Wilfrid Brambell In Profile
Wilfrid Brambell, 1912 - 1985
Irish film and TV actor Wilfrid Brambell will always be best known for his roles in the hit BBC comedy Steptoe and Son and as Paul Mc Cartney's fictional Grandfather in The Beatle...
Hancock’s Sunday Afternoon
Hancock's Half Hour, Sunday Afternoon At Home, 1958
There was a time when Sundays really were "dead boring" The shops were shut the pubs didn't open all day. Seems hard to believe in this age of 24/7, but in ...
Galton And Simpson’s Half Hour
Galton And Simpson's Half Hour, 2009
Galton And Simpson's Half Hour was the title given to a series of four radio plays broadcast by BBC Radio 2 in 2009 to celebrate the writers' 40th anniversary.
The plays...
The Alpine Holiday
Hancock's Half Hour, The Alpine Holiday, 1957
The first episode of series two sees a change of cast. Sid James featured in the Hancock's Half Hour TV series but is absent in this episode.
Instead Hancock s...
A History Of Christmas Specials
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
We recently started a run of Christmas themed posts starting with Hancock's 45 minutes. An extended Christmas type episode, although not officially billed as a Christmas...
In Profile – Galton And Simpson
Ray Galton And Alan Simpson
Perhaps, Britain's best known comedy writers. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are best known for their classic sitcom Steptoe and Son and for their work with Tony Hancock, but there we...
Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
In Tribute To Ray Galton Who Passed Away Last Week
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comed...
Ray Galton Has Died
Ray Galton One Of The Creators Of Sitcom Has Died, Aged 88
Ray Galton OBE, one of the "fathers and creators of British sitcom", has died aged 88.
The scriptwriter died on Friday night after a "long and hear...
A Forgotten Double Act?
A Forgotten Double Act?
Comedy is littered with great double acts. From The Two Ronnies, Canon and Ball, Morecambe and Wise and the list could go on.
However back in the 1950's when radio dominated comedy,...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973
It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was..
Harold’s ...