Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The original BBC radio version of the improvisational panel game
Another comedy also has this name.
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 1988
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 6 (1 series)
- Creators
- Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson
- Starring
- Clive Anderson, John Sessions and Stephen Fry
- Producer
- Dan Patterson
Before Whose Line is it Anyway? became a massive success on Channel 4, it started as a series on BBC Radio 4. This series contained many of the same games that appeared in the television version, such as 'Authors', 'Every Other Line' and 'Rap'.
Clive Anderson was the host (as ever), with John Sessions and Stephen Fry acting as regular players.
- Production company
- Also known as
- Whose Line
- WLIIA? (Acronym)
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 2nd January 1988 on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Saturday 6th February 1988 on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Wednesday 28th November 2018 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- Whose Torrents Are They Anyway?
A large site dedicated to all forms of Whose Line is it Anyway? - Mark's Guide to Whose Line Is It Anyway
Another online guide to the series. - Wikipedia