Neil Brand – författare

The fast-talking glamorous musical drama set in a 1930s Chicago radio studioA radio caper set in Hollywood''s Golden Age, Big Broadcast sees radio station WKAZ''s most successful programme, ''The Hour of Charm'', face trouble from gangsters, sponsors, moral guardians and politics, not to mention Chicago''s own winters.When an acrimonious songwriting couple are facing threats from notorious gangster Brannigan, will a song save the day? Sometimes the hour can seem long when you''re radio staff - so what happens when Chicago snow traps you in the building completely? A new manager plans to change the whole format of the show, but a deep-voiced celebrity could use his charm to stop the manager in his tracks. And when the station is threatened with closure by the League of Decency, Katharine Hepburn herself comes to the rescue with her inimitable style.Starring Samantha Spiro (Sex Education, Game of Thrones), Josie Lawrence (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Eastenders), and Susannah Fielding (This Time with Alan Partridge, Black Mirror), this joyful, nostalgic musical drama will transport you to a different time and place.Written by Neil BrandMusic by Neil BrandDirected by David Hunter and Jessica DromgooleCast Samantha Spiro - Myrna (Series 2-3)Josie Lawrence - Jean ForsytheNigel Harman - Grant ThornhillSam Dale - Arthur Clarke (Series 1-2)Sean Baker - BranniganJoanna Monro - Myrna (Series 1)Jane Whittenshaw - SadieStuart McLoughlin - Billy Jim Norton - HarryPaul Heath - JamieRoslyn Hill - GeorgiaBettrys Jones - CaitlinIan Conningham - Doug/Jimmy Cagney/Cary Grant/Robert F. WinklerChris Jarman - Paul RobesonRyan Early - Arthur Clarke (Series 3)Ryan Whittle - JerryKerry Gooderson - DixieStephen Hogan - PrincetonEmma Handy - JessElizabeth Counsell - Grace StibbensJohn Lightbody - StupendoLauren Cornelius - Norma ChaffeySusannah Fielding - Katharine HepburnNeil McCaul - Arthur Clarke (Series 4)Bettrys Jones - Barbara MeekHeather Craney - Ramona FairfaxHasan Dixon - Jerry SoundguyClive Hayward - Preston LanisterFranchi Webb - Danny FollyBBC Singers - Margaret Cameron, Charles Gibbs, Olivia Robinson, Stephen Jeffes, Helen Neeves, Katherine Nicholson, Chris Bowen, Jamie W Hall, Nancy Cole, Jimmy HollidayFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:1 June 2011 (Series 1)24 December - 25 December 2014 (Series 2)21 October - 28 October 2018 (Series 3)20 December - 27 December 2020 (Series 4)©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Meet the bungling surveillance team you won’t want on your tail.

The time, now - the place, outside your window. Three surveillance operatives are on an unspecified job, working for an unspecified employer. Together, they are Beagle Team.Good surveillance operatives have patience, alertness and discretion - this is a series about the other type of surveillance operative. Bill (Richard Lumsden), career snoop and technical specialist, has long carried a torch for beautiful yet disconnected fieldworker Sharla (Nina Conti), who doesn''t know he exists, despite sharing the back of a van with him for most of their working life. Mark (Daniel Kaluuya), an enthusiastic yet slightly criminal trainee, has been assigned to them by their unknown employer, who goes by the codename ‘Huntsman’. However, whilst the team should be focusing on honing their surveillance skills, they spend more time backstabbing and scapegoating each other. Usually the team member out in the field with the microphones…Faced with fresh targets, situations and locations, can the team botch their way to bringing down a team of blackmailers, stake out a Russian billionaire or learn anything from a CIA operative? What will happen when old rivals Terrier Team come onto their patch and what about that job so secret even the boss doesn’t know about it?Sneakiepeeks is a laugh-out-loud comedy featuring an all-star cast including comedian Nina Conti, Clare in the Community''s Richard Lumsden and Daniel Kaluuya, star of Skins, Get Out and Black Panther. It’s written by Harry Venning, the creator of Clare in the Community, and Neil Brand, the creator of Big Broadcast.©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution LtdCast and creditsWritten by Harry Venning and Neil BrandProduced by Katie TyrellBill - Richard LumsdenSharla - Nina ContiMark - Daniel KaluuyaTony Savage/Captain Le Clerc - Kevin EldonGeoff/Boris/Bristow - John BigginsTed/Bolkonski - Shaban ArifiNanny/Milij/Russian Girl - Alex TregearMr Smith/Russian Crew/Ignatius/Fuego - Nigel HastingsMrs Smith/Russian Girl/Mrs A/Delphine - Kate LaydenBishop/Russian Crew/Mr A - Ewan HooperJustine/Mrs Davies/Secretary -Tessa NicholsonDavid/Colonel/Customer 2/Channing - Ewan BaileyMan - Rhys JenningsEdward Barraclough MP/Ian - Paterson JosephNorris/Tim the Tea Boy - Joe ThomasRos/Mrs Davies - Lucy MontgomeryCustomer 1- Harry VenningCustomer 3 - Neil BrandFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 December 2009