Radio

Desert Island Discs

Kirsty Young's castaways this week are the comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.

They've been at the rock-face, mining for laughs, for over 40 years and they've given us plenty of gems ... amongst them monologues in the '70s for Frankie Howerd, the era-defining character Alan B'Stard MP, star of The New Statesman, and now the successful revival of their long running and much loved sitcom Birds Of A Feather.

Grammar school boys from North London, they first met as ten year olds at a youth club, growing up to have 'real jobs' in the civil service and journalism, before finally embarking on the precarious business of making a living from putting words into other people' mouths.

The Absolutely Radio Show

Series 1, Episode 4

Featuring pearls of nonsense from Calum Gilhooley, Edinburgh's most boring man, more stories from those who were nearly there in The People's War, and an angsting actor who is very concerned about the length of his co-star's credits.