Radio 4 has been accused of preventing the development of new comedy ideas, Chortle has reported.

The former head of BBC’s own radio entertainment department, John Pidgeon, has made this declaration, saying that the station was too willing to say ‘no’ to new ideas - a policy that resulted in acts such as the Mighty Boosh, Paul Merton, Tommy Tiernan and Flight of the Conchords being turned down, while Little Britain, Chris Addison and Dave Gorman were all forced to jump through hoops.

Penning a piece in the Grauniad, Pidgeon noted that Ross Noble Goes Global was dropped after two series, with a third judged to have been ‘more of the same’ – ‘a shortcoming that has kept Just A Minute on air for more than 40 years.’

So has a legendary breeding ground for new comedy been sewn up by the thought police - or is it just bad management?

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