Dead Ringers 

Last Edited: 24-Oct-2013 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Eleven series plus specials. Many of the early episode files are BBC R7/4X rebroadcasts.

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Date	Episode	Opening lines	Cast	Parameters
07-Jan-2000	1-1	London, last Thursday Night, the private office of Jack Straw. “Now, Mr Straw. Pinnochet’s has his tests, and we need to establish if you’re fit enough.”	Alistair McGowan, Kate Robbins, Jon Culshaw, Simon Lipson produced by Bill Dare	27:53, 26152, S
14-Jan-2000	1-2	You’re listening to the Today Program. It’s just coming up to 18 minutes past eight and I’m Joined now by Mr Jack Straw.	Alistair McGowan, Kate Robbins, Jon Culshaw, Simon Lipson produced by Bill Dare	27:40, 25940, S 3 loud static bursts
21-Jan-2000	1-3	Thank you for coming to the interview Mr Boyle.	Alistair McGowan, Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw, Simon Lipson produced by Bill Dare	26:29, 24832, S
28-Jan-2000	1-4	News at nine o’clock. Good Evening.	Alistair McGowan, Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw, Simon Lipson produced by Bill Dare	27:40, 25940, S 1 loud static burst
16-Jun-2000	2-1	Well time to grill the headlines over a live flame with Simon Hoggart...	Jon Culshaw, Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	27:40, 25942, S
23-Jun-2000	2-2	Dead Ringers. Hi it’s Gary Lineker here. Kevin Keegan joins us now.	Jon Culshaw, Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	27:55, 26182, S
30-Jun-2000	2-3	And hearts were lifted this week as the youngster caught up in that heartbreaking tug of love finally returned to the family home.	Jon Culshaw, Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	28:14, 26471, S
07-Jul-2000	2-4	Ewan, we need to talk. Concerned voice but stern eyebrows.	Jon Culshaw, Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	27:57, 26208, S
14-Jul-2000	2-5	Yes, it’s me Trevor McDull. Once, twice, three times a newsreader.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	28:16, 26501, S
21-Jul-2000	2-6	And there she is waving regally to the crowd.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry produced by Bill Dare	27:50, 26095, S
28-Jul-2000	2-7	You’re listening to Today and the time is exactly twenty minutes to seven, give or take a day.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry produced by Bill Dare	28:10, 26421, S
04-Aug-2000	2-8	Lovely. Welcome to Dibley everyone. Er, do you Gordon Brown take Sarah McAuley to be your lawful wedded wife?	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Mark Perry produced by Bill Dare	28:10, 26417, S
17-Nov-2000	3-1	You’re listening to Today and the time is 24 hours from Tulsa.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Lewis Clout produced by Bill Dare	28:14, 26484, S
24-Nov-2000	3-2	Dead Ringers. G’day there. It’s your old mate Rolf here. Welcoming you to Animal Hospital.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	27:54, 26157, S
01-Dec-2000	3-3	We talk tonight to the figure who it’s rumoured harbours a secret desire to lead the Tory party in the future.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	28:12, 26443, S
08-Dec-2000	3-4	What a long but rewarding day that was, Cherie.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	28:13, 26469, S
15-Dec-2000	3-5	What a momentous moment this is Sue. That’s right John, we’ve had word from Washington there’ll be no more recounts.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	28:06, 26354, S
01-Jan-2001	special	Dead Ringers. The Archers Special.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	28:11, 26423, S
06-Apr-2001	4-1	This is BBC Radio Four. In half an hour, The Archers...	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	27:54, 26167, S
13-Apr-2001	4-2	Er, Mr President. Great news. They’ve said yes! I Knew they would. So when is Mr Ssnuffleupagus coming to live with me?	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	28:06, 26350, S
20-Apr-2001	4-3	As leader of this Conservative Party, I wish to say here and now how much I condemn New Labour’s astronomical spending on advertising.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:06, 26357, S
27-Apr-2001	4-4	People of Great Britain. This is your Prime Minister, nervous tic, wispy hair furrowed underpants.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	27:56, 26143, S
06-Jun-2001	special	Dead Ringers. The Election Special.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	28:17, 26519, S
July 2001		Unbroadcast 1 BBC Radio Four. I’m Charlotte Green. Put it away, I know what you’re doing. Unbroadcast 2 Hello. I’m Martin Jarvis.	[no credits] (Cassette?)	31:26, 29470, S 1 loud static burst 33:28, 31387, S 2 loud static bursts
24-Aug-2001	5-1	From the Edinburgh Festival And as the race draws to a close, we interview the surprise winner	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	25:31, 23935, S
31-Aug-2001	5-2	Well, I’m leaving you J.R. I’m leaving you for the West End stage. You’re sure as hell not Sue-Ellen, you dirty little tramp.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	27:46, 26039, S
07-Sep-2001	5-3	People of Britain. No, we were not dreaming. It really happened.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Matthew Cox produced by Bill Dare	28:06, 26353, S
14-Sep-2001	5-4	never broadcast due to 9/11 World Trade Center attack	--	--
07-Dec-2001	6-1	People of Great Britain. This is your Prime Minister (victorious grin triumphant, forehead, brooding chancellor) amplified to distinguish from other episodes starting with with same/similar phrase	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	28:04, 26314, S
14-Dec-2001	6-2	Dead Ringers. OK, OK, you’re gentlemen of the press. Welcome to the White House for this historic joint press conference by the two leaders of the free world George W Bush and Tony Blair.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	28:06, 26345, S
21-Dec-2001	6-3	Ah, Mr President. Can we stop looking for it now?	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	27:43, 25995, S
28-Dec-2001	special	Best of 2001, part one	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:15, 26496, S
29-Dec-2001	special	Best of 2001, part two	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	27:50, 26098, S
04-Jan-2002	6-4	BBC Radio Four. I’m Charlotte Green. Coming up after the news, there’s another chance to hear Quote Unquote, unfortunately.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:09, 26403, S
11-Jan-2002	6-5	People of Britain, my visit to the Indian subcontinent was a major breakthrough.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	28:13, 26454, S
19-Apr-2002	7-1	You join us on a very solemn day...	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	27:49, 26088, S
26-Apr-2002	7-2	And now on Radio Four, it’s time for The Archers where Brian is in for a bit of a shock from Shiobhan,	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Mario Stilianides	28:12, 26449, S
03-May-2002	7-3	On the week he’s celebratified such an important millstone. I am recording this personal message to Tony Blair.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:09, 26402, S
10-May-2002	7-4	Yes, you join me John Motram, here at a packed press conference where Sven-Goran, in fact very much Ericson, is about to name his squad for the World Cup	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Stefano Paolini produced by Bill Dare	27:28, 25752, S
11-Jun-2002	special	Dead Ringers. The Golden Jubilee Special	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Bill Dare	27:05, 25346, S
16-Aug-2002	8-1	BBC Radio 4. I’m Brian Perkins. Coming up next is the Dead Ringers Edinburgh special. That’s special in the same way all the other Edinburgh Radio 4 shows are special. There’ll be a couple of reference to deep fried Mars Bars, plus the obligatory anti-English jokes, obviously thrown in by the producer so the haggis munchers in the audience can laugh their heads off like the retarded jocks they are.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Brian Bowles produced by Bill Dare	27:43, 25997, S
23-Aug-2002	8-2	People of Britain, this is your Prime Minister, relaxed denim shirt, enjoying my holidays tan, sunburnt bald patch.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	26:36, 24952, S 1 loud static burst
30-Aug-2002	8-3	My fellow Americans, it has now become clear that we stand alone with our plans for ground inventory of Iraq…	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	27:56, 26199, S
06-Sep-2002	8-4	People of Britain, I speak to you today to tell you that we have no option but to act against the dangerous power crazed leader who believes he is above the law.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Bill Dare	27:53, 26143, S
27-Dec-2002	special	Festive compilation of the best of 2002	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:03, 26310, S
10-Jan-2003	9-1	BBC Radio 4. I’m Charlotte Green. We’d like to apologise to listeners…	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	27:49, 19560, S
17-Jan-2003	9-2	People of Britain, this is your Prime Minister, determined hand gesture, focused forehead, embarrassing plum suit	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	28:12, 26443, S
24-Jan-2003	9-3	I wanna be the first to congratulate you Mr President. It’s a great leap forward in technology.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	27:48, 26071, S
31-Jan-2003	9-4	Where must my quest take me o wise wizard Gandalf?	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	28:03, 26299, S
05-Sep-2003	10-1	So Abdul. What reaction has there been to my latest taped message of hatred in the West?	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	27:44, 13004, S
12-Sep-2003	10-2	BBC Radio 4. I'm Lord Lucan (Laughs) That's right. Here I am. It was me all along. I didn't mean to do the nanny. It was an accident.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:13, 13234, S
19-Sep-2003	10-3	People of Britain. (bad aura forehead, paranoid hand gesture, grinding teeth). In the wake of criticism from the Hutton inquiry...	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:10, 13204, S
26-Sep-2003	10-4	People of Britain. I hope you appreciate (grinding teeth, don't hit me hand gesture, clinically depressed bald spot) how I've agonised over the choice of my new director of communications.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	27:53, 26143, S
03-Oct-2003	10-5	People of Britain. (Oh I do hate to be beside the seaside grimace, hate Gordon Brown hand gesture, looking over his shoulder underpants)	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides	28:13, 26467, S
23-Jan-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 1 Well time now to grill the headlines over a live flame	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	27:49, 13046, S
30-Jan-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 2 Hello welcome to Film at One	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Kate Robbins, Alistair McGowan produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	27:31, 25807, S
06-Feb-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 3 BBC Radio Four, I'm Charlotte Green, now with a dry reef top sheet for added comfort.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Simon Lipson, Alistair McGowan produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	28:04, 26324, S
13-Feb-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 4 BBC Radio Four, I'm Charlotte Green, my body's too bootylicious for you.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Kate Robinson, Alistair McGowan produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	27:41, 12980, S
20-Feb-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 5 It's 10 minutes past the point when time and space can join	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Alistair McGowan produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	28:05, 26232, S
27-Feb-2004	special	The Best of Dead Ringers 6 This is BBC Radio Four. In half an hour, The Archers. But before that, if you've missed the week's papers...	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell, Simon Lipson, Alistair McGowan produced by Mario Stilianides, Bill Dare, Katie Tyrell	28:06, 26356, S
30-Aug-2004	special	Dead Ringers from the Pleasance, Edinburgh.	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	27:16, 12790, S
16-Sep-2005	11-1	Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Marsden	28:19, 26552, S
23-Sep-2005	11-2	Warwick Arts Centre	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Marsden	27:46, 26042, S
30-Sep-2005	11-3	New Theatre, Cardiff	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Katie Marsden	27:52, 26126, S
07-Oct-2005	11-4	Hull City Hall	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly produced by Katie Marsden	27:47, 26058, S
14-Oct-2005	11-5	The Anvil, Basinstoke	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Marsden	27:51, 26118, S
21-Oct-2005	11-6	Rex Cinema, Birkhamstead	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Marsden	28:07, 26238, S
15-May-2007	special	Tony Blair Special	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, Phil Cornwell produced by Katie Tyrell	28:08, 26393, S
23-Jul-2014	trailer	Trailer for the Return of Dead Ringers		0:29, 457, S
30-Jul-2014	12-1	BBC Radio 4, I'm Neil Nunes.  If my voice were any lower	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	27:49, 26084, S
06-Aug-2014	12-2	You're listening to Today with John Humphrys and Jim Naughtie	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	27:33, 25836, S
13-Aug-2014	12-3	You're listening to Today with James Naughtie and Evan Davis. After 7 we'll be discussing	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	28:09, 26403, S
20-Aug-2014	12-4	You're listening to Today with James Naughtie and Evan Davis, the Ren and Stimpy of Radio 4	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	27:41, 25965, S
27-Aug-2014	12-5	Hello and welcome to Scotland Decides	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	28:02, 26287, S
03-Sep-2014	12-6	Youre listening to Today with John Humphrys and Jim Naughtie. No time for our names John	Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stevenson Producer: Bill Dare	27:45, 26016, S

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