The Revolution Will Be Televised. Image shows from L to R: Jolyon Rubinstein, Heydon Prowse
The Revolution Will Be Televised

The Revolution Will Be Televised

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Three
  • 2012 - 2015
  • 19 episodes (3 series)

Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein take on celebrities, bankers, politicians and others in a satirical prank series. Also features Kieran O'Brien and Jo Bunting.

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Series 1, Episode 1

Dale Maily meets members of the Occupy movement in London, a group tries to make Tony Blair a saint, and regular characters James and Barnaby attend the Liberal Democrat conference.

Preview clips

Further details

Dale Maily is at the Occupy movement in London to have a word with the hippies; the Foundation for the Glorification of Tony Blair are on a mission to make Tony Blair a saint; and James and Barnaby are meeting for the first time at the Liberal Democrat Party conference. Meanwhile, bankers, Topshop and the London foreign embassies feel some heat.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 23rd August 2012 12:00am BBC3
Friday 24th August 2012 1:50am BBC3
Friday 24th August 2012 4:50am BBC3
Saturday 25th August 2012 1:00am BBC3
Saturday 25th August 2012 4:30am BBC3
Sunday 26th August 2012 1:25am BBC3
Sunday 26th August 2012 4:35am BBC3
Monday 27th August 2012 2:00am BBC3
Monday 27th August 2012 5:00am BBC3
Monday 27th August 2012 10:00pm BBC3
Tuesday 28th August 2012 1:30am BBC3
Wednesday 29th August 2012 3:00am BBC3
Thursday 30th August 2012 12:00am BBC3
Friday 21st December 2012 1:00am BBC3
Sunday 5th January 2014 1:40am BBC3
Tuesday 7th January 2014 2:30am BBC3
Sunday 7th February 2016 2:00am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Heydon Prowse Host / Presenter
Jolyon Rubinstein Host / Presenter
Kieran O'Brien Narrator
Jo Bunting Narrator
Guest cast
Lewis Macleod Narrator
Writing team
Christopher Davies Writer
Alistair Griggs Writer
Joe Wade Writer
Heydon Prowse Writer
Jolyon Rubinstein Writer
Pat Davey Writer (Additional Material)
Robert Katz Writer (Additional Material)
Adrian Peters (as Mantlepies) Writer (Additional Material)
David Wellington (as Mantlepies) Writer (Additional Material)
Leo Murray Writer (Additional Material)
Nathaniel Tapley Writer (Additional Material)
Ben Wicks Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Andy Brown Director
Adam Jarmaine (as Adam Jarmain) Director
Mark Talbot Series Producer
Richard Wilson Executive Producer
Sean Hancock Executive Producer
Daniel M Smith Editor
Mark Williams Editor

Video

Jubilee Salesman

Footage of a Jubilee Salesman peddling Jubilee tat during the London celebrations.

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