Beachcomber... By the Way

Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Dec 2007, 17:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Tue 10^th Aug 2021, 04:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.

Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.

Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.

Announcer: Brian Perkins

Producer: Harry Thompson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991. Show less