The Penny Dreadfuls Present.... Image shows from L to R: Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck, David Reed
The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 7
- 2008 - 2020
- 18 episodes (2 series)
Radio comedies in which sketch group The Penny Dreadfuls - aka Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - present plays around historical subjects. Also features Ingrid Oliver and Miles Jupp.
Episode menu
The Brothers Faversham, Episode 2 - Theseus
The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Theseus, a detective respected even more than Sherlock Holmes and second born of the Faversham brothers.
Notes
This episode is also entitled as "Theseus Faversham".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 18th January 2008
- Time
- 11:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 7
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 6th September 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 27th June 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Friday 15th April 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 18th October 2012 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 12th November 2013 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 4th March 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 27th September 2016 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 6th January 2019 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th October 2020 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 16th December 2022 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Humphrey Ker | Various |
| David Reed | Various |
| Thom Tuck | Various |
| Ingrid Oliver | Alexandra Faversham |
| Ingrid Oliver | Ensemble Actor |
| Miles Jupp | Narrator |
| Humphrey Ker | Writer |
| David Reed | Writer |
| Thom Tuck | Writer |
| Richard Turner | Script Editor |
| Julia McKenzie | Producer |