Week Ending
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1970 - 1998
- 1142 episodes (83 series)
A satirical sketch show that started many comedy careers and ran for more than 1,100 episodes, for nearly 30 years. Stars Bill Wallis, David Tate, Sally Grace, David Jason, Jon Glover and more.
Press clippings
Week Ending - the lean months
Ged Parsons is a writer for shows such as Dara O'Briain's School of Hard Sums, Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask, Mock The Week, Strictly Come Dancing, The Two Ronnies Sketchbook, and Have I Got News For You. Here, he writes about getting into comedy via open-door policy shows such as the Radio 4 Extra comedy staple, Newsjack, using his own experience of writing on the satirical open-door comedy of its day, Week Ending.
Ged Parsons, BBC Blogs, 18th October 2012Toppled The Navy Lark as the longest-running comedy. Spitting Image without puppets. For years, Friday bedtime just wasn't the same without it.
Roland White, The Times, 12th April 2009