The Shuttleworths

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The Shuttleworths
Radio Shuttleworth
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
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Genre Comedy-drama
Running time 15/30 minutes
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Languages English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Graham Fellows
Creators Graham Fellows
Writers Graham Fellows
Air dates October 11, 1993 to April 27, 2006
No. of series 4/2/1
No. of episodes 32/11/5
Audio format Stereophonic sound

The Shuttleworths was a comedy show that aired for four series on BBC Radio 4. It featured would-be musician and sometime philosopher John Shuttleworth, his wife Mary, their two teenage children Darren and Karen, neighbour Ken Worthington and a host of other minor characters. All parts were voiced by comedian Graham Fellows.

Each fifteen minute episode was based around the musings of John on everyday life and interspersed with his own bizarre bouncy keyboard ditties on such varied matters as Austin Ambassadors, garden centres and toast, all performed (usually badly) on his Yamaha Portasound electronic keyboard.

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[edit] Radio Shuttleworth

From 1998, John's attempt to set up a local radio station "serving all of the Sheffield region - and a little bit further even" was broadcast as two series of Radio Shuttleworth. The programmes followed a similar format to The Shuttleworths, but their new length of thirty minutes allowed guest slots (Impress an Impresario, Make Mary Merry) and opportunities to interview celebreties on the show.

[edit] John Shuttleworth's Open Mind

In John Shuttleworth's Open Mind, John attempted to investigate five unsolved phenomena that fascinate the nation. Each programme was thirty minutes long.

[edit] Episode lists

[edit] The Shuttleworths

Series Episode Title First broadcast
1 1 Cotton Buddies 11 October 1993
2 Mini-Break in Giggleswick 12 October 1993
3 How ... 13 October 1993
4 The Pillock of the Community 14 October 1993
Special 1 24 December 1993
Special 2 31 December 1993
Special 3 26 March 1994
Special 4 John Goes to London 2 April 1994
Special 5 Europigeon 28 April 1994
2 1 Wireless Wanderings (1) 28 June 1995
2 Wireless Wanderings (2) 5 July 1995
3 The Birthday Bench 12 July 1995
4 John Dries Up 19 July 1995
5 Shuttleworth Diplomacy 26 July 1995
6 One Foot in the Gravy 2 August 1995
Special 6 John Shuttleworth's Open House 26 September 1996
Special 7 25 December 1996
3 1 Chic Ken 8 October 1997
2 Ping Pong Pangs 15 October 1997
3 Radio Shuttleworth 22 October 1997
4 Caravan Capers 29 October 1997
5 John Le Shuttle 5 November 1997
6 Midsummer Madras 12 November 1997
Special 8 John Shuttleworth's Open House 31 December 1997
Special 9 The Leg End of Robin Hood 26 December 2000
Special 10 Plonker's Baby 24 December 2002
4 1 Cough in the Loft 13 February 2003
2 Chrome Alone 20 February 2003
3 A Moving Story 27 February 2003
4 Scare in the Community 6 March 2003
5 Every Cloud Has a Silver Wedding 13 March 2003
6 Hello, Hello, Hello 20 March 2003

[edit] Radio Shuttleworth

Series Episode Special guests First broadcast
1 1 Leo Sayer, John Hegley, Jenny Eclair 3 November 1998
2 Wendy Craig 10 November 1998
3 Patrick Moore 17 November 1998
4 Vanessa Feltz 24 November 1998
5 John Kettley 1 December 1998
2 1 Barbara Dickson, Bill Bailey, Hattie Hayridge 24 February 2000
2 Richard Whiteley, John Otway 2 March 2000
3 Tony Hart 9 March 2000
4 Peter Purves 16 March 2000
5 Katrina Leskanich, Robert Wyatt 23 March 2000
6 Matthew Kelly 30 March 2000

[edit] John Shuttleworth's Open Mind

Series Episode Title First broadcast
1 1 UFOs 30 March 2006
2 Ghosts 6 April 2006
3 Vampires 13 April 2006
4 Elves 20 April 2006
5 The Bermuda Triangle 27 April 2006