Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up

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Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up
Genre Sitcom
Running time30 minutes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Jo Caulfield
Zoe Lyons
Nick Revell
Simon Greenall
Written by Jo Caulfield, Kevin Anderson
Produced by David Tyler
Original release10 November 2009 [1] – present
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Audio format [2]
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Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up is a BBC radio comedy series, written by and starring Jo Caulfield, with special guests Zoe Lyons, Simon Greenall, and Nick Revell, which first aired on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009. [3]

The series followed Caulfield's previous series It's That Jo Caulfield Again, which also aired on Radio 4, and involved Caulfield and guests discussing diverse topics such as cheese and onion crisps, the teashops of Dundee, and Tony Benn. It was billed as being more acerbic than Radio 4's usual output, and contained moderate swearing and sexual references.

The first episode had Paul Sneedon as a special guest, and was recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe. [1]

The series was produced and directed by David Tyler at Pozzitive Television for BBC Radio 4. [4]

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References

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