Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • 2011 - 2014
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Radio broadcast mixing comedy and music. Featuring Alex Horne and his five piece band. Stars Alex Horne, Joe Auckland, Mark Brown, Will Collier, Ben Reynolds and more.

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Series 1, Episode 4

Alex Horne is joined, once again, by his own five-piece jazz band for the final in the current series of music and comedy. Kevin Eldon is the guest.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 26th March 2012
Time
9am
Channel
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 27th March 2012 2:00am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 1st April 2012 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 1st April 2012 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 26th April 2012 6:30pm Radio 4
Sunday 20th October 2013 7:15pm Radio 4
Friday 25th October 2013 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 25th October 2013 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 26th October 2013 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 27th October 2013 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 28th November 2014 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th July 2016 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th July 2016 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th July 2016 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 25th July 2016 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 19th October 2018 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 6th May 2020 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 16th October 2021 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 10th May 2023 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Joe Auckland Trumpet
Mark Brown Saxophone
Will Collier Bass
Ben Reynolds Drums
Joe Stilgoe Keyboards and Piano
Guest cast
Kevin Eldon Guest
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Joe Auckland Writer
Mark Brown Writer
Will Collier Writer
Ben Reynolds Writer
Joe Stilgoe Writer
Production team
Julia McKenzie Producer

Videos

Alex Horne's 'Eggy Pop'

What do you get if you cross an egg with a microwave? Alex does a bit of 60-second cooking during his new Radio 4 series.

Featuring: Alex Horne, Joe Auckland (Trumpet), Mark Brown (Saxophone), Will Collier (Bass), Ben Reynolds (Drums) & Joe Stilgoe (Keyboards and Piano).

'Kitchen Drums' from The Horne Section

Watch what happened when The Horne Section's drummer Ben Reynolds was given new instruments.

Featuring: Alex Horne, Joe Auckland (Trumpet), Mark Brown (Saxophone), Will Collier (Bass), Ben Reynolds (Drums) & Joe Stilgoe (Keyboards and Piano).

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