His Master's Voice (2014)
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014
- 1 episode
Comedy drama about the life of ventriloquist Peter Brough and his doll Archie Andrews - both played by Rob Brydon. Stars Rob Brydon, Fenella Woolgar, Michael Bertenshaw, Thomas Williams-Boyle, Stephanie Racine and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2014
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Rob Brydon, Fenella Woolgar, Michael Bertenshaw, Thomas Williams-Boyle, Stephanie Racine, James Lailey, Ewan Bailey and Harriet Collings
- Writers
- James Maw and Tim Sullivan
- Director
- Jeremy Mortimer
- Producer
- Jeremy Mortimer
Rob Brydon is ventriloquist Peter Brough, and his doll Archie Andrews, in a new drama that tells the true story behind one of the most successful radio shows of all time.
The 1950s BBC Radio show Educating Archie - with 16 million listeners - catapulted the ventriloquist Peter Brough from suburban obscurity to the heights of high society. The Royal Family were fans. His show introduced the world to Eric Sykes (writer), Tony Hancock (Archie's Tutor), Max Bygraves (another tutor) and Julie Andrews (Archie's girlfriend).
After eight years on radio, Educating Archie transferred to television. And yet, one day in 1961, Peter Brough locked the dummy in a suitcase and left him on the top of a wardrobe for 40 years until, six years after the ventriloquist's death, Archie Andrews was put up for auction.
His Master's Voice tells the true story of what went wrong in the world of Archie Andrews and Peter Brough.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 2nd August 2014 at 2:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 30th June 2018 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra
- Friday 29th June 2018 at 3:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Friday 29th June 2018 at 10:00am on Radio 4 Extra