ElvenQuest - BBC Radio 4

ElvenQuest - BBC Radio 4 Sam Porter (Stephen Mangan) is a misanthropic fantasy novelist whose best friend is his pet dog Amis. While at a book signing in Totnes High Street, three people, whom Sam presumes are hard-core fantasy fans dressed in full costume, kidnap Amis. Sam fights them and during the fight, both Sam and Amis end up in an actual fantasy world - Lower Earth. Sam learns that the three kidnappers, Vidar the Elf Lord (Darren Boyd), Penthiselea the Warrior Princess (Sophie Winkleman) and Dean the Dwarf (Kevin Eldon) kidnapped Amis for he is "The Chosen One" who will find The Sword of Asnagar, a mythical weapon of great power, "for whoso'er wields the sword shall rule all of Lower Earth". Thus the band of warriors take Amis, now transformed into a human form (voiced by Dave Lamb) but with the same mannerisms, to find the sword, but the condition that Sam comes with them. As they travel however, the forces of evil are constantly watching them, led by the sinister, cunning and laid back Lord Darkness (Alistair McGowan) with help from his more violent assistant Kreech (Eldon). Episode One A small band of heroes set out to defeat Lord Darkness and his forces of evil by finding The Chosen One - who happens to be the dog of a misanthropic science fiction author. Episode Two The heroes go in search of Amis when he is kidnapped by Lord Darkness. Episode Three The Questers face the Tower of Tests and are horrified when one of their number is struck down. Meanwhile, Lord Darkness must confront some revolting slaves. Episode Four The heroes answer a distress call from some sirens and Lord Darkness's pursuit of all things evil is put to one side as he considers getting himself an heir. Episode Five Sam has his death foretold by The Oracle of Fenrog, Lord Darkness books himself in for a retox and Kreech unwittingly releases the dreaded Nightdemon. Episode Six The Quest seems near its end as the noble band reach the Rock of Sorrows. But Sam is tempted by Lord Darkness and has to decide between his friends and his home. Cast Stephen Mangan ... Sam Porter Alistair McGowan ... Lord Darkness Darren Boyd ... Vidar the Elf Lord Kevin Eldon ... Dean the Dwarf Sophie Winkleman ... Penthiselea the Warrior Princess Dave Lamb ... Amis the Dog Kevin Eldon ... Kreech Chris Pavlo ... Ensemble (Various Roles) Carrie Quinlan ... Ensemble (Various Roles) If your hobbies include masquerading as a wizard with a magic helmet, a ridiculous name and a penchant for slaying goblins, then Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto's fantastical new comedy should be right up your cobbled street. If not, don't worry - there are still loads of laughs in this affectionate lampoon of a genre that generally takes itself far too seriously.

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corpus_callosum (2009-06-15)

This looks really good, thanks.