Peacefully in their Sleeps

Peacefully in Their Sleeps is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written by Chris Chantler and Howard Read. Paying tribute to fictional celebrities, it lampoons postwar popular culture using fake archive footage and interviews. Six episodes were produced, and aired from July until September 2007.

Peacefully in Their Sleeps
GenreComedy
Running time15 mins
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringGeoff McGivern
Written byChris Chantler and Howard Read
Produced byColin Anderson
Original release8 August 2007 – 12 September 2007
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
WebsiteWebsite at BBC Radio 4

Each episode memorialises a different fictional celebrity, with guest stars including Marcus Brigstocke, Elizabeth Spriggs, Richard Briers, Jeffrey Holland, Paul Putner, Phyllida Law and Dan Antopolski. Geoff McGivern plays the programme's presenter Roydon Postlethwaite.

Episode 1: Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Episode 2: Sir Matthias Blaggard Episode 3: Jeff Peacock Episode 4: Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Episode 5: Dame Penelope Sway Episode 6: Sister Cecilia of Caracas


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