Open books.. Credit: BBC
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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Series 2, Episode 1 - The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Natasha Hodgson gets entangled in the slippery world of Ishiguro's The Unconsoled, a novel about memory, performance and bafflement. So what's she meant to be doing again?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 22nd November 2022
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 1st January 2023 | 1:30pm | Radio 4 |
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Natasha Hodgson | Self |
| Mike Wozniak | Doctor |
| Mike Wozniak | Hotel Staff |
| Mike Wozniak | Swimming Pool Attendant |
| Mike Wozniak | Mr Hilton |
| Jeannette Baxter (as Dr. Jeannette Baxter) | Self |
| Sebastian Groes (as Prof. Sebastian Groes) | Self |
| Tom Poster | Self |
| Caroline Horton | Self |
| Cynthia Wong | Self |
| Allison Pearson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Tony Parsons | Self (Archive Material) |
| Mark Lawson | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Carey | Self (Archive Material) |
| David Elms | Narrator |
| Steven Rajam | Producer |
| Benjamin Partridge | Producer |
| Steven Rajam | Creator |
| Benjamin Partridge | Creator |