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Gagging for It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy

  • Episode aired Oct 1, 2007
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Ian Fleming and Geoffrey Boothroyd in Timeshift (2002)
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Britain's appetite for radio comedy has been unwavering for decades, and many of television's greatest comedy shows began life on radio. This programme looks back at how comedy fashions have... Read allBritain's appetite for radio comedy has been unwavering for decades, and many of television's greatest comedy shows began life on radio. This programme looks back at how comedy fashions have changed over the years and why radio still rules.Britain's appetite for radio comedy has been unwavering for decades, and many of television's greatest comedy shows began life on radio. This programme looks back at how comedy fashions have changed over the years and why radio still rules.

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    • Sally Phillips
    • Jon Culshaw
    • Clive Anderson
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    • Stars
      • Sally Phillips
      • Jon Culshaw
      • Clive Anderson
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    Sally Phillips
    Sally Phillips
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jon Culshaw
    Jon Culshaw
    • Self - Dead Ringers
    Clive Anderson
    Clive Anderson
    • Self - Whose Line is it Anyway?
    Barry Cryer
    Barry Cryer
    • Self - I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
    Marcus Brigstocke
    Marcus Brigstocke
    • Self - The Now Show
    David Mitchell
    David Mitchell
    • Self - That Mitchell and Webb Look
    Robert Webb
    Robert Webb
    • Self - That Mitchell and Webb Look
    Dick Fiddy
    • Self - Writer…
    Stephen Armstrong
    • Self - Journalist
    Dick Mills
    Dick Mills
    • Self - BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1958-1993
    Ian Greaves
    • Self - Writer…
    Douglas Adams
    Douglas Adams
    • Self - Interviewed for Omnibus (2001)
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Schlesinger
    • Self - Head of Radio Entertainment, BBC
    Yves Barre
    Yves Barre
    • Self - Costume Designer
    Peter Brough
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    • (archive footage)
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      • October 1, 2007 (United Kingdom)
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