Old Boats
Elephants To Catch Eels
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2004
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Historical comedy set in 1790s Cornwall concerning the adventures of heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawney and her drunken father Jago. Stars Lucy Speed, John Bowe, Andrew McGibbon, Cameron Stewart, Martin Hyder and Mark Felgate
- Series 1, Episode 3 repeated Wednesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Awards
Tamsyn is not pleased, as yet again she's failed to win the coveted 'Smuggling Personality of the Year' award.
Further details
Tamsyn is not pleased, as yet again she's failed to win the coveted 'Smuggling Personality of the Year' award at the annual Jethro awards (sponsored by Bloke-2-Bloke, THE mobile semaphore network that gets you in touch). Can Jago rig the shout-in vote and influence it so that Tamsyn wins the 'Peasants' Choice' award instead?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th April 2004
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 5th October 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 15th November 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 15th November 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 16th November 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 1st February 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 1st February 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 2nd February 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 6th October 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 6th October 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 7th October 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 18th July 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 18th July 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 19th July 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 23rd July 2016 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 14th November 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 14th November 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th November 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 17th November 2018 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 15th March 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 15th March 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 16th March 2022 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 19th March 2022 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Lucy Speed | Tamsyn Trelawney |
| John Bowe | Jago Trelawney |
| Andrew McGibbon | Captain Marriot |
| Cameron Stewart | Major Thomas Falconer |
| Martin Hyder | Squire Bascombe |
| Mark Felgate | Dewey |
| Mark Perry | Hobbs |
| India Fisher | Mum |
| Tom Jamieson | Writer |
| Nev Fountain | Writer |
| Jan Ravens | Producer |
| John Whitehall | Composer |