Ed Morrish

(*Indicates I developed & sold the idea; + indicates I was the exec)

Sound Heap* (Series 1-2)

John-Luke Roberts’ 12x30’ “podcasts of podcasts”, featuring clips from all the best shows on the (fictional) Sound Heap Inc. podcast network this week. Features comedians such as Kevin Eldon, Deborah Frances-White, Katherine Parkinson, Athena Kugblenu, Elis James, Isy Suttie, Mark Watson, Bilal Zafar and Josie Long. Available in most places. (Series 1: Lead Mojo/Auddy, 2021, Series 2-: Lead Mojo/Maximum Fun 2024-)

• “A perfect spoof” - The Guardian

• ”While the satire is sharply observed, there’s clear affection in Sound Heap’s audio skewering… the era of peak podcast has made the medium ripe for ridicule and this series does the job better than most” - The Financial Times

• “Podcasts will eat themselves, we may all have thought recently – but Roberts has got there first” - The Guardian

Paul Sinha’s Perfect Pub Quiz* (Series 1-3)

Paul Sinha returns to Radio 4 to explain why your pub quiz questions are rubbish, and to provide some better ones. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2022-24)

“A show that, like a good pub quiz, is clever, noisy, and enjoyably shambolic” - The Daily Mail

“If you love armchair quizzing, chances are you’ll love this.” - The Times

Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club*

Geoff tours the country, exploring what it means to be a man in 2024. (Pier Productions/BBC Radio 4, 2024)

John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme (Series 1-9, Edinburgh Special, 2023 Special, 2024 Special)*

Nine series (first series 4x30’; others 6x30’) plus 1x30’ Edinburgh Special, and 45’ specials in 2023 and 2024 of multi-award-winning audience sketch show written by and starring John Finnemore. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2011-2023)

"One of the most consistently funny sketch shows for quite some time." - The Guardian

“One of the best radio sketch shows ever - perhaps you don’t even need the ‘radio’ there…” - The Guardian

“John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme might just be a work of radio genius” - The Big Issue

"A Radio 4 6.30pm sketch show that is – whisper it – actually funny … How lovely to hear a bit of daft imagination that takes your mind on flights of fancy, away from reality with its thudding grimness. A welcome respite." - The Observer

"One of the funniest and most inventive new radio comedy shows of recent years." - The Daily Mail

"He has a brilliant gift for logic, exploring a situation (or even a word) through its due stages to the ultimate joke at its end. There are songs, too, and a great supporting cast of Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan." - The Daily Telegraph

POV*

Sketch show that takes comedians making tunny online videos and translates their work into audio gold. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2024)

Pod Save The UK+

I contributed additional production and writing to the 2023 end of year special and look ahead to 2024, and exec produced the first full episode of 2024. (Reduced Listening/Crooked Media, 2023-24)

The Newsmakers*

Topical comedy pilot hosted by Rachel Parris, who talks to all the fictional people at the heart of the real news. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2023)

Dara Ó Briain’s Time Wasters*

Dara Ó Briain invites some of his favourite funny people to share the things that they most regret wasting time on. Format devised by Ali Crockatt and David Scott. (Lead Mojo/Audible, 2023)

Lemn Sissay Is The One And Only*

Lemn explores the idea of uniqueness. Just like everyone else does. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2023)

The Ultimate Choice+ (Pilot, Series 1-2)

Steph McGovern hosts this panel show which sees two guests pick between two impossible scenarios - like, would you rather have a heron or a gorilla for a flatmate? - with the help of their studio audience and some expert guests. (Naked/BBC Radio 4, 2022-23)

BBC New Comedy Awards 2022

The grand final of the BBC’s annual comic talent hunt, edited down for broadcast on radio (Phil McIntyre Television/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

Spooky Sh!t (Series 2)+

Jamali Maddix gets his guests to tell him about their experiences with the supernatural and paranormal. (Novel/Audible, 2022)

Rachel Fairburn: Ghoul Guide+

Rachel Fairburn is obsessed with ghosts. She’s also scared shitless of them. Each week we follow her as she stays at a different haunted location where she’s been told about three ghosts - but two have been made up for the show. Will she work out which one is “real”? (Novel/Global, 2022)

Beta Female (Pilot, Series 1-2)*

Sitcom written by Amna Saleem, starring Kiran Sonia Sawar, Sudha Bhuchar & Tom Stourton. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2019-2022)

Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum

Geoff Norcott explores the limits of our beliefs in democracy. (Pier/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

Live In Kyiv: Comedy From A Warzone*

In this half-hour feature, Ukrainian comedian Anton Tymoschenko looks at what he’s learned about comedy by having to do it while his country is invaded. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

NonCensored*

You can’t say anything any more - and here to prove it is Harriet Langley-Swindon (Rosie Holt), with a round of all the best bits of her weekly radio show on a national network in the company of her producer Martin (Brendan Murphy) and Diversity Correspondent Eshaan Akbar (Eshaan Akbar), with guest comedians like Eleanor Morton and Sooz Kempner, and real interviewees like James O’Brien and Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu. Available in most places. (Lead Mojo/Audioboom 2022-23, Lead Mojo/Auddy 2023-24)

“Glorious” - The Guardian

Sudden Death

Jon Harvey tells the story of how he used watching sporting events to pay tribute to his late brother. (Naked/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

Tom Ballard: Solastalgia*

Australian comedian Tom Ballard explores attitudes towards the climate crisis in this one-off comedy special recorded in Tom’s home town of Melbourne. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

Geoff Norcott: Well Classy

Award-winning comedian Geoff Norcott returns to Radio 4, this time examining his own class identity. Is it defined by where he's from, or where he's at? Has he changed, now he's known the taste of brioche, or is he the same old Geoff that he used to be, growing up on the council estate? And, most importantly - why does he care? (Pier/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

“There are few comics today who can make us laugh and squirm as Norcott can.” - The Times

The Rest Of Us*

Mary Flanigan, Eleanor Morton and Esyllt Sears present a triple-headed stand-up show that examines important figures from history who are left out of the mainstream history syllabus. (Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

A House In History

A semi-improvised sitcom devised and directed by Will Farrell and Ben Rowse, starring Alistair Green and Kath Hughes as a couple who take part in a reality TV show, and Alexander Owen and Emily Lloyd-Saini as the producers trying to thwart them. Also featuring Adam Drake, Jess Robinson, and Kevin McCloud. (Novel/BBC Radio 4, 2022)

What On Earth? With Count Binface

I co-produced this look a the British electoral process with Jon Harvey, because Count Binface said he’d vaporise my family if I didn’t. Featuring interviews with Martin Bell and Heidi Allen, and a computer who sounds like Barry Davies. (Naked/BBC Radio 4, 2021)

Transfer Gossip Daily

Daily podcast covering the last twelve days of the summer 2021 football transfer window. With comedians Maisie Adam and Josh Pugh, and The Daily Telegraph’s Luke Edwards. Available only on BBC Sounds. (BBC Sounds, 2021)

Book Lovers

I directed this ten-part audio comedy-drama by Jess Moore, starring Nadia Kamil, Vivienne Acheampong, Samantha Spiro, Muzz Khan and Danny Walters. Available on Audible. (Listen/Audible, 2021)

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge (Series 1-3)*

Paul Sinha returns to Radio 4 to improve the general knowledge of the audience in a fact-packed stand-up show. (Somethin’ Else & Lead Mojo/BBC Radio 4, 2019-2021)

“Paul Sinha, the UK’s funniest fund of forgotten facts, leads us down even more fascinating byways of discovery” - The Radio Times

Future Empire-fect*

Andy Zaltzman and Anuvab Pal explore the future relationship between Britain and the UK, with episodes recorded in Manchester and Mumbai. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2021)

The Empire

Anuvab Pal’s sitcom pilot set in 1911 Darjeeling, starring Alexander Owen, Rasika Dugal, Anuvab Pal, Michelle Gomez, Sanjeev Kohli, Eshaan Ackbar, Raj Ghatak and narrated by Stephen Fry. (Channel X/BBC Radio 2, 2021)

Teach Me A Lesson (Series 1)

12x40’ podcast in which Greg James and Bella Mackie invite real teachers to teach their favourite lesson, from psychology to maths, via English Language, Chemistry, Biology, and more. Available in most places. (Banana Stand/BBC 5Live/BBC Sounds, 2021)

Hidden Ireland+

I exec produced Michael Stranney’s mockumentary series, produced by Nick Coupe, which starred Michael alongside Andrew Maxwell James Gault, Jessica Regan, Joanne McNally Jonjo O’Neill, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Lloyd Hutchinson Mitra Djalili, Philippa Carson and Seán Burke. Available on Spotify. (Whistledown/Spotify, 20202)

The Future Is Muslim

A show made up of comedy sketches and compelling conversation, written and hosted by Raheel Mohammed, with Latifa Akay. Available in most places. (Maslaha/Soundcloud, 2020)

The Things About Us

Mark Thomas’s podcast series exploring British self-identity. Includes episodes on museums, slavery, the national anthem and the Charter of the Forest. Available in most places. (Mark Thomas/Soundcloud, 2020)

Inside The Comedian (Series 2-5)

I edited the second and third series of David Reed’s spoof interview podcast, and produced the fourth and fifth series. Available in most places. (David Reed/Acast, 2018-2020)

Any Stupid Questions (Series 1-3, Election Specials)*

I co-devised and produce this independent podcast hosted by Danielle Ward, in which comedians ask actual experts the questions we ought to know the answers to by now. Available in most places. (Danielle Ward/Acast, 2017-2019)

Lemn Sissay's Social Enterprise*

4x30' stand-up/poetry series about charity, philanthropy and social enterprise, hosted by the award-winning poet, actor, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2019)

“Sissay opens with a brilliant send-up of charity jargon, goes on to engage his audience with facts and perceptions of the homeless, and is funny, cutting and humane throughout” - The Sunday Times

Women Like Us*

Spoof lifestyle podcast, improvised by Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson. Available in most places. (Somethin’ Else/Acast, 2019)

Susan Calman: Makes Me Happy*+

Susan Calman presents a stand-up show in which she explains what makes her happy, and invites the audience to try it. Producer: Lyndsay Fenner (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, November 2019)

Tom Neenan Is Not All Men+

Tom Neenan isn’t like other men, and to prove it he has a podcast. This satire of performative allyship also featured Rachel Parris, Shivani Thussu, Alistair Green and Tom Crowley among others. Producer: Clarissa Maycock (Somethin’ Else/BBC Sounds, 2019)

“Alan Partridge-style brilliant… properly, wonderfully lol-ful” - The Observer

Urnbelievable - The Ashes Podcast

Podcast covering the 2017/18 and 2019 Ashes series, and the 2019 World Cup, presented by Andy Zaltzman and Felicity Ward, with guests including Jim Maxwell, Mel Farrell, Jarrod Kimber and Mark Steel. Available in most places. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2017-2019)

Archive On Four: Losing My Voice

Jan Ravens, the owner of the best Theresa May impression in comedy, takes a personal look at what happens when the person you impersonate drops out of the public eye. Featuring new interview with Rory Bremner and Anthony Atamanuik. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2019)

BBC Ouch! Storytelling Live

I script-edit/directed a group of new writer/performers who talked about their mental and physical disabilities for a Valentine's-themed show, and three shows recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. I also edited their performances into podcasts for release on the BBC Ouch! podcast feed, and an edition for BBC Radio 5Live. (BBC Ouch/BBC News Channel/BBC Two/BBC Radio 5Live, 2017-2019)

Live At Eleven*

Live topical comedy pilot, hosted by Toby Foster, with Lou Conran, Gareth Gwynn, Rahul Kohli & Jennifer Williams (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2019)

Hugo Rifkind's Search For Power*

3x30' stand-up/journalism show in which Hugo Rifkind explores who actually has power in modern Britain, and the myriad reasons they think they don't. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2019)

The Temp*

6x30’ sitcom by Steve Nelson, starring Marek Larwood as a Warren, a hapless man desperate to turn his temp positions into full-time jobs, no matter how weird the jobs turn out. Also starring Vicki Pepperdine, Dave Reed, Susy Kane and Tom Crowley. (Somethin’ Else/Audible, 2019)

Empirical Evidence*

2x30' stand-up show. Andy Zaltzman and his Bugle co-host Anuvab Pal bicker about the legacy of the British Empire in the streets and onstage in London and Kolkata. (Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4, 2018)

“As you might expect for comedy about a part of history that includes extreme violence and corruption, there's a definite edge to many of the jokes here, but it's surprisingly successful as both a piece of entertainment and a genuinely illuminating glimpse of history - largely thanks to the great comic chemistry between our presenting pair.” - The Telegraph

“I was intrigued by Andy Zaltzman and Anuvab Pal’s ambition and then surprised to find myself chuckling at their chutzpah in taking on both the establishment and post-colonialism.” - The Spectator

“In this interesting programme Pal and Zaltzman look at the history and legacy of the British Empire — and get some good gags in too.” - The Times

Bob Jones

Sitcom pilot written by Chris Corcoran, starring Robert Pugh, Steve Spiers and Gareth Pierce as patients on a South Wales hospital ward. (Freedive/BBC Radio Wales, 2018)

Earpedia

Two series (both 13x10') of facts and jokes about the natural world, narrated by Sue Perkins. Written by Gareth Gwynn, Jon Hunter and Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, with sketches performed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Co-produced with Simon Poole. (Somethin’ Else/Audible, 2017-2018)

“An insight into the world of plants, delivered with her trademark humour and quirkiness that’ll make this podcast one the whole family can listen to together.” - The Guardian

Splott

6x30' sitcom by David Peet, starring Ruth Jones as a single mother in a south-eastern district of Cardiff. (Tidy/BBC Radio Wales, 2018)

Welcome To Wherever You Are (Pilot, Series 1)* 

Broadcast pilot and 4x30' series of an international stand-up show where the host (Andrew Maxwell) is in London, and the acts perform from around the world, including Jakarta and St Petersburg. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2016-2017)

The Tony Law Tapes

I edited these interviews of the world’s leading time-traveller, Tony Law, conducted in front of an audience by John-Luke Roberts, into a podcast series. (Acast, 2017) Listen on iTunes or Acast.

Paul Sinha’s History Revision (Series 1-3)*

Three 4x30’ stand-up series about historical events written by and starring Paul Sinha. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2014-2017)

“Impassioned, funny and well-informed” - The Daily Mail

The Missing Hancocks (Series 1-3)

Three 5x30’ series of recreations of episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour of which there are no surviving recordings. Starring Kevin McNally as the Lad 'imself, with the theme tune re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Co-produced with Neil Pearson (s1-2) and Paul Sheehan (s3) (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2014-2017)

"Galton and Simpson's genre-defining sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour, makes a marvellous, phoenix-like return to Radio 4 this morning, with Kevin McNally marshalling a pitch-perfect Tony Hancock impersonation in the lead" - The Daily Telegraph

"Kevin McNally and the cast make a great job of another recently discovered original Hancock script." - The Daily Mail

A Beginner’s Guide To India*

2x30’ stand-up series by Indian comedian Aditi Mittal, explaining how Indian history and culture feels from the perspective of Indians. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2016)

"Mittal is, in fact, laugh-out-loud-as-you-listen-in-your-kitchen funny. Like so much of the best radio comedy, it reverses the principles of the Ig Nobels: first it makes you think, then it makes you laugh:" - The Daily Telegraph

Lemn Sissay’s Origin Stories*

4x30’ stand-up/poetry series that uses famous fictional orphans – such as Harry Potter, Superman and Darth Vader – to look at adoption and foster care. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2016)

What Makes The World Laugh?*

1x60’ stand-up showcase of the best international acts at the Edinburgh Fringe, including Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees Michelle Wolf and Zoe Coombs Marr. (BBC Studios/BBC World Service, 2016)

A Normal Family*

1x30’ stand-up/poetry show in which Henry Normal reflects on his late father and his own son. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2016)

"It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down." - The Guardian

The Show What You Wrote (Series 3)

6x30’ of the open-door sketch show starring Jason Manford, Gavin Webster, Jon Thomson, Shobna Gulati and Fiona Clarke. Co-produced with Paul Sheehan. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2015)

"Far from tumbleweed blowing through the studio, the majority of the skits are mighty funny ... superb observational comedy" - The Radio Times

The BBC New Comedy Awards 2015

1x30’ feature on the 2015 New Comedy Awards presented by Marcus Brigstocke, featuring Jon Richardson. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2015)

Barry Cryer At 80

1x30’ gig to celebrate Barry Cryer’s 80th birthday, featuring Count Arthur Strong, Michael Palin and Dame Judi Dench. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2015)

 A Beginner’s Guide To Pakistan*

2x30’ stand-up series by Pakistani comedian Sami Shah, explaining the realities of his home country to an audience in Birmingham. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, September 2015)

"Stylishly cynical, brutally newsy, bitingly funny, this is political stand-up done with gusto." - The Daily Telegraph

Lemn Sissay’s Homecoming*

Poet Lemn Sissay explores the idea of ‘home’ through 2x30’ of poetry, stand-up, and conversation. Recorded in London and Addis Ababa. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, May 2015)

"What a thing to hear in Radio 4’s 6.30pm slot. Not the polite laughter that accompanies a well-crafted comedy script, but the sound of genuine happiness; also regret, anger, wonder, bursting from the radio with the unexpected exuberance of a child dancing at a chamber concert." - The Observer

"This was truly innovative radio, fusing Sissay's comedy act as a performance poet with conversations and multiple storytelling, underpinned by music to take us out of England and straight to Addis." - The Spectator

Dilemma (Series 1-4, Edinburgh Special)*

Four 6x30’ series, plus an Edinburgh Special of audience panel show with guests including Sarah Millican, Al Murray, Dame Anne Leslie and Ricky Wilson. Presented by Sue Perkins. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2011-2015)

"A non-irritating, hilarious panel show" - Eddie Mair, The Radio Times.

"Sue Perkins is the perfect host for this canny combination of real moral dilemmas and sharp, unscripted responses to the problems laid before the panel of guests." - The Radio Times

The Sinha Carta*

One-off stand up show commissioned as part of a season celebrating 800 years of Magna Carta. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2015)

"Funny and thoughtful." - The Daily Telegraph

The Frequency of Laughter*

6x30’ social history of Radio Comedy, presented by Grace Dent, with guests including Angus Deayton and Meera Syal. Co-produced with Alex Smith. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2014)

"Her questions are insightful, and she creates a relaxed, slightly naughty atmosphere that brings out the best in her interviewees." - The Observer

Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (Pilot, Series 1-2)*

Broadcast pilot and two series (4x30', 6x30') of audience sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village. Written by Eddie Robson, and starring Hattie Morahan, Charles Edwards & Peter Davison. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 2/BBC Radio 4, 2012-2014)

"The sitcom success story of 2012" - The Radio Times

"A reader pointed out interesting echoes of the work of sci-fi master John Wyndham. But this is a comedy, a good one by Eddie Robson, with a splendid cast including Julian Rhind-Tutt and Peter Davison" - The Daily Telegraph

Mark Steel’s In Town (Series 5)

6x30’ stand-up series about unheralded parts of Britain, written and performed by Mark Steel. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2014)

"A gentle masterclass in how to take the piss in a very British way: indiscriminately, with no malice, tempering every sideswipe with a self-deprecating riff." - The Guardian

"He took some good natured abuse for visiting Heck's cider farm in Street, instead of Wilkins at Mudgley" - The Central Somerset Gazette

Andrew Maxwell’s Public Enemies

4x30’ stand-up series challenging public perceptions of vilified groups, written and performed by Andrew Maxwell. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2013)

"More insight than you’ll find in several box sets of Have I Got News For You … Maxwell gets on with what he does best: jousting with his crowd and trying to make us glimpse his particular worldview." - The List

Paul Sinha’s Citizenship Test*

4x30’ stand-up series about Britishness, written by and starring Paul Sinha. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2013)

Little Monster*

1x30’ non-audience sitcom starring Sarah Hadland, Rufus Jones, Cariad Lloyd and Geraldine James. Written by Gerard Foster. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2013)

Newsjack (Series 6-8)

Three 6x30’ series of the topical sketch show with an open-door policy, receiving over 3000 submissions per series. Co-produced with Lyndsay Fenner (s6 & 7) and Carl Cooper (s8) (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4 Extra, 2012-2013)

The Sinha Games*

Stand-up/feature to coincide with the 2012 summer Olympics, written and performed by Paul Sinha. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2012)

Quote… Unquote (Series 48)

6x30’ series of the long-running panel show about quotations, presented and devised by Nigel Rees. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2012)

The Trap*

1x30’ pilot from innovative sketch troupe. Written by and starring Jeremy Limb, Paul Litchfield and Dan Mersh, with Isy Suttie and Kirsty Wark. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 2, 2012)

Chain Reaction (Series 7)

6x30’ interview show where last week’s interviewee becomes this week’s interviewer. Featured Rhys Thomas, Peter Hook, John Cooper Clarke and Barry Davies. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2011)

The Sinha Test*

Stand-up/feature to coincide with India’s cricket tour of England in the summer of 2011, written and performed by Paul Sinha. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2011)

"This really is a splendid programme, with well-observed quips about allegiances, sport, society, families. A sociologist and a former Test cricketer offer back-up thoughts but this is a top Sinha innings." - The Daily Telegraph

Stand Up For Comic Relief

Two documentaries and a stand-up show, with BBC radio presenters learning to be stand-up comedians, an audience vote deciding who was best. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2011)

Britain In A Box (Series 4)

4x30’ documentary series with Paul Jackson interviewing key figures in iconic television series. Co-produced with Paul Kobrak and Sarah Taylor (BBC Radio/BBC Radio 4, 2011)

Recorded for Training Purposes (Series 3-4)

Two series of 6x30’ audience sketch show with an open-door brief: over 1500 sketches are submitted per series. Cast includes Ben Willbond, Ingrid Oliver and Lewis Macleod. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2009-10)

"The standard of both material and performance is high and the production is pin sharp." - The Daily Telegraph

The Now Show (Series 26-30)

Two Christmas specials and three series of the satirical sketch show starring Punt & Dennis, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin, Jon Holmes and Marcus Brigstocke. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2008-10)

Hamilton’s Ode-ssey*

1x30’ sitcom pilot, aired as part of Radio 2’s “Sitcom Showcase” season; written by Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee, featuring Kevin, Liza Tarbuck, Peter Serafinowicz and David Reed. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 2, 2010)

The Vote Now Show

Thrice-weekly election-based comedy hosted by Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis, recorded four hours before transmission, featuring the regular Now Show team as well as Richard Stilgoe, Zeinab Badawi, Matthew Wright, Mark Watson, Jon Richardson & Isy Suttie among others. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2010)

Mark Thomas: The Manifesto

6x30’ political audience stand-up show. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2009-10)

Rhod Gilbert's Leaving Llanbobl*

1x30’ audience sitcom pilot, written by Rhod Gilbert and Greg Davies, and Rhod, Greg, Dai Botcher, Mike Hayward and Lloyd Langford. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 2, 2008)

The News Quiz (Series 60-66)

I produced the long-running topical panel show for two years, making nearly fifty editions. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2006-08)

Self-Storage (Series 1-2)*

Two series of 6x15’ non-audience sitcom written by Tom Collinson, starring Reece Shearsmith, Mark Heap and Tom Goodman-Hill. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2007-08)

Terry Saunders on Four*

1x30’ audience narrative/stand-up hybrid by Terry Saunders, which also featured Jeff Rawle and Kevin McCloud. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2008)

 A Week with Adam Buxton*

1x30’ audience sketch show written by and starring Adam Buxton, with Amelia Bullmore, Matt Berry and Nigel Buxton also appearing. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2008)                                                                  

Spats (Pilot, Series 1-2)*

Broadcast pilot (15’ non-audience) and two series (4x15’ non-audience; 4x30’ audience) of the sketch show written by and starring John-Luke Roberts. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2006-08)

"More entertaining than the whole of Live Earth ... Lovely, peculiar stuff." - The Observer

John Finnemore, Apparently*

1x30’ audience sketch show as part of Radio 4’s ‘Happy Mondays’ strand. Written by and starring John Finnemore. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2008)

Poets' Tree*

4x15’ non-audience sketch show revolving around ‘Islington poet’ Paul Hamilton, played by Kevin Eldon who co-wrote the series with Stewart Lee. Peter Serafinowicz, Olivia Colman, Steve Pemberton and Tara Flynn also appear. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2008)

28 Acts in 28 Minutes (Series 1-2, Edinburgh special)

Two series (both 3x30’) of this live variety show in which each act gets a minute to perform anything they like, plus an Edinburgh special. All with narration by John Humphrys. Co-produced with Rohan Acharya. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2006-08)

Serious About Comedy (Series 1-5)*

Comedy review programme, hosted by Robin Ince, that ran for five series of 12x30’. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2005-07)

Penny Spubb’s Ways to Change the World*

1x30’ non-audience narrative sketch show by Anna Crilly & Katy Wix. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2007)

Living with the Enemy*

6x30’ audience sitcom, written by and starring Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth, who played fictionalised versions of themselves. Guests stars included Martin Jarvis, Tim West & Prunella Scales, Neil Pearson and Joanna Lumley. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2006)

Festival Atmosphere: Brighton '06*

One-off 60’ stand-up show from the Brighton comedy festival that showcased local acts with a guest headliner. I also sold a similar show from Leicester. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2006)

The Mitch Benn Music Show (Series 1-2)*

Two series (6x30’, 4x30’) of a DJ show that played comedy songs, with guests (Isy Suttie, Neil Innes, Neil Hannon) playing live in the studio. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2005-06)

BBC New Comedy Awards (2004-2005)

National talent hunt that filtered into 7x60’ stand-up shows. Finals compered by Robin Ince (2004) and Dara Ó Briain. Co-produced with Victoria Lloyd. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2004-05)

Parliamentary Questions (Series 6-8)

Three series of 6x30’ panel show, hosted by Steve Richards. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2003-05)

The Unofficial Election

Nightly 15’ satire, recorded without an audience and written on the day of transmission, hosted by Nick Revell and John Oliver, and broadcast at 11.45pm in the run-up to the General Election. Co-produced with Adam Bromley. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2005)

Where Did It All Go Wrong? (Series 1-2)*

Two series of 4x15’ audience character monologues (series one) and non-audience narrative (series two) written by and starring Simon Munnery. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2003-05)

The Milk Run

I produced 2x60’ of this non-audience sketch show, with sketches mixed to music by Osymyso, broadcast at 3am as part of the oneclick strand. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 1, 2005)

We've Been Here Before (Series 2)

4x30’ audience topical panel show hosted by Clive Anderson. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2004)

The Best of Dead Ringers

6x30’ compilation of the previous ten series of impression-based sketches. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2004)

Spanking New on Seven (Series 1-2)*

Two series of 7x60’stand-up show for new acts, hosted by Robin Ince. Co-produced with Tilusha Ghelani and Katie Marsden. (BBC Studios/BBC 7, 2003-04)

Associated London Scripts

2x30’ documentary about Galton, Simpson, Milligan et al, narrated by Terry Jones. Co-produced with Mario Stylianides. (BBC Studios/BBC Radio 4, 2003)