Christmas Night With The Stars
Christmas Night With The Stars 1958 - 1972
The variety television show broadcast each Christmas Night by the BBC between 1958 and 1972. Although the show ended in 1972 the BBC did resurrect the format in 1982...
Beyond Our Ken
Beyond Our Ken, 1958
Beyond Our Ken was the predecessor to Round The Horne. Running for 7 series clocking up 101 episodes plus 2 christmas specials. Eric Merriman had previously written material for Kenneth ...
Tony Hancock, Profiled
Tony Hancock 12th May, 1924 - 24th June, 1968
Continuing our look at some of the biggest and most important names from comedy over the last 70 years. Today it's the lad himself: Tony Hancock.
Regarded by m...
ITV’s First Sitcom – The Army Game
The Army Game, 1957
Another show that takes a well known name out of their comfort zone, in this case William Hartnell, who was famed for playing straight parts, he would of course go on to be the first Doctor...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1950’s
The 1950's - The Great British Sitcom Is Born
Continuing our look back at some of the key moments in the changing face of comedy over the last 70 years.
In the history of British Comedy the 1950's is perhap...
Comedy and Public Information Films ?
Public Information Films featuring some well known comedy stars
In 2013 public information films became no more, with the advent of social media and the internet it was felt that they were now a little outdate...
Hancock’s Half Hour, TV Show, 1956
Happy Birthday Tony !
It was 60 years this very day: that Tony Hancock arrived on our TV screens from radio with his hugely successful sitcom: Hancock's Half Hour. Between the radio series of the same name an...
The Arthur Haynes Show
Television and the way we view it has changed a lot in 70 years. There was a time when TV was black and white, although you could be forgiven for forgetting.
Too many black and white shows sit in the archiv...
The Goon Show, 1951
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 for 238 episodes and 12 specials over 9 years. It was cre...
Tony’s Going On An Economy Drive
Hancock's Half Hour, The Economy Drive
With all the constant talk of cuts and osterity it reminded me of a little gem from Hancock's Half Hour.
Taken from the start of the fifth television series there are ...