The Secret World (radio series)
| Genre | Comedy radio |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring |
Jon Culshaw Lewis Macleod Duncan Wisbey Margaret Cabourn-Smith Julian Dutton Sarah Hadland (Series 1) Jess Robinson (Series 1 & 2) Debra Stephenson (Series 3 & 4) |
| Created by | Bill Dare |
| Written by |
Bill Dare Julian Dutton Duncan Wisbey (Series 1 & 3-4) Tom Jamieson (Series 1) Nev Fountain (Series 1) Joel Morrison (Series 1) Jason Hazeley (Series 1) Renton Skinner (Series 1) Rufus Jones (Series 1) Stephen Carlin (Series 1) James Sherwood (Series 1) Will Smith (Series 1) |
| Produced by | Bill Dare |
| Original release | April 21, 2009 – January 2, 2014 |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Website | www |
The Secret World is a comedy radio series using impressionists broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Using many of the creative team from the long-running series Dead Ringers, and originating as part of Radio 4's Happy Mondays pilot strand in 2008, the Secret World takes a subtler, more naturalistic approach, using famous figures in various bizarre yet humdrum situations, the comedy arising from the juxtapositions of contrasting characters and situations.
Sketches include:
The sketches and characters often overlap to create an interwoven narrative during the episode.
The series won the Gold award for Best Comedy the 2014 Radio Academy Awards. The organisers explained: "The judges felt that the greatest joy of The Secret World was in the sharpness of the writing and the highly entertaining performances. This wasn't just satire. It was satire with great imagination. Eavesdropping on the imagined lives of the famous, set in fanciful situations, provided the perfect vehicle for the team's excellent impressionist skills which stayed in the judges' minds long after the programme was over."
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