The Music Teacher - Episode 4

Shut away in a tiny windowless practice room in a regional arts centre, Nigel endures his usual succession of bizarre pupils whilst wrestling with the latest curveball thrown at him by panicked Arts Centre manager, Belinda. Nigel is faced with the usual bizarre array of pupils: the Midlands' answer to Bob Dylan, a homemade keyboard hobbyist and a singing dog prove to be fairly hard going. But it is Arts Centre manager Belinda - so often the cause of much of his misery - who offers Nigel the chance of a lifetime: to write a jingle advertising the Arts Centre to feature on local radio. This is the chance Nigel has been looking for. This is his way out. This is his ticket to the fame and fortune that he so nearly tasted as a Young Musician of the Year Finalist in 1975. If only he could get The Beatles' Eight Days A Week out of his head, he'd be fine. But he can't. And the deadline is approaching fast. Nigel Penny ..... Richie Webb Belinda ..... Vicki Pepperdine Other roles by Dave Lamb, Jim North and Jess Robinson Directed by Nick Walker Written by Richie Webb The producer is Richie Webb, and this is a Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.