The Ape That Got Lucky. Image shows from L to R: Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern), Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Jo Enright. Copyright: BBC
The Ape That Got Lucky
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Chris Addison's Sony Gold Award winning radio show, in which he argues that humans became the top species on Earth through sheer luck. Stars Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 2005
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 4 (1 series)
- Stars
- Chris Addison, Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell
- Writers
- Chris Addison and Carl Cooper
- Producer
- Simon Nicholls
- Company
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Opening theme tune is "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss (the theme from [i]2001: A Space Odyssey).
Closing theme is "I Go Ape" by Neil Sedaka.
Website links
- BBC Radio 4 Homepage
The official homepage for the show. - Chris Addison's Official Website
The official homepage for Chris Addison. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 4th August 2005 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 18th July 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
- Monday 11th July 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3
- Monday 4th July 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2