Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4 Extra / BBC Radio 4
- 2009 - 2011
- 13 episodes (3 series)
Radio show in which Arthur Smith invites an audience into his real house for some music and comedy. Stars Arthur Smith and Pippa Evans.
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2009 - 2011
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 13 (3 series)
- Stars
- Arthur Smith and Pippa Evans
- Producers
- Alison Vernon-Smith and Sam Michell
- Company
Arthur Smith throws open the doors of his palatial Balham pad and invites an audience in for an evening of music and comedy.
Arthur turns his own personal residence into a little club where a specially invited audience come to see some of the finest comedians and musicians perform music in the kitchen, comedy in the bedroom, and meet unexpected guests in the bathroom.
In Series 1 Pippa Evans was a regular, while guests across the series included Milton Jones, Stephen K Amos, Mickey Flanagan, Paul Sinha, Benjamin Zephaniah, Matt Holness, Stewart Lee and Glenn Tilbrook.
Guests on the second series include John Hegley, Andrew Lawrence, Miles Jupp, Richard Herring and Phill Jupitus.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- BBC Radio 4 Homepage
The official homepage for the series, full of videos and a tour around Arthur's house.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 7th July 2009 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 31st October 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 4
- Thursday 24th October 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 3
- Thursday 17th October 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 2