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Les Kelly's Britain. Les Kelly (Kevin Bishop). Copyright: BBC
Les Kelly's Britain

Les Kelly's Britain

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2010 - 2011
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

Comedy starring Kevin Bishop as a radio show host who aims to draw attention to some of the unsung heroes who make Britain great. Stars Kevin Bishop, Laurence Howarth, Dave Lamb, Vicki Pepperdine and Julian Dutton

  • Episode 4 repeated Friday at 9am on Radio 4 Extra

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2010 - 2011
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
5 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Kevin Bishop, Laurence Howarth, Dave Lamb, Vicki Pepperdine and Julian Dutton
Writers
Bill Dare and Julian Dutton
Producer
Bill Dare
Company

Kevin Bishop plays radio show host Les Kelly, who aims to draw attention to some of the unsung heroes who make Britain great. Les Kelly is a soundbite in human form. His desire to see Britain full of normal, decent people is matched by his ignorance.

Les is opinionated, sincere and stupid. The guests - who are mostly mad, bad or tragic - have in the past included a campanologist who plays Away In A Manger with only one bell, a man campaigning for guide dogs for sighted people and a lollipop lady with OCD.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 10th November 2011 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Next repeats
  1. Episode 4: Friday at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
  2. Episode 4: Friday at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
Most recent repeats
  • Friday 21st March 2025 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
  • Friday 14th March 2025 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2
  • Friday 7th March 2025 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 1

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