{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ad9b9873bf5b6298509d36/691d0e8b67ed28baec57f1e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ben Elton Explains The Young Ones","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68ad9b9873bf5b6298509d36/1763511783270-8301f51c-d208-4510-b19c-7b0fabeb43da.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>All British Comedy Explained… </strong>to Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky</p><p><strong>Ben Elton explains The Young Ones</strong>. Released 27 November 2025.</p><p>Ben Elton is one of the most significant voices in the British comedy landscape and has been for over forty years. We spoke to him largely because of <em>The Young Ones</em> but his list of TV writing credits is incredible and that’s before you get into his stand-up, novels, plays and other work besides.</p><ul><li>Ben’s recommendation for us to watch is <strong>The Liver Birds</strong>.</li><li>Ben’s charity of choice is <strong>Scope</strong>. Donate here: https://donate.scope.org.uk</li><li>Buy <em>What Have I Done</em> by Ben Elton from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LHFzZd</li></ul><p>Next time we’ll be watching <strong>Victoria Wood As Seen On TV</strong>, season one episode five and season two episode one.</p><p>Here’s a long list of social media systems where you can find the podcast and us.</p><p><strong>The podcast</strong></p><ul><li>https://substack.com/@allbritishcomedy</li><li>Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/jnPC56</li><li>allbritishcomedy@gmail.com</li><li>https://allbritishcomedy.com</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/britishcomedypod</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@britishcomedypod</li><li>https://bsky.app/profile/allbritishcomedy.bsky.social</li><li>https://www.threads.com/@britishcomedypod</li><li>https://www.facebook.com/groups/allbritishcomedy</li></ul><p><strong>Abigoliah Schamaun</strong></p><ul><li>https://abigoliah.com</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/Abigoliah</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/abigoliah</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@abigoliah</li></ul><p><strong>Tom Salinsky</strong></p><ul><li>https://tomsalinsky.co.uk</li><li>https://www.facebook.com/tomsalinsky</li><li>https://www.instagram.com/tomsalinsky</li><li>https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsalinsky1972</li><li>https://bsky.app/profile/tomsalinsky.bsky.social</li><li>https://www.threads.com/@tomsalinsky</li></ul><p>All British Comedy Explained is produced by The Spontaneity Shop. If you enjoy this podcast, why not check out The Guilty Feminist with Deborah Frances-White, Tom’s other podcast Best Pick all about movies, or Abigoliah’s other podcast Neurodivergent Moments.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Abigoliah Schamaun and Tom Salinsky"}