The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh

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Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville select their top comedy moments.

Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville select their top comedy moments starting after the Second World War.

The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh: Satire and Sitcoms: 1. Round the Horne

1. Round the Horne

Satire and Sitcoms

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Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville look at '60s and '70s sitcoms.

Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville take on the BBC's satire and sitcoms of the 1960s and '70s.

BBC Comedy Controllers from across the decades look back at radio shows from the past.

Clocking up over 150 years on the job between them, Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville reveal what they do, why they do it and what makes them laugh. 

Recorded before a studio audience in the iconic BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House - the home of British radio comedy.

In the first of three programmes, our foursome travel back to the golden years of 1960s and 70s to celebrate the satire boom and to trace the development of sitcoms both here and abroad.  

Featuring: 

*   ROUND THE HORNE 
     Series 4 (9/16) 

Kenneth Horne blasts off boldly in 'Journey to Uranus', a ditty from Rambling Sid Rumpo and 'Bona Books' with Julian and Sandy. From 1968.

Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.  

Plus extracts from:

Beyond the Fringe
Aftermyth of War
Till Death Us Do Part

Sadly Beryl Vertue passed away, aged 90, in 2022.

Series Producers: Paul Kobrak and Dixi Stewart

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.

The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh: Satire and Sitcoms

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville select their top comedy moments from BBC archive satire and sitcoms.

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