Hancock’s Half Hour, TV Show
Hancock's Half Hour, 1956
The original radio series is often referred to as the first British sitcom. Hancock’s Half Hour, transferred onto television alongside the popular radio show of the same name in...
Candid Camera
Smile You're On Candid Camera
Judging by the response we get to this post Candid Camera is as popular now as it was when it last appeared on our TV screens over 40 years ago.Candid Camera was adapted from ...
Hancock, The ATV Series
Hancock, 1963 (ITV)
There are a surprising number of sitcoms either starring or written by well known names that perhaps could be classed as.....but not as you know them. This ITV series is a perfect example....
Could This Be ITV’s Best Sitcom?
On The Buses, 1969
On The Buses was a hugely successful sitcom that was initially rejected by the BBC, who did not see any great comedy potential in the idea, despite the writers having had previous success fo...
Curry And Chips
Curry And Chips - 1969
Perhaps the most controversial sitcom ever made. Curry And Chips was a six part comedy based on an idea from Spike Milligan and featured an all star cast.The series was supposed to ...
Vintage Satire With David Frost….
The Frost Report, 1966
There can be no doubt about the importance of The Frost Report in British Comedy history.Famed for bringing messrs Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker together, the writing team which i...
Carry On Cleo – 1964
Carry On Cleo - 1964
We've reached 1964 and the tenth film in the series, Carry On Cleo. This was the one that produced perhaps the most famous line in comedy history when Kenneth Williams utters those immort...
Steptoe And Son: The Radio Series
Steptoe And Son - The Radio Series - 1966 - 1976
There was a time when Radio was the medium of the day, then Television arrived and as we have seen some great radio comedy edged it's way onto our TV screens.
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Tony’s Last Half Hour..
Hancock Down Under - 1968
After failing to re-spark his career after the break with Galton and Simpson in 1961, Tony Hancock found himself in Australia after being contracted to make a 13-part series, Hancock ...
Galton and Simpson Present – Our Favourite Hancock – Part 1
Hancock, The Blood Donor, 1961
To celebrate the 60th anniversary, in 2014, of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio. Comedy scriptwriting legends Ray Galton and Alan Simpson presented a very ...