That Mitchell & Webb Sound
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2013
- 29 episodes (5 series)
Radio sketch series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Also features Olivia Colman, James Bachman and Sarah Hadland.
- Series 5, Episode 4 repeated Wednesday at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2003 - 2013
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 29 (5 series)
- Stars
- David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman, James Bachman and Sarah Hadland
- Writers
- David Mitchell, Robert Webb, James Bachman, Mark Evans, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Chris Reddy, John Finnemore and more
- Producer
- Gareth Edwards
- Companies
Before That Mitchell And Webb Look, David Mitchell and Robert Webb starred in this BBC Radio 4 series. It featured many sketches that TV viewers will now know and love.
That Mitchell & Webb Sound is the birthplace of Numberwang, the Party Planners, the Lazy Film Writers, Big Talk, Ted and Peter the snooker commentators, and The Surprising Adventures of Sir Digby Chicken-Ceaser (originally called Sir Digby Ceaser-Salad).
It is also home to several sketches yet to transfer to television, such as arts programme Imagine That; the lonely late-night DJ, Adrian Locket; The Old Lady Hearings, in which everyone has to explain what they do to a panel of old ladies who then decide if it's a proper job or not; Brown's Orthopaedic Supplies, a very ordinary office that just happens to have among its office equipment a portal to another universe - if only the staff would use it responsibly and not just nip through it for a crafty fag; and a show on under-5s' TV channel CBeebies hosted by Christopher Hitchins.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- TMAWS (Acronym)
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune is Stranger On The Shore by Acker Bilk. The CD releases use a different version.
Website links
- That Mitchell and Webb Site
An brief article covering the series from the website which also covers That Mitchell and Webb Look. - BBC Radio 4 Homepage
Homepage for the series on BBC Radio 4. - Videos
A collection of sketches from the show which have been animated. - That Mitchell & Webb Log
A detailed blog with information on the radio and TV shows, with frequent updates. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 28th August 2003 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 5, Episode 4: Wednesday at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 5: Wednesday 1st June at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 18th May 2022 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 3
- Wednesday 11th May 2022 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 2
- Wednesday 4th May 2022 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 1