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Count Binface. Jon Harvey
Ceefax Strikes Back... With Count Binface

Ceefax Strikes Back... With Count Binface

  • Radio factual
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2024
  • 1 episode

The intergalatic political candidate looks at the BBC's old teletext service. Features Jon Harvey, Rory Bremner, Emma Clarke and Leah Marks.

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Key details

Genre
Factual
Broadcast
2024
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Features
Jon Harvey, Rory Bremner, Emma Clarke and Leah Marks
Writers
Jon Harvey and Matthew Crosby
Producers
Jon Harvey and Eloise Whitmore
Company

Ceefax has just reached its 50th birthday, and to celebrate this unique golden anniversary, the BBC's once-mighty teletext news service is receiving the greatest gift of all - the gift of life, courtesy of the greatest novelty politician in the omniverse, Count Binface.

For eight years, Binface has pledged in his election manifestos to bring back Ceefax and now, at last, the BBC is granting his wish. With just one small hitch - it's on the radio. Still, you've got to start somewhere.

Featuring the stellar talents of Rory Bremner, Emma Clarke and Jon Harvey, get ready for an aural event like no other, with the unlikely return to the airwaves of the much-missed Ceefax. Or should that be Hearfax?

Catch-up

Additional details

Also known as
  • Illuminated: Ceefax Strikes Back... With Count Binface

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 25th December 2024 at 9pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
30 minutes

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