The Bigger Issues

{{short description|Drama series on BBC Radio 4}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{italic title}} '''''The Bigger Issues''''' was a half-hour comedy drama series that aired on BBC Radio 4. It was about an over-ambitious and incompetent fringe theatre company, and was written and performed by Dave Lamb (as Keith Daniels), Jim North (as Francis), Nick Walker (as Dan), and Richie Webb (as each episode's guest musician). It ran for three series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced by Gareth Edwards.

There were three series, though only Series 1 has ever been repeated on BBC Radio 4e (or its previous incarnation, BBC Radio 7).

'''Episodes:''' '''Series 1 (2000)''' *1.1 - Homelessness *1.2 - Disability (AKA Discrimination) *1.3 - Bigotry *1.4 - Homophobia

'''Series 2 (2002)''' *2.1 - Singing the Changes *2.2 - Monster Truck Drag Racing With Dickie Donald *2.3 - Hospital Radio With Terry Funny *2.4 - Ivan Donahoe's Thursday Essay

'''Series 3 (2003)''' *3.1 - The Crows *3.2 - Keith of Daventry *3.3 - Body Chemistry *3.4 - Escape

==References== *[http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/b/bi/bigger_issues__the.html Radiolistings.co.uk]

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