1. Lenin of the Rovers
Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville return to the alternative comedy of the 80s.
麻豆社 Comedy Controllers from across the decades look back at radio shows from the past.
Clocking up over 150 years on the job between them, Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville reveal what they do, why they do it and what makes them laugh.
From London's iconic 麻豆社 Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House - the home of British Radio comedy.
In the first of three programmes, they travel back to the 1980s to celebrate alternative comedy.
Featuring:
Extracts from 麻豆社 TV's NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS and THE YOUNG ONES.
* LENIN OF THE ROVERS 鈥� first episode first broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 on 13/02/1988.
Sadly Beryl Vertue passed away, aged 90, in 2022.
Series Producers: Paul Kobrak and Dixi Stewart.
Made for 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in April 2017.
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