All posts tagged 1960′s BBC Comedy

May 22, 2013 · No comments

The Morecambe And Wise Show

The Morecambe And Wise Show 1968 – 1977 (BBC) 1978 – 1983 (Thames) Running as a tribute to Eddie Braben who sadly passed away yesterday. We will be looking at Eddie Braben when we spend a week looking back at …

Streets Apart

May 16, 2013 · No comments

Streets Apart, 1988

Reading a newspaper article recently about Amanda Redman leaving New Tricks got me thinking, what was that sitcom I could remember her in, after a lot

Citizen James

May 14, 2013 · No comments

Citizen James - 1960

A forgotten BBC comedy starring the late Sid James. With Hancock's Half Hour behind him James strikes out in his own sitcom, Citizen James ran

Monty Python’s Flying Circus

March 27, 2013 · No comments

Monty Python's Flying Circus 1969 - 1974

A television phenomenon that changed the face of British Television comedy forever. First airing on BBC1 in October of 1969 the series

Comic Relief – Day 4

March 13, 2013 · No comments

Monty Python's Flying Circus

If you're looking at comedy you've got to include the classic Monty Python (we've an all new feature in the coming weeks on Monty Python). We've

Comic Relief – Day 2

March 11, 2013 · No comments

Hancock - The Blood Donor - 1961

"a pint ? have you gone raving mad ?" Continuing our look back at some of comedy's finest moments. These are our pick

It’s Friday, It’s Five To five, and It’s CRACKERJACK !

March 8, 2013 · No comments

Crackerjack 1955 - 1984

Crackerjack was the long running kids TV Comedy/variety show that ran for a mammoth 29 years and over 400 shows. probably best known for it's

Marriage Lines

February 26, 2013 · No comments

Marriage Lines - 1961

Early Richard Briers, Marriage lines was the BBC sitcom that ran for five series through forty six episodes between 1961 and 1966. Originally entitled The