''The Big Town All Stars'' was a short-lived BBC radio programme that aired from March 1998—July 2001. There were nine half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on

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. It was created by

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and starred

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Meera Syal Meera Syal FRSL (born Feroza Syal; 27 June 1961) is a English comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, ...

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and Brian Bovell. The plot revolved around the members of an amateur a cappella group as they tried for success.

Episodes

* ''Pilot'', 19 March 1998 * ''If You Scratch My Back'', 16 February 2000 * ''The Perfect Man'', 23 February 2000 * ''If You Sack Me, I'll Leave'', 1 March 2000 * ''Band of Gold'', 8 March 2000 * ''Meet the Wife'', 3 July 2001 * ''Fifteen Minutes of Fame'', 10 July 2001 * ''East Coast Story'', 17 July 2001 * ''The Ballad of Kenny and Christine'', 24 July 2001

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References

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