Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

  • Radio chat show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2004 - 2017
  • 70 episodes (12 series)

Comic chat show in which an individual from the world of entertainment selects someone that they would like to interview.

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Series 12, Episode 6 - Tim Vine interviews Sir Ken Dodd

Chain Reaction. Image shows from L to R: Tim Vine, Ken Dodd. Copyright: BBC
In the final edition of this series, Tim Vine arrives in Liverpool to interview a bone fide comedy legend - Sir Ken Dodd. Recorded at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, Tim talks to Ken about his long career, the length of his live shows, and performs a Liverpudlian version of Hamlet.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 27th March 2017
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Tuesday 21st March 2017, 15:30 at The Bluecoat (Liverpool)

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 17th December 2018 11:30am Radio 4
Saturday 11th July 2020 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Tim Vine Host / Presenter
Ken Dodd (as Sir Ken Dodd) Guest
Production team
Adnan Ahmed Producer

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