Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,777 playable programmes from the BBC

When Comedy Was King

BBC One
on BBC One London

Written and produced by Robert Youngson.
Some great moments with the screen's most famous laughter-makers.
Including: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Harry Langdon, Ben Turpin, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chase, Chester Conklin, Andy Clyde, Billy Bevan, Gloria Swanson, Mabel Normand, Wallace Beery, Snub Pollard
(First shown on BBC-2)

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
Robert Youngson
Narrator:
Dwight Weist
Music composed by:
Ted Royal
Source: Radio Times

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More