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Injury Time was a radio comedy programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 during the summers of 1980, 1981 and 1982,[1] with a 1982 New Year's Special[2]
| Genre | Sketch show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| TV adaptations | Who Dares Wins |
| Starring | |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Perkins |
| Original release | 1 August 1980 – 10 August 1982 |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Opening theme | "You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)" |
The show starred Robert Bathurst, Griff Rhys-Jones Martin Bergman, Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville and Emma Thompson.[3][4]
Sketches included Rory McGrath parodying Shaw Taylor in Police 5.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Injury Time (a Titles and Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Injury Time". thegbcc.info. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Emma Thompson: A Life in Pictures". bafta.org. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
I saw my way through University doing radio sketch shows, with Griff, Jimmy, and Rory, something called 'Injury Time'
- ^ "BBC Genome Project". Injury Time (1st episode). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Turner, Alwyn (20 July 2010). "The Birth of Alternative Comedy". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Injury Time". TV Cream. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
External links edit
- "Injury Time". britishcomedy.org.uk.
- "Injury Time". thegbcc.info.
- "Injury Time (a Titles and Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com.
- 1982-06-14 Felix: the newsletter of Imperial College Students' Union "Injury Time, A Radio 4 revue with Robert Bathurst, Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Emma Thompson and Griff Rhys Jones will be recorded on Sunday, May 16 at 7:15pm in the Union Concert Hall (free) Tickets available from Union Office"