John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 1 (2011)

The first series launched in 2011, three years after the star recorded the pilot John Finnemore, Apparently.

2012 Fringe Special

A special episode was recorded at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Series 2 (2012)

A second six part series followed in 2012. Sketches included a story involving the devil and some mocking of The Archers.

Series 3 (2013)

Series 3 included a song about an unheralded inventor and a curious tale of a hard-bitten dame.

Series 4 (2014)

Series 4 won the Best British Radio Sketch Show in The Comedy.co.uk Awards.

Series 5 (2016)

The fifth series, broadcast in January 2016, saw John, Margaret, Simon, Lawry and Carrie performing more funny sketches.

Series 6 (2016 - 2017)

John Finnemore, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan are back for a sixth series of sketches.

Series 7 (2018)

Expect sketches! Expect songs! That's what made up the last six series, and it's a bit late to change that now.

Series 8 (2019)

John Finnemore returns to Radio 4 with an eighth series of his multi-award-winning sketch show, joined by his regular ensemble cast of Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan.

Series 9 (2021)

The ninth series was recorded without an audience, so John tried something new. Every episode in this series is made up of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order. "There's no narrative to the episode; it's still a sketch show, not a sitcom... but the sketches in each episode all happened to one person, played by one member of the cast, over the course of their lifetime." If you listen carefully, you'll start to notice connections between the episodes too.

2023 Special

The first in a series of annual special episodes.

2024 Special

The second special episode, scheduled to air in May 2024.

2025 Special New