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 2, Episode 4

James and Barnaby are intent on convincing the emergency services that privatisation is the way to go, and meet Eric Pickles to show him their plans to make some extra cash.

Preview clips

Further details

The Revolution Will Be Televised. Heydon Prowse. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Dale is on the hunt for badgers, whilst Cadburys and Walkers get a rebrand. The Bilderberg Group after party gets an uninvited guest, and at Ryanair and Liverpool Football Club new marketing teams roll out some new ideas.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 1st December 2013
Time
10:25pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 2nd December 2013 1:10am BBC3
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 1:20am BBC3
Wednesday 4th December 2013 2:30am BBC3
Friday 6th December 2013 1:30am BBC3
Saturday 7th December 2013 12:30am BBC3
Saturday 7th December 2013 3:30am BBC3
Sunday 8th December 2013 2:20am BBC3
Sunday 2nd November 2014 1:40am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Heydon Prowse Host / Presenter
Jolyon Rubinstein Host / Presenter
Kieran O'Brien Narrator
Jo Bunting Narrator
Guest cast
Mona Yousefi Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Christopher Davies Writer
Alistair Griggs Writer
Joe Wade Writer
Heydon Prowse Writer
Jolyon Rubinstein Writer
Jon Harvey Writer
Production team
Tommy Forbes (as Tom Forbes) Director
Mark Talbot Series Producer
Andy Brown Series Producer
Rebecca Fleckney Producer
Joe Haughey Editor
Dan Nelson Editor
Jamie Home Editor
Isabel Boots Production Manager

Videos

BBCOMGWTF on the Red Carpet

Zam Zmith asks the all important questions to Boris Becker, Richard Branson and Gerard Butler on the red carpet.

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The Ryan Air rickshaw

Take a ride on the Ryan Air rickshaw for really good rates*. *Price of baggage and customer service not included.

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Eric Pickles gets some advice

James and Barnaby advise Eric Pickles on how to sex up the fire service.

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