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Barry Took concludes his history of BBC Radio comedy.

Since the watershed of Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a new generation of writers, performers and producers have made the eighties and nineties a second golden age of radio entertainment. Barry Took traces the progress of the shows which have brought laughter to the airwaves in the last decade - and often crossed over to TV.
Including Radio Active, The Burkiss Way, The Million Pound Radio Show, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Struck Off and Die and Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun.

Contributors

Writer/Presenter:
Barry Took

Rhythm and blues classics from the archive, the best of the new releases, and a specially recorded session from the blues and boogie pianist Bob Hall , a veteran since the sixties of some of the best British blues bands.

Contributors

Pianist:
Bob Hall

BBC Radio 2

About BBC Radio 2

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More