Radio review

Snide shots from an ambush on the BBC

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Anyone who’s spent time in the company of PR people or advertising types will know what ambush marketing is. Last Monday, Graham Linehan went on The Today Programme (BBC Radio 4) to engage in a spot of marketing for his new play – but, the way he saw it, the ambush came from a different quarter.

The play, The Ladykillers, is an adaptation of the old Ealing comedy. Linehan turned up in the ...