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 5 - The Human Mind
It is more complicated than the most advanced retractable pencil and yet still small enough to fit inside the head of that dwarf off Fantasy Island. But how?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 5th November 1992
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20th November 2012 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 6th June 2014 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 15th January 2016 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 7th June 2017 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th February 2019 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 7th February 2021 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th October 2022 | 11:30pm | 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 |