Stop Messing About, Kenneth Williams
Stop Messing About, 1969
Stop Messin' About, a catchphrase coined for Kenneth Williams by Galton and Simpson back in the days of Hancock's Half Hour. It seemed the perfect title for a radio series starring on...
Terry Wogan Looks Back At A Golden Age Of Comedy
Wogan's Radio Fun, 1987
Wogan's Radio Fun was a one off special broadcast in two parts in 1987, as part of the Wogan show.The importance of comedy on the radio should never be underestimated. Over many ye...
Carry On Dick
Carry On Dick, 1974
It's 1974 and Carry On Dick the 26th release of the ugely sucessful series hits cinemas.It's a significant release as we say goodbye to some of our best known regulars. Sid James bows ...
Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse, 1959
The top grossing film of 1959 in the UK and the second outing for the Carry On team. Carry On Nurse was based on the play Ring For Catty by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. It's interesti...
Carry On Jack
Carry On Jack - 1963
The eighth in the highly successful franchise sees a return to colour, for the second time, as the Carry On Team tackle life around the time of Nelson's Navy, the first Carry On to have a ...
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...
Beyond Our Ken
Beyond Our Ken, 1958
Beyond Our Ken was the predecessor to Round The Horne. Running for 7 series clocking up 101 episodes plus 2 christmas specials. Eric Merriman had previously written material for Kenneth ...
Kenneth Williams, In Profile
Kenneth Williams, 1926 -1988
Perhaps best remembered for his roles in the popular Carry On Films, Kenneth Williams had a long and varied career that spanned forty years.Though Williams was fondly regarded ...
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,...