Patrick Marber and Peter Curran grapple in the dark with the wonders and woes of life.
Radio 4,·54 episodes
Eviction
Start of the final series, with late night guffaws at the fear and eroticism of evil.
12 Feb 2025,·14 mins
Clowns and Duos
Peter Curran and Patrick Marber mount a plea for understanding on behalf of circus clowns.
19 Feb 2025,·14 mins
Name-droppers and Poop-scoopers
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran chuckle into the abyss.
26 Feb 2025,·14 mins
And Now, the End Is Near, and so I Face the...
05 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Final Episode
Comic wondering at keeping secrets and the changing shape of pop stars' heads.
12 Mar 2025,·14 mins
Episode 1
Anger, dribbling during massages, the art of writing, finding a twinkly partner.
19 Jul 2023,·14 mins,·
Episode 2
Giggling in the dark about cartoon male friendships and Care in the Eating Community.
26 Jul 2023,·14 mins
Episode 3
Giggling in the dark about Cool Britannia, first jobs, and rejecting show business.
02 Aug 2023,·14 mins
Episode 4
In a damp caravan at a music festival, everyone can hear you complain.
09 Aug 2023,·14 mins
Episode 5
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran muse on once being 'Big in the 1990s'.
16 Aug 2023,·14 mins
Episode 6
Hair-raising and touching stories from the eminent director Sir Richard Eyre.
23 Aug 2023,·14 mins
The voice of science-fiction giant HG Wells, and Seamus Heaney's tweed shoes.
12 Jan 2022,·14 mins
Harry Shearer describes his extraordinary life as a Hollywood child star.
19 Jan 2022,·14 mins
The Simpsons' Harry Shearer talks about the magic of live theatre and good manners.
26 Jan 2022,·14 mins
A Cockney slang that does not rhyme, prostates and being on the wrong end of a golf club.
02 Feb 2022,·14 mins
Why not having a tail is human beings' greatest loss.
09 Feb 2022,·14 mins
A surprising ramble through the naughty noises of schooldays. With Jane Horrocks.
16 Feb 2022,·14 mins
Episode 7
Bed-bound wit, philosophy and story telling from Patrick Marber and Peter Curran.
23 Feb 2022,·14 mins
Episode 8
Bedtime storytelling from Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and chef Andi Oliver.
02 Mar 2022,·14 mins
Cate Blanchett
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett.
17 Apr 2019,·14 mins
Benjamin Zephaniah
Peter Curran and Patrick Marber attempt Tai Chi in the dark with poet Benjamin Zephaniah.
24 Apr 2019,·14 mins
Rhys Ifans
Peter Curran, Patrick Marber and Rhys Ifans talk dark childhoods and the boots of Bowie.
01 May 2019,·14 mins
Jane Horrocks
Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran to reflect on fancying yourself.
08 May 2019,·14 mins
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with enchanting, low-energy pillow talk.
20 Mar 2019,·14 mins
Peter Curran and Patrick Marber wrestle life's challenges while laying in the dark.
27 Mar 2019,·14 mins
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran wonder what it all means while laying in the dark.
03 Apr 2019,·14 mins
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran wrestle life's challenges while laying in the dark.
10 Apr 2019,·14 mins
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran with their critically-acclaimed confessional series.
11 Jul 2018,·14 mins
18 Jul 2018,·14 mins
Patrick Marber, Peter Curran and Jane Horrocks talk critically-acclaimed nonsense in bed.
25 Jul 2018,·14 mins
