Knowing Steve, Knowing You. Image shows from L to R: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC
Knowing Steve, Knowing You

Knowing Steve, Knowing You

  • Radio documentary
  • BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • 2015
  • 1 episode

A three hour documentary looking at the career of Steve Coogan, featuring an in-depth interview with the star himself. Features Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Simon Greenall, Henry Normal and more.

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2015
Channel
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Episodes
1
Features
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Simon Greenall, Henry Normal, Michael Winterbottom, Graham Duff, Sioned Wiliam and Steve Brown
Producers
Stuart Ross
Company

A three hour documentary from Radio 4 Extra to tie in with the 50th birthday of Steve Coogan.

The comedian, actor and writer talked to the novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce about his life and career.

The programme also featuring new interviews from some of those Coogan worked with, as well as rare clips and two complete shows.

The clips were Coogan making his national radio debut via Radio 1's Hey, Rrradio!!! in 1988; Coogan performing as Duncan Thickett on The Word Made Fresh in 1998; and an interview with Coogan and Rob Brydon from an episode of Front Row in 2010.

The three hour programme block also contained the broadcast of 'The Buzzing' episode of Nebulous (in which Coogan guest starred as villain Brent Tarren); and 1993 mockumentary Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 10th October 2015 at 9am on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Episode length
180 minutes
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 15th January 2022 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  • Saturday 15th January 2022 at 9:00am on Radio 4 Extra
  • Saturday 22nd August 2020 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra

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