One (radio series)

One is a radio comedy series created by David Quantick. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. Each episode lasts 15 minutes and consists of a series of vignettes, each of which features only a single voice.

Subjects
The style and subject matter of the vignettes is varied, but some themes recur.
 * Unusual messages recorded on answering machines.
 * Readings of notes found in a guest book at a vacation home, featuring bizarre complaints.
 * Audio guides to museums that have obscure or bizarre exhibits.
 * Parodies of commentaries in the style of well-known personalities, sometimes read by the personalities themselves, such as Jeremy Clarkson reading "Top Dog", or bird expert Bill Oddie describing, in the style of a nature documentary, a typical encounter between Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
 * Recitations of ideas such as personal crises, bad moods, T-shirt slogans etc., in the style of the Shipping Forecast. For example:
 * "And now with the time approaching 5 pm,
 * It's time for the mid-life crisis forecast...
 * Forties; restless: three or four.
 * Marriage: stale; becoming suffocating.
 * Sportscar, jeans and t-shirt; westerly, five.
 * Waitress; blonde; 19 or 20.
 * Converse all stars; haircut; earring; children;
 * becoming embarrassed.
 * Tail between legs; atmosphere frosty;
 * Spare room: five or six."
 * Spare room: five or six."

Performers
Performers include Graeme Garden, Dan Antopolski, Simon Greenall, Lizzie Roper, and Deborah Norton. Those appearing as themselves include Jeremy Clarkson and Bill Oddie.