{"product_id":"book-i55x","title":"15 Minute Musical: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty brief, barbed and bittersweet musical comedies, written by and starring Richie Webb – including eight Christmas Specials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Let’s have a standing ovation for the 15 Minute Musical' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOozing with satire and sass, these fun-size yet deliciously satisfying musical comedies do for your ears what chocolate does for your taste buds. Based on the lives and careers of well-known public figures, each one takes a politician or VIP who has hit the headlines, and gives them a West End make-over. Their fabricated stories are told in an original, never-heard-before, musical that will have your toes tapping to the rhythm and shoulders shaking to the laughs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the conventions of a musical are followed (huge production numbers, tender ballads and emotional reprises) – but artistic licence is well and truly taken as celebrities such as David Cameron, Simon Cowell and Morrissey are hilariously lampooned in song. Hear the greatest stories never told (or sung) as Julian Assange is wiki-leaked; Nigel Farage goes to Europe with a Britpop soundtrack; and Barack Obama fights for the American presidency via power ballads and rock anthems. Plus, we go ‘Upstairs Downton’ with the Middletons; and pay homage to Russia’s greatest love machine in an outrageously camp, disco-tastic look at Vladimir Putin...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso featured are all eight Christmas specials from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, including \u003ci\u003eJeremy Corbyn Superstar!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLady and the Trump, Cabarexit, Eurovision Gone Wrong Contest\u003c\/i\u003e and a Rodgers and Hammerstein-inspired celebration of all things Meghan Markle: \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth in Line to be King and I\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Radio Comedy Award, this hugely entertaining series is written by Dave Cohen, David Quantick and Richie Webb, and stars \u003cb\u003eRichie Webb, Dave Lamb, Alex Tregear, Jess Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePippa Evans\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Richie Webb, Dave Lamb, Alex Tregear, Jess Robinson and Pippa Evans\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Richie Webb, Dave Cohen and David Quantick\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Katie Tyrrell and Richard Morris\u003cbr\u003eProduction co-ordinator: Nick Coupe\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed, performed and arranged by Richie Webb\u003cbr\u003eMusic production: Matt Katz\u003cbr\u003eA BBC Studios Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Right Royal Cockney Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ozfather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 December 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reducers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLicence to Kil...marnock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarack of Ages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 January 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt’s a One-Hit Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian and the Assanging Technicolour Download\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Farage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaven Knows I'm Middle-Aged Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalf a Sixth Form\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRa Ra It's Putin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Bribes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 December 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Corbyn Superstar!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLady and the Trump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 December 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCabarexit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Holy Superior Mother Theresa May and the Magic Money Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDud Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 December 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEurovision Gone Wrong Contest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 December 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sixth in Line to be King and I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 January 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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