That Mitchell and Webb Sound

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That Mitchell and Webb Sound
Mitchell and Webb Sound.jpg
The cover of That Mitchell and Webb Sound Series 2, with Webb on the left and Mitchell on the right.
GenreComedy sketch show
Running time30 minutes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring David Mitchell
Robert Webb
Olivia Colman
James Bachman
Sarah Hadland (season 4)
Written byThe cast
Jesse Armstrong
Sam Bain
Mark Evans
David Quantick
Jonathan Dryden Taylor
John Finnemore
Toby Davies
Simon Kane
Eddie Robson
Jim Smith
Original release28 August 2003 
17 December 2013
No. of series5
No. of episodes29
Opening theme Stranger on the Shore

That Mitchell and Webb Sound is a comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The radio programme, which itself followed the 2001 Play UK television sketch series The Mitchell and Webb Situation , was adapted for television in That Mitchell and Webb Look in 2006. That Mitchell and Webb Sound returned to BBC Radio 4 for a fourth series in 2009, with the first episode broadcast on 25 August 2009. A fifth series was announced in September 2013, and began transmission on 26 November 2013. [1]

Contents

The series stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb, who also wrote some of the material. The cast includes frequent Mitchell and Webb collaborators James Bachman and Olivia Colman. Sarah Hadland joined the cast for the fourth series.

Many sketches were contributed by other cast members or writers, including Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain (the writers of Peep Show , in which Mitchell and Webb star), Mark Evans, David Quantick, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Toby Davies, Simon Kane and John Finnemore. It was produced by Gareth Edwards.

Recurring sketches

The series has no fixed format but there are a number of recurring scenarios and sketch formats. Most of the recurring characters appear in the first two series.

Reception

The Telegraph called it "simply brilliant". [2] It also received positive reviews from The Guardian [3] and Radio Times . [4]

References

  1. "New series of That Mitchell & Webb Sound". British Comedy Guide. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. Reynolds, Gillian (1 September 2009). "That Mitchell and Webb Sound: Radio Review – Telegraph". The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. Mahoney, Elisabeth (19 August 2009). "That Mitchell and Webb Sound | Radio Review | Television & Radio | The Guardian". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. Anderson, Jane. "That Mitchell and Webb Sound – What Time Is It on TV? Episode 2 Series 5 Cast List and Preview". Radio Times . Retrieved 3 May 2016.