Elastic Planet

English radio series

Elastic Planet is a six-part radio comedy series, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995,[1] taking the form of a surreal documentary reminiscent of Connections. It was written by Ben Moor, narrated by Oliver Postgate and produced by Jon Naismith.[2]

The series deals with subjects such as the decline of the British dust industry, bad spelling rings and cheese sculpture.

The series has been repeated on BBC 7 and BBC Radio 4 Extra on various occasions.

Cast

Various roles in the show are taken on by the cast members Ben Moor, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, and Michael Troughton. Others appearing included Neil Mullarkey, Geoffrey McGivern, Miriam Margolyes, Rebecca Front, Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Alexander Armstrong

Episode guide

  1. The Babies
  2. The Train
  3. The Shape
  4. The Zoo
  5. The Objects
  6. The Travel

References

  1. ^ "BBC Genome Project". Elastic Planet. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Elastic Planet". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

External links

  • Elastic Planet at BBC Online
  • The Elastic Planet homepage by the author, Ben Moor
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