Sport and the British

Last Edited: 28-Sep-2019 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.
Date Title Cast Parameters
30-Jan-2012 to
03-Feb-2012
  1. The Rise of Olympism
  2. A Level Playing Field
  3. The Bare Fists of Boxing
  4. The Unsporting Side of Sport
  5. The Making of Men
    omnibus 1
 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld 		13:48, 12918, S
13:30, 12635, S
13:36, 12739, S
13:40, 12800, S
13:50, 12953, S
56:35, 52944, S
06-Feb-2012 to
10-Feb-2012
  1. Playing Like Ladies
  2. The Corinthian Ideal
  3. The Formal Empire
  4. Dawn of Professional Football
  5. Exporting Football
    omnibus 2
 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld
 		13:45, 12882, S
13:44, 12863, S
13:38, 12761, S
12:57, 12134, S
10:50, 10147, S
56:35, 52943, S
13-Feb-2012 to
17-Feb-2012
  1. Rugby's Great Split
  2. Tennis and Golf in Suburbia
  3. Fighting Back
  4. Women Between the Wars
  5. A Bit of a Flutter
    omnibus 3
 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld
 		13:03, 12229, S
13:06, 12262, S
12:59, 12156, S
13:42, 12830, S
12:47, 11978, S
56:35, 52942, S
20-Feb-2012 to
24-Feb-2012
  1. Cricket and the English Hero
  2. Anyone but England
  3. Welsh Rugby and its National Heroes
  4. Ireland, Politics on the Pitch
  5. Ireland, North of the Border
    omnibus 4
 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld
 		12:58, 12146, S
13:34, 12701, S
13:45, 12880, S
13:38, 12765, S
12:09, 11376, S
56:22, 52739, S
27-Feb-2012 to
02-Mar-2012
  1. War Games
  2. Broadcasting to the Nation
  3. Driving Innovation
  4. The Gentleman Amateur
  5. Beating Us at Our Own Game
    omnibus 5
 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld
 		12:31, 11718, S
13:49, 12934, S
12:02, 11266, S
12:34, 11775, S
12:27, 11658, S
56:42, 53108, S
05-Mar-2012 to
09-Mar-2012
  1. Sport for All
  2. Golden Girls
  3. Rugby's Big Bang
  4. Globalisation
  5. The State of Play
    omnibus 6

 Clare Balding
readers Stuart McLoughlin, Sean Baker,
Jo Munro, Jane Lawrence, Brian Bowles
Producer: Lucy Lunt, Sara Conkey,
Garth Brameld
 12:09, 11382, S
12:07, 11353, S
12:54, 12088, S
13:37, 12760, S
13:34, 12709, S
56:44, 53085, S