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Radio 4,06 Sep 2015,30 mins

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Episode 1

The Absolutely Radio Show

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Cast members of Channel 4's hugely popular TV sketch show Absolutely reunite. They're revisiting some much-loved sketch characters, with some newcomers too. Starring: Pete Baikie Morwenna Banks Moray Hunter Gordon Kennedy John Sparkes This opening episode features The Stoneybridge Town Council attempting to adapt to today's technology, Denzil and Gwynedd discussing Gwynedd's plan to enter the Miss Swansea competition, The Little Girl's very personal take on Divorce and Calum Gilhooley getting some customer feedback of his own. Plus sketches about Facebook's downside, the dangers of watching TV in middle age, vague War memories from people who were almost there and the perils of having to look after your own, ageing parents. In 2013, the group got back together for Radio 4's Sketchorama: Absolutely Special, which won a BBC Audio Drama Award in the Best Live Scripted Comedy category. Producers: Gus Beattie and Gordon Kennedy A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2015.

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