Perma-fuming reporter Jonathan Pie is back with a new series of his hit podcast Call Jonathan Pie on BBC Sounds, commissioned by BBC Radio 4 – which sees him in dire straits as he struggles to deal with the unexpected success of his radio phone-in show.
Two years after the launch of Pie’s radio phone-in show, the cracks are beginning to show as he and his colleagues struggle to find any enthusiasm in their respective jobs. Pie wants out – or at least the occasional duvet day. His producer Jules feels as unappreciated as ever and is “mulling her options”, senior editor Roger is eyeing retirement and easy-going sound engineer Sam has started taking dating tips from Andrew Tate. All of them are desperate for change and with the future of the planet, peace in Europe and more importantly the BBC licence fee no longer certain, could this be the end of the line for Call Jonathan Pie?
The first four episodes of series two are coming to BBC Sounds on Friday 28th March, with the first Radio 4 TX on Saturday 29th March at 23:00. The second set of four episodes will be released on Sounds on 25th April.
Writer and comedian Tom Walker first created Jonathan Pie in 2016. Since then the angry character has become a huge online success with millions of fans across Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Call Jonathan Pie has been one of the BBC’s most popular new comedy podcasts, recently winning Best Radio Sitcom in the Comedy.co.uk awards.
Jonathan Pie is written and performed by Tom Walker, with Lucy Pearman, Aqib Khan, and Nick Revell. It is produced by Alison Vernon-Smith, Yada Yada Productions for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds and commissioned by Julia McKenzie, Comedy and Entertainment Commissioner, BBC Radio 4.
