Hancock’s Return ?

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Hancock's Ashes, 2014 Not quite Hancock's return, but back in 1968 Willie Rushton flew to Australia to bring back the ashes of Tony Hancock. In 2014 a short one off comedy drama was written about the event ...
rodney bewes stars in the 1981 bbc radio sitcom a very private man

Rodney Bewes Moves North…..

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A Very Private Man, 1981 Originally recorded at BBC Manchester.  A Very Private Man was a six part radio comedy that aired for just the one series in 1981. The series has since been repeated on digital radi...

And There’s More On The Radio….

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Jimmy Cricket's Team, 1990 Jimmy Cricket's Team was a radio show that ran for five series between 1990 and 1994. Writing on his official website the star calls it "ne of the happiest periods in my showbiz ...
adrian juste presented a unique mix of music and comedy on BBC radio 1 between 1978 and 1994

Music And Comedy It Must Be…..

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The Adrian Juste Show, 1978 This show on Radio ! introduced me to a whole host of classic comedy that perhaps otherwise I would not have known about.  It was also the inspiration behind this site. Between 1...
Penelope keith is audrey forbes hamilton in 19790's BBC classic sitcom to the manor born

To The Manor Born On The Radio ?

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To The Manor Born Radio Series, 1997 Sixteen years after the original TV series came to an end, ten thirty minute episodes were broadcast on BBC Radio. Despite the success of the TV version To The Manor Bor...

All Aboard For The Navy Lark

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The Navy Lark, 1959 Broadcast on the BBC Light Program and subsequently BBC Radio 2.The Navy Lark was a radio sitcom that revolved around life aboard a British Royal Navy Frigate – HMS Troutbridge, based in HM...
rhys thomas plays spoof dj gary bellamy in bbc radio 4's down the line

It’s The Late Night Phone In…

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Down The Line, 2006 Down 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 way. When the show was first ...