A few months ago The Penny Dreadfuls recorded their first radio series—The Brothers Faversham for the BBC. The first episode went out last week on Radio 7, so there’s still time to Listen Again online. It’s a four-part series glistening with comic gems; I’d forgotten just how funny it was, and the edit is some sort of miracle to cram the forty-odd minutes into a half-hour slot without seeming to lose anything.
BBC 7 largely airs repeats of comedy and drama from the archives, so a specially-made new series seems to be getting a nice push from the network—they’ve put up an interview and everything. For the even more inquisitive, my photos from the recordings are available for perusal.
Eagle-eared listeners may recognise The Brothers Faversham‘s theme tune from the live show; Maurice Jarre’s “Fanfare” from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome usually ushers in The Prime Minister, but works really well in the radio series too.
[Nerd note: the online live audio stream of BBC 7 is broadcast in mono, while Listen Again shows are stereo. Goodness knows why, but Listening Again will give you twice as much Faverfun than staying up in the wee hours.]
