The Real Comedy Controllers:  The Things That Made Us Laugh

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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: 3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Satire and Sitcoms

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh, Satire and Sitcoms, 3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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

Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville review more 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.  

From London's iconic BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House - the home of British Radio comedy.

In the last  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:

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
The Primary Phase (6/6)
Fit The Sixth

Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly when have they escaped to? Stars Peter Jones and David Jason. 
From April 1978.  

Plus extracts from:

FRANKIE HOWERD
THE GOOD SHOW - The Great Regent’s Park Swim

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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