Audiobooks by Simon Evans

The Way It Is: The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series: Series 1-7 of the spoof news show

"The cult spoof show set in a fictional newsroom An effervescent mix of satire and sketches, The Way It Is ran for seven series on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2002. Performed by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Evans, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Fiona Allen, Dave Lamb, Chris Pavlo, Laura Shavin and Phil Cornwell, it takes a long, hard look at the worlds of media and politics, parodying journalists, MPs and celebrities alike. Newscasters Richard Richard and Lolly Swain bring us round-the-clock headlines and rolling news, aided by a host of enthusiastic, if somewhat inept, roving reporters. Among them are showbiz hackette Jackie Trent (who tirelessly ferrets out celebrity secrets), on-the-ground correspondent James Gravadlax (who witnesses ‘scenes of terrible devastation’ wherever he goes), hapless traffic correspondent Charlotte Webb and excitable but clueless weatherman Martin ‘Twice-Knightly’. Together, they skip nimbly through the big stories of the nineties and noughties – from leadership battles to Cabinet reshuffles, trade wars, Posh and Becks and the perennial problems of England’s cricket and football teams. This long-running cult classic comedy will appeal to fans of Dead Ringers, Week Ending, Have I Got News for You and On the Hour, NB: Contains strong language and humour of the time that some listeners may find offensive. With thanks to Keith Wickham of the Radio Circle for supplying the audio recordings. Cast and credits Performed by Simon Evans, Fiona Allen, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Dave Lamb, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Chris Pavlo, Laura Shavin and Phil Cornwell Produced by Anil Gupta and Alex Walsh-Taylor First broadcast BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: 1 20 May 1998-8 July 1998 2 4 February 1999-25 March 1999 3 7 July 1999-25 August 1999 4 6 January-24 February 2000 5 31 August-19 October 2000 6 15 February-22 March 2001 7 21 February 2002-28 March 2002 © 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd."

Chris Pavlo, Dave Lamb, Fiona Allen, Laura Shavin, Phil Cornwell, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Evans, Tracy-Ann Oberman (Author), Chris Pavlo, Dave Lamb, Fiona Allen, Full Cast, Laura Shavin, Phil Cornwell, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Evans, Tracy-Ann Oberman (Narrator)

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One Person Found This Helpful: Series 4: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Game

"Frank Skinner hosts series 4 of the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of their own... and more... So if you’re the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as “Very steep and too high”, this show salutes you! In episode one, Frank & guests Dee Allum, Pierre Novellie, Zoe Lyons & Hasan Al-Habib discuss the tactics of Genghis Khan, the ethics of mousetraps and the morals of forgetting to wear trousers. Also, trampolining. In the second episode, Frank & guests Ian Smith, Rachel Fairburn, Lucy Porter & Christopher Macarthur-Boyd chat about cats, logs, dinosaur sex and the difference between gravitational mass and inertial mass. Fun abounds! And in episode three, Frank & guests Jo Caulfield, Lily Phillips, Simon Evans & John Tothill review a wide range of meatballs, perfumes, Presidential spouses and people called Heathcliff. In episode four, Frank & guests Rajiv Karia, Scott Bennett, Bella Hull & Laura Smyth learn about fat necks, ice sculptures and the most fun you can have whilst sweating in a boiler suit. Clue - it doesn’t involve lizards! Episode five, and Frank & guests Simon Evans, Ed Byrne, Jenny Eclair and Reverend Kate Bottley look in depth at ear-nibbling, in shallow at Dan Brown and discover what’s taken the Spanish 144 years to finish. And in the final episode, Frank & guests Sunil Patel, Angela Barnes, Anna Thomas & Marcus Brigstocke look at shiny fish, sexy horses and where Sir Walter Raleigh should have put his potato. Production credits Hosted by Frank Skinner Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simons Evans with the producer David Tyler Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche A Pozzitive production for the BBC (C)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

David Tyler, Jason Hazeley, Simon Evans (Author), Frank Skinner, Various (Narrator)

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One Person Found This Helpful: Series 3: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Game

"Frank Skinner hosts series 3 of the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of their own... and more... So if you’re the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as “Very steep and too high”, this show salutes you! In episode one, Frank & the team discuss looking too much at cats, looking too much like dogs and what to do when your crowbar is the wrong size. With Ian Smith, Jo Caulfield, Pierre Novellie and Rachel Parris. In episode two, Frank & the team discuss the most fashionable way to wear a pizza, the most unfashionable way to wear a Tam o’Shanter and the tallest swimming trunks in the world. With Dee Allum, Marcus Brigstocke, Hasan Al-Habib and Bella Hull. In the third episode, Frank & the team discuss the usual; potatoes, limes, feathers, drainage systems of Ancient Civilizations etc etc... With Simon Evans, Harriet Kemsley, Chloe Petts and Rajiv Karia. In episode four, Frank & the team find out the right way to get frightened by lions, the wrong way to clean a delicious crevice, and what to do if your arms don’t reach the kitchen. With Ahir Shah, Louise Young, Freya Parker and Pierre Novellie. Episode five, and Frank and the team check out a hospital in Prague, a cheesesteak in New Jersey and how real men cut their nosehairs. With Simon Evans, Jo Caulfield, Kerry Godliman and Ed Byrne. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for episode six as Frank and the team don green tights and angels’ wings and jiggle suspiciously to play a Xmas-flavoured episode of the panel game. With Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Sunil Patel, Simon Evans and Ania Magliano. And in the final episode, Frank & the team discuss giant frogs, redundant tingles and being unexpectedly Danish. With Lucy Porter, Anna Thomas, Finlay Christie and Daliso Chaponda. Production credits Hosted by Frank Skinner Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simons Evans with the producer David Tyler Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Gareth Gwynn, Jason Hazeley, Rajiv Karia, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche A Pozzitive production for the BBC. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 18 Nov – 30 Dec 2025 (C)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

David Tyler, Jason Hazeley, Simon Evans (Author), Frank Skinner (Narrator)

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One Person Found This Helpful: Series 2 plus a Christmas Special: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Game

"Frank Skinner hosts the second series and a Christmas special of the show based on online reviews as he and his all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of their own... and more... So if you’re the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as “Very steep and too high”, this show salutes you! In episode one, Frank & the team find out what you think about googling, goggling, groping, gropping and the correct way to punch yourself in the face. With guests Laura Smyth, Sunil Patel, Simon Evans and Kyrah Gray In episode two, we discover what you, the public, said about about ball pits and the KGB, and find out who hasn’t been to the dentist for forty years. With guests Angela Barnes, Finlay Christie, Catherine Bohart and Rajiv Karia In the third episode, Frank & the team discuss the best place to put a forget-me-not and the worst place to put a floof. With guests Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Simon Evans, Daliso Chaponda and Ania Magliano In episode four, Frank & the team discover how to poke an egg, sleep with a fish and fill a hamper with paté. With guests Ian Smith, Lou Sanders, Chloe Petts and Marcus Brigstocke In the fifth episode, Frank & the team find out what happens when Abba take a shower, when All Saints sell a T-shirt, and when you hear Russell Crowe sing. With guests Sara Barron, Pierre Novellie, Simon Evans and Harriet Kemsley And in the final episode of the series, Frank & his guests – Marjolein Robertson, Phil Wang, Dee Allum and Simon Evans - discover the latest views on the Epic of Gilgamesh and which part of the tiger not to eat. In the 2024 Christmas Special, Frank asks the teams which traditional panto features an animatronic dinosaur, the worst present they’ve ever received, and whether the one-star write-up “bit claggy, made me feel sick” is a review of some stuffing or Love Actually Production credits Hosted by Frank Skinner Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simon Evans with the producer David Tyler Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Rajiv Karia, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 25 Dec 2024 (Xmas Special), 3 March - 7 April 2025 (series 2) (C)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

David Tyler, Jason Hazeley, Simon Evans (Author), Frank Skinner (Narrator)

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One Person Found This Helpful: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Game

"Frank Skinner hosts the series where a celebrity panel delve into the bizarre world of online shopping Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. One Person Found This Helpful is the panel game that invites an all-star line-up to celebrate the good, the bad and the baffling. Over the course of six episodes, the celebrity guests are presented with a selection of hilarious reviews and tasked with working out what exactly is being described. Maybe they'll even have a go at writing their own reviews along the way... So if you’re the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as ‘Very steep and too high’, this show salutes you! In the first episode of the series, Frank and the team find out what you think about mead, Poirot and a stinky brontosaurus. With guests Simon Evans, Jessica Fostekew, Amy Gledhill and Ahir Shah. In Episode Two, we discover what you, the public, said about a dodgy snow globe and a risky waffle. Frank is joined by guests Desiree Burch, Simon Evans, Kerry Godliman and Andrew Maxwell. In the third episode, Frank and the team hear what you said about a sparkly tower, the M1 and some hot lava. The guests are Sara Barron, Marcus Brigstocke, Pierre Novellie and Laura Smyth. In Episode Four, we get your views on lemons, sharks and a very painful ladder. Frank is joined by guests Catherine Bohart, Daliso Chaponda, Shaparak Khorsandi and Ian Smith. In the fifth episode, Frank and the team find out what you thought about a scenic fishfinger and a wobbly cupcake. With guests Scott Bennett, Jo Caulfield, Simon Evans and Esther Manito. And finally in Episode Six, we discover what the world had to say about sharp carpets and a keg with a difference. Frank is joined by guests Simon Evans, Ania Magliano, Sunil Patel and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Production credits Hosted by Frank Skinner Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simons Evans with David Tyler Produced by David Tyler Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Rajiv Karia, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer and Peter Tellouche A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 www.pozzitive.co.uk First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 19 February - 25 March 2024 (Series 1) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd."

Frank Skinner, Jason Hazeley, Simon Evans (Author), Frank Skinner (Narrator)

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Simon Evans Goes to Market: The Complete Series 1-5: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy and Economics Show

"All five series of Simon Evans’ BBC Radio 4 show explaining economics through comedy How do you make money funny? How do you put the comedy in commodity? In this BBC radio show, Simon Evans sets himself the challenge of making economics entertaining through comedic lectures, with the help of special guests including investment gurus, financial journalists and economists. In Series 1 and 2, he examines the chequered social and economic histories of eight important commodities: land, gold, oil, grain, alcohol, tobacco, coffee and sugar. By looking at these fundamental products, Simon brings us to a closer understanding of how global economic forces have a far-reaching and often surprising impact on our lives. Series 3 sees him exploring four of the stages that mark our journey through life – youth, marriage, birth and death – and how economics is part of every one of those stages, whether we like it or not. In Series 4, Simon looks at the concept of the ‘free lunch’ and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st Century, from social media and multinationals that appear to be operating tax-free to philanthropy and the cost of health. Finally, in Series 5, he points his jokenomics lens at the competing theories of Macro Economics and the ‘Big Beards’ who devised them – Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes – and reflects on how they shape our world today, and how they can help us out of our current economic predicament. Among his regular guests are Financial Times columnist and presenter of Radio 4’s More Or Less, Tim Harford; Timandra Harkness, author of Big Data: Does Size Matter?; and the Queen of investment know-how, editor-in-chief of MoneyWeek Merryn Somerset Webb. Produced by Tilusha Ghelani (Series 1), Claire Jones (Series 2 and 3), Richard Morris (Series 4 and 5)"

Simon Evans, Tim Harford (Author), Full Cast, Simon Evans, Tim Harford (Narrator)

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