Comedy Greats

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Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases the best of the BBC archive

Comedy Greats: Overseas

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Comedy Greats, Overseas

With The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry and Hancock's Half Hour.

Barry Cryer with the shows adapted for abroad: The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, The Men From the Ministry, Hancock's Half Hour, Round the Horne and I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.

Captain Barry Cryer welcomes you aboard a special edition of Comedy Greats showcasing a selection of the BBC's hit comedy shows that were adapted for listeners overseas. 

During the 1950s to 1970s, a surprising number of series were either edited, rescripted or remade. 

Barry reveals bits that never made it out of Blighty to enable shows to be better understood abroad. 

*    The Clitheroe Kid - Another Mother for Ossie. From November 1965 

*    The Navy Lark - Going Dutch. From November 1959 

*    The Men From the Ministry - Birds of a Feather. Re-recording from 1980. 

*    Hancock's Half Hour - The New Secretary. Re-recorded in November 1958. 

*    Round the Horne - The Man With the Golden Thunderball. Re-recorded July 1966 with an edited version of the original script. 

*    I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - series 3 (10/13). Re-recording from 1966. 

Producer: Kerry Reece 

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2012. .

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