Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Image shows from L to R: Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front. Copyright: BBC
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1992 - 1993
- 12 episodes (2 series)
1960s sci-fi star Lionel Nimrod looks the world's unexplained things, with help from Lee & Herring. Stars Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Tom Baker, Armando Iannucci and Rebecca Front
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Creation
Free your life from philosophical anxieties in the second of the series that answers the questions other programmes dare not ask. Heretical, confusing, illogical, biased, and a laugh a minute.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 15th October 1992
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 30th October 2012 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 16th May 2014 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 18th December 2015 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 17th May 2017 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 21st January 2019 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 17th January 2021 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 23rd January 2021 | 3:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 1st October 2022 | 3:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 2nd October 2022 | 3:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Stewart Lee | Host / Presenter |
| Richard Herring | Host / Presenter |
| Tom Baker | Lionel Nimrod |
| Armando Iannucci | Ensemble Actor |
| Rebecca Front | Ensemble Actor |
| Stewart Lee | Writer |
| Richard Herring | Writer |
| Sarah Smith | Producer |