
The Blagger's Guide
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 2
- 2005 - 2014
- 44 episodes (7 series)
David Quantick presents comical, occasionally fabricated quick-fire guides to various musical genres and events. Also features Lewis Macleod and Kate O'Sullivan.
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Blagger's Guide To Bob Dylan - The Blagger's Guide To Bob Dylan
Further details
With a mix of faked archive material, improbable sketches, made-up adverts, and a man with a West Country accent shouting at you, The Blagger's Guide treats Dylan with a blend of irreverence, reverence, mischief and affectionate teasing. What was the real reason Dylan sang in a nasal whine? What was the extent of his involvement with the liberal elite? Are you an ex of Bob Dylan? Do you need a dedicated helpline? Did you miss Bob Dylan's Animal House in the cinema? Did you know that he meant Rambo not Rimbaud all along? How did the snare from Like A Rolling Stone fare on its appearance on the David Letterman Show? How did wife Sara react to Bob's mid-life crisis? How similar is Bob Dylan to Jeffrey Archer? All these questions and other, more fatuous ones will be answered.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 24th April 2009
- Time
- 7pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
David Quantick | Host / Presenter |
Lewis Macleod | Ensemble Actor |
Kate O'Sullivan | Ensemble Actor |
David Quantick | Writer |
Simon Poole | Writer |
Anna Harrison | Producer |
Chris O'Shaughnessy | Audio Producer |
Press
It's all right, Bob, he's only joking
It was Bob Dylan's turn for the David Quantick treatment: well-aimed, well-informed, gentle sending up.
Chris Campling, The Times, 28th April 2009Hilariously sardonic host David Quantick introduces an irreverent romp through Bob Dylan's career, including faked archive recordings and made-up adverts.
Gary Rose, Radio Times, 24th April 2009