Citizen James
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 for three series and thirty two episodes betw...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Ladies Man
Hancock's Half Hour, The Ladies Man,1960
Coming from the sixth and final series of the TV version of Hancock's Half Hour in 1960 (the show was shortened to 25 minutes and renamed Hancock in 1961) comes this li...
Beggar My Neighbour
Beggar My Neighbour, 1966
Originally broadcast in 1966 as part of the BBC's long running Comedy Playhouse series. Beggar My Neighbour went on to run for three series between 1967 and 1968. In 1967 a short epi...
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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The Liver Birds
The Liver Birds, 1969
This is a sitcom that is certainly well overdue a repeat outing.The Liver Birds started life as a pilot episode in the BBC series: Comedy Playhouse in 1969, a full series soon followe...
Beryl Reid Says….
Beryl Reid Says Good Evening, 1968
Beryl Reid was a huge comic talent as well as a talented actress with a host of TV and film credits to her name.In 1968 she had her own TV show "Beryl Reid Says Good Even...
Steptoe And Son
Steptoe and Son, 1962, The World's Most Famous Rag And Bone Men....
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom about a Father and Son, who are rag and bone men. Set at the fictional address of Oil Drum Lane in Sheph...
Morecambe and Wise Christmas Legends?
Morecambe and Wise - The Christmas Specials, 1969 - 1983
The Morecambe and Wise annual Christmas shows became a national institution, as much a part of Christmas as turkey.With the exception of 1974, there...
The Royal Variety Performance
The Royal Variety Performance 1912 - Present
The Royal Variety performance is the Great British Tradition of a gala evening attended by senior members of the Royal Family.It's first performance was in the ...
The Dick Emery Show
The Dick Emery Show, 1963
From a time when Saturday night television was the highlight of the week. The Dick Emery show kept millions of us entertained with his hilarious sketches and vast array of eccen...