Hamish and Dougal series was arranged by Graeme's son John Garden and performed by a four-piece ceilidh band. The programmes were produced by Jon Naismith. Other actors have also featured in guest appearances, such as the 2004 Hogmanay special which featured guest appearances from "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, as the Laird's butler Lyttelton, "Today programme" presenter Jim Naughtie (as Mrs Naughtie's long-lost son), Sandi Toksvig (as Sandi Wedge, a very tall golf champion) and Tim Brooke-Taylor and Colin Sell (as themselves). The show relied heavily on sexual innuendo, and Scottish stereotypes. Long-running jokes from the parent series were
The Pin (comedy act) The Pin were the 2013 winners of London Sketchfest's prize for 'Best Act,' and the first series of their Radio 4 show won them the award for 'Best Comedy' at the 2016 BBC radio awards. The Pin (comedy act) The Pin is a comedy double-act composed of Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen. They write and star in their BBC Radio 4 show of the same name. The double act met at the University of Cambridge, where they joined the Cambridge Footlights. Whilst members they co-wrote and performed in two international tour shows: 2010's 'Good For You,' directed by Liam Williams