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Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2002 - 2019
  • 31 episodes (5 series)

Radio sitcom starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles Wemmbley Hogg, a upper-middle-class student ponce from Budleigh Salterton who travels the world. Also features Tom Goodman-Hill, Catherine Tate, Adrian Scarborough, Catherine Shepherd and Vincent Franklin

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - China

Giles compiles an audio diary on a trip to Beijing for his Duke of Edinburgh Award. He plans to find his Uncle Jeff and mend the Great Wall of China.

Further details

Giles goes off to China to help mend the Great Wall, sample the delights of genuine Chinese cuisine and wear a very big Mongolian hat. On the way, he wins the hundred metres, rugby tackles a bicycle and experiences a nasty incident with a loose chopstick. You can also hear the sound of a man accidently toppling 6000 terracotta statues and then eating a Mah Jongg tile.

Notes

This episode is also known as "Beijing"

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 23rd July 2002
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 2nd April 2013 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 3rd August 2014 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 27th March 2016 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Marcus Brigstocke Giles Wemmbley Hogg
Guest cast
Burt Kwouk Chin
Shirley Chantrell Mrs Chin
Lobo Chan Wan
Neil Dudgeon Geoff Wemmbley Hogg
Daphne Cheung Tan
Writing team
Marcus Brigstocke Writer
Jeremy Salsby Writer
Graeme Garden Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
David Tyler Director
David Tyler Producer

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