The Kenny Everett Show The Radio Years

Radio
The Kenny Everett Show, The Radio Years, 1962 - 1994 Kenny Everett was a radio legend and his radio shows were a must listen for over 30 years.  Indeed in a 2020 an article in the Gaurdian newspaper referred t...

Radio Legends – Where Are They Now?

Radio
Radio Legends - Where Are They Now? As Steve Wright announces his legendary afternoon show is to end after running off and on for over 40 years we look back at some of Radio's other big stars.  We'll do it ove...
adrian juste presented a unique mix of music and comedy on BBC radio 1 between 1978 and 1994

Music And Comedy It Must Be…..

Radio
The Adrian Juste Show, 1978 This show on Radio 1 introduced me to a whole host of classic comedy that perhaps otherwise I would not have known about.  It was also part of the inspiration behind this site.B...

BBC At 100, BBC Classic Comedy

Radio
BBC Classic Comedy, The Radio Years, Part 2, Radio And The Sitcom As the BBC rushes towards it's 100th birthday we're looking back at some the corporation's best comedy.  In part 1 we looked at some early radi...

BBC At 100, BBC Classic Comedy

Radio
BBC Classic Comedy, Part 1, The Radio Years This year the BBC will be 100 years old and in more recent times it seems to be in the news more often than not, of course most recently for the proposed abolition o...
promo pic for wake up to wogan

Wake Up To Wogan, 1993

Radio
It's 50 years since his first Breakfast Show It's 50 years to the day since Terry Wogan broadcast his first BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.  It ran from 1972 until 1984 when Terry left to pursue his TV careerh...
rhys thomas plays spoof dj gary bellamy in bbc radio 4's down the line

Down The Line

Radio
Down The Line, 2006 It's The Late Night Phone InDown The Line was the hugely popular BBC Radio spoof phone-in.  It originally ran for five series over seven years, notching up twenty seven episodes on the ...

I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue

Radio
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, 1972 - Present In Tribute To Barry Cryer Who Passed away Yesterday.The long running BBC Radio Panel show that just keeps on running.  Developed from the long-running radio sketc...

The Boy Who Saved England

1990's, 1990's BBC Comedy, Radio
The Boy Who Saved England, 1995 The Boy Who Saved England was the last the last Dad's Army project to feature any of the original cast.Long after the original series had finished and some twenty years afte...