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All four series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy impressions show following the imagined private lives of the rich and powerfulThe Secret World is an impressions show with a difference – it shines a light on the imaginary alternative lives of famous folk. Each episode takes place over one day, with stories unfolding and overlapping from morning to night.In these 22 episodes, we hear about the bizarre habits of celebrities from Lady Gaga to Keith Harris and Orville. Al Pacino reveals his alternative life as a balloon twister, Barack Obama becomes a Pearly King; Professor Brian Cox finds himself stalked by various women, including the Queen; and the Archbishop of Canterbury tries Tweeting for the first time – with disastrous results.We also find out what Sean Connery, Griff Rhys Jones, Pam Ayres, Kirsty Young and Peter Sallis have in common (they all enjoy nothing more than meeting up for a spot of bare-knuckle fighting), discover Princess Anne’s secret passion for trainspotting, and learn about Russell Crowe’s strange fixation with sprouts. And there are sinister revelations about Alan Titchmarsh’s dark side when his career is threatened...Winner of the Gold Award for Best Comedy at the 2014 Radio Academy Awards, this richly imaginative satirical comedy stars Dead Ringers alumni Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Duncan Wisbey and Debra Stephenson, as well as acclaimed comedy performers Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Julian Dutton, Sarah Hadland and Jess Robinson.We also peer into the lives of Al Pacino, Miranda Hart, Prince Charles, Lady Gaga and the Queen, to name a few. The cast are: Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Duncan Wisbey, Margaret Cabourn Smith, Julian Dutton, Sarah Hadland, Jess Robinson and Debrea Stephenson

A hilarious BBC Radio sitcom of big dreams, small towns, and rock''n''roll! When Kenny (Stephen Tompkinson) gives up his life in the geography classroom to join a struggling a capella group with a beautician, a dentist and a boxer, he doesn''t realise he''ll soon be in the best band on the wedding circuit - and fronting the potential future of rock ''n'' roll... Between trying to manage the band''s failing love lives and their battling ambitions, Kenny finds that chaos greets them wherever they go. Arguments about who gets to sing the lead? Check. Rowing about recording contracts? Check. Selling out for a TV talent show? Check. Even if their only gigs are the engagement parties of their exes and a ''cruise ship'' that''s really a reconditioned destroyer, it doesn''t mean they can''t all dream of the big time: wealthy widows, international rock star glamour, private jets. It''s just a pity that it looks more like old school reunions and the same old small time rows... A rib-tickling mixture of music and comedy from the writers of Peep Show, Dead Ringers, and The Now Show, and starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Drop the Dead Donkey, Brassed Off), Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax, Doctor Who: The Audio Adventures, Unforgotten), Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, Crashing, Miranda) and Clive Rowe (The Story of Tracy Beaker, Harry Hill). Also featuring Meera Syal, Henrietta Garden, Dan Strauss, Darren Boyd and Matthew Little.Written and devised by Bill Dare Written by Giles New, Jessie Armstrong and Sam BaineProducer Gareth Edwards Cast Stephen TompkinsonClive RoweAdrian ScarboroughDoon MackichanNicola WalkerMeera SyalBrian BovellRachel Preece Debra Stephenson Dave Lamb Giles New Matthew LittleTony GardnerRobert Webb Bill Dare Darren Boyd Dan StraussHenrietta Garden Stephen PowellRaquel Cassidy ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A collection of the hilarious show-within-a-show about two daytime TV presenters Sit back, dip your biscuit in your tea, and relax... because Mike and Sue are here! In each episode of this mid-morning spoof, the sofa-bound host couple Mike and Sue and their live studio audience tackle various topics of the day - no matter how clumsily.Ranging from shopping addictions and teenagers to cults and holidays, the programme intersperses studio segments with sketches on the day''s topics, so if you''ve ever wanted to know what gardening and terrorism have in common, or what the wider public really feels about marriage, listen up. Plus: could therapy have helped Henry VIII, what are the most dangerous ducks, and will Mike and Sue win the TV award that, surely, everyone knows they deserve? Plus a moving appeal on behalf of actors who make moving appeals.Starring Jan Ravens (Dead Ringers, Spitting Image), Robert Duncan (Old Harry''s Game, Drop the Dead Donkey), Sally Phillips (Miranda, Smack the Pony), Steve Punt (The Now Show, Horrible Histories), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Friday Night Dinner, Toast of London), Alistair McGowan (The Big Impression, Have I Got News for You), Ronni Ancona (Last Tango in Halifax, The Big Impression), and many more. This four-series run will scratch any itch you have for mid-morning mayhem, no matter the time of day, and is just the thing for fans of The Now Show and Knowing Me, Knowing You.Cast and credits Mike - Robert DuncanSue - Julia Hills (Series 1)Sue - Jan Ravens (Series 2-4)Assorted roles:Sally PhillipsTracy-Ann ObermanSteve PuntAlistair McGowanRonni AnconaBill DareRoger BlakeMark KilmurryDan StraussDebbie IsittTim De JonghChristopher DouglasToby LongworthEmma KennedyMartin JarvisPauline McLynnKarl MacDermottJonathan WhiteConor LambertMario RosenstockFarrell FlemingMusic by Mike BurtonWritten by Steve Punt, Christopher Douglas, Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Ben Silburn, Ian Brown, James Hendrie, Bert Tyler-Moore, George Jeffrie, Tim De Jongh, David Spicer and Hugh RycroftCreated by Bill DareProduced by Pete Sinclair, Julia Hills, Jo Clegg, Aled Evans and Helen WilliamsOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio 4: 25 April - 30 May 1996 (Series 1)4 June - 9 July 1997 (Series 2)17 September - 22 October 1998 (Series 3)14 September - 19 October 1999 (Series 4)Sadly Episode 2 of Series 2 could not be included as it is lost from the BBC Archive©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd