Listen Against. Image shows from L to R: Alice Arnold, Jon Holmes. Copyright: BBC
Listen Against

Listen Against

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2007 - 2011
  • 16 episodes (4 series)

Presented by Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes, Listen Against uses actual BBC footage and presenters to create a surreal broadcasting world. Stars Jon Holmes, Alice Arnold, James Bachman, Justin Edwards, David Mara and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 4

Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes reveal details about the Quote Unquote riot; take a trip to the BBC's Sound Effects department; listen in on David Miliband turning ever more crazy; look at the dangers of podcasts; and more.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 5th December 2007
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 21st August 2009 11:30pm Radio 4
Wednesday 3rd February 2016 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 15th December 2017 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 6th February 2020 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 6th July 2021 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 31st March 2023 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Holmes Host / Presenter
Alice Arnold Host / Presenter
Justin Edwards Ensemble Actor
David Mara Ensemble Actor
Catherine Shepherd Ensemble Actor
Kim Wall Ensemble Actor
Rachel Atkins Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Bill Dare Writer
Joel Morris Writer
Jason Hazeley Writer
Carl Carter Writer
Gareth Gwynn Writer
Jon Holmes Writer
Jonathan Harvey Writer (Additional Material)
Adam Buxton Writer (Additional Material)
Tony Cooke Writer
Production team
Jon Holmes Producer
Bill Dare Producer

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