Bless This House, On The Big Screen
Bless This House - The Movie - 1972
Of all the TV spin off movies this one of the better ones as it stands up well on it's own, even without being a spin off from the TV series.In common with many of the h...
June Whitfield In Profile
Dame June Whitfield, DBE, 1925 - 2018
Probably best remembered for the hit TV series Terry and June, June Whitfield had a remarkable career spanning over 60 years. She appeared in many of the biggest shows an...
The News Huddlines
The News Huddlines, 1975
In Tribute To Roy Hudd, Who has Died, Aged 83
The long running Radio series The News Huddlines was the BBC Radio 2 topical comedy sketch show starring Roy Hudd. The series ran for fi...
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 - 2018To 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 epi...
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...