Down the Line
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Down the Line is a British radio comedy series presented as a spoof phone-in show, known for its improvised style and satirical take on talk radio.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Down the Line canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | radio comedy series ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Gary Bellamy – Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreator |
Charlie Higson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felix Dexter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Cabourn-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whitehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Gary Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | spoof phone-in show ⓘ |
| genre |
radio comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charlie Higson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felix Dexter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Cabourn-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whitehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionTechnique |
improvisation
ⓘ
scripted framework with improvised dialogue ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Bellamy’s People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British society
ⓘ
current affairs ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British talk radio culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fake live phone-in callers ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
deadpan presentation as genuine phone-in
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satirical treatment of callers and topics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | talk radio phone-in shows ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| starred | Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | improvised ⓘ |
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