{"product_id":"book-jawz","title":"Hair in the Gate: The Complete Series 1-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll three series of the comedy drama set in the chaotic world of arts broadcasting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing comedy A-listers \u003cb\u003eAlistair McGowan, Rebecca Front, Harriet Thorpe \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003eKevin Eldon \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Felicity Montagu\u003c\/b\u003e, this hilarious sitcom follows the ramshackle production of highbrow TV review show \u003ci\u003eArting About\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 14 episodes, we eavesdrop behind the scenes and in front of the camera, as the hapless team endeavour to capture the zeitgeist and stay ahead of the cultural curve. From exposing heavy metal band Tanks n' Daisies as closet anoraks, to interviewing sizzling \u003ci\u003eAnimalistic Impulse\u003c\/i\u003e star Karen Stone and schmoozing Hollywood royalty at the Cannes Film Festival, they'll do anything to boost the show's ratings - and their own profiles. But whether they're tangling with a country-and-western legend, delving into lottery corruption or facing an alien incursion, things rarely go according to plan...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally broadcast in 1993, the first series of \u003ci\u003eHair in the Gate\u003c\/i\u003e aired on Radio 5. After that station's demise, it was rescued and remade for Radio 4, where it ran for two series between 1995 and 1996. Created by award-winning journalist and writer Clive Coleman (\u003ci\u003eChambers\u003c\/i\u003e), it's full of brilliant banter and droll dialogue, and will appeal to anyone who loved \u003ci\u003eDrop the Dead Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHis Master's Voice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Clive Coleman, with Henry Naylor and Andy Parsons\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Paul Schlesinger and Jo Clegg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Alistair McGowan, Forbes Masson, Harriet Thorpe, Lorelei King, Geoffrey Whitehead, David Holt, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kevin Eldon, Felicity Montagu, Rebecca Front, Joanna Monro, Chris Walker, Martin Hyder, Wayne Forester, Neil Conrich and Jonathan Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 5, 17 September-22 October 1993 (series 1), BBC Radio 4, 3-24 August 1995 (series 2) and 14 November-5 December 1996 (series 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49394717983024,"sku":"BDjawz","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jawz-cover.jpg?v=1762374349","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jawz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}