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The Turn of the Tide
The King needs to entertain the peasants. So how about a lecture on ecology? Stars Jimmy Edwards and Joan Sanderson. From 1979.
The King needs to entertain the peasants, what about a lecture on ecology?
Historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards.
King Jim 鈥�. Jimmy Edwards
The Chancellor 鈥�. Julian Orchard
Queen Esmerelda 鈥�. Joan Sanderson
King Canute 鈥�. Chris Emmett
With:
John Baddeley
Written by Andrew Palmer.
After a successful pilot, Jim The Great ran for two series on 麻豆社 Radio 2 between 1976 - 1979.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 2 in September 1979.
Last on
Mon 6 Apr 2026
05:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 May 2011 08:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 26 May 2011 19:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 14 Jan 2013 08:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 14 Jan 2013 12:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 14 Jan 2013 19:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 19 Jan 2013 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 17 Jan 2016 08:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 17 Jan 2016 12:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 5 Apr 2026 10:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 5 Apr 2026 15:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 5 Apr 2026 21:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 6 Apr 2026 05:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra