The sketch show which take a swipe at the human condition, written, performed and produced by a mix of disabled and able-bodied people, including Kevin Eldon, Leila Hackett, Simon Greenall, Daryl Beeton, Mat Fraser, Emma Kennedy, and joining in the second series, Rob Brydon, and Catherine Tate. Both series were broadcast on Radio 4 at 11pm of a Thursday with three shows from the first series repeated on Radio 4 of a Wednesday at 6.30pm directly prior to the second.
:: Series 1
| Tx. Date | Synopsis |
|---|
| 13.5.99 | First in a four-part swipe at the human condition. |
| 20.5.99 | This week, wheelchair envy, coming out and trying to find the key to the disabled toilet. |
| 27.5.99 | This week, the launch of `Wheelchair: the Musical', a job lot of walking canes become possessed by evil spirits and a shy man attends a dinner party. |
| 3.6.99 | Last in a four-part comedy about the human condition. Dark Child has his first day at school, and Gavin Staples finally makes it to Wembley to support Steps. |
:: Series 1, repeat
| Tx. Date | Synopsis |
|---|
| 2.2.00 | First in a three-part repeat run of the series that takes a swipe at the human condition. |
| 9.2.00 | This week, the problems of finding the key to the disabled toilet; proving your disability to the benefits agency; and a wedding speech by the world's shyest man. |
| 16.2.00 | This week, Dark Child goes to school for the first time. Roy the Lonely Dalek gets a haircut and a glimpse of Radio 4's new programme for the disabled `Does He Always Do That?' |
:: Series 2
| Tx. Date | Synopsis |
|---|
| 22.2.00 | Dark Child has a birthday party, Davros tries to defraud the Benefits Agency, and Randy Styles sings a cowboy ballad. |
| 29.2.00 | At Dis-FM Hospital Radio, Bob Davies introduces new boy band sensation Musical Chairs. And there is a new poem from one-armed performance poet Dalston Kingsland. |
| 7.3.00 | This week, there is coverage of the wheelchair ice dance event at the Special Olympics, and Dark Child goes to the dentist. |
| 14.3.00 | One-armed poet Dalston Kingsland gives his final performance, and there is a look at the life of the man suffering from agoraphobia and claustrophobia - he is terrified of medium-sized spaces. |