Galton & Simpson's Half Hour
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 2009
- 4 episodes (1 series)
A series of half-hour comedies from the writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Stars Frank Skinner, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Blood Donor
When Arthur Bunclarke... with an E... did his patriotic duty in donating a pint of his blood, he was unaware until the prick of the needle that he was the proud possessor of one of the rarest blood groups in the world. Which was just as well as things turned out. Stars Paul Merton.
Notes
"The Blood Donor" was first broadcast on BBC television in 1961 as part of Hancock's Half Hour.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 28th March 2009
- Time
- 1:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Merton | Arthur Bunclarke |
| Paul Merton | Narrator |
| Suzy Aitchison (as Suzi Aitchison) | Nurse |
| Nicky Henson | Actor |
| John Gilligan | Actor |
| Peter Law | Actor |
| John Webb | Actor |
| Ray Galton | Writer |
| Alan Simpson | Writer |
| Carol Smith | Producer |
| Tessa Le Bars | Executive Producer |
| Trevor McCallum | Executive Producer |