Strap In – It's Clever Peter!
Strap In – It’s Clever Peter is the debut radio show by the award-winning sketch group Clever Peter. The first episode premiered on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 16 May 2012.[1] It was produced and directed by David Tyler, and starred Richard Bond, Edward Eales-White, William Hartley and special guest Catriona Knox. It was written by Richard Bond, Edward Eales-White, William Hartley and Dominic Stone.
Episodes[edit]
The four episodes ("Nigel", "Barry", "Douglas" and "Pedro") were first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at weekly intervals between 16 May and 6 June 2012.[2]
Reception[edit]
Reception to the series was hugely positive, with coverage in The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Independent,[3] and comedy website Giggle Beats.[4] The Times praised its ‘breakneck nonsense and hilarity’ and described it as ‘a thoroughly entertaining 15 minutes’. Total TV Guide magazine commented, ‘Do we really need another madcap male comedy trio? Well, if they’re as good as Clever Peter, then yes we do’.[5]
More information on the show can be found both on the BBC Radio webpages[6] and the British Comedy Guide[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Radio 4 Programmes - Strap In - It's Clever Peter, Nigel". BBC. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Strap In – It's Clever Peter!". BBC. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Maume, Chris (20 May 2012). "Kind Hearts and Coronets, Radio 4, Saturday Strap In - It's Clever Peter, Radio 4, Wednesday Beryl and Betty, BBC Radio Humberside, Saturday". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Wolf, Ian (21 May 2012). "Radio Weekly #11". Giggle Beats. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / CleverPeter: Total TV Guide magazine, W". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Strap in - It's Clever Peter".
- ^ "Strap in - It's Clever Peter - Radio 4 Sketch Show".