Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC
Ed Reardon's Week

Ed Reardon's Week

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2005 - 2023
  • 94 episodes (15 series)

Radio sitcom following curmudgeonly 50-something writer Ed Reardon, and his flawed attempts to escape poverty via literary success. Stars Christopher Douglas, Philip Jackson, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Stephanie Cole, Geoffrey Whitehead and more.

  • Due to return for Series 16

Episode menu

Series 10, Episode 6 - The New Thirty

Ed decides things are going rather well ahead of his 60th birthday, until a unusual encounter with Jeremy Paxman changes his mind.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 17th June 2015
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 15th March 2016 6:30pm Radio 4
Thursday 15th June 2017 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 15th June 2017 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 15th June 2017 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 16th June 2017 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 17th March 2019 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 17th March 2019 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 17th March 2019 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 18th March 2019 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 17th November 2023 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 17th November 2023 12:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 17th November 2023 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 18th November 2023 3:30am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Christopher Douglas Ed Reardon
Philip Jackson Jaz Milvane
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Ping
Stephanie Cole Olive
Geoffrey Whitehead Stan
Brigit Forsyth Pearl
Guest cast
Lisa Coleman Eli
Sam Pamphilon Jake
Jeremy Paxman Self
Writing team
Christopher Douglas Writer
Andrew Nickolds Writer
Production team
Dawn Ellis Producer

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