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The Blagger's Guide

The Blagger's Guide

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 2005 - 2014
  • 44 episodes (7 series)

David Quantick presents comical, occasionally fabricated quick-fire guides to various musical genres and events. Also features Lewis Macleod and Kate O'Sullivan.

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Blagger's Guide To Bob Dylan - The Blagger's Guide To Bob Dylan

To coincide with Bob Dylan's European tour dates, this one-off programme takes a light-hearted look at the 50-year career of one of rock's most enigmatic singer-songwriters.

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With a mix of faked archive material, improbable sketches, made-up adverts, and a man with a West Country accent shouting at you, The Blagger's Guide treats Dylan with a blend of irreverence, reverence, mischief and affectionate teasing. What was the real reason Dylan sang in a nasal whine? What was the extent of his involvement with the liberal elite? Are you an ex of Bob Dylan? Do you need a dedicated helpline? Did you miss Bob Dylan's Animal House in the cinema? Did you know that he meant Rambo not Rimbaud all along? How did the snare from Like A Rolling Stone fare on its appearance on the David Letterman Show? How did wife Sara react to Bob's mid-life crisis? How similar is Bob Dylan to Jeffrey Archer? All these questions and other, more fatuous ones will be answered.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 24th April 2009
Time
7pm
Channel
BBC Radio 2
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 10:30pm Radio 2

Cast & crew

Cast
David Quantick Host / Presenter
Lewis Macleod Ensemble Actor
Kate O'Sullivan Ensemble Actor
Writing team
David Quantick Writer
Simon Poole Writer
Production team
Anna Harrison Producer
Chris O'Shaughnessy Audio Producer

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