Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions
Gloomsbury
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2012 - 2018
- 30 episodes (5 series)
Radio parody of the arty Bloomsbury group. Stars include Alison Steadman, Miriam Margolyes, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions. Also features Roger Lloyd Pack and Nigel Planer.
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Series 5, Episode 2 - A Tale of Two Sillies
Henry and Vera are on a lecture tour of the USA. Vera is invited to the Round Table at the Algonquin and meets Dorothy Barker, who she finds repellent.
Further details
Henry and Vera are on a lecture tour of the USA. Vera is invited to the Round Table at the Algonquin and meets Dorothy Barker, who she finds repellent. Henry, travelling towards Chicago on the sleeper, finds he is sharing a compartment with Al Padrone and his mysteriously heavy violin case. Meanwhile, back at Sizzlinghurst, Ginny and Lionel are acting as caretakers and making a spectacular mess of things as they attempt to remodel the garden.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 19th October 2018
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 23rd October 2018 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 23rd October 2018 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 23rd October 2018 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 24th October 2018 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 11th July 2023 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 11th July 2023 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 11th July 2023 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 12th July 2023 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |