''Listen Against'' is a

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of Talk radio, spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history fro ...

series. Its title is a play on the name of the BBC's Listen Again service. Presented by

Jon Holmes Jon Holmes (born 24 April 1973) is a British comedian, writer, presenter and broadcaster known for his work on such programmes as ''The Now Show'', '' Listen Against'' (for BBC Radio 4), along with both music and spoken word radio. He has ap ...

and Alice Arnold, it takes a surreal look at the week's radio. Created by Jon Holmes, it is co-written by

Bill Dare Bill Dare is an English author and creator/producer of radio and television comedy programmes. Biography Dare is an author and producer/devisor of various (mainly comedy) programmes mainly for BBC Radio and television, including ''The Mary Wh ...

Joel Morris Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris are a British comedy writing duo. Their work includes a collection of parody Ladybird books, and they have written scripts for many British comedy series and films, including ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', Charlie Bro ...

and Jason Hazeley,

Carl Carter Carl Anthony Carter Sr. (March 7, 1964 – May 15, 2019) was a former cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Green Bay Packers. He was selec ...

and Tony Cooke, Gareth Gwynn, Matt Charlton, and

Adam Buxton Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series '' The Adam and Joe Show'' (1 ...

Air dates

Series 1

* Episode 1 - 2007-11-14 * Episode 2 - 2007-11-21 * Episode 3 - 2007-11-28 * Episode 4 - 2007-12-05

Series 2

* Episode 1 - 2008-11-18 * Episode 2 - 2008-11-25 * Episode 3 - 2008-12-02 * Episode 4 - 2008-12-09

Series 3

* Episode 1 - 2010-09-07 * Episode 2 - 2010-09-14 * Episode 3 - 2010-09-21 * Episode 4 - 2010-09-28

Series 4

* Episode 1 - 2011-11-03 * Episode 2 - 2011-11-10 * Episode 3 - 2011-11-17 * Episode 4 - 2011-11-24

External links

Radio 4 - Listen Against
official homepage
Radio 4 - Listen Against series 3
page at the BBC
British Comedy Guide

References

{{Reflist BBC Radio comedy programmes Satirical radio programmes 2007 radio programme debuts British satirical radio programmes BBC Radio 4 programmes