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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lawry Lewin, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2011 - 2024
  • 55 episodes (9 series)

Radio 4 sketch show written by and starring John Finnemore. Also features Simon Kane, Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.

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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, John Finnemore, Simon Kane, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lawry Lewin. Copyright: BBC

Series 2 (2012)

A second six part series followed in 2012. Sketches included a story involving the devil and some mocking of The Archers.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. John Finnemore. Copyright: BBC

Series 3 (2013)

Series 3 included a song about an unheralded inventor and a curious tale of a hard-bitten dame.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

Series 4 (2014)

Series 4 won the Best British Radio Sketch Show in The Comedy.co.uk Awards.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane, John Finnemore, Lawry Lewin, Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Copyright: BBC

Series 5 (2016)

The fifth series, broadcast in January 2016, saw John, Margaret, Simon, Lawry and Carrie performing more funny sketches.

Series 7 (2018)

Expect sketches! Expect songs! That's what made up the last six series, and it's a bit late to change that now.

Series 9 (2021)

The ninth series was recorded without an audience, so John tried something new. Every episode in this series is made up of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order. "There's no narrative to the episode; it's still a sketch show, not a sitcom... but the sketches in each episode all happened to one person, played by one member of the cast, over the course of their lifetime." If you listen carefully, you'll start to notice connections between the episodes too.

2023 Special

The first in a series of annual special episodes.

List all episodes

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