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  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1998 - 2000
  • 8 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about a Victorian publishing house. Stars Michael Cochrane, Maggie Steed, David Horovitch, Elizabeth Spriggs, Frances Jeater and more.

  • Series 2, Episode 2 repeated Tuesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1998 - 2000
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
8 (2 series)
Stars
Michael Cochrane, Maggie Steed, David Horovitch, Elizabeth Spriggs, Frances Jeater, David Antrobus, Joan Sims, Charles Simpson and more
Writer
Martyn Wade
Producer
Cherry Cookson

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 20th August 1998 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
Next repeats
  1. Series 2, Episode 2: Tuesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
  2. Series 2, Episode 2: Tuesday at 8:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
  3. Series 2, Episode 2: Wednesday at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra
  4. Series 2, Episode 3: Tuesday 4th March at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
  5. Series 2, Episode 3: Tuesday 4th March at 8:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
  6. Series 2, Episode 3: Wednesday 5th March at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 19th February 2025 at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1
  • Tuesday 18th February 2025 at 8:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1
  • Tuesday 18th February 2025 at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1

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