The Fosdyke Saga
Radio adaptation of Bill Tidy's long-running Daily mail cartoon strip
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The Adventures of Edward the Less
From the makers of cult TY show Mystery Science Theater 3000, this comic fantasy bears a distinct similarity to a certain set of novels by J R R Tolkein
After-Supper Ghost Stories
I was tempted to post this in the Horror group - after all, Jerome K Jerome did write one or two very effective weird tales! But he's best known for his humorous writing, and "After-Supper Ghost Stories" is definitely a comedy. You'll recognise the s
Read more…The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers ad.by Bruce Bedford from the Ealing screenplay by William Rose with Margo Boyd, Edward Petherbridge, Donald Sinden, and Gary Waldhorn Comedy about a hapless gang of robbers whose plans are upset by a little old lady who runs a boardi
Read more…Timeghost (Armstrong & Miller)
Armstrong and Miller take on the guises of critics Martin Baine-Jones and Craig Children in order to dissect the cultural zeitgeist... or something.
Art
Alan Bates stars in Christopher Hampton's brilliant translation of Yasmina Reza's stage play.
Read more…Captain Kremmen
Sci-fi misadventures of "the world's most fabulous man" as serialised on Kenny Everett's Capitol Radio show.
Joe Orton
The celebrated playwright Orton wrote a screenplay for the Beatles, entitled Up Against It. Though it was never filmed, the BBC produced an audio version.
Read more…Life with the Lyons
This BBC radio comedy series, probably the first sitcom in Britain, ran for twelve years between 1950 and 1961, and starred American movie stars Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, and their children Barbara and Richard. It broke the mold of BBC radio comedy
Read more…Injury Time
I have only five episodes of this early-80s BBC sketch show featuring up-and-coming comedienne Emma Thompson. If anyone has any more, please feel free to post.
Read more…the Glums
These clips of the Glum family are edited from a British show called -Take it from here- with Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Dick Bently. I'm not sure of exact dates but the series was broadcast in the fifties.
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The Idiot Weekly
Between 1958 and 1962, Spike Milligan wrote and starred in this Australian comedy show featuring gags, characters and sometimes entire plots borrowed from The Goon Show
Read more…The National Theatre of Brent
The rather charming and hopelessly overambitious productions of a two-man theatrical company.
Morecambe & Wise
Britain's greatest comedy double act. Unfortunately, I have only two episodes of their radio series. If anybody could oblige with the remainder, I'd be extremely grateful.
Read more…Fawlty Towers
The all-time classic sitcom written by and starring John Cleese and Connie Booth.
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Faux-chat show starring Steve Coogan's hapless sports reporter-turned interviewer Alan Partridge.
