Harry H. Corbett In Profile
Harry H. Corbett 1925 - 1982
He'd have been 97, if he was still here and it's 40 years ago today since we lost him!Harry H. Corbett will forever be remembered for his starring role alongside Wilfrid Brambe...
Platinum Jubilee Comedy – 1960’s
The 1960's - The Classics Begin
To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee we're continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years. We have reached the 1960's.In t...
The New Neighbour
BBC Landmark Comedy Season - Lost Sitcoms - Hancock's Half Hour
The second of the BBC's re-makes, this time it's a missing Hancock. Re-makes of lost Hancock's Half Hour episodes had been an ongoing project ar...
Platinum Jubilee Comedy – 1950’s
The 1950's - The Great British Sitcom Is Born
This year sees the platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. That's 70 years on the throne.We thought we'd flick back and look at some of the comedy hi...
Steptoe And Son At 60
The Legacy Of Steptoe And Son, Part 2
We're remembering Britain's best known Rag and Bone men: Steptoe And Son as they celebrate 60 years since their first appearance on TV.In part 1 we looked at the show'...
Steptoe And Son At 60
The Legacy Of Steptoe And Son - Part 1
An Introduction and Early DaysIt was 60 years ago this month we met the world's most famous rag and bone men and they still make us laugh today. Over the coming week...
Happy Christmas Tony Hancock Style
Hancock's Happy Christmas - 1956
For anyone who's had enough of Christmas here's a classic from the lad of East Cheam as he make is feelings towards the festive season quite clear.Taken from the fourth sea...
A History Of Christmas Specials
Where Did The Festive Favourite Start?
So did the Christmas Special start?We've done a fair bit of research on this and it's very difficult to place the first offerings. Concentrating just on TV, certainl...
Galton And Simpson’s The Handyman
Galton And Simpson's Comedy Playhouse: The Handyman, 1963
The story so far... Tom Sloan then Head of Light Entertainment had come up with an idea for a series of sitcom pilot episodes.The idea was simple a...
Britain’s Unsung Comedy Heroes, Part 5
Britain's Unsung Comedy Heroes - Snide
Back in the 1950's when radio dominated comedy, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson created one of if not the greatest unsung comedy hero "Snide"Tony Hancock was ki...