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Buy Me Up TV

Buy Me Up TV

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 2007 - 2008
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

Radio 2 comedy series set behind the scenes of a 24 hour shopping channel, by James Eldred and Justin Edwards. Stars Justin Edwards, Katherine Jakeways, Alex Macqueen, Greg Proops, Ewen MacIntosh and Colin Hoult

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2007 - 2008
Channel
BBC Radio 2
Episodes
5 (1 pilot + 1 series)
Stars
Justin Edwards, Katherine Jakeways, Alex Macqueen, Greg Proops, Ewen MacIntosh and Colin Hoult
Writers
James Eldred and Justin Edwards
Producer
Lucy Armitage
Company

Buy Me Up TV is a radio sitcom that observes the goings on behind and in front of the camera at a 24 hour shopping channel. The crazed products and the equally unhinged presenters become ever more involved in the farcical demands of the badly run TV station.

BuyMeUp TV is like every shopping channel you've ever seen - product demonstrations, guests, auctions, infomercials, dramatic price reductions, testimonials, phone lines, order pages, horoscopes, bargains, special offers, and life-changing stories. It sells everything you can possibly imagine for your home, vehicle, health, entertainment, lifestyle, wardrobe and bathroom. Owned by a vast American cable network, it is a 24-hour live broadcast channel selling crap to the whole nation.

Each episode is also peppered with idents and adverts for ludicrous products they are forced to sell, from Robert Mugabe beach towels and the Jeffery Archery set, to the Guitar Bra and a communist doorbell.

Additional details

Production
Studio

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 19th March 2007 on BBC Radio 2
Most recent repeats
  • Monday 17th July 2023 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 10th July 2023 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
  • Monday 3rd July 2023 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2