Ego
Fantastical comedic look at entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths. Stars David Soul and Simon Day. From December 2010.
We all worry about the end of the world, as economists and environmentalists speak in apocalyptic terms everyday.
iGOD says that trying to predict the end of the world is as pointless as moisturising an elephant's elbow.
Late-night comedy starring Simon Day and David Soul.
Written Sean Gray - one of the head writers of the BAFTA award-winning The Thick Of It.
In each episode, an unnamed, all-seeing narrator (David Soul) shows us that it is stupid to be worrying, as he looks back at some of the most entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths.
Each week our case study is a normal bloke called Ian (Simon Day) who manages to accidentally initiate the apocalypse of a different parallel world through a seemingly harmless single act (telling a lie, being lazy, cooking some lambshanks).
A succession of comic vignettes ensue that escalate to the end of a parallel world.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in December 2010.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Soul |
| Ian | Simon Day |
| Actor | Rosie Cavaliero |
| Actor | Alex Macqueen |
| Actor | Dan Tetsell |
| Writer | Sean Gray |
| Producer | Simon Nicholls |
Broadcasts
Wed 22 Dec 2010 23:00±«Óãtv Radio 4- Wed 15 Jan 2014 23:15±«Óãtv Radio 4
- Sat 27 Sep 2014 23:45±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 10 Jan 2019 22:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 25 Feb 2021 23:15±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Mar 2023 22:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 Extra