Play It Cool

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Play It Cool: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Play It Cool, Episode 5

Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims mix music and comedy for a slice of 60s cool.

Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims mix music and comedy for a slice of 60s cool. From August 1964.

The game of boxing is exposed - and back to the era of Suffragettes. 

Fast-moving sketches written by Eric Merriman - best known for Beyond Our Ken.

Starring:

Ian Carmichael
Joan Sims
Hugh Paddick

Music from:

Rosemary Squires
The Mike Sammes Singers
The Ken Thorne Orchestra

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1964.

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Comedy: Sketch

Ian Carmichael, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick star in the fast-moving 60s sketch show.

Ian Carmichael, Joan Sims and Hugh Paddick star in Eric Merriman's fast-moving 1960s sketch show series.

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