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the Story of Radio Comedy
Russell Davies looks at pre-war radio comedy (1/12)
K Daly, starring Peter Jones and Donald Hewlett
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The Story of Radio Comedy
Russell Davies looks at pre-war radio comedy (1/12)
Geoffrey Wheeler's tour of the nation's variety theatres continues with a visit to the Manchester Playhouse. Includes memories from Morecambe and Wise, and Ken Dodd (3/6)
Sumner and Ian Simons, starring Dan Mersh (3/4)
Hollow Martin Jarvis reads Washington Irving's classic tale (1/3)
Wyatt's dramatisation of William Makepeace
Thackeray's novel. Narrated by Stephen Fry, with Emma Fielding - omnibus edition (16-20/20)
displays unexpectedly youthful vitality. David Neal reads HE Bates's tale (1/3)
Larry the Lamb gets into trouble. Children's tale by SG Hulme Beaman, with Derek McCulloch
Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Marcus Brigstocke, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin
, or at least very annoying if you are forced to share a wooden hut with three people you hate. So when the chance to escape Bletchley Park and go to sunny Baghdad comes along the codebreakers Charles and Archie jump at the chance. James Cary's sitcom starring Robert Bathurst (2/6)
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