Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Samuel Johnson | 20181104 | 20070924 (R4) | Andrew Marr continues his exploration of Englishness with a look at Dr Samuel Johnson. Andrew Marr explores English character traits via real and fictional examples | |
| Miss Jane Marple | 20070903 | Andrew Marr examines the people of England by comparing them with some quintessentially English characters - both real and fictional.
Agatha Christie's uber-sleuth Jane Marple is old-fashioned and posh, but what do her tactics of self-deprecation tell us?
Scotsman Andrew sets out to unmask the mysterious English with AA Gill, PD James, Peter York and Anita Anand.
Producer: Tom Alban
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
Andrew Marr tries to better understand the mysterious English by looking at its characters Andrew Marr explores English character traits via real and fictional examples | ||
| Mr Jorrocks | 20181111 | 20070917 (R4) | Andrew Marr continues his look at quintessentially English characters with RS Surtees' fictional Mr Jorrocks.
He heads to the hunt, joins a shoot at a stag party, meets some petrolheads, and talks to journalists AA Gill, Simon Barnes, and James Brown, to find the modern-day equivalent of Surtees' cockney hunting enthusiast. Could it be Jeremy Clarkson?
Producer: Tom Alban
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
Andrew Marr continues his look at Englishness with the fictional character Mr Jorrocks. Andrew Marr explores English character traits via real and fictional examples | |
| 02 | 20070910 | Andrew Marr studies the suave and calculating Sir Walter Raleigh. Andrew Marr explores English character traits via real and fictional examples |