"Old Harry’s Game – Series 4" Hell gets a health inspector, a poet, and a visit from God.

Support the Archive - Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/JR_the_Old_R... Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time. Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, sci-fi, westerns. Old Harry’s Game – Series 4 dives deeper into philosophical satire as Satan spars with humanity’s worst instincts.** The cynical Devil, voiced by Andy Hamilton, continues his reluctant mentorship of the idealistic Professor (James Grout) and the dimwitted demon Scumspawn (Robert Duncan). This series explores themes like knowledge vs. ignorance, health and safety in Hell, and the nature of beauty and poetry—all filtered through sharp wit and absurd scenarios. Highlights include a feng shui expert trying to rearrange Hell, a health inspector enforcing underworld regulations, and God himself dropping by for a cosmic rethink. The comedy thrives on its blend of moral debate and farce, with each episode tackling a new existential dilemma. Whether Satan is mocking English nationalism, dreaming of The Fall, or trying to convince God to scrap mankind, the show balances intellectual bite with laugh-out-loud moments. Series 4 aired in 2001 and remains one of the most thematically rich entries in the long-running BBC Radio 4 sitcom.