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The Ape That Got Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern), Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright. Copyright: BBC
The Ape That Got Lucky

The Ape That Got Lucky

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2005
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Chris Addison's Sony Gold Award winning radio show, in which he argues that humans became the top species on Earth through sheer luck. Stars Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.

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Key details

Genre
Stand-Up
Broadcast
2005
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell
Writers
Chris Addison and Carl Cooper
Producer
Simon Nicholls
Company

Additional details

Production
Studio
Soundtrack
Opening theme tune is "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss (the theme from [i]2001: A Space Odyssey).

Closing theme is "I Go Ape" by Neil Sedaka.

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 4th August 2005 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 12th August 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 5th August 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
  • Monday 29th July 2024 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2

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