The News Huddlines
The News Huddlines, 1975
The star of this show, Roy Hudd is celebrated his 80th birthday in 2016 (16th May).
The long running Radio series The News Huddlines was the BBC Radio 2 topical comedy sketch show s...
Hancock’s
Hancock's, 1967
No it's not Hancock's Half Hour but a complete departure for the comic as he gets his own variety show.
Tony Hancock had split from his successful writing partnership with Ray Galton and Ala...
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...
June Whitfield Has Died
June Whitfield Has Died, Aged 93
Dame June Whitfield, celebrated for her roles in some of the best-loved British sitcoms of the last 50 years, has died aged 93.
The London-born actress was a regular fixture...
Terry And June Christmas 1980
Terry And June, "The Christmas Show (The Mink Coat)"
In the nine series of Terry and June there were four Christmas Specials. The Mink coat which aired in 1980 was the first.
It's classic Terry and June al...
Take It From Here
Take It From Here - 1948
In Tribute To Denis Norden, 1922 - 2018
To some this was the very first British sitcom a subject we discussed in an earlier post.
Take It From Here was the popular Sunday BBC Ra...
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In……
Beggar My Neighbour, 1966
Originally broadcast in 1966 as part of the BBC's long running Comedy Playhouse series. Beggar My Neighbour went on to run for three series between 1967 and 1968. In 1967 a short ep...
Terry And June Make Their TV Debut
Happy Ever After - 1974
This is one of those sitcoms that needs dusting down and re-showing if only out of pure nostalgia. Happy Ever After was the forerunner to Terry and June. It ran for five series totali...
Suburban Comedy With Terry And June
Terry and June - 1979
In Tribute To: JuneWhitfield Who Passed Away One Week Ago
The follow up to Happy Ever After, Terry and June ran for sixty five episodes over nine series.
The show was generally rega...
Absolutely Fabulous, 1992
Absolutely Fabulous seems to be the sitcom that just keeps coming back for more. Since it's debut in 1992 it's notched up 39 episodes and five series and even a big screen version.
The idea for the series c...