Dead British
- Radio sketch show
- Union JACK
- 2022
- 12 episodes (1 series)
Improvised comedy based on famous historical figures Stars Edmund Fargher, Monica Gaga, Rebecca MacMillan, Liam Webber, Will Naameh and more.
Series 1
1. Lady Godiva
Thursday 6th January 2022
They were British, they were dead, but using a Neutrino accelerator and NutriBullet blender, Dead British brings back to life... Lady Godiva! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
2. Sir Isaac Newton
Thursday 13th January 2022
They were British, they were dead, but using a Neutrino accelerator and NutriBullet blender, Dead British brings back to life... Sir Isaac Newton! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
3. Elizabeth I
Thursday 20th January 2022
They were British, they were dead, but using a donkey's foot, Dead British brings back to life... Queen Elizabeth I! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
4. Florence Nightingale
Thursday 27th January 2022
They were British, they were dead, but using a magic wishing well, Dead British brings back to life... Florence Nightingale! It's the completely unpredictable improv history show where anything could happen.
5. Jane Austen
Thursday 3rd February 2022
This week we bring Jane Austen back from the dead and we discover how her rampage in a furniture shop had a major impact on British retail, her love of Monopoly, plus some unusual book writing techniques she employed.
6. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Thursday 10th February 2022
This week the team bring Isambard Kingdom Brunel back from the dead, as he we learn how the famed engineer built bridges, got coins stuck in unfortunate places, and developed an unhealthy steamy love of trains.
7. Lord Horatio Nelson
Thursday 17th February 2022
This week the team bring back the great admiral. Lord Nelson reveals all about his naval strategy, hatred of polar beard, his famous catchphrase and his loves. Pus the famous song of his time: "I've Only Got One Arm, But I Can Still Party With One".
8. Beatrix Potter
Thursday 24th February 2022
She was British, she was dead, but Beatrix Potter is back to talk rabbits, nature and mafia connections in another totally improvised episode.
9. William Shakespeare
Thursday 3rd March 2022
He's British, he was dead, and now the country's most famous playwright is brimming with life once again, and very keen to tell you which spice is against God plus spill the beans on his ale tasting. We also find out how Shakespeare and his wife used to prtend to be pieces of furniture and hear excepts from the Machbeth musical.
10. Emmeline Pankhurst
Thursday 10th March 2022
She's British, she was dead, and now Britain's most famous suffragette has returned to tells us about her life.
11. John Logie Baird
Thursday 17th March 2022
He was British, he was dead, but the inventor of the television is flickering back to life to talk about his many inventions. John Logie Baird comes back to talk about his penchant for carrying raxorblades with him and to hear tracks from the musical made about his life.
12. Henry VIII
He was British, he was dead, but now one of England's most famous kings comes back to life to explain his past. Discover his work with The Beatles, why he had so many wives and how he wrestled a bull.