Party's Over - 29th July

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What happens when the prime minister suddenly stops being prime minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?' 'I can't just disappear like Gordon Brown. They say he barely gets out of bed now. Just sits there doing word-searches and eating Kit Kat Chunkies. Miserable. I hate the chunky ones.' Former British Prime Minister Henry Tobin After some unsuccessful attempts last summer to get back to the top, Henry returns with some new ideas on how to delay his impending descent into national irrelevance. In this first episode of the new series, Henry and team travel to Birmingham for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and immediately spy an opportunity for a comeback. Starring Miles Jupp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi, Justin Edwards and David Momeni. Recorded at The Crescent Theatre in Birmingham Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter Producer: Richard Morris Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound recordist and designer: Chris Maclean A BBC Studios Production

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.7	Parties over by Paul Dulan and John Hunter.
0:09.6	We'd like to welcome you all to this 1320 service to Birmingham News Street.
0:17.6	We wish a warm welcome to all our travellers today.
0:20.4	Both of you without the correcty here for this train will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
0:25.7	I don't care. This is the VIP traveller and he deserves more than just a first class headrest.
0:34.8	He should be up front, steering this train like he successfully stayed the country.
0:40.0	It's okay, Natalie. Leave the conductor alone.
0:43.4	Fine, but he's going on the enemy spreadsheet.
0:47.0	When do we get into Birmingham Jones?
0:48.6	1,400 hours and 55 hours for 1,400 and 5 to 3. This is great. Just under about an hour and a half.
0:57.1	I can't wait for HS2 to come and finally not 10 minutes off this hellish Jones.
1:07.0	We wouldn't even be on this train if it wasn't the U-Jones.
1:09.4	It's a dangerous game, personal protection. Cars get crashed.
1:12.9	Not usually into the back wall of the garage.
1:16.0	I was pulling in and I got to a re-tense bit in the audiobook and hit the accelerator by mistake.
1:21.2	What were you listening to?
1:22.7	Grand slam. The autobiography of Martin and Navrat in Overt.
1:27.0	Or it's a heck of a reed. Just forget everything you think you know about women's tennis in the 80s.
1:31.8	Yep, done.
1:33.4	Well, I think it's exciting being on a train.
1:37.0	My parents never let me go on one. They said that trains going into tunnels were suggestive and sexual.
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