Editing Philip Pope (section)

==Performer ==
Pope appeared in the [[Oxford Revue]] in [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 1978 and 1979, both with [[Angus Deayton]].<ref>[http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/resultspe.cfm?NID=48612&EID=18210&DID=&AID= Philip Pope, Scottish Theatre Archive]</ref> He performed in the [[BBC]] radio comedy series ''[[Radio Active (radio series)|Radio Active]]'' (1980–87) and has also starred in a number of television comedy series, including ''[[Who Dares Wins (TV comedy)|Who Dares Wins]]'' (1983–88), ''[[Chelmsford 123]]'' (1988–90), ''[[Round the Bend]]'' (1989–91) and ''[[KYTV (TV series)|KYTV]]'' (1989–93). He made guest appearances in ''[[Blackadder]]'' as the painter Leonardo Acropolis and Horatio Nelson, and in ''[[Shelley (television programme)|Shelley]]'' as pop star Hobo. Pope also appeared as Tony Angelino, the singing [[dustman]], in the ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' episode "[[Stage Fright (Only Fools and Horses)|Stage Fright]]", in 1991.

Pope toured the UK as a member of the cast of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Series Live'', for which he was also musical director.<ref>[http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/], Stage show official site {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127124808/http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/|date=27 January 2012}}</ref> Pope portrayed several minor parts in the original radio series, as well as the subsequent adaptations of the later novels.

Pope appeared in the radio series ''[[Old Harry's Game]]'' (1995–2009), and he has performed as a singer with the [[Thame]] Chamber Choir.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/dirkgently/philip_pope.shtml|website=BBC Radio 4 Comedy|title=Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency – Philip Pope|access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref>