Desolation Jests
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2016 - 2017
- 4 episodes (1 series)
David Jason, John Bird, Jan Ravens and Rory Bremner star in a Radio 4 sketch show by David Renwick.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Sydney Pynchlink
Sir Sydney Pynchlink, the innovative director behind some of the country's most admired weather forecasts, chooses the laughs that would comfort him most during the extinction of all life on the planet; including a joke too dangerous for parliament, a horse with three legs, and a lobster with a rather crucial piece of evidence.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd January 2017
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Jason | Various |
| John Bird | Various |
| Jan Ravens | Various |
| Rory Bremner | Various |
| Adie Allen | Ensemble Actor |
| James Lailey | Ensemble Actor |
| Nick Underwood | Ensemble Actor |
| David Renwick | Writer |
| Gareth Edwards | Producer |