"designed to offend listeners. During the interview with host Roger Bolton, Dare was asked, ""if he could reassure listeners that there'd be no heavy breathing in future."" Dare mocked both ""Feedback"" and Bolton saying: ""Only if we get an asthmatic on, I suppose. But now asthmatics are going to ring up and say, how dare you make fun of our condition?"" Six series of ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"" have been broadcast. I've Never Seen Star Wars (radio series) I've Never Seen Star Wars is a comedy talk show broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, each"
"March 2009, with guests including John Humphrys, Esther Rantzen, Rory McGrath and Hugh Dennis. A new host, Jo Brand, presented a December 2011 episode. Each episode of ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"" features a different guest trying things they have never done before, and seeing whether they liked their experiences or not. Some of the experiences come from the show's special list, which contains a range of different experiences, such as certain books, films, foodstuffs etc. The experiences tend to a mixture of things from the list and things the guest wants to try out themselves. The guest and Brigstocke"
"4, Dir: Gemma McMullan Black/Judge, ""Kicking The Air"" BBC Radio 4 Dir: Heather Larmour (Zebbie award Winner) Bertha Mulvihill, ""Titanic Letters,"" BBC Northern Ireland/Radio 4, Dir: Ian Dougan Narrator, ""The Book Programme,"" BBC Radio Ulster Megan/Susan, ""Some Secluded Glade,"" BBC Radio 4, Dir: Eoin O'Callaghan Reader, ""The Fairy's Curse"", BBC Radio 3, Dir: Marie-Claire Doris Judith, ""Girl from Mars,"" BBC Radio 4, Dir: Heather Larmour (Zebbie award winner) Reader, ""One by One In the Darkness,"" BBC Radio 4, Dir: Sara Johnson Narrator, ""Talking to Billy,"" BBC NI TV, Dir: Clare Delargy Narrator, ""Atlantis: The Evidence"", BBC Worldwide, Dir: Detlef Siebert"
"classic, cleverly managing to provoke both laughter and thought"". It's a satirical take on modern life in which Brian travels to mysterious worlds. The son of the actor and broadcaster Peter Jones, he is a graduate of the University of Manchester where he studied English and Philosophy. Bill Dare Bill Dare is an English author and creator/producer of radio and television comedy programmes. Dare is the producer or devisor of various (mainly comedy) programmes mainly for BBC Radio and television, including ""The Mary Whitehouse Experience"", ""Dead Ringers"", ""The Now Show"", ""The Late Edition"", ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"" and ""The"
"Starz. The fourth series premiered on July 8, 2011 on Starz in the U.S. and on July 14, 2011 on BBC One in the U.K. The 2006 and 2007 series were companioned with a CBBC show entitled ""Totally Doctor Who"". Series 1 was presented by ""CBBC"" and ""Smile"" presenter Barney Harwood and ""Blue Peter"" presenter Liz Barker. For the shows second series Barker was replaced by ""SMart"" presenter Kirsten O'Brien. During the second series, an animated serial, ""The Infinite Quest"", was featured. David Tennant and Freema Agyeman reprised their roles from the live-action television series while Anthony Head, a guest"
"4 schedule for over four decades, 2013 figures showed ""The World Tonight"" has retained 1.75m listeners, representing 17.8% of the national radio audience at 10pm. In the 1968 science fiction film """", ""The World Tonight"" is depicted as a television news programme on channel ""BBC-12"". During the programme, a reporter named Martin Amer (played by actor Mike Lovell) interviews the crew of ""Discovery-1"" on a voyage to Jupiter. The overall host of the show, who leads into the interview segment, is played by Kenneth Kendall. Ritula Shah, the main presenter, usually presents Monday - Wednesday. Since 2012 the programme has"
"Fi Glover Fiona Susannah Grace ""Fi"" Glover (born February 1969) is a British BBC journalist and presenter who currently presents ""The Listening Project"" for BBC Radio 4, ""Shared Experience"" for BBC Radio 4 and ""My Perfect Country"" for the BBC World Service. Until March 2011, she was the host of BBC Radio 4's ""Saturday Live"", and before that presented BBC Radio 4's ""Broadcasting House"". She previously worked at BBC Radio 5 Live for 7 years. In 2014 she was the host of BBC One's reality history show, ""24 Hours in the Past"". In 1993, Glover started her BBC career as"
"live astronomy series in January 2011 – co-presented with physicist-turned-comedian Dara Ó Briain and featuring chat show host Jonathan Ross – linked to events across the United Kingdom. A second and a third series featuring a variety of guests ran in January 2012 and January 2013. Since November 2009 Cox has co-presented a BBC Radio 4 ""comedy science magazine programme"", ""The Infinite Monkey Cage"" with comedian Robin Ince. Guests have included comedians Tim Minchin, Alexei Sayle, Dara Ó Briain, and scientists including Alice Roberts of the BBC show ""The Incredible Human Journey"", and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Cox also appeared"
"BBC Radio 2, Radio 4 and Radio 5Live, as well as regional and local radio stations across the UK. In 2008 Couper presented the 30 x 15 minute Radio 4 series ""Cosmic Quest"", on the history of astronomy. Her major series for BBC World Service Radio have ranged from ""A Brief History of Infinity"" and ""The Essential Guide to the 21st Century"", to the long-running ""Seeing Stars"" (presented with Nigel Henbest). Outside astronomy, Couper has been guest presenter on the Radio 4 flagship programmes ""Woman’s Hour"", the John Dunn Programme and ""Start the Week"". She has showcased her interests in"
"BBC One quiz show. Edwards stated in an interview with the ""Daily Mail"" that he has no sense of smell due to sniffing pure ammonia while in school. Edwards supported green organisation Global Cool in 2010 as part of their Traincation campaign, along with his friend George Lamb. Edwards married ""EastEnders"" and ""Father Brown"" actress Emer Kenny in 2016. Rick Edwards Richard Philip Edwards (born 20 May 1979 in Enfield, London) is an English television presenter who works mainly for Channel 4, E4 and ITV2. Edwards presented T4 for fourteen years, and has also presented ""Tool Academy"", ""Freshly Squeezed"", ""E4"
"which a panel of experts and key figures debate current geopolitical events happening around the world. Paddy O'Connell Paddy O'Connell (born Guy Patrick O'Connell, 11 March 1966 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC. He presents BBC Radio 4's ""Broadcasting House"" programme each Sunday morning. He is also an occasional presenter of Radio 4's ""PM"" programme. O'Connell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Paddy O'Connell, who is of Irish descent, was educated at Gresham's School and the University of Aberdeen. He began his broadcasting career in 1989 on the"
"is made light of by Jon Culshaw on ""Dead Ringers"". Neil Nunes Neil Nunes (born 12 December 1980) (pronounced ) is a British Jamaican continuity announcer and newsreader on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom, and on the BBC World Service. Nunes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and brought up in the parish of Manchester. While studying for a degree in biology at Northern Caribbean University, he became involved with the university radio station as a presenter. He then went on to work as a newsreader and reporter for radio networks in the Dutch Caribbean while at the same"
"BBC Radio 4, both as a guest in comedy panel shows, as well as in his own shows. Will Smith (comedian) William James Smith (born 8 June 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer. As co-writer and co-producer of the HBO sitcom ""Veep"", he was among the recipients of two Emmys and two Writers Guild of America Awards, and has received nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy. Though born in Winchester, Hampshire, Smith grew up in Jersey and was educated there at Victoria College. His"
"Radio 4. Nelson has also presented a number of science series on Radio 4, including ""Britain's Modern Brunels"" and ""Citizen Scientist"" in 2006. She produced ""Women with the Right Stuff"" on the BBC World Service. She began to present the Planet Earth podcasts in 2008. In 2010 she was made editor of The Biologist. Nelson makes films for the European Space Agency. She hosts the podcast ""Space Boffins"" through her media company ""Boffin Media"", which has welcomed guests such as Buzz Aldrin, Eileen Collins, Helen Sharman and Tim Peake. She presented the 2017 BBC World Service documentary ""Before I Go."""
"New York to write a book. Glover married Rick Jones, a Google executive, in April 2014. They have two children, a son, Hector, born in January 2006, and a daughter, Honor, born in August 2008. In 2014 she was made a Fellow of the Radio Academy. Fi Glover Fiona Susannah Grace ""Fi"" Glover (born February 1969) is a British BBC journalist and presenter who currently presents ""The Listening Project"" for BBC Radio 4, ""Shared Experience"" for BBC Radio 4 and ""My Perfect Country"" for the BBC World Service. Until March 2011, she was the host of BBC Radio 4's ""Saturday"
"Mark Dolan Mark Dolan (born 17 March 1974) is an English comedian, writer, and television presenter. Dolan was born in Camden, London. He attended the University of Edinburgh and performed in the acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe The Improverts. Dolan is well known as the host of Channel 4 show ""Balls of Steel"", which he presented from 2005 until the shows end in 2008. He is also the presenter of Channel 4 Radio’s satirical show ""The Weekly Show"", which is now in its second series, and the TV documentary series ""The World's (Something) And Me"", where he meets ""the world's most"
"4 (2006–14) Regular contributor to Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4 (1995–present day) Regular contributor to Kaleidescope, BBC Radio 4 (1995) Regular contributor to The Arts Show, BBC Radio 2 (2014–present day) Regular contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live, including special commissions for Test Match Special, Cheltenham Gold Cup and City v United (2012–15) Scotland meet Murray Lachlan Young, BBC Radio 4 (2013) Alien Balladeer, BBC Radio 4 series (2014) The Symphony of Medinah, Narrator, BBC Radio 5 Live (2014) Cern, BBC World Service (2015) Television Murray Lachlan Young, MTV USA, series (1996) Vice Versa, BBC 2 television special (1997) Regular"
"Bill Dare Bill Dare is an English author and creator/producer of radio and television comedy programmes. Dare is the producer or devisor of various (mainly comedy) programmes mainly for BBC Radio and television, including ""The Mary Whitehouse Experience"", ""Dead Ringers"", ""The Now Show"", ""The Late Edition"", ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"" and ""The Secret World"", and ""Brian Gulliver's Travels"". He was also the producer of eight series of ITV's ""Spitting Image"". A running gag on the radio version of ""Dead Ringers"" was Jon Culshaw, in the style of Tom Baker saying Dare's name in an exaggerated fashion at the end"
"Nick Grimshaw Nicholas Peter Andrew Grimshaw (born 14 August 1984) is an English television and radio presenter. He is best known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1 including ""The Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" between 2012 and 2018. He is also known for his Channel 4 roles in T4 and ""The Album Chart Show"". In 2015, he was a judge on the twelfth series of ""The X Factor"". Grimshaw joined BBC Radio 1 in September 2007, presenting the BBC's youth strand Switch with friend and fellow DJ Annie Mac. He hosted the show for 9 months"
"London's Palace Theatre. In October 2008 he was featured on BBC Radio 4's ""Desert Island Discs"". He wrote and starred in the ITV sitcom ""Mumbai Calling"" and the UK tour of the hit American improv show ""Totally Looped"". On 23 February 2009 Sanjeev was appointed as the University of Sussex's new Chancellor. He was formally installed at the university's summer graduation ceremony on 22 July 2009. In March 2010 Sanjeev featured on the BBC Radio 4 comedy show ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"". On 23 July 2010 he was guest on the BBC comedy panel game ""Would I Lie To"
"Angela Scanlon Angela Marie Scanlon (born 29 December 1983) is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTÉ and the BBC. She initially broadcast on Irish television, presenting a number of programmes on RTÉ including documentary ""Oi Ginger!"" in 2013. Since 2016, she appeared as a reporter on ""The One Show"", and presented in the absence of Alex Jones. She undertook her first role on a major British show as a co-host of ""Robot Wars"" with Dara Ó Briain in 2016. Angela Scanlon was born in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland, into a family of four sisters. She attended school in"
"and ""Celebrity Masterchef"". She has also appeared as a judge on BBC Two's ""Great British Menu"". She was the Creative Director for the ""Evening Standard""s London Food Month (2017) which won 'Best Debut Event' at the 2017 Event Awards. She has appeared on many British television shows such as ""Very British Problems"" (Channel 4), ""Pointless Celebrities"", ""Have I Got News For You"" (BBC1), ""The Now Show"" (Radio 4), ""The Review Show"" (BBC Two), ""Film 2012"" (BBC1), ""The Culture Show"" (BBC2), ""Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe"" (BBC4), """" (Dave). Since 2016, Dent has presented ""The Untold"" on BBC Radio 4, which has been"
"Ian Peacock Ian Peacock (born 14 December 1962) is a radio presenter and writer. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4 since the late 1980s. Described as ""a natural broadcaster"" by ""The Observer"", he has a Gold Sony Award for feature-making (Radio Academy Awards). He was named by ""The Independent"" as a 'Media Star 2006' – one of the media people who would ""have the most impact"" over the year. Peacock was born in Westerhope, a village in Northumberland to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne. As a child, he spent time with family in Denmark and travelled widely"
"programmes but increasing Radio 4's coverage of science. Gwyneth Williams Gwyneth Williams (born 14 July 1953) is the controller of BBC Radio 4. She grew up in South Africa and attended St Hugh's College, Oxford. Williams joined the BBC World Service in 1976 as a trainee, having briefly worked as researcher at the Overseas Development Institute. In the 1980s she became producer and duty editor of BBC Radio 4's ""The World Tonight"", and then Deputy Editor, Special Current Affairs Programmes, responsible for broadcasting general elections and other major events. In 1994 as Editor, Policy and Social Programmes she launched current"
"Radio 4 programme ""I'm Suzy, and I'm a Phobic"", which was broadcast in January 2013. Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his"
"in the same film. The long running radio comedy ""Just a Minute"" first aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1967. Panellists must talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, ""without hesitation, repetition or deviation"". Guests over the years have included Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard and Sue Perkins. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, the science fiction comedy radio series ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" was innovative in its use of music and sound effects. The BBC, as a public service broadcaster, also runs minority stations such as BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio"
"frequently goes to games, both at Sixfields Stadium and away. He currently lives near Towcester in Northamptonshire. Mark Lawson Mark Gerard Lawson (born 11 April 1962) is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. Specialising in culture and the arts, he is best known for presenting the flagship BBC Radio 4 arts programme ""Front Row"" between 1998 and 2014. He is also a ""Guardian"" columnist, and presents ""Mark Lawson Talks To..."" on BBC Four. Born in Hendon, north London, Lawson was raised in Leeds, where his father was a marketing director for the Civil Service and British Telecom. Both of his"
"Steve Mould Steve Mould (born 5 October 1978) is a British science presenter. Originally from Gateshead, United Kingdom, he is now based in London. He has two children. Mould was born on 5 October 1978 in Gateshead, United Kingdom. He went to St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon before going on to study physics at Oxford University. In 2014, Mould co-hosted ITV's ""I Never Knew That About Britain"" alongside Paul Martin and Suzannah Lipscomb. He has also appeared as a science expert on ""The Alan Titchmarsh Show"", ""The One Show"" and ""Blue Peter"". Between 2008 and 2010, Mould performed three"
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me (radio program) Do Nothing till You Hear From Me (2004) was a six-part BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by British comic actor and writer Marcus Powell based on his Roy Diamond character. In the radio version, produced by Carol Smith, the cantankerous Jamaican stand-up comedian played by Powell was transformed into an equally cantankerous trombone player, Roy Walcott, played by Ram John Holder (of ""Desmond's"" and ""Porkpie"" fame). The stellar supporting cast included Sam Kelly (Porridge) George Layton, Yvonne Brewster, Caroline Lee Johnson (""Chef!"") and Marcus himself playing Roy's long-suffering son-in-law Victor. Guest"
"Moira Stuart Moira Clare Ruby Stuart OBE (born 2 September 1949) is a British presenter and broadcaster, who was the first African-Caribbean female newsreader to appear on British television, having worked on BBC News since 1981. In a career that spans four decades, she has presented many television news and radio programmes for the BBC and was the newsreader for ""The Chris Evans Breakfast Show"" on BBC Radio 2. She hosts on the station her own music show every Sunday from 23:00 till midnight, featuring ""timeless classics"" over the past 60 years. On 17 December 2018, it was announced that"
"4 broadcasts consists of host Clive Anderson along with two guests and the two regular contestants, Stephen Fry and John Sessions. Clive Anderson stayed on as host when the show moved to television, with John Sessions resuming his role as the only regular in the first series. He subsequently became a rotating regular in the second and third series. However he appears only twice in the third series, these being his final appearances. Stephen Fry appears only occasionally on the television series. Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie first appear in the second and third series respectively; they each gradually increase"
"occasions, and was a contestant on ""Team Nemesis"" during series 4. Charles also hosted the ""Robot Wars Live"" UK tour, in 2001 and shows performed at the Wembley Arena. On 13 January 2016, The BBC announced that the show would be rebooted with 6 episodes in the year. On 14 January 2016, Charles posted a tweet on his Twitter page saying that he would love to present the new series, however he received no reply from the BBC. On 3 February 2016, Dara Ó Briain was announced as Charles' replacement as the presenter. The BBC also stated that they had"
"Andrew Sachs as Jeeves. Brigstocke hosted ""The Late Edition"" (2005-2008), which was promoted by the BBC as """"Newsnight"" with jokes"", but was described by John Walker as a ""disastrous attempt"" to mimic ""The Daily Show"", which saw Brigstocke descending into ""stumbling panic"" when required to deviate from scripted gags. Brigstocke's talk show ""I've Never Seen Star Wars"" was described by ""The Guardian"" as a programme which ""gently plods on, with the feel of a mid-afternoon game show"". Brigstocke's series ""The Brig Society"", which began in 2013, was described by the ""Daily Telegraph"" as ""imbecilic"", ""patronising"", ""smug"" and ""self righteous"" and"