ITV's All Our Yesterdays, Milligan portrayed his view of The Bedsitting Room thus: Original cast list for play The following is the original cast list as it appears on page 5 of the 1973 paperback of the script, with music played by The Temperance Seven Captain Pontius Kak, Graham Stark. This is Lord Fortnum's doctor, whose name appears to have later changed to Captain Martin. At one time Barry Humphries played this role, which he names as Captain Martin Bules. Lord Fortnum of Alamein, Valentine Dyall Mate/Arthur Scroake, Spike Milligan Shelter Man, John Bluthal Plastic Mac Man, John Bluthal Underwater Vicar, John Bluthal Brigadier/Sergeant, John Bluthal Chest of Drawers/Gladys Scroake, Marjie Lawrence Penelope, Marjie Lawrence Diplomat, Bob Todd First Announcer, Bob Todd Sea Captain, Bob Todd Second Announcer, Johnny Vyvyan Delivery Man/Chauffeur, Johnny Vyvyan Seaman, Johnny Vyvyan Coffin Man, Clive Elliott Pianist, Alan Chase Third Announcer, Bill Kerr Extras: Phantom Old Soldier Orderly Literary and dramatic counterparts The Bedsitting Room can be compared with The Goon Show, in which Milligan and Secombe were involved, but with a savage, cynical and even more surreal edge, and an existential despair; one criticdescribed it as being "like Samuel Beckett, but with better jokes". Radio adaptation A radio adaptation was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 26 December 2015 featuring Paul Merton, Derek Jacobi, Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate. See also The Bed Sitting Room (film) References External links The Bedsitting Room at Bench Theatre 1962 plays Post-apocalyptic literature Surreal comedy Satirical plays Surrealist plays Works by Spike Milligan Plays adapted into radio programs British plays adapted into films Plays set in London Fiction about nuclear war and weapons