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Chris Addison's Civilization
Chris Addison's Civilization

Chris Addison's Civilization

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2006
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilisation. Stars Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.

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Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2006
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell
Writers
Chris Addison and Carl Cooper
Producer
Simon Nicholls
Company

Based on his Perrier-nominated Edinburgh hit show of 2004, Chris Addison's Civilization is a comedy lecture series for Radio 4. It neatly follows on from Chris's first Radio 4 series, The Ape That Got Lucky.

Western civilisation, like many very old things, is pretty much on its last legs. And if western civilisation as we know it is dying sooner rather than later, we're going to have to build ourselves a new one. And how are we going to do that, then? Chris Addison's Civilization explores exactly what we need to create a new, shinier, betterer civilisation (apart from planning permission - that's obvious).

Accompanying Chris on his journey is noted expert and renowned polymath Professor Austin Herring (Geoff McGivern). Dan Tetsell and Jo Enright are also on hand to illustrate the jokes, stories, wild conjecturing, half-truths and even facts that make up the lectures.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 5th April 2006 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 7th October 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 30th September 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
  • Monday 23rd September 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2

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