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Ken Dodd
December 29th, 2011 adminKenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born Liverpool, 8 November 1927) is a British comedian and singer-songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or “fluff dom” and buck teeth or “denchers”, his favourite cleaner, the feather duster (or “tickling stick”) and his greeting “How tickled I am!”, as well as his send-off “Lots and Lots of Happiness!”. He [...]
Posted in British Comedy, OTR Tags: Diddy Men, Happiness, Ken Dodd, Nottingham, Notty Ash, Tax Evasion, Tears for Souvenirs, Tickling Stick No Comments »
Merry Christmas from the Pumpkin FM Old Time Radio Network
December 22nd, 2011 adminMay the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow, and may you continue to enjoy the golden memories of yesteryear today and in the future on the Pumpkin FM Old Time Radio Network Wishing all our listeners lots of joy, peace and happiness this Christmas and best wishes for [...]
Posted in American Comedy, British Comedy, Crime, Drama, OTR, Science Fiction, Westerns Tags: Christmas, Seasonal Greetings, Xmas No Comments »
Christmas on the British Comedy Channel
December 16th, 2011 adminFull details of all our special Christmas programming: The British Comedy Channel | The American Comedy Channel | The Science Fiction Channel | The Drama & Western Channel | The Crime & Suspense Channel A Right Old British Christmas on the British Comedy Channel! Whether you will be Stateside, preparing to hang up your sock [...]
Posted in British Comedy, OTR Tags: British, Christmas, Comedy, Galton, Galton & Simpson, Hancock's Half Hour, Simpson, Steptoe & Son No Comments »
Dad’s Army co-creator David Croft dies at home aged 89
September 28th, 2011 adminDavid Croft, co-writer and producer of classic comedies including ‘Allo ‘Allo and Hi-de-Hi has died at the age of 89, his family has announced. He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Portugal. His family called him a “truly great man” in a statement. Croft’s military sitcoms It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and [...]
Posted in British Comedy, OTR Tags: Allo Allo, Are You Being Served, Dad's Army, David Croft, Hi de Hi, m'lord?, Perry & Croft, You rang No Comments »
New Program Guides – Never Miss Your Favorurite Shows Again!
August 16th, 2011 adminAfter many requests from listeners I have started to implement programming guides and scheduling for all channels. Now you can be sure to catch all your favorite shows! The first channels to be scheduled are the Crime & Suspense Channel and the British & American Comedy Channels! Program times are approximate and may vary slightly. [...]
Beyond Our Ken
July 26th, 2011 adminBeyond Our Ken featured characters similar to those later featured in Round the Horne, for instance Betty Marsden’s Fanny Haddock (which parodied Fanny Cradock). It was also notable for Pertwee’s Frankie Howerd impersonation, Hankie Flowered, and Hugh Paddick’s working-class pop singer Ricky Livid – the name being a mickey-take on contemporary pop singers’ stage names [...]
Posted in British Comedy, OTR Tags: Barry Took, BBC, Betty Marsden, Beyond Our Ken, Comedy, Eric Merriman, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Marty Feldman, Round the Horne No Comments »
The Glums – Take It From Here
July 2nd, 2011 adminThe Glums was spawned at the start of the third series of Take It From Here, a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1948 and 1960. Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, it starred Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. When Nichols moved to New York City in 1953 she [...]
Posted in British Comedy, OTR Tags: Barry Took, Bruce Forsyth, Denis Norden, Dick Bentley, Eth, Frank Muir, Joy Nichols, June Whitfield, Mr Glum, Take It From Here, The Glums, Wallas Eaton No Comments »![Troubridge-11[6]](http://pumpkinfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Troubridge-116-300x262.jpg "Troubridge-11[6]")
The Navy Lark
June 18th, 2011 adminThe Navy Lark was a BBC radio comedy written by Laurie Wyman and George Evans about the crew of The Royal Navy ship HMS Troutbridge and their mis-adventures. The show was first aired on The Light Programme in 1959 and ran for thirteen series until 1976 making it the second longest running radio programme the [...]
It Sticks Out Half a Mile
April 24th, 2011 adminIt Sticks Out Half a Mile was a BBC Radio sitcom created by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles as a sequel to the television war sitcom Dad’s Army, for which Snoad and Knowles had written radio adaptations. The original pilot episode, set in 1948, involved former bank manager and Home Guard Captain George Mainwaring (Arthur [...]
British Radio Comedy
April 12th, 2011 adminRadio comedy has not only entertained audiences for some 70 years, it’s also been a medium for change in British society itself. Bandwaggon established a new formula of comedy sketches and music. At the beginning of the war it was a wonderful boost for morale. After the War there was the famous Goon Show, created [...]
ISIRTA – I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again!
April 6th, 2011 adminI’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again (often abbreviated ISIRTA) was a BBC radio comedy programme which originated from the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus.
Hancock’s Half Hour
January 23rd, 2011 adminHancock’s Half Hour was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s. It starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; the radio version co-starring Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The series was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and produced by Dennis Main Wilson for most of its run. [...]
Posted in British Comedy Tags: Bill Kerr, Blood Donor, British Comedy, Hancock's Half Hour, Hattie Jaques, Sid James, The Radio Ham, Tony Hancock No Comments »
Jimmy Clitheroe – The Clitheroe Kid
January 2nd, 2011 adminJames Robinson Clitheroe (24 December 1921 – 6 June 1973) was a British comic entertainer. He never grew any taller than 4 feet 3 inches, and could easily pass for an 11-year-old boy, the character he played in The Clitheroe Kid. The Clitheroe Kid was a BBC radio comedy show featuring diminutive Northern comedian [...]
The Men from the Ministry
December 26th, 2010 adminThe Men from the Ministry was a British radio comedy series broadcast by the BBC between 1962 and 1977, starring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Murdoch and, from 1966, when he replaced Hyde-White, Deryck Guyler. Written and produced by Edward Taylor with contributions from John Graham, and with some early episodes written by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian [...]
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