Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting. Linda (Linda Smith). Copyright: BBC
Linda Smith's A Brief History Of Timewasting
- Radio sketch show / sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2001 - 2002
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Linda Smith wrote and starred in this Radio 4 sitcom, playing a version of herself living in East London and struggling with the minutiae of life. Also features Margaret John, Femi Elufowoju Jr, Chris Neill, Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder
Key details
- Genres
- Sketch Show, Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2001 - 2002
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- Linda Smith, Margaret John, Femi Elufowoju Jr, Chris Neill, Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder
- Writer
- Linda Smith
- Producers
- Lucy Armitage and Jon Rolph
- Companies
In this sitcom, Linda Smith plays a version of herself living in her East London house, dealing with the chaos caused by her inept live-in builder Chris, the demands of her morbid elderly neighbour Betty, and Wara, the enthusiastic Nigerian minicab driver.
Linda's trademark cynical and surreal observations on life run through this show, which ran for two series in 2001 and 2002. After her death in 2004, Jeremy Hardy revealed that Linda had been working on a third series.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- A Brief History Of Timewasting
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- The theme music is Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 19th July 2001 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
-
- Saturday 10th October 2020 at 10:45pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6
- Saturday 3rd October 2020 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Saturday 26th September 2020 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 4