John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011 - 2023
- 54 episodes (9 series)
Radio 4 sketch show written by and starring John Finnemore. Also features Simon Kane, Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.
- Due to return in May 2024
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 5
Sketches
David Starkey
Tufty (Wolverine)
Open Letters
Designing the Snake
What's He Like?
But a Man
Behind Closed Doors - Ferry
King James
Song - Truckstops
Since You Ask Me - Fortune Teller
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 31st January 2017 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 31st January 2017 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 31st January 2017 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 1st February 2017 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 26th April 2019 | 11:30am | Radio 4 |
Tuesday 25th August 2020 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 25th August 2020 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 26th August 2020 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
John Finnemore | Various |
Simon Kane | Ensemble Actor |
Carrie Quinlan | Ensemble Actor |
Lawry Lewin | Ensemble Actor |
Margaret Cabourn-Smith | Ensemble Actor |
John Finnemore | Writer |
Ed Morrish | Producer |
Susannah Pearse | Composer |
Press
Have a listen to John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, a Radio 4 6.30pm sketch show that is - whisper it - actually funny. Silly and surreal, it really does take your mind off the awful news that directly precedes it. I enjoyed the "creation of the snake" sketch and the "wolverine at the hair salon" one. The "female presenter in the trucker's room on the ferry" one went on a bit too long, but you know, it still made me smile. How lovely to hear a bit of daft imagination that takes your mind on flights of fancy, away from reality with its thudding grimness. A welcome respite.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 29th January 2017Series 6, Episode 5 production notes
Here are some production notes for episode five of this series...
Ed Morrish, , 25th January 2017