All posts in 1950′s

This week we thought we'd look back on some old technology by remembering those comedy greats that either started life in black and white or were made in

Crackerjack 1955 - 1984

Considered by many as the greatest radio show of all time.  A legend within it's own lifetime The Goon Show was a British Radio Comedy Program that ran

Hancock's Half Hour (The Radio Shows) 1954 - 1959

One of the longest running comedy shows on British Television The Benny Hill Show ran for forty years from it's early days in the 1950's to 1992.  Initially

Thanks to the now defunct Granada Plus we've seen this and despite it's age it's stood the test of time and is stil very funny, even

Mention Tony Hancock and most people would think of  those classic BBC shows on TV and radio.  However during 1956 - 57, whilst still producing his popular Television

Educating Archie started life as a long running Radio Comedy in 1950 on the BBC Light Program, a huge hit with audiences despite it being a ventriloquist on

Take It From Here - 1948