On The Blog by Kris Dyer, Dave Marks and Andy Taylor, is a six-part comedy series about the internet and the increasing hold computers have over our everyday lives.

It stars Caroline Quentin, Simon Greenall, DeNica Fairman and Andy Taylor and was directed by Dirk Maggs.

Centred on the blog of Andrew Glasgow, a military history enthusiast, wargamer, painter of miniature figurines and desperate pursuer of a lady to call his very own, it’s part sitcom, part satire of the increasing hold the online world has on our everyday lives.

On The Blog was produced by Above The Title. Series 1 was first broadcast in May 2007 on BBC Radio 2 to an overwhelmingly positive critical response.

“That rare thing - a funny new radio sitcom" – GUARDIAN
“The don't-miss comedy appointment of the week" - RADIO TIMES
"The funniest sitcom since Ed Reardon's Week" THE SUNDAY TIMES
"Likely to strike a chord with computer-slaves everywhere OBSERVER
“Andrew Glasgow… played with disturbingly nerdy accuracy by Andy Taylor” RADIO TIMES

On The Blog Series Two starts 31 May at 13.30 on Radio 2.
Much as before Andrew Glasgow can still be found in his bedroom/office surrounded by slowly drying regiments of Napoleonic miniatures, soiled clothing and plates of dead food.
His mother Milena, is regrettably still alive, as is Mr Demjanjuk. Surprisingly the latter is neither in prison nor deported which is, frankly, shocking.
The big draw for this series is that Andrew finally gets a girlfriend. A real, proper, you know, grown up girlfriend.

Click here to listen to the controversial and unexpurgated ‘Eating A Pig’s Head’ pod cast.
(right click and select 'save target as' to download)

And here’s the critical response so far:

 "A very funny sitcom” – Sunday Times
“Amusing comedy” - The Independent
“Popular sitcom On The Blog returns for a second series” - Scotland On Sunday
“A laugh-out-loud delight” – The Radio Times
Also featured on BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week.

** Episode 6 pulled from schedule **

Taylor 13.30pm Sat 5th July 2008:

We've been censored ... like Lenny Bruce ...I'm outraged!

Taylor 13.31pm Sat 5th July 2008:

We've been censored ... like Lenny Bruce ... hur hur! Cool!

Episode 6 dealt with a particularly sensitive issue. We couldn’t possibly do a series about the internet and computers and NOT touch on the delicate subject of illegal downloads and the arrests that tend to follow. It’s too large an elephant frankly.

Series Director Dirk Maggs, conscious that this programme dealt with edgy subject matter, was always massively careful to make sure that it was not in breach of code and that it ended in an innocent and pure way.

Episode 6 was delivered THREE WEEKS in advance with its 'compliance form' attached (each programme must have one) clearly indicating sensitive content (which is to encourage early discussion of any problems). So there was plenty of time for the compliance process to flag it as a hazard if it still seemed dodgy and to then return it for further editing if that were the case.

The fact that the decision to pull was taken on the night before transmission (I am told) indicates a procedural issue at the BBC end. We covered all their requests in good time and completely thoroughly.

More later.

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