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Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding

Martian Guuuurk mind-leaps into half-insectoid Troy: a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity. Stars Kevin Eldon. From 2018.

Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are about to have their space craft shredded like a savoy cabbage by a massive gravitational wave. Only Martian hostage Guuuurk can save them.

But will the self-declared ‘miserable coward and despicable turncoat’ risk his life and even his very sanity by mind-leaping into Quanderhorn's ‘son, Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as ‘a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity’.

Meanwhile, behind the Post Office in the nearby village, a glowing, throbbing meteorite is exuding a strange influence on the local inhabitants.

When Dr Janussen, Guuuurk, Troy and even Quanderhorn himself appear to be possessed by an alien intelligence, Brian is faced with a perilous dilemma.

And who is that peculiar hot chestnut seller, who bears a startling resemblance to Prime Minister Churchill?

Professor Quanderhorn …... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ..…. Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ..…. Cassie Layton
Guuurk ... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ..…. Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins …... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice …... Rachel Atkins

Music by Peter Brewis

Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall

Director: Andrew Marshall

Producers: Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2018.

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28 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Professor Quanderhorn James Fleet
Brian Nylon Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Jannussen Cassie Layton
Guuuurk Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn Freddie Fox
Churchill John Sessions
Jenkins John Sessions
Synthetic Voice Rachel Atkins
Writer Rob Grant
Writer Andrew Marshall

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Jul 2018 11:30
  • Wed 18 Sep 2019 18:30
  • Wed 25 Sep 2019 07:30
  • Wed 25 Sep 2019 17:30
  • Wed 25 Sep 2019 22:00
  • Thu 26 Sep 2019 05:30
  • Tue 16 Mar 2021 07:00
  • Tue 16 Mar 2021 17:00
  • Wed 17 Mar 2021 05:00
  • Fri 21 Oct 2022 07:00
  • Fri 21 Oct 2022 17:00
  • Sat 22 Oct 2022 05:00