Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2002 - 2019
- 31 episodes (5 series)
Radio sitcom starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles Wemmbley Hogg, a upper-middle-class student ponce from Budleigh Salterton who travels the world. Also features Tom Goodman-Hill, Catherine Tate, Adrian Scarborough, Catherine Shepherd and Vincent Franklin
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Arctic
Frozen fiascos are afoot, as the dim student traveller sails with Greenpeace after winning a cereal packet competition.
Further details
Giles finds himself trapped on the Arctic Ice with nothing but a stick of Pepperami for comfort. He has to deal with the endless cold, the ever-present threat of polar bears, a painstaking Science research project, a lack of sunlight and, worst of all, an American.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 6th August 2002
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Marcus Brigstocke | Giles Wemmbley Hogg |
| Paul Shearer | Bjorn |
| Mel Giedroyc | Helga |
| Lorelei King | Judith |
| Clive Russell | Glenn |
| Kerry Shale | Annowalk |
| Daphne Cheung | Kim |
| Marcus Brigstocke | Writer |
| Jeremy Salsby | Writer |
| Graeme Garden | Writer (Additional Material) |
| David Tyler | Director |
| David Tyler | Producer |