Bearded Ladies is a radio programme that was originally aired on BBC Radio 4 between 2003 and 2007.Lavalie, John. "Bearded Ladies." EpGuides.com. 21 July 2005. 29 Jul 2005. There are currently 22 half-hour episodes; although the last 6, aired in 2007, do have a loose narrative structure holding the individual sketches together, it is essentially a sketch-driven comedy programme. It stars Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling, Charlotte MacDougall, and Susie Donkin.
"This sub-Smack the Pony all-female comedy troupe set back feminism some 30 years...The Bearded Ladies couldn't raise a laugh with a syringe full of adrenaline and those defibrillator things they use in ER. Have Radio 4 comedy commissioner Caroline Raphael's ears fallen off?" - Gareth McLean, The Guardian
References
External links Official homepage
(Archived Radio 4 page) Bearded Ladies at bbc.co.uk/programmes Meanwhile With The Bearded Ladies - comedy.co.uk Radio sitcom; BBC Radio 4; 2007; 4 episodes (1 series)