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Comment on The Clitheroe Kid – Jimmy Clitheroe by pumpkinfm

pumpkinfm — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:16:10 +0000

It is very difficult to find information on some of the lessor known cast members and as you are probably aware the BBC lost many of the episodes. No recordings exist prior to Series 2 because producer James Casey made significant cast changes during that series. Several of the roles were thereafter played by other actors, who had not been in the earlier episodes. The team who are today remembered as “the regulars” began as such in Series 2.

For these reasons, the BBC decided not to offer any recordings to overseas radio stations from before Series 2, as audiences might have been confused by all the differences. So no vinyl recordings were ever issued by the BBC’s Transcription Service from the Pilot series or Series 1.

Presumably for the same reason, none of the original broadcast tapes were retained by the BBC. Over the 16 years that the show was running, only 15 episodes were ever accepted by the BBC’s Sound Archive for preservation, so it is no great surprise that none of the recordings from the period in which the cast was not finally settled were archived.

Another factor in why no recordings exist prior to Series 2 is that the two earlier series (the 1957 pilot series and the 1958 Series) were only broadcast on the BBC’s North of England transmitters, as part of the BBC’s regional services. Any listener who might have wanted to tape the show off-air had to be living in the North, or Northern Ireland, because prior to Series 2 the show wasn’t heard in any other BBC region (London, Midland, West, Welsh or Scottish).

Comment on The Clitheroe Kid – Jimmy Clitheroe by Gavin hardman

Gavin hardman — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:56:58 +0000

I read the story about Jimmy clitheroe but it doesn’t have the names of the few extra cast members because I would like to know who played sandra matthews in “sing something stupid” and who played the vicar in “clitheroe and the hound dog” but out of all the rest I absolutely loved it and I been listening to a lot of clitheroe kid and it really does makes me laugh but my mum said to me the other day the guy that plays granddad that I am related to him by my great grandmother which is a good bit of history for us but I do thank Jimmy for leaving us still in laughter from everytime we listen to his shows

Comment on The Black Museum Radio Series by Why????

Why???? — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:08:23 +0000

Why were you dropped from Xiia radio app?! I enjiyed listening to Pumpkin there! Doesn’t work now…

Hi
Xiia radio installs only with access to your private data such as phone identity. Further, per its privacy statements “XiiaLive does not allow you to access, amend and/or delete your data.

Please use an app like tunein instead: https://tunein.com

Comment on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe by pumpkinfm

pumpkinfm — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:34:52 +0000

In reply to tony. Yes it is, he played the part of Nero Wolfe!

Comment on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe by tony

tony — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:56:01 +0000

That’s Sydney Greenstreet you have pictured up there

Comment on The Martin and Lewis Show by pumpkinfm

pumpkinfm — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:23:17 +0000

In reply to Anon. We have them all, you can find them on the Heritage Radio Channel. They air on Saturday's and Sunday's, for scheduling visit Heritage Radio Schedule

Comment on The Martin and Lewis Show by Anon

Anon — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:22:51 +0000

I discovered this place purely by accident but it’s real dang neat! You should try putting the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis radio segments on the radio. There’s some on youtube if you search it up. Love your work, there’s very few radio stations that show this kind of music in the US.

Comment on British Radio Comedy by David Bunnell

David Bunnell — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 15:32:33 +0000

I enjoy your comedy radio programmes that I can receive on my internet radio, but unable to listen when travelling. When will you have an app for iOS so I can listen on my travels? Thank you David, please use the TuneIn app for now http://tunein.com