Much Binding in the Marsh

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Comedy: Sketch

Comedy starring Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch, set in an RAF station

Much Binding in the Marsh: From 22/05/1947

From 22/05/1947

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Much Binding in the Marsh, From 22/05/1947

The club installs a new wireless and the cast enter a song writing contest.

4 Extra Debut. The club installs a new wireless and the cast enter a song writing contest. Stars Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne. From 1947.

The club installs a new wireless and the cast decide to enter a song-writing competition. 

Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.

With:

Sam Costa
Marilyn Williams
Maureen Riscoe
Helen Hill
Maurice Denham
Dick Griffin

Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.  

Music by Stanley Black and The Augmented Dance Orchestra.

Announcer: Philip Slessor  

Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

Firs broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1947.

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