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The Greengrocer's Apostrophe

The Greengrocer's Apostrophe

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2010
  • 3 episodes (1 series)

A series of three short comic tales about the apostrophe. Stars James Anthony Pearson, Tracy Wiles and Monica Gibb.

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2010
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
3 (1 series)
Stars
James Anthony Pearson, Tracy Wiles and Monica Gibb
Writers
Anneliese Mackintosh, Ronald Frame and Diana Hendry
Producer
Eilidh McCreadie
Company

Inspired by a hand-written sign offering "apple's and banana's", this series of three comic tales begins with a quirky story by Anneliese Mackintosh and read by James Anthony Pearson about the apostrophe that ends a relationship.

The second episode, written by Ronald Frame and read by Tracy Wiles, is about a novel way Alice finds to occupy her time after her high-flying career stalls. Armed only with a balaclava and a pot of paint, she starts to vent her anger on sloppy punctuation.

In the final tale, Monica Gibb reads a new short story by Diana Hendry about a woman distracted by an apostrophe obsession, who fails to notice that her lover is not all he seems.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 28th September 2010 at 3:30pm on BBC Radio 4
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 29th April 2012 at 12:30am on Radio 4 - Episode 2
  • Sunday 22nd April 2012 at 12:30am on Radio 4 - Episode 1

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