How To Burn A Million Quid
The true story of The KLF, who once as a stunt burned a million pounds
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2019
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Starring
- Paul Higgins, Nicholas Burns, Kevin Eldon, Jeremy Stockwell, Kate O'Sullivan, Polly Kemp, Ronny Jhutti and Niall Ashdown
- Writers
- Sean Grundy and Cara Jennings
- Director
- Boz Temple-Morris
- Producer
- Boz Temple-Morris
The bizarre events of 23 August 1994, when one million pounds in cash went up in smoke, explained in a six-part comedy drama.
In the early 1990s, Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, also known as The KLF, were one of the best-selling music acts in the world.
The million pounds at the centre of the controversy came from royalties accrued after Drummond and Cauty had stopped producing music. They created an artwork from the cash called "Money: A Major Body Of Cash", but failed to persuade any gallery to show it. So, instead, they decided to burn it in an old boathouse on the island of Jura.
This extraordinary story is brought to life by an outstanding cast of comedy performers including Paul Higgins, Nicholas Burns and Kevin Eldon.
- Production company
- Soundtrack
- Original music by Somerset & Lewin, and MZYLKYPOP (Mick Somerset, David Lewin, Simon Lewinski, Rachel E, Flip Clegg and Thom Foote)
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 17th September 2019 on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 9:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 22nd October 2019 on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 9:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes