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Gervais radio series for free internet release
Published Tuesday, Nov 29 2005, 22:45 GMT | By Dave West
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are to broadcast a new free radio series on the internet.
The Office and Extras pair will reunite with Karl Pilkington, who produced for them on commercial station Xfm, to make a weekly talk show.
"I want to do a radio show where I can say what I want," explained Gervais. "When I want and that's free for anybody who can be bothered to listen."
"I suppose we are trying to create an exclusive club," he added. "We'd prefer this to be a few people's favourite show than a huge same-y, ineffectual broadcast."
The series will be broadcast from the Guardian Unlimited<.em> website, whose editor-in-chief, Emily Bell, said it was "perfect for our audience, both here and in the US."
The Office and Extras pair will reunite with Karl Pilkington, who produced for them on commercial station Xfm, to make a weekly talk show.
"I want to do a radio show where I can say what I want," explained Gervais. "When I want and that's free for anybody who can be bothered to listen."
"I suppose we are trying to create an exclusive club," he added. "We'd prefer this to be a few people's favourite show than a huge same-y, ineffectual broadcast."
The series will be broadcast from the Guardian Unlimited<.em> website, whose editor-in-chief, Emily Bell, said it was "perfect for our audience, both here and in the US."
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