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
More Brothers Faversham, Episode 3 - Marcus
The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of Marcus, one of the Empire's greatest actors and the seventh born of the Faversham Brothers.
Notes
This episode is also entitled as "Marcus Faversham".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 19th October 2008
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 7
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 11th October 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 1st August 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 12th July 2011 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 31st January 2013 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 3rd July 2014 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th November 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 20th April 2017 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 28th April 2019 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 31st January 2021 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 6th February 2021 | 3:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 7th February 2021 | 3:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 4th February 2023 | 10:30pm | 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 |