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Series 3

6. Griff Rhys Jones on Smith and Jones

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In this episode Griff reveals how the Smith and Jones double act was born at the end of Not The Nine O’Clock News. He tells the story of how the famous Head to Head sketches evolved. And he pays tribute to the brilliance of his much-missed friend, Mel Smith.

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