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TV schedule Tuesday 30th July 2019

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The South Bank Show 2019. Image shows from L to R: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton. Copyright: Andrea Southam

The South Bank Show 2019

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are two of the country's most original and versatile television screenwriters and actors. Melvyn Bragg talks to them both about their early influences and inspirations. They discuss their groundbreaking dark comedy The League Of Gentlemen and the stories behind some of its most infamous characters, with contributions from Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. The programme has exclusive access to Steve and Reece's writing room, as they work on scripts for the new series of Inside No. 9, and follows them on set as they film a new episode.

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