Beastly Baroque. Image shows from L to R: Philip Pope, Mitch Benn, Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Duncan. Copyright: BBC
Beastly Baroque
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 3
- 2013
- 5 episodes (1 series)
A series of sketches about the lives of famous classical composers, broadcast on Radio 3 for Comic Relief. Featuring Simon Russell Beale. Stars Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Duncan, Philip Pope and Mitch Benn.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 3
- Episodes
- 5 (1 series)
- Stars
- Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Duncan, Philip Pope and Mitch Benn
- Producer
- David Papp
- Company
Beastly Baroque, part of BBC Radio 3's 'Baroque Spring' season, was a series of sketches on the topic of composers who lived during the Baroque period.
The series, featuring Simon Russell Beale, eavesdrops on the extra-musical difficulties encountered by Bach, Lully, Monteverdi, Purcell and Handel.
The episodes were broadcast as part of Radio 3's In Tune programme.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 11th March 2013 at 5:30pm on BBC Radio 3