Audiobooks Narrated by Nick Hancock

Room 101: Highlights from the Classic BBC Radio 5 Comedy Series

Nick Hancock finds out what people, places and pop songs his celebrity guests would consign to oblivion Room 101 is the anti-Desert Island Discs. Instead of picking the tracks, books and luxuries they love, guests are invited to banish their least favourite things to Orwell's eponymous chamber of horrors. Twenty-seven episodes of the show were broadcast on Radio 5 between 1992 and 1994, and it went on to run for 18 hit series on BBC TV before relaunching on Radio 4 in 2023. This specially-curated collection contains 16 of the very best editions of the original radio series. Included are the first ever show, in which Paul Merton reveals his aversion to Northanger Abbey, the city of Edinburgh and Kenneth More's laugh, and the final one from 1994, which sees Andy Hamilton hoping to rid the world of Look Back in Anger, 'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool' and Field of Dreams. Among the other famous names discussing their bugbears and bête noires are Helen Lederer, Trevor and Simon, Caroline Quentin, Tony Hawks, Kevin Day, Maria McErlane and Mark Lamarr. Weighing up their arguments (and adding a few prejudices of his own) is host Nick Hancock, who has the final say on what stays and what goes. Will he let Arthur Smith put Barbara Cartland into Room 101? What has Jenny Eclair got against 'My Little Pony' videos? Why does Ian Hislop detest 'We Are The Champions'? And why does Steve Punt think Platform 5 at East Croydon station is the worst place in the world? All will be revealed in these bright and breezy shows, as some of our favourite celebrities share their peeves, pet hates and personal stories. Production credits Presented by Nick Hancock Produced by Lissa Evans and Phil Clark First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 on the following dates: Paul Merton 9 January 1992 Jenny Eclair 16 January 1992 Arthur Smith 30 January 1992 Steve Punt 6 February 1992 Ian Hislop 14 August 1992 John Walters 4 September 1992 Helen Lederer 11 September 1992 Donna McPhail 2 October 1992 Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson 3 September 1993 Caroline Quentin 10 September 1993 Tony Hawks 17 September 1993 Kevin Day 15 October 1993 Maria McErlane 22 October 1993 Mark Lamarr 29 October 1993 Nick Revell 27 February 1994 Andy Hamilton 25 March 1994 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Nick Hancock (Author), Arthur Smith, Caroline Quentin, Helen Lederer, Ian Hislop, Jenny Eclair, Mark Lamarr, Nick Hancock, Paul Merton, Steve Punt, Tony Hawks, Various (Narrator)

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Little Blighty on the Down: Series 1-5: A BBC Radio 4 political comedy satire

All five series of the political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty - plus Christmas Specials 'A comic microcosm of a country not a million miles away' Radio Times Little Blighty is an idyllic part of the world, with a church, a market, a small school and a pub, The Cock and Bull. Village life is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles - all presided over by the redoubtable head of the Parish Council and Secretary of the Rotarians, Mrs Roberts. This formidable lady has been running things for nine years: despite the best efforts of the leader of the opposition, Working Men's Club chairman Mr Blandish. He's desperate for his members to present a united front against Mrs Roberts, but unfortunately they're too busy fighting amongst themselves. The doctor's surgery is overcrowded, the river's polluted, the school is fiddling the exam results and the local market's under threat from cheap imports, but nothing seems to dent Mrs Roberts' popularity - until she introduces a conveyance charge across the village bridge. Could the 'Toll Tax' finally be her downfall? Also included are three festive Specials, The Blighty Chronicles, It's A Wonderful Blight and Dead of Blight, in which the village's rich history is staged; a guardian angel visits Little Blighty; and we attend Lord and Lady Spenney's Christmas party, where we hear some bloodcurdling supernatural tales... Scripted by Spitting Image writers John O'Farrell, Mark Burton and Mike Coleman, and first broadcast in 1988, this 'everyday story of a country folk' is a pitch-perfect parody of the British political landscape in the late '80s and early '90s - and remains surprisingly topical today. It is performed by a star cast including Jo Kendall, Andrew Sachs, Nick Hancock, Michael Troughton and Alistair McGowan. Production credits Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman Produced by David Tyler and Lissa Evans Performed by Jo Kendall, John Bluthal, Andrew Sachs, Nick Hancock, Bernadine Corrigan, Daniel Strauss, Michael Troughton, John Baddeley, Jonathan Kydd and Alistair McGowan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 2-16 September 1988 (Series 1), 21 July-18 August 1989 (Series 2), 29 December 1989 (The Blighty Chronicles), 6 July-3 August 1990 (Series 3), 5 July-2 August 1991 (Series 4), 26 December 1991 (It's A Wonderful Blight), 10 July-7 August 1992 (Series 5), 31 December 1992 (Dead of Blight) ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

John O’farrell, Mark Burton, Mike Coleman (Author), Alistair Mcgowan, Andrew Sachs, Full Cast, Jo Kendall, Michael Troughton, Nick Hancock (Narrator)

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