This page collects non-interview radio appearances, including readings,
dramatizations, comedy series, and music series.
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Title |
Date |
Description |
File Size (MB) |
Links |
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At the Piano with Tom Odell |
30 Nov 2019 |
13:07 excerpt
from episode 1 of this series where Tom Odell talks about the piano and pop
music with a variety of people including Hugh. I think I got everything with
Hugh in the clip... |
18.4 |
MP3 |
|
BBC
Program Page |
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Poetry Please |
18 Dec 2016 |
The "Winter" episode includes
Hugh reading "The Journey of the Magi." This reading was recorded for
With Great Pleasure in 2013. |
BBC
Program Page |
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The Blind Man |
31 Oct 2015 |
90min radio play starring
Hugh & directed by Mark Gatiss. Captured from BBC Radio 4
livestream. |
98.3 |
MP3 |
| The version currently on the
Radio 4 replay service is not trimmed - play starts a couple minutes in. |
also on BBC
program
page |
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26 Oct 2015 |
3:22 segment from The One
Show with Mark Gatiss discussing The Blind Man. Includes a very
very short snippet from the play. Captured from BBC iPlayer livestream. |
80.7 |
MP4 |
|
10 Nov 2015 |
2:23 soundbites from Hugh
about The Blind Man. |
2.83 |
MP3
also on
BBC |
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11 Nov 2015 |
2:40 soundbites from Mark
Gatiss about The Blind Man. Includes comment about Hugh. |
3.01 |
MP3
also on
BBC |
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FM Rock & Pop |
23 Mar 2014 |
1:50:46 edited radio
broadcast of the March 15th show in Buenos Aires (most of Hugh's banter has
been edited out), with dubbed bits of the interview below inbetween some of
the songs.
Captured from FM Rock & Pop livestream. |
124 |
MP3 |
| 15:42 press day interview
with Hugh in Buenos Aires. Some different questions than usual. |
available on
FM Rock & Pop |
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With Great Pleasure |
25 Dec 2013 |
32:03 excerpts involving
Hugh as one of the readers for John Lloyd's Christmas episode of With
Great Pleasure. Includes some Blackadder related material, Hugh
reading T. S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" and much more. Captured
from BBC Radio 4 livestream. |
36.8 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
|
Blues Changes |
28 Oct 2013 |
55:03 complete episode 6,
"Country", hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 iPlayer. |
75.6 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 10:18 excerpts of Hugh
talking plus performance of "Crazy Arms" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
14.2 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
21 Oct 2013 |
54:37 complete episode 5,
"Pop," hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 live
stream. First few seconds are missing due to technical issue at Radio 2. |
75.0 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 8:50 excerpts of Hugh
talking, plus performance of "Careless Love" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
12.1 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
14 Oct 2013 |
55:06 complete episode 4,
"Jazz," hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 live
stream. |
75.7 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 9:13 excerpts of Hugh
talking, plus performance of "One for My Baby" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
12.7 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
7 Oct 2013 |
55:11 complete episode 3,
"Soul & Hip Hop," hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 live
stream. |
75.8 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 11:40 excerpts of Hugh
talking, plus performance of "Stagger Lee" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
16.0 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
30 Sep 2013 |
55:11 complete episode 2,
"Rock & Roll," hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 live
stream. |
75.8 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 11:04 excerpts of Hugh
talking, plus performance of "Mystery Train" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
15.2 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
23 Sep 2013 |
55:07 complete episode 1,
"The Blues," hosted by Hugh. Captured from BBC Radio 2 live stream.
There may be some clipping - the audio was recording a little loud :) |
75.7 |
MP3 episode on
BBC |
| 12:55 excerpts of Hugh
talking, plus performance of "Changes" by Hugh & the Copper Bottom Band. |
17.8 |
MP3 |
|
Blues Changes |
23 Sep 2013 |
33:09 video of Hugh and the
Copper Bottom Band in session at Maida Vale studios. This was recorded back
in May, if I remember correctly. |
available on
BBC
(geoblocked)351MB
MP4 |
|
Blues Changes |
20 Sep 2013 |
3:33 performance of "Mystery Train" for Hugh's new BBC Radio 2 series. |
available on
BBC,
YouTube
38.4MB
FLV |
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Chris Evans Breakfast Show |
15 May 2013 |
0:51 "On this day" segment read by Hugh. Captured from BBC iPlayer.
Thanks to @housiandaze for the heads up. |
1.17 |
MP3 |
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Let Them Talk - Cheltenham |
2 May 2011 |
87:02 live radio broadcast of Hugh's appearance closing the Cheltenham Jazz
Festival:
- Bright Mississippi
- St. James Infirmary
- Crazy Arms
- Six Cold Feet
- You Don't Know My Mind
- Battle of Jericho
- Buddy Bolden's Blues
- Careless Love
- Jonah
- Winin' Boy Blues
- Swanee River
- Dear Old Southland
- Hallelujah, I Love Her So
- Let Them Talk
- Tipitina
Captured from BBC iPlayer. |
79.0 |
MP3 |
|
also available on
bbc.co.uk
31.6MB
AAC untrimmed audio file saved from iPlayer |
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Jammin' |
30 Oct 2003 |
Hugh was a guest on S4E5 of
this musical comedy show presented by Rowland Rivron. Includes an early
attempt at Swanee River and a complete version of America. |
available on
YouTube |
Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle |
2002 |
8 part
adaptation, read by Hugh |
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Three Men on the Bummel
by Jerome K. Jerome |
Dec 2001 |
3:35 excerpt from
the beginning of a 5 part adaptation
for BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, read by Hugh. Captured from BBC
7. |
2.45 |
MP3 |
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Professor Smith - Fired and Emotional - ep. 5 "Media" |
19 Aug 2000 |
with clips from
Stan Freberg, Martin and Molloy, Robert Klein, I'm Sorry, I'll Read that
Again, Eddie Izzard, Fry and Laurie, Lee Evans, and the cast of On
the Hour. |
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Professor Smith - Fired and Emotional - ep. 4 "The Powers That Be 2" |
12 Aug 2000 |
with clips from
Hugh Laurie, George Carlin, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, Chris Rock, Eddie Izzard,
Steven Martin, and Bill Hicks |
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Monkhouse Archive, The - S5E4 "Cross Dressing" |
17 Jun 2000 |
Bob Monkhouse
dips into his comedy archive to explore subjects that inspire comedians. In
this fourth programme he focuses on comedians who are expert in the art of
cross-dressing. Featuring Kenny Everett, Hugh Laurie, and Harry Enfield. |
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Smith Lectures, The - S3E1 "Nostalgia" |
6 Nov 1999 |
features
contributions from Alan Davies, Patricia Routledge, Fry and Laurie, Jack
Dee, Les Dawson, the Ovaltineys, and the Grumbleweeds. |
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Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome |
1999 |
6 part
adaptation, read by Hugh |
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
by Jerome K. Jerome |
1999 |
1:50 extract with
Hugh reading from "On Babies." The same series was published as part of the audiobook, Provencal Letters and Idle Thoughts
(1999), which features Stephen Fry reading the Letters.
Captured from BBC 7. |
1.30 |
MP3 |
In the Chair
by Mark Tavener |
1998 |
2:35 excerpts
from part 1 of a 6-part series for BBC Radio 4, with Hugh as the (singing)
Prime Minister. Captured from BBC 7 |
1.77 |
MP3 |
|
BBC Program Page |
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Swift Laugh, A - S2E1 "Leafing Through the Dusty Pages" |
9 Aug 1997 |
with classic
sketches from the Two Ronnies, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, Victoria Wood,
Harry Enfield, and Peter Sellers. |
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie |
18 Aug 1994 |
Part 2 of the adaptation of
ABoF&L for BBC Radio. Includes introduction by Stephen, Flushed
Grollings, Card Shop, Gordon & Stuart Eat Greek, Hugh tries to buy an
engagement ring, John & Peter, Light Metal, Stephen reads a letter, some vox
pops, and a soupy twist cocktail close.
Captured from BBC Radio 4 Extra iPlayer. |
36.7 |
MP3
BBC page |
| 11 Aug 1994 |
Part 1 of a 2-part
adaptation of ABoF&L for BBC Radio. Includes a short introduction by
Hugh, Gordon & Stuart working breakfast sketch, Mystery, ambassador obsessed
with Gilbert & Sullivan, Stephen forgetting his legs, Terry getting fired,
Hugh's first kiss, a vision of Britain, the Aussie soap and some Vox Pops.
Captured from BBC Radio 4 Extra iPlayer. |
35.3 |
MP3
BBC page |
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Saturday Night Fry |
1987-88 |
2:02 excerpt introducing
Hugh from the first episode of this 6 episode radio series
featuring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson and others. |
2.81 |
MP3 |
| This series has been
released on CD and digital audio. |
Amazon
iTunes |
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Whose Line is it Anyway? - S1E2 |
9 Jan 1988 |
4:42 excerpts
from this radio series hosted by Clive
Anderson, including a Gordon & Stuart improvisation and the fruit rap.
Episode 2 featured regulars John Sessions & Stephen Fry and guests Hugh Laurie
& Enn Reitel. This series has been released on CD and digital audio. |
5.93 |
MP3 |
|
BBC
Program Page
iTunes |
Party Party, The
by Moray Hunter |
1987 |
10:59 excerpt
from part 1 of a surreal 6-part program spoofing both politics and sitcom
conventions. The cast includes Robert Glenister, Rory Bremner, Clive Mantle,
Hugh Laurie, Morwenna Banks, and Robin Driscoll. Captured from BBC 7. |
10.0 |
MP3 |
|
1998 |
1987 |
0:52 extract from
episode 2. 1998, by Richard Turner & William Osborne, is a sequel to
1994. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987. Hugh voices
several characters in the 6 part series; in this selection, he describes the
dangers of alcohol. |
0.61 |
MP3 |
So Much Blood
by Simon Brett |
1985 |
2:37 extract from
episode 1. Hugh plays Brian, the manager of the Derby University Dramatic
Society (DUDS) in this 6-part
dramatization. Captured from BBC 7. |
1.79 |
MP3 |
|
1994 |
1985 |
1:54 extract from
episode 3. 1994, by Richard Turner & William Osborne, is a
science fiction radio comedy in 6 parts first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in
1985. Hugh voices several parts in episode 3; in this selection he plays a
televangelist. |
1.30 |
MP3 |
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New Premises |
25 Nov 1984 |
BBC Radio 4
program reviewing the arts. Hugh is credited as a reader. |
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Nightcap |
25 Mar 1980 |
BBC Radio 4
program having to do with Cambridge Footlights Revue. Hugh is credited as an
author. |
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Aspects of Edinburgh Fringe |
12 Sep 1979 |
radio program
produced by Griff Rhys-Jones for BBC Radio 4, featuring best of comedy and
music from the 1979 Fringe. Hugh is credited as an author. |
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