Old Boats
Elephants To Catch Eels
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2004
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Historical comedy set in 1790s Cornwall concerning the adventures of heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawney and her drunken father Jago. Stars Lucy Speed, John Bowe, Andrew McGibbon, Cameron Stewart, Martin Hyder and Mark Felgate
- Series 1, Episode 4 repeated Wednesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - France
Tamsyn has been captured by the revolutionaries, and faces an excruciating torture involving a shuttlecock, some badminton rackets, and two fat naked Germans.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 4th May 2004
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 19th October 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Tuesday 29th November 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 29th November 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 30th November 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 15th February 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 15th February 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 16th February 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 20th October 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 20th October 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 21st October 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 1st August 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 1st August 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 2nd August 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 28th November 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 28th November 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 29th November 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 29th March 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 29th March 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 30th March 2022 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Lucy Speed | Tamsyn Trelawney |
| John Bowe | Jago Trelawney |
| Andrew McGibbon | Captain Marriot |
| Cameron Stewart | Major Thomas Falconer |
| Martin Hyder | Squire Bascombe |
| Mark Felgate | Dewey |
| Mark Perry | Hobbs |
| Tom Jamieson | Writer |
| Nev Fountain | Writer |
| Jan Ravens | Producer |
| John Whitehall | Composer |