Hut 33. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Robert Bathurst), Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall (Alex Macqueen), Archie (Tom Goodman-Hill). Copyright: BBC
Hut 33

Hut 33

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2007 - 2009
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Radio sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941, about code-breakers who are forced to share a draughty wooden hut. Stars Robert Bathurst, Tom Goodman-Hill, Fergus Craig, Alex Macqueen, Olivia Colman and Lill Roughley

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 5 - Food

Convoys are being sunk at an alarming rate by U-boats, so the men of Hut 33 are struggling to concentrate on code-breaking when all they can think about is a hot meal made from food that wasn't powdered.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 23rd July 2007
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 2nd August 2009 10:30pm Radio 7
Sunday 17th October 2010 10:30pm Radio 7
Monday 29th August 2011 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 16th April 2013 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 19th March 2015 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 12th October 2016 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 20th September 2018 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 6th April 2020 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 25th December 2021 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 27th January 2024 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Robert Bathurst Charles
Tom Goodman-Hill Archie
Fergus Craig Gordon
Alex Macqueen Joshua Fanshawe-Marshall
Olivia Colman Minka
Lill Roughley Mrs Best
Guest cast
Lewis Macleod Comrade Bobby
Writing team
James Cary Writer
Production team
Adam Bromley Producer

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