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Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

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

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Series 2, Episode 4 - Egypt

Giles' audio diary is from Egypt. He's on a mission to nominate Cairo as the ideal town to be twinned with Budleigh Salterton.

Further details

Giles travels to the land of the pharaohs, on a top-level mission to offer Cairo the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be twinned with Budleigh Salterton, East Devon's third prettiest coastal town. Along the way, Giles unleashes a deadly Pharaoh's curse, hears the tale of the legendary one they call Pe-ter U-stin-ov and tries to find the place where Cleopatra killed herself with a wasp.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 5th November 2003
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Marcus Brigstocke Giles Wemmbley Hogg
Guest cast
Raad Rawi Mustapha
Rowena Cooper Joyce
TJ Ramini Mr Hassan
Matilda Ziegler Lynda
Eryl Maynard Mildred
Souad Faress Tourist Official
Writing team
Marcus Brigstocke Writer
Jeremy Salsby Writer
Graeme Garden Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
David Tyler Director
David Tyler Producer

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