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A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered

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In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, Pip's exceedingly evil guardian causes school havoc. Stars Richard Johnson. From August 2008.

The further remarkable adventures of Pip Bin, inventor of the bin, as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from the dead.

Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens after far too much gin.

Volume Two, Chapter the First: A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered

You're invited to bask in the kindness of St Lovely's school, with its classes of double Definitely-Not-Latin and its School Cakery. But what is that sinister presence lurking with a very large number of horses? Could it be that Mister Benevolent has plans to steal the school?

Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent.......................Anthony Head
Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Lily.....................................Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Sundry boys..............................Mark Evans

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2008.

25 minutes

Last on

Sat 19 Nov 2022 12:30

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Aug 2008 18:30
  • Mon 12 Jul 2010 11:30
  • Sun 30 Jan 2011 22:30
  • Thu 5 Apr 2012 22:30
  • Mon 3 Feb 2014 09:00
  • Mon 3 Feb 2014 22:30
  • Tue 4 Feb 2014 02:00
  • Thu 25 Jun 2015 22:30
  • Fri 13 Oct 2017 22:30
  • Mon 9 Sep 2019 22:30
  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 09:30
  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 16:30
  • Sat 19 Nov 2022 04:30
  • Sat 19 Nov 2022 12:30