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.
See also
Bleak Expectations
Radio comedy following the adventures of Pip Bin as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent.
Blackadder
The Blackadder dynasty has run through English history since time immemorial, seemingly always hampered by a Baldrick, and often a Percy and Melchett.
The Complete And Utter History Of Britain
Terry Jones and Michael Palin's first TV show alone. Sketch series telling the 'complete and utter' history of Britain.
The Castle
Radio sitcom set in a medieval castle with some remarkably modern trappings. Stars James Fleet and Neil Dudgeon.
Pappy's Fun Club
Radio sketch show pilot from comedy act Pappy's.
Elephants To Catch Eels
Historical comedy set in 1790s Cornwall concerning the adventures of heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawney and her drunken father Jago.
Ripping Yarns
Series of comic plays written by Pythons Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
The Hollow Men
Comic sketch show written and performed by David Armand, Rupert Russell, Sam Spedding and Nick Tanner, with Katy Brand.
Idiots Of Ants: Totally Gizmo
Futuristic sketch comedy set on a gadget show in the year 2020, starring Andrew Spiers, Elliott Tiney, Benjamin Wilson and James Wrighton.
Ladies And Gentlemen
Sitcom pilot following the lives and loves of a group of 30-something friends who share a London house... in 1865.
Cowards
Radio sketch show performed by Tim Key, Tom Basden, Lloyd Woolf and Stefan Golaszewski.
Cowards
The TV version of Tom Basden, Lloyd Woolf, Stefan Golaszewski and Tim Key's radio sketch show observing human frailties.
Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD
Thom Tuck guides us through straight-to-DVD Disney movies and tales of heartbreak from childhood and beyond.