Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)
Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2001 - 2020
  • 31 episodes (4 series)

Mockumentary series following English cricket's most celebrated bits-and-pieces county cricketer. Stars Christopher Douglas, Andrew Nickolds, Nicola Sanderson and Lewis Macleod.

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Who Does Dave Podmore Think He Is?

Cricket is 1,000 years old, and England anti-hero Dave Podmore wants a piece of the glory. Can he trace his dodgy family tree back a millennium and get a primetime slot on BBC One?

Further details

Some, though not all, cricket historians contend that 2014 marks the 1,000th year of cricket's existence, an important anniversary that takes us on a Podyssey back through the mists of cricketing time to that very first Celtic guy who picked up a stone, put it there or thereabouts and gave it CXCIX per cent.

Pod is being helped by Andy to research his ancestry as he's on the long-list for the next series of Who Do You Think You Are?, although he faces stiff competition from the likes of the announcer bloke who says "Previously on Homeland" and Sykes the dog from Midsomer Murders.

There's certainly a lot of Pod's family history stuffed away in his garage but it's mainly unpaid fines dating back to the birth of parking meters in 1958.

Even so it's a start and as each shameful episode in the Podmores' past is unearthed it becomes clear that his dynasty has been exploiting the game for longer than a Geoffrey Boycott anecdote. Can Pod trace his dodgy family tree back a full millennium and get himself that BBC slot?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 9th June 2014
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Dave 'Pod' Podmore
Andrew Nickolds Andy Hamer
Christopher Douglas Ensemble Actor
Andrew Nickolds Ensemble Actor
Nicola Sanderson Ensemble Actor
Lewis Macleod Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Nick Newman Writer
Production team
John Harvey Producer

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