The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC
The Maltby Collection
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2009
- 18 episodes (3 series)
A radio sitcom from the pen of David Nobbs, set in a small museum. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt, Geoffrey Palmer, Ben Willbond, Rachel Atkins, Michael Smiley and more.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
The Maltby Collection. Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2007 - 2009
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 18 (3 series)
- Stars
- Julian Rhind-Tutt, Geoffrey Palmer, Ben Willbond, Rachel Atkins, Michael Smiley, Julia Deakin, Geoffrey McGivern, Chris Pavlo and Margaret Cabourn-Smith
- Writer
- David Nobbs
- Producer
- Colin Anderson
- Company
The Maltby Collection is David Nobbs' first radio sitcom and focuses on life in a small, fairly unpopular museum. The employees' complicated love lives and varied ambitions for the future are the basis for much of the comedy in the series.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- The theme song for the first series was "I'm On My Way" by The Proclaimers. Further series used a cover version of the song.
Website links
- Official Website
The official website from the BBC. Features a list of the episodes and not much more. - David Nobbs' Website
The official website of the writer. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 15th June 2007 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 1: Today at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Friday 26th April at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 4th January 2024 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6
- Thursday 28th December 2023 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Thursday 21st December 2023 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 4