Recorded For Training Purposes
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2010
- 27 episodes (4 series)
A fast-paced sketch show about modern communication. Much of the material comes from new writers. Stars Ben Willbond, Ingrid Oliver, Dominic Coleman, Lewis Macleod, Julie Mayhew and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2007 - 2010
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 27 (1 pilot + 4 series)
- Stars
- Ben Willbond, Ingrid Oliver, Dominic Coleman, Lewis Macleod, Julie Mayhew, Rachel Atkins and Colin Hoult
- Writers
- James Cary, Rhodri Crooks, Nat Soames, Nico Rigby, David Cadji-Newby, Michael Ryan, Peter Brooksbank, Kate Chedgey and more
- Producers
- Ed Morrish and Adam Bromley
- Company
Recorded For Training Purposes is a fast-paced sketch show that satirises modern media and contemporary obsessions. Created by a multi-award winning team, whose credits include The Now Show, Dead Ringers, Think The Unthinkable and The Sunday Format, it is a platform via which new writing talent is given the chance to work with established writers.
Blogs, wikis and conspiracy theorists are part of fast-paced and innovative mix that sends up contemporary obsessions and the cult of broadcasting yourself. We've got more ways than ever to communicate in this world, but we're making less and less sense.
The programme's open-door policy means that anyone could send in their sketches to this show during the production process. Some 1,500 were sent in this way for Series 4, with every single one being read by a script-editor or producer.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Website links
- BBC Radio 4 Homepage
The official homepage for the series. - BBC Writers Room
A guide to writing for the series. - Meet The Writers
A page from the BBC Sketch Factor website with biographies for some of the new writers.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 11th January 2007 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 30th August 2021 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 6
- Monday 23rd August 2021 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 5
- Monday 16th August 2021 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 4