Programme Index

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Aug 2013, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Oct 2013, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Comedy guru Barry Cryer chooses some of his favourite pieces of writing to present to an audience, with the help of Bernard Cribbins and Sheila Steafel. Show more

Incredible Women

Series 6

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Dec 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Dec 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Incredible Women: Series 6

In Rebecca and Jeremy Front's comic celebration of actress Dame Cicely Leyland, Barry Cryer remembers her as Ensa's Aunty Mabel and Jane Garvey tries to keep her PC on Woman's Hour. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Rebecca Front
Actor:: Jeremy Front
Actor:: Samantha Spiro
Actor:: Jon Culshaw
Actor:: Jane Garvey
Actor:: Barry Cryer
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

Drama

Brand

Incredible Women

Series

Incredible Women

Series 6

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2017, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Dec 2017, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Incredible Women: Series 6

Rebecca and Jeremy Front continue their journey through the archives, showcasing Dame Cicely Leyland's acting highlights as she approaches 100. With Barry Cryer and John Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Rebecca Front
Actor:: Jeremy Front
Actor:: Samantha Spiro
Actor:: Jon Culshaw
Actor:: John Wilson
Actor:: Barry Cryer
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

Drama

Brand

Incredible Women

Series

Midweek

Barry and Bob Cryer, Florian Leonhard, Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent, Andrew Gant

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2014, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2014, 21:30 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Libby Purves meets Barry and Bob Cryer, violin maker Florian Leonhard, adventurer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent and choirmaster Andrew Gant. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Libby Purves
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: Bob Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: Florian Leonhard
Interviewed Guest:: Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent
Interviewed Guest:: Andrew Gant
Producer:: Paula McGinley

Genres

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Midweek

Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 19^th Oct 2013, 20:20 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 19^th Oct 2013, 20:20 on BBC Two England

Stephen Fry tells the story of Sir David Frost's life, including interviews with Michael Caine, Michael Parkinson and Michael Palin. Plus insight from Tony Blair and John Major. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Interviewed Guest:: Ronnie Corbett
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Palin
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Caine
Participant:: John Major
Participant:: Tony Blair
Producer:: Sally Norris
Director:: Sally Norris

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Formats

Documentaries

Saturday Live

Barry Cryer

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 28^th May 2016, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th May 2016, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Extraordinary stories, unusual people and a sideways look at the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Aasmah Mir
Presenter:: Kate Silverton
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: James Young
Interviewed Guest:: JP Devlin
Interviewed Guest:: John Ahern
Interviewed Guest:: Pixie Lott
Producer:: Louise Corley
Editor:: Karen Dalziel

Genres

Formats

Brand

Saturday Live

Saturday Live

Radio 4 BBC Children in Need auction; Katie Melua

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Nov 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Katie Melua joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles. Saturday Live hosts Radio 4's BBC Children in Need auction, offering listeners the chance to bid for some amazing prize packages. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Aasmah Mir
Presenter:: Richard Coles
Interviewed Guest:: Katie Melua
Interviewed Guest:: Will Farmer
Interviewed Guest:: Jonathan Agnew
Interviewed Guest:: Corrie Corfield
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: Anna Bailey
Interviewed Guest:: Nick Knowles
Producer:: Louise Corley
Editor:: Eleanor Garland

Genres

Formats

Brand

Saturday Live

Mark Lawson Talks To...

Barry Cryer

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Apr 2008, 22:50 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Feb 2022, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Barry Cryer talks to Mark Lawson about his career, which as well as writing for The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise, included three weeks at Number One in Finland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mark Lawson
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer

Genres

Brand

Mark Lawson Talks To...

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Sep 2008, 22:35 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Dec 2008, 00:30 on BBC Four

Filmed in April 2008, just three weeks before his death, Humphrey Lyttelton chairs his final I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue at the Lowry Centre's Lyric Theatre in Salford. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Humphrey Lyttelton
Participant:: Graeme Garden
Participant:: Tim Brooke-Taylor
Participant:: Barry Cryer

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Timeshift

Series 11

Episode 10: The Smoking Years

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Jan 2012, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Jun 2018, 02:00 on BBC Four HD

With contributions from Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, this documentary tells the unnatural history of the now-threatened creature that is 'the smoker'. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Barry Cryer
Participant:: Stuart Maconie
Producer:: Borja Cantera
Director:: Borja Cantera
Series Producer:: Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:: Michael Poole

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Timeshift

Series

Timeshift: Series 11

Count Arthur Strong: Series 1

Count Arthur Strong

Series 1

Episode 1: Memory Man

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Jul 2013, 20:30 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Sep 2013, 19:30 on BBC Two England

Sitcom. The death of famous comedian Max Baker leads to a momentous meeting between his son Michael and his old comedy partner Count Arthur Strong. Show more

Contributors

Count Arthur Strong:: Steve Delaney
Michael Baker:: Rory Kinnear
John the Watch:: Andy Linden
Katya:: Ruth Posner
Bulent:: Chris Ryman
Sinem:: Zahra Ahmadi
Eggy:: Dave Plimmer
Sheila:: Lucy Briers
Customer:: Paul Courtenay-Hyu
Max Baker:: John Ramm
Special Appearance:: Barry Cryer
Writer:: Graham Linehan
Writer:: Steve Delaney
Producer:: Richard Boden
Director:: Graham Linehan

Genres

Brand

Count Arthur Strong

Series

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Episode 3: Variety Finds a New Home

What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Dec 2015, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Apr 2020, 23:30 on BBC Four HD

Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein examine what happened to British popular entertainment - its stars and its audiences - during the Second World War and beyond. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Frank Skinner
Presenter:: Suzy Klein
Production Company:: Liberty Bell Productions
Executive Producer:: Jamie Isaacs
Executive Producer:: Claire Whalley
Director:: Kim Lomax
Writer:: Kim Lomax
Musician:: Paul Smith
Participant:: Vicky Butterfly
Participant:: Jimmy McWilliams
Participant:: Andy Eastwood
Participant:: Brian Ward
Participant:: Jan Hunt
Participant:: Jacquie Storey
Participant:: Benjamin Holder
Participant:: Pippa Gearing
Participant:: Sarah Lindsay
Participant:: Lizzie Deane
Participant:: Mick Toner
Hairdresser:: Karen Hartley Thomas
Hairdresser:: Christine Vidler
Participant:: John Henty
Participant:: Walter Atherton
Participant:: Gerald Oxley
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Participant:: Chaz McDevitt
Participant:: Peter Donegan
Participant:: Ronald Regan
Participant:: Ruth Cherrington

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Funny Business

Episode 1: Gags to Riches

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Jan 2013, 23:00 on BBC HD

Documentary revealing how top comedians can make a fortune from a wide range of corporate gigs. Contributors include John Cleese, Rhod Gilbert, Jo Brand and more. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Eddie Mair
Narrator:: Eddie Mair
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Participant:: Clive Anderson
Participant:: Clive Anderson
Participant:: Arthur Smith
Participant:: Arthur Smith
Participant:: Jo Brand
Participant:: Jo Brand
Participant:: Rhod Gilbert
Participant:: Rhod Gilbert

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Funny Business

The Many Faces of...

Series 2

Episode 2: Stanley Baxter

The Many Faces of...: Series 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Jan 2013, 20:00 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Nov 2015, 02:35 on BBC Four HD

Fans including Michael Grade, Barry Cryer and Bill Oddie celebrate the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, who captivated huge TV audiences for twenty years. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:: Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer:: Stephen Stewart
Participant:: Lord Grade
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Participant:: Bill Oddie
Participant:: Gregor Fisher

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

The Many Faces of...

Series

The One Show

31/03/2016

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Mar 2016, 19:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Thu 31^st Mar 2016, 19:00 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Adil Ray and Fearne Cotton present as The One Show pays tribute to the late Ronnie Corbett, with guests including Michael Palin and Barry Cryer.

Contributors

Presenter:: Adil Ray
Presenter:: Fearne Cotton
Interviewed Guest:: Michael Palin
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Editor:: Sandy Smith

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Brand

The One Show

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Series 4

Episode 3: Bernard Cribbins and Barry Cryer

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Sep 2014, 19:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC Two HD

This edition of the celebrity antiques challenge sees comedy greats Barry Cryer and Bernard Cribbins battle for glory, with help from experts Charles Hanson and Will Axon. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Bernard Cribbins
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Expert:: Charles Hanson
Expert:: Will Axon
Executive Producer:: Andrew Robertson
Series Producer:: Kirsten Highet

Genres

FactualAntiques

Brand

Series

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Series 4

Front Row

Vanessa Bell exhibition, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Alan Simpson remembered, The poetry of Anna Akhmatova

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Feb 2017, 19:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Author Ben Fountain and actor Joe Alwyn on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, comedy writer Alan Simpson remembered, the work of Vanessa Bell, Viv Groskop on poet Anna Akhmatova. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:: Joe Alwyn
Interviewed Guest:: Ben Fountain
Interviewed Guest:: Sarah Milroy
Interviewed Guest:: Viv Groskop
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Presenter:: Kirsty Lang
Producer:: Edwina Pitman

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Front Row

The Funny Side of...

Episode 6: Christmas

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 22^nd Dec 2009, 20:00 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Dec 2011, 23:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Clive Anderson guides us through the best and worst moments in Christmas television, including the Blue Peter Advent crown, Christmas Top of the Pops and The Royle Family. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Participant:: Valerie Singleton
Participant:: Mike Smith
Participant:: Diane-Louise Jordan
Participant:: Esther Rantzen
Participant:: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Participant:: Mike Read
Participant:: Barry Cryer
Director:: Ewan Torrance
Producer:: Jenny MacLeod

Genres

Series

The Funny Side of...

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Christmas Show 1976

The Morecambe and Wise Show

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Dec 1976, 19:45 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Dec 2016, 17:40 on BBC Two HD

Available for years

Watch now

Classic quintessential seasonal viewing from one of the best British comedy duos.

Contributors

Presenter:: Eric Morecambe
Presenter:: Ernie Wise
Participant:: Elton John
Participant:: Des O'Connor
Participant:: John Thaw
Participant:: Dennis Waterman
Participant:: Angela Rippon
Participant:: Kate O'Mara
Participant:: Marian Montgomery
Participant:: The Nolans
Producer:: Ernest Maxin
Director:: Victor Meredith
Writer:: Barry Cryer
Writer:: Mike Craig
Writer:: Lawrie Kinsley
Writer:: Ron McDonnell

Genres

Brand

The One Show

19/02/2014

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Feb 2014, 19:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Feb 2014, 19:00 on BBC One Wales

Matt Baker and Gabby Logan are joined by Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Jeremy Hardy from Radio 4's 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matt Baker
Presenter:: Gabby Logan
Editor:: Sandy Smith
Interviewed Guest:: Graeme Garden
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Brooke-Taylor
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:: Jeremy Hardy
Participant:: Phil Tufnell
Participant:: Arthur Smith

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Brand

The One Show