Parody Please

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On The Hour And Delve Special

20200624

20200708 (BBC7)
20200709 (BBC7)
20211124 (BBC7)
20250913 (BBC7)
20250914 (BBC7)

‘Parody Please' is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green, Sue McGregor, Winifred Robinson and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever.

In the first of three programmes,, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities in order to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE.

Featuring

‘On the Hour' [23/08/1991 R4]

‘Delve Special' [04/09/1987 R4]

Producer: Beaty Rubens

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.

Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens

A surprisingly wide array of favourite radio personalities co-present this exploration of radio's long history of self- parody, with contributions from Jan Ravens. From 2017.

[LISTEN NOW]

Radio Active And Down The Line

20200715

20200716 (BBC7)

‘Parody Please' is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green and Kirsty Young and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever.

In the second of three programmes, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE.

Featuring:

‘Radio Active' [08/09/1981 R4]

‘Down the Line' [04/01/2008 R4]

Producer: Beaty Rubens

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.

Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens

03 LAST

People Like Us And Dead Ringers

20200722

20200723 (BBC7)
20211201 (BBC7)
20250920 (BBC7)
20250921 (BBC7)

Co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green and Kirsty Young and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever.

In the last of three programmes, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE.

‘People Like Us: The Pilot' [02/08/1997 BBC Radio 4]

‘Dead Ringers' [24/06/2016 BBC Radio 4]

Producer: Beaty Rubens.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.

Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens

Concluding radio's long history of self- parody. Co-presented by an array of favourite on-air personalities with assistance from Jan Ravens. From 2017.

[LISTEN NOW]

OMNI

20170311

20190112 (BBC7)

A surprisingly wide array of favourite radio personalities - Charlotte Green, Sandi Toksvig, Lyse Doucet and Ruth from The Archers - co-present this exploration of radio self-parody, which also contains contributions from Jan Ravens.

The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. Parody Please is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green, Sandi Toksvig, Lyse Doucet and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever.

Jan Ravens joined this roster of celebrities in order to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds in an interview which ranges across Band Waggon, The Private Life of Hilda Tablet, Delve Special, Radio Active, Down the Line, People Like Us, Dead Ringers, not to mention the unexpected late-night phone-in contributions of Sven the Norwegian.

Producer : Beaty Rubens.

Jan Ravens assists radio personalities in exploring the medium's history of self-parody.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	On The Hour And Delve Special	20200624	20200708 (BBC7) 20200709 (BBC7) 20211124 (BBC7) 20250913 (BBC7) 20250914 (BBC7)	The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. ‘Parody Please' is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green, Sue McGregor, Winifred Robinson and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever. In the first of three programmes,, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities in order to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE. Featuring ‘On the Hour' [23/08/1991 R4] ‘Delve Special' [04/09/1987 R4] Producer: Beaty Rubens Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017. Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens A surprisingly wide array of favourite radio personalities co-present this exploration of radio's long history of self- parody, with contributions from Jan Ravens. From 2017. [LISTEN NOW]
02	Radio Active And Down The Line	20200715	20200716 (BBC7)	The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. ‘Parody Please' is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green and Kirsty Young and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever. In the second of three programmes, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE. Featuring: ‘Radio Active' [08/09/1981 R4] ‘Down the Line' [04/01/2008 R4] Producer: Beaty Rubens Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017. Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens
03 LAST	People Like Us And Dead Ringers	20200722	20200723 (BBC7) 20211201 (BBC7) 20250920 (BBC7) 20250921 (BBC7)	The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. Co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green and Kirsty Young and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever. In the last of three programmes, Jan Ravens joins this roster of celebrities to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds CBE. ‘People Like Us: The Pilot' [02/08/1997 BBC Radio 4] ‘Dead Ringers' [24/06/2016 BBC Radio 4] Producer: Beaty Rubens. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017. Radio self-parody explored by a surprising range of celebrity voices - and also Jan Ravens Concluding radio's long history of self- parody. Co-presented by an array of favourite on-air personalities with assistance from Jan Ravens. From 2017. [LISTEN NOW]
OMNI		20170311	20190112 (BBC7)	A surprisingly wide array of favourite radio personalities - Charlotte Green, Sandi Toksvig, Lyse Doucet and Ruth from The Archers - co-present this exploration of radio self-parody, which also contains contributions from Jan Ravens. The history of radio's ability to parody itself goes back almost to the birth of radio. The range of this parody is so wide - news, current affairs, drama, the arts, phone-ins, investigative journalism - that the production team on this programme decided that a single presenter simply wouldn't do it justice. Parody Please is co-presented by a truly exceptional range of favourite radio voices, including Charlotte Green, Sandi Toksvig, Lyse Doucet and Ruth from the Archers, who collectively explore why radio is the best medium for parody, and its important role in our society, perhaps today more than ever. Jan Ravens joined this roster of celebrities in order to talk with the distinguished radio critic Gilllian Reynolds in an interview which ranges across Band Waggon, The Private Life of Hilda Tablet, Delve Special, Radio Active, Down the Line, People Like Us, Dead Ringers, not to mention the unexpected late-night phone-in contributions of Sven the Norwegian. Producer : Beaty Rubens. Jan Ravens assists radio personalities in exploring the medium's history of self-parody.