Blackadder Goes Forth
Blackadder Goes Forth - 1989
Blackadder goes Forth was the fourth and final series of Richard Curtis and Ben Elton's popular comedy. There would be one final outing for the character but that was 11 years aw...
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...
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 ...
Here They Come It’s……..
The Goodies, 1970
The Goodies had met as undergraduates at Cambridge University. Up until 1973 they were also regulars on the long running BbC Radio series I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.
The Goodies serie...
The Royal Bodyguard
The Royal Bodyguard, 2011
This forgotten little gem was to prove that even the best comic talent can't always hold the audience.
In 2011, following the success of their BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life,...
On The Up
On The Up, 1990
From the pen of Good Life writer Bob Larbey, came this 90's sitcom with an all star cast. It ran for three series and nineteen episodes.
Of course there is the customary theme tune sang by ...
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 ...
The Grumbleweeds Take A Tumble To TV….
The Grumbleweeds Radio Show, 1984
The Grumbleweeds formed in 1962, turning professional after an appearence on Oppurtunity knocks.
They still enjoy success to this day, although the line up has changed thr...
Anyone For Brexit?
The EU Through The Eyes Of The Satirists
Like Spitting Image's Chicken Song, you just can't escape the EU. From Brexit to Remain it's disappointing that we have no Spitting Image or Yes Minister. With all th...
Tony Hancock’s First Big Screen Outing….
The Rebel, 1961
It's 1961. Thanks to the superb scripts written for him by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, comedian Tony Hancock is one of Britain's biggest stars.
With the Hancock's Half Hour TV and Radio sho...