That Mocking Bird
John Bird presents a six-part series exploring the theory and practice of comedy through a series of conversations with great British comic writers and performers.
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alan Davies | 20000304 | In the first programme, his guest is actor and stand-up comedian Alan Davies, who talks about his comic inspiration and role models and heroes. |
| 02 | Alan Bennett | 20000311 | In the second programme his guest is playwright, actor, screenwriter, broadcaster and diarist Alan Bennett |
| 03 | Rory Bremner | 20000318 | In the third programme, he converses with impressionist Rory Bremner, with contributions from John Major, Billy Connolly, Woody Allen, Eddie Izzard, Stanley Baxter and Arthur Lowe...? |
| 04 | Ken Campbell | 20000325 | In this fourth programme, he talks to comic writer, actor and explorer Ken Campbell about science and merriment, truth and fantasy, heaven and `Hellzapoppin''. With contributions from John Cleese, Max Wall and Ken Dodd |
| 05 | Jonathan Miller | 20000401 | In this fifth programme, he talks to Jonathan Miller, who gave up a career in comedy to concentrate on opera and neurology. He analyses the works of Shelley Berman, Bill Cosby and Mort Sahl. |
| 06 LAST | Victoria Wood | 20000408 | In this programme, he talks to Victoria Wood about stand-ups, sitcoms, boxing, Billy Bunter, Morecambe, Molesworth, isolation, victimisation, Gypsy Creams and guinea pigs. |
Updated: 4/13/2012