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 Wednesday 6th July at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
Boswell's Lives. James Boswell (Miles Jupp). Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2018
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (3 series)
- Star
- Miles Jupp
- Writer
- Jon Canter
- Director
- Sally Avens
- Producer
- Sally Avens
- Companies
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: Wednesday 6th July at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 1: Wednesday 6th July at 5pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 1: Thursday 7th July at 5am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 20th March 2022 at 9:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Boswell's Life Of Johnson, Episode 1
- Tuesday 15th March 2022 at 5:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Boswell's Life Of Johnson, Episode 1
- Monday 14th March 2022 at 5:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Boswell's Life Of Johnson, Episode 1