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 4 - Perseus And Lucius
The Penny Dreadfuls present the story of two twin brothers - kind-hearted Perseus and cruel, bitter Lucius, a pair for powerful and wealthy industrialists, and the eighth and ninth born of the Faversham Brothers.
Notes
This episode is also entitled as "Perseus and Lucius Faversham".
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 26th October 2008
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 7
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 1st January 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 |
| Sunday 18th October 2009 | 11:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 25th October 2009 | 4:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 8th August 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 19th July 2011 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th February 2013 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 10th July 2014 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 3rd December 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 27th April 2017 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 12th May 2019 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 7th February 2021 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 11th 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 |