The News At Bedtime. Image shows from L to R: Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi), John Tweedledum (Jack Dee). Copyright: BBC

The News At Bedtime

The News At Bedtime

Radio sketch show
BBC Radio 4
2009 - 2010
8 episodes (1 series)

Radio comedy from the writers of Private Eye. Stars Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi as two news readers in a fairytale land. Stars Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, Dan Tetsell and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Peter Capaldi	Jim Tweedledee View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Jack Dee	John Tweedledum View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Lewis Macleod	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Alex Macqueen	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	5
Lucy Montgomery	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Vicki Pepperdine	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Dan Tetsell	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	7

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Peter Donaldson	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Fi Glover	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Charlotte Green	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three	1
Brian Perkins	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	1
Chris Addison	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Joseph Cohen-Cole	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven	1
Kate Layden	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven	2

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Ian Hislop	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8
Nick Newman	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Simon Nicholls	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Special - Review of the Year	8