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John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme: Series 9
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Sketch Show
- Narrated by: John Finnemore, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The complete ninth series of BBC Radio 4's award-winning sketch show.
John Finnemore returns with his multi-award-winning sketch show, but this series is very different to the previous eight. There are still sketches and songs, and it's still written and performed by him and his usual fantastic ensemble cast - but with no live studio audience, John has taken the opportunity to try something new.
Each episode in this series of Souvenir Programme consists of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order. There's no narrative as such - it's still a sketch show - but as we follow the characters back in time, from lockdown Zoom calls to childhood birthdays and funerals, the individual sketches link up to form an overall picture, portraying the sprawling history of an entire multi-generational family.
And, as if that wasn't enough, there are also some terrific tall tales, a paean of praise and a truly unforgettable earworm....
Clever, complex, hilarious and poignant, these Souvenir Programmes with a twist star Lawry Lewin as Russ, Margaret Cabourn-Smith as Deborah, Simon Kane as Jerry, Carrie Quinlan as Vanessa and John Finnemore as Newt.
Cast and credits
Written and performed by John Finnemore
Ensemble cast: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, Carrie Quinlan
Original music composed by Susannah Pearse and Sally Stares, and arranged by Susannah Pearse and Tim Sutton
Recorded and edited by Rich Evans at Syncbox Post
Production coordinator: Beverly Tagg
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production
Critic Reviews
"One of our best sketch writers." (Observer)
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-2023
Different but just as good
It’s certainly not business as usual but I very much enjoyed the new feel and story telling. It has the same things I like about the show such as the songs, the monologues and the dry humour and such but there’s more connectedness and each sketch follows an overall narrative which is heartwarming and adds something extra.
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- katherine burchell
- 07-10-2021
It was meant to be better than that
John Finnemore, this was not very good. Maybe you have to be from your country. Anyway, I bought it and won't be back.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-2021
Number 9 is not for me
Massive fan of all the others and cabin pressure but this one just isn’t funny
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