The Odd Half Hour. Copyright: BBC
The Odd Half Hour
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2008 - 2010
- 12 episodes (3 series)
Radio sketch show looking at modern life's pains. Stars include Stephen K Amos and Justin Edwards. Stars Stephen K Amos, Jason Byrne, Justin Edwards and Katherine Parkinson.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 2
The Odd Half Hour is the show that looks at that pains of modern life. This week's sketches include how to name your baby, and is there anything 'easier done than said'?
Sketches
Green Room chat: Stereotypes
Loyalty cards
Sprite Infestation
MOD on social networking
Naming your baby via the internet
Relaxing Classic FM
Piers Morgan's agent
Baptism names
Airline tax
Romantic film
Prime Minister burrowing like a frog
Uncle Scarecrow
Independent Woman in Mid-30s: Coffee shop
Things easier said than done
Church fete rap
Open Mike Folk Song: Regrets
Goose in the Green Room
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 12th August 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 23rd June 2010 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 |
| Wednesday 28th January 2015 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 10th May 2018 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 14th July 2020 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 14th May 2022 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Stephen K Amos | Various |
| Jason Byrne | Various |
| Justin Edwards | Various |
| Katherine Parkinson | Various |
| Jason Hazeley | Writer |
| Joel Morris | Writer |
| Simon Evans | Writer |
| Andrew Dawson (as The Dawson Bros) | Writer |
| Steve Dawson (as The Dawson Bros) | Writer |
| Tim Inman (as The Dawson Bros) | Writer |
| Madeleine Brettingham | Writer |
| Justin Edwards | Writer |
| Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |