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A president with two speeches and we hear from a couple who get on like a house on fire. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith. From 2017.

Meet a man on the way to St Ives; a President is given two speeches; and meet the couple who get on like a house on fire.

And, well... since you asked for a tale of love...

Multi-award-winning John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore's Double Acts and regular guest on The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth, heads up more sketches.

Written by and starring John Finnemore.

With

Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan

Original music composed and performed by ... Susannah Pearse

Producer: Ed Morrish

A ±«Óãtv Studios production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2017.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme was described by The Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh".

Already the winner of a ±«Óãtv Audio Drama Award and a Radio Academy Silver Award, John was named the 2016 Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for his work on Souvenir Programme.

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Apr 2024 22:30
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Credits

Presenter John Finnemore
Ensemble Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Ensemble Simon Kane
Ensemble Lawry Lewin
Ensemble Carrie Quinlan
Producer Ed Morrish
Writer John Finnemore

Broadcasts

  • Tue 17 Jan 2017 18:30
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  • Tue 24 Jan 2017 07:30
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  • Tue 24 Jan 2017 17:30
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  • Tue 24 Jan 2017 22:00
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  • Wed 25 Jan 2017 05:30
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  • Thu 3 Jan 2019 18:30
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  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 07:30
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  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 17:30
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  • Thu 10 Jan 2019 22:00
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  • Fri 11 Jan 2019 05:30
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  • Tue 18 Aug 2020 07:00
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  • Tue 18 Aug 2020 17:00
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  • Wed 19 Aug 2020 05:00
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  • Thu 25 Apr 2024 22:30
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