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The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden
The Pin

The Pin

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2015 - 2019
  • 16 episodes (4 series)

Radio 4 sketch show starring The Pin, aka double-act Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen.

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The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden. Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
2015 - 2019
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
16 (4 series)
Stars
Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen
Writers
Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen
Producers
Sam Bryant and Sam Michell
Company

Award-winning comedy duo The Pin present their own sketch show. Strap in and delve in to a world of oddness, performed in front of a live studio audience.

The Pin radio show sees double-act Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden revise, tweak and comment on their sketches as they go, deconstructing the boundary between them and the listener, revealing the twisted logic behind their skewed approach to comedy and life.

After a sold-out run in Edinburgh and a string of performances across BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Three, Channel 4 and Comedy Central, The Pin made their BBC Radio 4 debut in this show.

Fans of the show range from David Walliams to Ben Stiller.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 21st October 2015 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • BBC Radio Theatre

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