All posts tagged 1960′s BBC Comedy

dads-army

The Dad’s Army Story

There can be no doubt that Dad’s Army is one of the most popular sitcoms ever to be seen on television, amongst the many sitcoms of the time, along with Only Fools And Horses, it remains one of the most …

Continue Reading...
b00xygk7_640_360

Sykes And A….

Sykes  And A....

In tribute to the great Eric Sykes who died yesterday, we will be running a few Eric Sykes posts over theext few days, look out for

tilldeathusdopart_3_396x222

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part 1965 - 1975

First airing as a Comedy Playhouse pilot and running for seven series between 1965 and 1975, Till Death Us Do Part

Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter Show

The Stanley Baxter Show 1963 and 1971

The Stanley Baxter Picture Show 1972

These lavish productions are almost forgotten these days, so we thought we'd dig out two of Baxter's

steptoe-and-son

The Story Of Steptoe and Son – Re-loaded

The Story Of Steptoe And Son

Taking the original post and adding some great new material, we hope Steptoe fans will enjoy this. Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom

9876

The Telegoons

The Telegoons - 1963

The Telegoons was a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s.  Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike

Comedy_Playhouse

The Search For A New Sitcom – How It Used To Be Done

Comedy Playhouse 1961 - 1974

It's fifty years this year since the most famous TV Father and Son hit our screens in 'The Offer.' So we look back

SteptoeAndSon

The Offer

Comedy Playhouse, Series One, Episode 4 - The Offer

Yesterday we looked back at the BBC's Comedy Playhouse where many famous sitcoms got their first break.  Over the next

frostreport_1_396x222

The Frost Report

The Frost Report 1966 - 1967

Legendary satire show hosted by David frost.  The successor to That Was The Week That Was, The Frost Report ran for 29 episodes

s_medi_ec_10096_4x3

Till Death Do Us Part – Peace And Goodwill -1966

Alf Garnett remains one of comedy's greatest creations.  His opinions and thoughts are as contraversial today as when we first met him in the 1960's. Here we look back

Powered by WordPress | Website Support and Hosting by Infotech 24 7 Limited