''Very Old Pretenders'' is a

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which was first broadcast between 15 September and 6 October 2011.

Plot

A fictional anthropologist discover two Jacobite soldiers, preserved alive in a cave since 1745, and introduces them to modern life.

Production

''Very Old Pretenders'' was written by Carl Gorham, known to British audiences for his earlier ''Gorham and Swift'' radio

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and the television series ''

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''. It was produced by Absolutely Productions.

Reception

Initial reviews (from advance copies sent to critics) were positive, Ron Hewit in the Radio Times calling it "terrific", and Gillian Reynolds in the Telegraph suggested it was very funny if, along with her, one likes "Scotsmen plus a bustling conjunction of the real with the surreal".Reynolds , Gillian
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'' Retrieved on 2011-09-16.

Episodes

Series 1

References

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External links

*Production website featuring cast and crew: http://www.absolutely.biz/very-old-pretenders-key-cast-and-crew BBC Radio comedy programmes 2011 radio programme debuts BBC Radio 4 programmes