It’s A Square World
It's A Square World - 1960
Groundbreaking comedy from an all too often forgotten comedy genius - Michael Bentine. It's A Square World was a sketch based series that appeared on the BBC between 1960 and 1964. ...
And Mother Makes Three
And Mother Makes Three, 1971
And Mother Makes Three was produced by Thames Television for ITV and ran for four series between 1971 and 1973. It polled number 96 joint with it's spin off And Mother Makes Five ...
The Royals And Comedy
How Comedy Has Portrayed The Royal Family
Looking back over the years it seems no subject has been spared by comedy writers, even the Royal family. From pranks on Beadle's About to satire, they even get their...
Come The Man, Come The Hour
Dad's Army, 1968
Happy Birthday Dad's Army ! 50 TodayIt was fifty years ago today that one of television's most popular sitcoms first arrived on our TV screens.Fifty years on and it's still entertainin...
More Vintage Shows Join The Comeback Trail
Like many of the other media we've recently been reporting on the number of old TV shows finding their way back in one form or another.Comedy playhouse is currently back on BBC1 for a three week run, last w...