (comedy programmes) (genre) arts programmes (genre) book programmes (genre) spoofs (hoax programmes) (genre classification) Broadcast history 21 Feb 1996 21:20-21:35 (RADIO 3) Contributors John Bird (Actor) John Sessions (Actor) Rebecca Front (Actor) Peter Serafinowicz (Actor) Simon Godley (Actor) John Morton (Author) Harry Thompson (Producer) Recorded on 1995-06-16. The Irish novelist, playwright and poet gets the spoof arts magazine programme treatment. The Irish novelist, playwright and poet gets the spoof arts magazine programme treatment. With John Sessions, John Bird and Rebecca Front. |
| 04 | Shakespeare | 19960222 | * 20061228BT1100 | fee Spoof arts magazine programme in which Hugh Pankhurst(John Sessions) examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society. This week, William Shakespeare. With John Bird, John Fortune and Sally Phillips. Subject Categories parody (comedy programmes) (genre) arts programmes (genre) book programmes (genre) spoofs (hoax programmes) (genre classification) Broadcast history 22 Feb 1996 BT=2145 (RADIO 3) Contributors John Bird (Actor) John Sessions (Actor) Rebecca Front (Actor) Chris Langham (Actor) Peter Serafinowicz (Actor) John Fortune (Actor) Sally Phillips (Actor) Andrew Maclean (Actor) John Morton (Author) Harry Thompson (Producer) Recorded on 1995-06-16. |
| 05 LAST | D H Lawrence | 19960223 | * 20061229BT1100, * 20080328BT1345 | Spoof arts magazine programme in which Hugh Pankhurst(John Sessions) examines the literary figures of the past and their relevance in today's society. This week, D.H. Lawrence. With John Bird, Peter Serafinowicz and Simon Greenall. Subject Categories parody (comedy programmes) (genre) arts programmes (genre) book programmes (genre) spoofs (hoax programmes) (genre classification) Broadcast history 23 Feb 1996 BT=2110 (RADIO 3) Contributors John Bird (Actor) John Sessions (Actor) Rebecca Front (Actor) Simon Greenall (Actor) Peter Serafinowicz (Actor) Andrew Maclean (Actor) Jacqueline Ashman (Actor) John Morton (Author) Harry Thompson (Producer) Recorded on 1995-06-16. Hugh Pankhurst examines the relevance of writer and playwright D H Lawrence in today's society. The writer gets the spoof arts magazine programme treatment. John Sessions, John Bird and Simon Greenall star. |
Cast and Crew
- John Wells (Actor)
- John Sessions (Actor)
- Gordon Reid (Actor)
- Jacqueline Ashman (Actor)
- John Morton (Author)
- Harry Thompson (Producer).