The Exploding Library
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 2021 - 2023
- 9 episodes (3 series)
Arts documentary series featuring comedians talking about cult books. Stars Mark Watson, Josie Long, Daliso Chaponda, Natasha Hodgson, Athena Kugblenu and more.
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Series 3, Episode 2 - The Unfortunates, by BS Johnson
Hirsute comedian and crumpled polymath Rob Auton shuffles through BS Johnson's 1969 novel The Unfortunates, a book published in a box with 27 sections to be read in a random order.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 5th November 2023
- Time
- 4:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Rob Auton | Self |
| Julia Jordan (as Dr. Julia Jordan) | Self |
| Kaye Mitchell | Self |
| Jonathan Coe | Self |
| Aidan Moffat | Self |
| John Brewin | Self |
| BS Johnson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Mike Shephard | Narrator |
| Rob Auton | Writer |
| Benjamin Partridge | Producer |
| Steven Rajam | Creator |
| Benjamin Partridge | Creator |