The Consultants

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20030213

20121114 (BBC7)
20140206 (BBC7)
20160128 (BBC7)
20180102 (BBC7)
20220204 (BBC7)
20240723 (BBC7)

Time for a Lifestyle Presentation Conference.

Get ready for the first instalment of The Consultants' 1,000-point plan of action.

Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award.

Written by and starring:

Neil Edmond,

Justin Edwards

James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

A lifestyle presentation sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

A lifestyle presentation conference - and sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.

20030220

20121121 (BBC7)
20140213 (BBC7)
20160204 (BBC7)
20180109 (BBC7)
20220211 (BBC7)
20240730 (BBC7)

The team ponders how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting.

Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award.

Written by and starring:

Neil Edmond,

Justin Edwards

James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

The team ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting.

Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. From 2003.

20030227

20121128 (BBC7)
20140220 (BBC7)
20160211 (BBC7)
20180116 (BBC7)
20220218 (BBC7)
20240806 (BBC7)

The team tackle an unusual case of sexual harassment.

04 LAST

20030306

20121205 (BBC7)
20140227 (BBC7)
20160218 (BBC7)
20180123 (BBC7)
20220225 (BBC7)
20240813 (BBC7)

The team wonder why so many men went to 'mow a meadow'.

20031120

20130510 (BBC7)
20140901 (BBC7)
20160527 (BBC7)
20180328 (BBC7)
20200901 (BBC7)
20220519 (BBC7)
20240917 (BBC7)
20070801 (R4)

Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio for a rollicking archive adventure.

Archie Strutz and his Swinging Nuts were a favourite on the BBC Home Service and folktales sang of rustic careers 'where the tales are our seed and the sod is your ears'.

Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award - who had to brace themselves for the inevitable backlash.

Written by and starring:

Neil Edmond,

Justin Edwards

James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio adventures.

Back to a gentler age of a radio rollicking adventure. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From 2003.

[LISTEN NOW]

20031127

20130517 (BBC7)
20140908 (BBC7)
20160603 (BBC7)
20180404 (BBC7)
20200908 (BBC7)
20220526 (BBC7)
20240924 (BBC7)
20070808 (R4)

The trio are facing legal problems after Jack and Jill's accident at work and the unfortunate demise of Dr Foster during an activity weekend in The Cotswolds.

Plus a chance to re-remember their recently destroyed war serial 'We Dive To Serve'.

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:

Neil Edmond

Justin Edwards

James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious.

A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From November 2003.

The trio are facing legal problems after Jack and Jill's accident at work.

Plus the unfortunate demise of Dr Foster during an activity weekend in The Cotswolds.

And a chance to re-remember their recently destroyed war serial 'We Dive To Serve'.

Neil Edmond,

A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From 2003.

[LISTEN NOW]

20031204

20130524 (BBC7)
20140915 (BBC7)
20160610 (BBC7)
20180411 (BBC7)
20200915 (BBC7)
20220602 (BBC7)
20241001 (BBC7)
20070815 (R4)

The Consultants learn to combat stress with 'bent dolphins' and practise the dark arts with a lightly tossed salad

Plus they make latex representations of a spaniel with the help of children's entertainer Jeremy Lion.

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:

Neil Edmond

Justin Edwards

James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable.

When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From December 2003.

[LISTEN NOW]

20031211

20130531 (BBC7)
20140922 (BBC7)
20141206 (BBC7)
20160617 (BBC7)
20180418 (BBC7)
20200922 (BBC7)
20220609 (BBC7)
20241008 (BBC7)
20070822 (R4)

Taking register at stunt school and Tarzan learns the alphabet.

[LISTEN NOW]

20031218

20130607 (BBC7)
20140929 (BBC7)
20180425 (BBC7)
20200929 (BBC7)
20220616 (BBC7)
20241015 (BBC7)
20070829 (R4)

The Adventure-Bakers make a time-strudel and travel through history.

[LISTEN NOW]

06 LAST

20040526

20130614 (BBC7)
20141006 (BBC7)
20160701 (BBC7)
20180502 (BBC7)
20201006 (BBC7)
20220623 (BBC7)
20220625 (BBC7)
20220626 (BBC7)
20241022 (BBC7)
20070905 (R4)

Crossword challenges and dinner with the devil. Offbeat songs and sketches.

[LISTEN NOW]

20041214

20131108 (BBC7)
20150327 (BBC7)
20170417 (BBC7)
20190131 (BBC7)
20210101 (BBC7)
20220811 (BBC7)
20220813 (BBC7)
20220814 (BBC7)
20241126 (BBC7)

Chesney fixes the alphabet, which has a leaky 'e'.

[LISTEN NOW]

20041221

20131213 (BBC7)
20150403 (BBC7)
20170424 (BBC7)
20190207 (BBC7)
20210108 (BBC7)
20220818 (BBC7)
20241203 (BBC7)

The Consultants hold their office Christmas party complete with a Beach Boys tribute act.

[LISTEN NOW]

20041228

20131115 (BBC7)
20150410 (BBC7)
20170508 (BBC7)
20190214 (BBC7)
20210115 (BBC7)
20220825 (BBC7)
20241210 (BBC7)

Chesney brings his daughter to work. Or does he?

[LISTEN NOW]

20050104

20131122 (BBC7)
20150417 (BBC7)
20170612 (BBC7)
20190228 (BBC7)
20210122 (BBC7)
20220901 (BBC7)
20241217 (BBC7)

The boys of St Battery's get their own back on the school bully. Sketches and songs.

[LISTEN NOW]

20050111

20131129 (BBC7)
20150424 (BBC7)
20170619 (BBC7)
20190307 (BBC7)
20210129 (BBC7)
20241224 (BBC7)

Chesney is having a crisis of confidence. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond.

[LISTEN NOW]

06 LAST

20050118

20131206 (BBC7)
20150501 (BBC7)
20170626 (BBC7)
20190314 (BBC7)
20210205 (BBC7)
20220915 (BBC7)
20220917 (BBC7)
20220918 (BBC7)
20241231 (BBC7)

Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers.

[LISTEN NOW]

20051018

20150619 (BBC7)
20170703 (BBC7)
20191113 (BBC7)
20210507 (BBC7)
20210508 (BBC7)
20210509 (BBC7)
20230117 (BBC7)
20250128 (BBC7)

The lighthouse tour and the old-fashioned parents.

[LISTEN NOW]

20051025

20150626 (BBC7)
20170710 (BBC7)
20191120 (BBC7)
20210514 (BBC7)
20230124 (BBC7)
20250204 (BBC7)

The series described as 'inventive and funny in a way that won't offend normal people, the elderly or children'.

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:

Justin 'Lofty' Edwards

Neil 'Professor' Edmond

James 'Shortstop' Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

Comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling.

Award-winning comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling. From October 2005.

[LISTEN NOW]

20051101

20150703 (BBC7)
20170717 (BBC7)
20191127 (BBC7)
20230131 (BBC7)
20250211 (BBC7)

Galileo is too busy to party with the Pope. Award-winning comedy.

[LISTEN NOW]

20051108

20150710 (BBC7)
20170724 (BBC7)
20191204 (BBC7)
20210528 (BBC7)
20230207 (BBC7)
20250218 (BBC7)

A 'ladies man' sings about his suspect personal hygiene.

[LISTEN NOW]

20051115

20150717 (BBC7)
20170731 (BBC7)
20191211 (BBC7)
20210604 (BBC7)
20230221 (BBC7)
20250225 (BBC7)

Two travellers stumble upon a very unusual pub quiz.

[LISTEN NOW]

06 LAST

20051122

20150724 (BBC7)
20170807 (BBC7)
20191218 (BBC7)
20210611 (BBC7)
20230228 (BBC7)
20250304 (BBC7)

Inoculation against old age leads to unusual results.

[LISTEN NOW]

Episodes

Series	Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	01	20030213	20121114 (BBC7) 20140206 (BBC7) 20160128 (BBC7) 20180102 (BBC7) 20220204 (BBC7) 20240723 (BBC7)	Time for a Lifestyle Presentation Conference. Get ready for the first instalment of The Consultants' 1,000-point plan of action. Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award. Written by and starring: Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards James Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders A lifestyle presentation sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. A lifestyle presentation conference - and sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.
01	02	20030220	20121121 (BBC7) 20140213 (BBC7) 20160204 (BBC7) 20180109 (BBC7) 20220211 (BBC7) 20240730 (BBC7)	The team ponders how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award. Written by and starring: Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards James Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders The team ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. From 2003.
01	03	20030227	20121128 (BBC7) 20140220 (BBC7) 20160211 (BBC7) 20180116 (BBC7) 20220218 (BBC7) 20240806 (BBC7)	The team tackle an unusual case of sexual harassment.
01	04 LAST	20030306	20121205 (BBC7) 20140227 (BBC7) 20160218 (BBC7) 20180123 (BBC7) 20220225 (BBC7) 20240813 (BBC7)	The team wonder why so many men went to 'mow a meadow'.
02	01	20031120	20130510 (BBC7) 20140901 (BBC7) 20160527 (BBC7) 20180328 (BBC7) 20200901 (BBC7) 20220519 (BBC7) 20240917 (BBC7) 20070801 (R4)	Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio for a rollicking archive adventure. Archie Strutz and his Swinging Nuts were a favourite on the BBC Home Service and folktales sang of rustic careers 'where the tales are our seed and the sod is your ears'. Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award - who had to brace themselves for the inevitable backlash. Written by and starring: Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards James Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio adventures. Back to a gentler age of a radio rollicking adventure. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From 2003. [LISTEN NOW]
02	02	20031127	20130517 (BBC7) 20140908 (BBC7) 20160603 (BBC7) 20180404 (BBC7) 20200908 (BBC7) 20220526 (BBC7) 20240924 (BBC7) 20070808 (R4)	The trio are facing legal problems after Jack and Jill's accident at work and the unfortunate demise of Dr Foster during an activity weekend in The Cotswolds. Plus a chance to re-remember their recently destroyed war serial 'We Dive To Serve'. Cerebral sketch show written by and starring: Neil Edmond Justin Edwards James Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From November 2003. The trio are facing legal problems after Jack and Jill's accident at work. Plus the unfortunate demise of Dr Foster during an activity weekend in The Cotswolds. And a chance to re-remember their recently destroyed war serial 'We Dive To Serve'. Neil Edmond, A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From 2003. [LISTEN NOW]
02	03	20031204	20130524 (BBC7) 20140915 (BBC7) 20160610 (BBC7) 20180411 (BBC7) 20200915 (BBC7) 20220602 (BBC7) 20241001 (BBC7) 20070815 (R4)	The Consultants learn to combat stress with 'bent dolphins' and practise the dark arts with a lightly tossed salad Plus they make latex representations of a spaniel with the help of children's entertainer Jeremy Lion. Cerebral sketch show written by and starring: Neil Edmond Justin Edwards James Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable. When warding off dark lords, salad is acceptable. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From December 2003. [LISTEN NOW]
02	04	20031211	20130531 (BBC7) 20140922 (BBC7) 20141206 (BBC7) 20160617 (BBC7) 20180418 (BBC7) 20200922 (BBC7) 20220609 (BBC7) 20241008 (BBC7) 20070822 (R4)	Taking register at stunt school and Tarzan learns the alphabet. [LISTEN NOW]
02	05	20031218	20130607 (BBC7) 20140929 (BBC7) 20180425 (BBC7) 20200929 (BBC7) 20220616 (BBC7) 20241015 (BBC7) 20070829 (R4)	The Adventure-Bakers make a time-strudel and travel through history. [LISTEN NOW]
02	06 LAST	20040526	20130614 (BBC7) 20141006 (BBC7) 20160701 (BBC7) 20180502 (BBC7) 20201006 (BBC7) 20220623 (BBC7) 20220625 (BBC7) 20220626 (BBC7) 20241022 (BBC7) 20070905 (R4)	Crossword challenges and dinner with the devil. Offbeat songs and sketches. [LISTEN NOW]
03	01	20041214	20131108 (BBC7) 20150327 (BBC7) 20170417 (BBC7) 20190131 (BBC7) 20210101 (BBC7) 20220811 (BBC7) 20220813 (BBC7) 20220814 (BBC7) 20241126 (BBC7)	Chesney fixes the alphabet, which has a leaky 'e'. [LISTEN NOW]
03	02	20041221	20131213 (BBC7) 20150403 (BBC7) 20170424 (BBC7) 20190207 (BBC7) 20210108 (BBC7) 20220818 (BBC7) 20241203 (BBC7)	The Consultants hold their office Christmas party complete with a Beach Boys tribute act. [LISTEN NOW]
03	03	20041228	20131115 (BBC7) 20150410 (BBC7) 20170508 (BBC7) 20190214 (BBC7) 20210115 (BBC7) 20220825 (BBC7) 20241210 (BBC7)	Chesney brings his daughter to work. Or does he? [LISTEN NOW]
03	04	20050104	20131122 (BBC7) 20150417 (BBC7) 20170612 (BBC7) 20190228 (BBC7) 20210122 (BBC7) 20220901 (BBC7) 20241217 (BBC7)	The boys of St Battery's get their own back on the school bully. Sketches and songs. [LISTEN NOW]
03	05	20050111	20131129 (BBC7) 20150424 (BBC7) 20170619 (BBC7) 20190307 (BBC7) 20210129 (BBC7) 20241224 (BBC7)	Chesney is having a crisis of confidence. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond. [LISTEN NOW]
03	06 LAST	20050118	20131206 (BBC7) 20150501 (BBC7) 20170626 (BBC7) 20190314 (BBC7) 20210205 (BBC7) 20220915 (BBC7) 20220917 (BBC7) 20220918 (BBC7) 20241231 (BBC7)	Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers. [LISTEN NOW]
04	01	20051018	20150619 (BBC7) 20170703 (BBC7) 20191113 (BBC7) 20210507 (BBC7) 20210508 (BBC7) 20210509 (BBC7) 20230117 (BBC7) 20250128 (BBC7)	The lighthouse tour and the old-fashioned parents. [LISTEN NOW]
04	02	20051025	20150626 (BBC7) 20170710 (BBC7) 20191120 (BBC7) 20210514 (BBC7) 20230124 (BBC7) 20250204 (BBC7)	The series described as 'inventive and funny in a way that won't offend normal people, the elderly or children'. Cerebral sketch show written by and starring: Justin 'Lofty' Edwards Neil 'Professor' Edmond James 'Shortstop' Rawlings Producer: Will Saunders Comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling. Award-winning comedy from Justin 'Lofty' Edwards, Neil 'Professor' Edmond and James 'Shortstop' Rawling. From October 2005. [LISTEN NOW]
04	03	20051101	20150703 (BBC7) 20170717 (BBC7) 20191127 (BBC7) 20230131 (BBC7) 20250211 (BBC7)	Galileo is too busy to party with the Pope. Award-winning comedy. [LISTEN NOW]
04	04	20051108	20150710 (BBC7) 20170724 (BBC7) 20191204 (BBC7) 20210528 (BBC7) 20230207 (BBC7) 20250218 (BBC7)	A 'ladies man' sings about his suspect personal hygiene. [LISTEN NOW]
04	05	20051115	20150717 (BBC7) 20170731 (BBC7) 20191211 (BBC7) 20210604 (BBC7) 20230221 (BBC7) 20250225 (BBC7)	Two travellers stumble upon a very unusual pub quiz. [LISTEN NOW]
04	06 LAST	20051122	20150724 (BBC7) 20170807 (BBC7) 20191218 (BBC7) 20210611 (BBC7) 20230228 (BBC7) 20250304 (BBC7)	Inoculation against old age leads to unusual results. [LISTEN NOW]