Rudy's Rare Records - Series 1

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS - SERIES 1 (320kbs-m4a/258mb/1hr52mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 4th to 25th February 2021

Three generations of men and their musical tastes collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop. Starring Lenny Henry.

Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.

Producer: Lucy Armitage.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February/March 2008.

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS SERIES 1 - 1. TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 4th February 2021

Rudy Sharpe owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam and 17 year old grandson Richie come up from London to look after him.

Crammed together, living in the tiny flat above the shop, the three men are set to clash on a daily basis. Whilst Rudy and Richie share a love of reggae and soul music, Adam is the odd one out - thanks to his tastes in classical music.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharpe ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People
Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
Greyhound - Black And White

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS SERIES 1 - 2. ROOTS MANOEUVRES (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 11th February 2021

Now all living crammed above an old record store in Birmingham, Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie collide over a local history exhibition.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharpe ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Jamelia/Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Francis ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Keith Rowe - Groovy Situation
Pluto Shervington - Your Honour
Skee Lo - I Wish
Tartans - What Can I Say
Big Brovaz - Favourite Things
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS SERIES 1 - 3. GET UP, STAND UP (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 18th February 2021

Grandad's part-time career as a DJ is in jeopardy.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharpe ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Landlord ...... Gresby Nash
Diabolicus ...... Adam de Ville

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Peter Tosh & The Wailers - Shame And Scandal In The Family
NWA - Express Yourself
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Simmer Down
Roy & Millie - We'll Meet
Toots And The Maytals - Pressure Drop
Dream Warriors - My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style
US3 - Tukka Yoot's Riddim
Larrington Walker - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
Laurel Aitken - Boogie In My Bones
Cluett Johnson Orchestra - Hot Nosh
Roland Alphonso - On The Move
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

RUDY'S RARE RECORDS SERIES 1 - 4. THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th February 2021

Bad news for the trio when burglars ransack their record store in Brum.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharpe ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Doctor ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Trev the Hoodie ...... Doc Brown

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
Dennis Brown - No Man Is An Island
The Specials - Ghost Town
Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves