How we developed great comedy, despite Radio 4

                   
guardian.co.uk     12-May-2008            

John Pidgeon: Hopefully Happy Mondays will generate a return on BBC Vision's investment in Radio 4 comedy with a glut of TV transfers ... Hopefully Happy Mondays will generate a return on BBC Vision's investment in Radio 4 comedy with a glut of TV transfers, but I'm... [read full story]                    

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Radio 4 comedy programming attacked

chortle.co.uk     12-May-2008          

Radio 4’s comedy commissioning has been branded a creative ‘cul-de-sac’ – by the former head of BBC’s own radio entertainment department. John Pidgeon says the station was too willing to say ‘no’ to new ideas, turning down the Mighty Boosh, Paul Merton, Tommy Tiernan and Flight of the Conchords –...                    

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