Series 5, Episode 1 production notes

I thought (having been editing intensively for the last few days) I'd write a bit about the production and editing of the sketches...

Radio Times review

I'm guessing I wasn't the only one who died a little at the thought of this programme. While the discovery of lost episodes is intriguing, the thought of another actor stepping into a hero's shoes usually fills fans with dread -- especially when that hero is the still very much-loved Tony Hancock.

That said, Kevin McNally is quite wonderful here as The Lad himself in this first of five episodes re-recorded to mark the 60th anniversary of Hancock's Half-Hour. Producers Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson have resisted the urge to tinker even slightly with the script and it's testament to the genius of writers Galton and Simpson that the words still sparkle.

Radio Comedy Staff Writer job

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Ed Morrish - How do I pick which scripts to look at?

To narrow it down then, what I'm looking for in a script is: 1. does it make me laugh? 2. Is it coherent?

Ed Morrish talks about radio bloopers

Ed Morrish, the producer of John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, talks about what happens when a sketch doesn't work.

Ed Morrish: Blog about the ensemble cast

When John and I are putting together the running orders, we always try to make sure that everyone gets an equal number of funny parts.

How the show gets made

How John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme gets made.

Newsjack by numbers

One of the measures of success for Newsjack is how many new writers it finds. So after six weeks of looking for those writers and turning their work into a show, what is left to do? To put them all in a spreadsheet and count the buggers, that's what.

The Now Show want to know your workplace secrets

Last week The Now Show started asking you, the good people of the internet, to contribute to its audience question. For those that don't know, each week we ask our audience a question, and read out the funniest/oddest/most damning answers at the end of the show.

What's the most madcap thing you've ever done?

Tomorrow night sees the return of the award-winning The Now Show to BBC Radio 4, for its thirtieth series. And thanks to the advances of the interwebs, now you can be a part of it - even if you can't make it to the recording.