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Ed Reardon's Week

Comedy about the life of a writer
from archive.org

Ed Reardon's Week is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 recorded semi-naturalistically in the style of a radio drama. It concerns the story of a curmudgeonly 50-something writer described in the show's publicity material as an "author, pipesmoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email".

The names of two central characters, Ed Reardon (played by Christopher Douglas) and Jaz Milvane (played by Philip Jackson), are references to the characters Edwin Reardon and Jasper Milvain, who appear in George Gissing's 1891 novel New Grub Street, which is set in the hack-literary London of the late 19th century, although Edward was revealed to be his given name in the second episode of the third series and Milvain is referred to as Jaz Milvane.

(description from Wikipedia)


These are gathered from two collections and includes the episodes with longer intros made for 4extra, an audience with Ed Reardon, series trailers and both Christmas specials.

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  1. The Swim (extended beginning) 7th January 2005 (13.9Mb)
  2. Pulp Non-Fiction, 14th January 2005 (unknown file size)
  3. Holby City, 21st January 2005 (unknown file size)
  4. The Old Lock-Keeper, 28th January 2005 (unknown file size)
  5. The Winona Defence, 4th February 2005 (unknown file size)
  6. King Of The Road, 11th February 2005 (unknown file size)
  7. Rogue Mail, 21st December 2005 (unknown file size)
  8. Free Speech, 28th December 2005 (unknown file size)
  9. The Last Laugh, 4th January 2006 (unknown file size)
  10. Our Man In Berkhamsted, 11th January 2006 (unknown file size)
  11. A Hint Of Calvados, 18th January 2006 (12.8Mb)
  12. The Operations, 25th January 2006 (unknown file size)
  13. The Name-Check, 15th December 2006 (unknown file size)
  14. Dad (extended beginning)22nd December 2006 (13.9Mb)
  15. Undercover, 29th December 2006 (unknown file size)
  16. The Dig, 5th January 2007 (unknown file size)
  17. Murder Most Rewritten, 12th January 2007 (unknown file size)
  18. The Libel Action, 19th January 2007 (12.8Mb)
  19. January 31st, 16th November 2007 (unknown file size)
  20. Ruth and Reconciliation, 23rd November 2007 (unknown file size)
  21. The Wrong Fleece, 30th November 2007 (unknown file size)
  22. The Old Boys' Network, 7th December 2007 (unknown file size)
  23. Role Reversal, 14th December 2007 (unknown file size)
  24. Trimarans That Pass In The Night, 21st December 2007 (unknown file size)
  25. The Last Meow (extended beginning) 6th October 2008 (403 forbidden)
  26. The CV of Dorian Gray, 13th October 2008 (unknown file size)
  27. Anger Management, 20th October 2008 (unknown file size)
  28. Educating Peter, 27th October 2008 (unknown file size)
  29. The Great Escape, 3rd November 2008 (unknown file size)
  30. Grandad, 10th November 2008 (unknown file size)
  31. The Charterhouse Redemption, 11th January 2010 (unknown file size)
  32. Charity Begins Next Door, 18th January 2010 (unknown file size)
  33. The Cruise, 25th January 2010 (unknown file size)
  34. Cheese Cricket, 1st February 2010 (unknown file size)
  35. The Bottle Of Ulterio Motivo, 8th February 2010 (unknown file size)
  36. Elgar Writes, 15th February 2010 (unknown file size)
  37. S7 Trailer 1, 2010 (403 forbidden)
  38. S7 Trailer 2, 2010 (403 forbidden)
  39. An Audience with Ed Reardon, 20th October 2010 (unknown file size)
  40. In the Current Climate, 10th January 2011 (unknown file size)
  41. From Bean To Cup, 17th January 2011 (unknown file size)
  42. Become a Successful Writer, 24th January 2011 (unknown file size)
  43. Parsnip Junction (Extended Beginning) 31st January 2011 (403 forbidden)
  44. Writer In Residence, 7th February 2011 (unknown file size)
  45. Summer Of 76 (Extended Beginning) 14th February 2011 (403 forbidden)
  46. Have A Great Weekend, 3rd April 2012 (unknown file size)
  47. Original British Drama (Extanded Beginning) 10th April 2012 (403 forbidden)
  48. It's A Nude Nude Nude Nude World, 17th April 2012 (12.6Mb)
  49. Making A Difference, 24th April 2012 (unknown file size)
  50. Rosicrucian Armageddon 2, 1st May 2012 (unknown file size)
  51. Keeping The Flame Alive, 8th May 2012 (unknown file size)
  52. Ed Reardon’s Weekend, 10th November 2012 (unknown file size)
  53. Ed Reardons Christmas Week, it Started In August, 25th December 2012 (403 forbidden)
  54. S9 Trailer 1, 2013 (403 forbidden)
  55. S9 Trailer 2, 2013 (403 forbidden)
  56. The Personal Statement, 11th November 2013 (unknown file size)
  57. The Intern, 18th November 2013 (unknown file size)
  58. The Berkhamsted Job, 25th November 2013 (12.6Mb)
  59. Blood of the Reardons, 2nd December 2013 (unknown file size)
  60. Intellectual Fireworks, 9th December 2013 (unknown file size)
  61. The Bride Of Auntie, 16th December 2013 (unknown file size)
  62. You And Yours, 29th March 2014 (3.7Mb)
  63. One Amazing Day, 26th December 2014 (6.5Mb)
  64. The Go-To Destination, 13th May 2015 (unknown file size)
  65. One Man, Two Charlie's, 20th May 2015 (unknown file size)
  66. My Companion, 27th May 2015 (unknown file size)
  67. Joan of the Junction, 3rd June 2015 (unknown file size)
  68. Moby Dave, 10th June 2015 (unknown file size)
  69. The New Thirty, 17th June 2015 (unknown file size)
  70. The Ghost Of Christmas Books, 1st January 2016 (unknown file size)
  71. S11 Trailer 2016 (403 forbidden)
  72. The Reboot, 4th October 2016 (unknown file size)
  73. All About Eve, 11th October 2016 (unknown file size)
  74. Generation Why Bother, 18th October 2016 (12.7Mb)
  75. The Rectifier, 25th October 2016 (unknown file size)
  76. Poetry! No Thanks, 1st November 2016 (unknown file size)
  77. The 4th Sausage, 8th November 2016 (unknown file size)
  78. The Meow Show With Ed Reardon And Elgar, 24th December 2016 (unknown file size)
  79. The Writer In The Van, 24th October 2017 (unknown file size)
  80. Diabeters Day, 31st October 2017 (12.6Mb)
  81. The Legacy, 7th November 2017 (12.8Mb)
  82. An Enemy Of The People, 14th November 2017 (unknown file size)
  83. How Did I Do?, 21st November 2017 (unknown file size)
  84. A Different Direction, 28th November 2017 (unknown file size)
  85. The Wooden Spoon, 30th April 2019 (12.7Mb)
  86. The Ed Talk, 7th May 2019 (unknown file size)
  87. Bezzies, 14th May 2019 (unknown file size)
  88. Planet Parenthood, 21st May 2019 (12.7Mb)
  89. Punk Rock Vampires, 28th May 2019 (unknown file size)
  90. The Bed Blocker, 4th June 2019 (12.7Mb)
  91. Ed Reardon's 2020 Christmas Week, 22 December 2020 (12.8Mb)
  92. Prosecco O'Clock, 8th June 2021 (unknown file size)
  93. You're Cancelled, 15th June 2021 (12.8Mb)
  94. The Jethro Tree, 22nd June 2021 (unknown file size)
  95. Battleaxe, 29th June 2021 (12.8Mb)
  96. Elgar Nose, 6th July 2021 (unknown file size)
  97. Platinum Writer, 13th July 2021 (unknown file size)
  98. The Storyteller, 13 July 2023 (unknown file size)
  99. Palet Wood Inspirations, 20th July 2023 (unknown file size)
  100. The Bromance, 27th July 2023 (12.8Mb)
  101. Ed In Paris, 3rd August 2023 (unknown file size)
  102. Ed Reardon Is On Fire, 10th August 2023 (12.5Mb)
  103. The Mouse Trap, 17th August 2023 (12.8Mb)
  104. A Crumbling Edifice, 30th June 2025 (12.8Mb)
  105. A Pigeon In Sainsbury’s, 7th July 2025 (12.8Mb)
  106. Gen Ed, 14th July 2025 (12.8Mb)
  107. Artificial Asininity, 21st July 2025 (12.7Mb)
  108. For The Sake Of The Planet, 28th July 2025 (12.8Mb)
  109. Blocked, 4th August 2025 (12.8Mb)
  110. Christopher Douglas Interview, 5th September 2025 (8.1Mb)

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