Ray’s A Laugh
Ray's A Laugh, 1949
Ted Ray was the popular British comedian of the 1950's and 1960's. He's probably best remembered for his Radio Show "Ray's A Laugh" As a music hall performer he would play the violin badly...
Ken Dodd’s Palace Of Laughter
Ken Dodd's Palace Of Laughter 1986 - 1987
It is so difficult to pin down any detailed information on Ken Dodd's TV and Radio work, but we have managed to gather together some information for this post.
This...
Radio’s Long Running Comedy Panel Show……..
Just A Minute - 1967 - Present
Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons.
The idea for the game came to Ian Messiter as he rode on the top of a number 13 bus. He wa...
Impressions And Satire On The Radio……
Dead Ringers - Radio Series - 2000 - 2007
Dead Ringers started out life as a Radio Series before making it to television. Devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blac...
Little Britain – Back Where It All Began
Little Britain - Radio Series - 2001
As David Walliams springs back to our TV screens, with his new sketch show David Walliams and Friend, it's back to the beginning we go, as we look at Little Britain The Ra...
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, 1972 - Present
The long running BBC Radio Panel show that just keeps on running. Developed from the long-running radio sketch show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again and first broadca...
Missing Hancocks To Get A Revival
Between 1954 and 1959, one hundred and three episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour radio show were broadcast on the BBC. Of these twenty are missing.
To celebrate 60 years since Ray Galton and Alan Si...