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Children's Hour... With Armstrong And Miller. Image shows from L to R: Martin Bain-Jones (Alexander Armstrong), Craig Children (Ben Miller). Copyright: BBC
Children's Hour... With Armstrong And Miller

Children's Hour... With Armstrong And Miller

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1998
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller star as pompous art critics Martin Bain-Jone and Craig Children taking on a range of different cultural subjects. Also features Tony Gardner, Charlie Condou and Melissa Lloyd.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1998
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong, Tony Gardner, Charlie Condou and Melissa Lloyd
Writers
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller
Producer
Jon Rolph
Company

Pompous critics and culture journalists Martin Bain-Jones (Alexander Armstrong) and Craig Children (Ben Miller), present a frightfully clever culture show, a wry look at the fringes of popular music.

They're hip, they're happening - so they say - and in these four episodes they discuss Boy Bands ('Peter Andre would be in a band if he had any mates'), Middle of the Road ('those bland or unchallenging songs'), as well as Brit Pop and Solo Artists. Follow them as they compete to get the best scoop. Who knows, they may even win a Best of the Rest Award. A 'Brest' in other words...

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 2nd December 1998 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 20th December 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Tuesday 13th December 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
  • Tuesday 6th December 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2

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