Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | From Tangoing To Keeping Watch | 20010613 | 20180809 (BBC7) 20201014 (BBC7) 20221012 (BBC7) 20240226 (BBC7) | Tango dancers, DJs and a neighbourhood watch. Bleak, funny, sultry, bitter, poignant - the first of a four-part series of brief visits to a city, late at night. Starring: Paul Merton Richard Wilson Liz Smith Julian Clary Meera Syal Tilly Vosburgh Holly Johnson. Writen by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Tilly Vosburgh, Rob Colley and Paul Merton. Sound engineer Richard Brough provides a variety of tones and emissions reflecting late-night city life, from crying babies to midnight shoppers, cabbies to sex workers. Music by Robert Katz Producer: Sarah Parkinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001. Tango dancers and DJs - bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life after dark. Tango dancers and DJs. Some bleakly funny tales of urban life after dark. Featuring Paul Merton and Julian Clary. From 2001. |
| 02 | From Grieving To Cross-dressing | 20010620 | 20180816 (BBC7) 20201021 (BBC7) 20221019 (BBC7) 20240304 (BBC7) | An unwitting son takes his grieving mother to see 'Mamma Mia'; a provincial theatre director talks about his latest play, a business woman stumbles on her husband indulging a secret obsession.... Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark. Starring: Paul Merton Meera Syal Liz Smith Julian Clary Richard Wilson. Written by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley and Paul Merton. Music by Robert Katz. Producer: Sarah Parkinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001. Cross-dressing and grief - bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life after dark. Cross-dressing and grief. Urban life after dark. Stars Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Richard Wilson and Liz Smith. From 2001. |
| 03 | From Dating To Mothering | 20010627 | 20180823 (BBC7) 20201028 (BBC7) 20221026 (BBC7) 20240311 (BBC7) | A lonely heart calls her gay best friend for help, dodgy advice on the airwaves - and a mother tries to soothe a crying baby... Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark. Starring: Paul Merton Liz Smith Richard Wilson Julian Clary Meera Syal Julie Balloo Tilly Vosburgh And Archie. Written by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley, Paul Merton, Jo Brooks and Julie Balloo. Music by Robert Katz. Producer: Sarah Parkinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001. Dodgy advice on-air and a restless baby - funny, confusing tales of urban life after dark. Dodgy on-air advice and a restless baby - urban life after dark. Stars Paul Merton, Richard Wilson and Meera Syal. From 2001. |
| 04 LAST | From Travelling To Telephoning | 20010704 | 20180830 (BBC7) 20201104 (BBC7) 20221102 (BBC7) | A busy maternity unit, two women on a train fantasise about each others' lives - and a man wonders whether to phone the woman of his dreams. Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark. Starring: Paul Merton Richard Wilson Julian Clary Meera Syal Julie Balloo Tilly Vosburgh Written by Mandy Wheeler, Tilly Vosburgh, Rob Colley, Paul Merton and Julie Balloo. Music by Robert Katz. Producer: Sarah Parkinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001. Midwife tales, and a man thinks about picking up the phone. |