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The Exploding Library

The Exploding Library

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2021 - 2023
  • 9 episodes (3 series)

Arts documentary series featuring comedians talking about cult books. Stars Mark Watson, Josie Long, Daliso Chaponda, Natasha Hodgson, Athena Kugblenu and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy
Broadcast
2021 - 2023
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
9 (3 series)
Creators
Steven Rajam and Benjamin Partridge
Stars
Mark Watson, Josie Long, Daliso Chaponda, Natasha Hodgson, Athena Kugblenu, John-Luke Roberts, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rob Auton and Desiree Burch
Producers
Steven Rajam and Benjamin Partridge
Company

In this literature series, comedians explode and unravel their most cherished cult books, paying homage to the tone and style of the original text - and blurring and warping the lines between fact and fiction.

As our hosts shine the spotlight on strange, funny and sometimes disturbing novels by among others Flann O'Brien, Jean Rhys and Kurt Vonnegut, listeners are invited to inhabit their eccentric worlds - gaining a deeper understanding of their workings and the unique literary minds that created them. This is an arts documentary series like no other.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 25th November 2021 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
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