Boswell's Lives. James Boswell (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC
Boswell's Lives
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2015 - 2018
- 12 episodes (3 series)
Radio 4 series in which Miles Jupp plays James Boswell, the famous biographer.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
Boswell's Lives. James Boswell (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2018
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (3 series)
- Star
- Miles Jupp
- Writer
- Jon Canter
- Director
- Sally Avens
- Producer
- Sally Avens
- Company
Actor and comedian Miles Jupp stars as James Boswell, the famous biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson, in this comedy series by Jon Canter which focuses on the lives of other legends, alive and dead.
The first series, which won the Best European Radio Fiction Series or Serial award at the Prix Europa 2015, saw Boswell attempt to write a biography of Sigmund Freud, Maria Callas and Harold Pinter. A special episode - broadcast in May 2015 - focused on a more topical person: Boris Johnson.
In Series 2, Boswell met Muhammad Ali, Karl Marx, Madonna and Alan Bennett.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 25th February 2015 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 1: Tomorrow at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Wednesday 24th April at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Wednesday 24th April at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Wednesday 24th April at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Thursday 25th April at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1
- Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1
- Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 8:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 1