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.
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The Brothers Faversham, Episode 3 - Leonidas
The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Leonidas, Victorian Britain's most reckless explorer and the third born of the Faversham Brothers.
Notes
This episode is also entitled as "Leonidas Faversham".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 25th January 2008
- Time
- 11:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 7
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 13th September 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 4th July 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Friday 22nd April 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 24th April 2011 | 2:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 25th October 2012 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 19th November 2013 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 11th March 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 4th October 2016 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 13th January 2019 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 22nd October 2020 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 23rd December 2022 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Humphrey Ker | Various |
| David Reed | Various |
| Thom Tuck | Various |
| Ingrid Oliver | Alexandra Faversham |
| Miles Jupp | Narrator |
| Humphrey Ker | Writer |
| David Reed | Writer |
| Thom Tuck | Writer |
| Richard Turner | Script Editor |
| Jamie Anderson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Julia McKenzie | Producer |