The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC
The Shuttleworths

The Shuttleworths

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1993 - 2022
  • 48 episodes (5 series)

Musings from John Shuttleworth as we eavesdrop on the semi-detached world of the Sheffield based singer and songwriter. Stars Graham Fellows.

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2018 Christmas Special - Visiting Time

John Shuttleworth has to combine his Christmas Broadcast with a visit to the local hospital, as his friend Alan the Opera Singer is in for tests.

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John Shuttleworth has to combine his Christmas Broadcast with a visit to the local hospital, as his friend Alan the Opera Singer is in for tests.

John's wife Mary, along with Ken Worthington and Joan Chitty, accompany him to the hospital for the day trip. Once the rather expensive fee has been paid in the hospital car park, the ladies go to the café and hospital shop while John and Ken visit the patient. John has his trusty keyboard with him to play Alan a Christmas medley, but when he arrives at the ward, Alan is nowhere to be found and his bed is worryingly empty.

As Ken begins to panic about Alan's state of health, John sings his new song Going Rapidly Downhill to take his mind off Alan's disappearance.

When Joan turns up with some mistletoe, John decides it's time to go looking for Alan - especially as his tummy is rumbling.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 23rd December 2018
Time
7:15pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 28th December 2018 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 28th December 2018 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 28th December 2018 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 29th December 2018 5:30am Radio 4 Extra

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