Harry Hill to pilot Radio 4 show 'Spoot!'
- Harry Hill is to pilot a Radio 4 comedy show called Spoot!
- The programme will be based around a fictional game, "Britain's oldest sport"
- The show will be recorded in front of a live studio audience this December
Harry Hill is to pilot a Radio 4 comedy show called Spoot!.
The format, which will be recorded in front of a live studio audience, sees the comedian presenting a show all about a fictional sport.
Producers explain: "Harry Hill rediscovers Britain's oldest sport, spoot. Like all proper sports, it involves getting a ball through a hole, in this case in accordance with the rules found in the 4,000 page Book of Spoot. Exciting commentary, detailed analysis, controversial judging and lame continuity jokes will be provided by a selection of pundits and commentators. Listeners will soon pick up the simple complexity of the game's rules, and cheer on their favourites as they appear to be about to score a point."
Whilst Harry Hill has been working on various new TV formats recently - with his latest invention, Harry Hill's Tea Time, on Sky 1 on Sundays at the moment - this is his first radio comedy project for a number of years.
The pilot episode of Spoot! will be recorded at the Shaw Theatre in London on the 1st December. Tickets
Speaking in an interview recently, Hill discussed the idea of bringing back his biggest TV hit, Harry Hill's TV Burp. Speaking to Digital Spy he said he wouldn't want to present the show himself any more, but added "I think they should bring it back with someone else. Someone mad enough to do it! Maybe guest presenters."