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This week, Gyles is joined by very special guest Sir David Jason, who talks about memories of his career: how he started out in his local theatre group in north London, and progressed through amateur dramatics, to rep, and finally to the West End and television. There are, of course, a few cameos and helping hands along the way: Brian Epstein, Humphrey Barclay, Ronnie Barker and John Sullivan, to name but a few. You'll know Sir David's television work, because it's legendary: Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours and Touch of Frost are classics which will be watched for many years to come. But you may not know about his early work on the stage, or his humble roots as a mechanic and then an electrician, or about the impressions he did of his teacher at school, or about the crucial role Ronnie Barker played in getting his career off the ground. This is a funny and touching conversation with one of the true legends of British stage and screen. Thank you to Sir David for your time, and wonderful stories. Sir David's book, This Time Next Year, is out now in paperback, published by Penguin. This episode was recorded at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel in London, thank you to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's Mailbag time! And Joe kicks off the show with a very special letter from a Chatabix listener in Australia about Ronnie Barker. That's followed by messages about an embarrassing encounter with an American sports legend, another littering story, a whole bunch of emails from pot smokers and a load more quips. Lovely! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Digging deep into the Chatabix mailbag, this week we read messages about a pre-planned bollock quip, a couple of celebrity interactions, some theme tune jingles written by a Chatabiscuit, a very special letter received from Ronny Barker and a littering story that ended in a fine. FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Danny Baker, the act you've known for all these years, is kicking his legs up again in 2025 on a thundering new theatre tour, ‘Aye Aye! Ahoy Hoy!' “Dead men tell no tales,” he points out, “so we might might as well get ‘em all told now.” This will be another barnstorming one-man circus - as, naturally, is this barrelling conversation with the two of us which collides with the following … … being shot, Welsh cake, an olive green Humber, goldfish, when videos were the size of a loaf of bread, why half his Maidstone audience got up and left, stolen gear being hustled over Waterloo Bridge, bad things done by Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland, ELP, the Average White Band, Max Miller, Kenneth Williams' loathing for Michael Aspel, when records become like furniture, getting £4k for a Ziggy Stardust white label, why he doesn't miss the 14,000 albums he sold, and the record that came out the same day as Sgt Pepper and Bowie's first album but is better than both. The podcast includes an extract from Ronnie Barker's “A Pint Of Old And Filthy” and Terry Thomas reading PG Wodehouse. Order tickets for Danny's 2025 tour here:https://www.dannybakerstore.com/Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Danny Baker, the act you've known for all these years, is kicking his legs up again in 2025 on a thundering new theatre tour, ‘Aye Aye! Ahoy Hoy!' “Dead men tell no tales,” he points out, “so we might might as well get ‘em all told now.” This will be another barnstorming one-man circus - as, naturally, is this barrelling conversation with the two of us which collides with the following … … being shot, Welsh cake, an olive green Humber, goldfish, when videos were the size of a loaf of bread, why half his Maidstone audience got up and left, stolen gear being hustled over Waterloo Bridge, bad things done by Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland, ELP, the Average White Band, Max Miller, Kenneth Williams' loathing for Michael Aspel, when records become like furniture, getting £4k for a Ziggy Stardust white label, why he doesn't miss the 14,000 albums he sold, and the record that came out the same day as Sgt Pepper and Bowie's first album but is better than both. The podcast includes an extract from Ronnie Barker's “A Pint Of Old And Filthy” and Terry Thomas reading PG Wodehouse. Order tickets for Danny's 2025 tour here:https://www.dannybakerstore.com/Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Danny Baker, the act you've known for all these years, is kicking his legs up again in 2025 on a thundering new theatre tour, ‘Aye Aye! Ahoy Hoy!' “Dead men tell no tales,” he points out, “so we might might as well get ‘em all told now.” This will be another barnstorming one-man circus - as, naturally, is this barrelling conversation with the two of us which collides with the following … … being shot, Welsh cake, an olive green Humber, goldfish, when videos were the size of a loaf of bread, why half his Maidstone audience got up and left, stolen gear being hustled over Waterloo Bridge, bad things done by Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland, ELP, the Average White Band, Max Miller, Kenneth Williams' loathing for Michael Aspel, when records become like furniture, getting £4k for a Ziggy Stardust white label, why he doesn't miss the 14,000 albums he sold, and the record that came out the same day as Sgt Pepper and Bowie's first album but is better than both. The podcast includes an extract from Ronnie Barker's “A Pint Of Old And Filthy” and Terry Thomas reading PG Wodehouse. Order tickets for Danny's 2025 tour here:https://www.dannybakerstore.com/Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to "The Navy Lark," a classic Radio Comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1959. This beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of the crew of HMS Troutbridge, a fictional Royal Navy frigate based in Portsmouth. The show is known for its witty humor, engaging characters, and hilarious situations, making it a must-listen for both avid fans and newcomers alike. The Story Behind The Navy Lark"The Navy Lark" was created by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans, and it originally aired on the BBC Light Programme. The show was inspired by the real-life experiences of sailors in the Royal Navy and features a talented cast, including Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, and Stephen Murray. Over its 15-series run, the show became the second-longest-running radio program produced by the BBC. Key Characters and Voices The main cast includes: Leslie Phillips as Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, and The Master Stephen Murray as Lieutenant Commander Stephen Murray (from Series 2 onwards) Dennis Price as Lieutenant Commander Dennis Price (Series 1) Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Jeremiah (Fatso) Johnson, Commander Stanton, Commander Bell, Mr. Queeg, Mr. Merryvale, and Able Seaman Bright (Dumbo) Heather Chasen as Wren Heather Chasen, Ramona Povey, Rita Ffont-Bittocks/Murray, and Lady Amelia Todhunter Brown Richard Caldicot as Commander/Captain Henry Povey Tenniel Evans as Able/Leading Seaman Goldstein, The Admiral Ffont-Bittocks, Nunkie Ebeneezer Pertwee, Lord Willoughby/Willerby Todhunter Brown, and Admiral Superintendent Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "The Navy Lark" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and naval antics. Join us as we explore the world of HMS Troutbridge and its lovable but hapless crew.
Welcome to "The Navy Lark," a classic Radio Comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1959. This beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of the crew of HMS Troutbridge, a fictional Royal Navy frigate based in Portsmouth. The show is known for its witty humor, engaging characters, and hilarious situations, making it a must-listen for both avid fans and newcomers alike. The Story Behind The Navy Lark"The Navy Lark" was created by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans, and it originally aired on the BBC Light Programme. The show was inspired by the real-life experiences of sailors in the Royal Navy and features a talented cast, including Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, and Stephen Murray. Over its 15-series run, the show became the second-longest-running radio program produced by the BBC. Key Characters and Voices The main cast includes: Leslie Phillips as Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, and The Master Stephen Murray as Lieutenant Commander Stephen Murray (from Series 2 onwards) Dennis Price as Lieutenant Commander Dennis Price (Series 1) Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Jeremiah (Fatso) Johnson, Commander Stanton, Commander Bell, Mr. Queeg, Mr. Merryvale, and Able Seaman Bright (Dumbo) Heather Chasen as Wren Heather Chasen, Ramona Povey, Rita Ffont-Bittocks/Murray, and Lady Amelia Todhunter Brown Richard Caldicot as Commander/Captain Henry Povey Tenniel Evans as Able/Leading Seaman Goldstein, The Admiral Ffont-Bittocks, Nunkie Ebeneezer Pertwee, Lord Willoughby/Willerby Todhunter Brown, and Admiral Superintendent Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "The Navy Lark" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and naval antics. Join us as we explore the world of HMS Troutbridge and its lovable but hapless crew.
Today we welcome comedian and author Ian Stone to the podcast. Ian explains how he deals with divisive issues onstage and why world events have unfortunately allowed previous routines to once again become relevant. He shares his love for Billy Connolly, especially on Parkinson, and breaks down the brilliance of Ronnie Barker's comic delivery in the TV show 'Porridge'. Although Ian is very much into his music, we find out how he really felt whilst appearing on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks'. We also chat about the slog of writing books, TV appearances versus live performance, and how Ian once co-wrote a filthy sketch for the cast of children's TV show 'Rainbow'.All music written and performed in this podcast by Steve Otis GunnPlease buy my book 'You Shot My Dog and I Love You' available in all good book shops, online and directly.Podcast Socials:Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvtimespodInsta: https://www.instagram.com/tvtimespodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@tvtimespodTwitter: https://twitter.com/tvtimespodSteve's Socials:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/steveotisgunnTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/steveotisgunnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/steveotisgunn.antisocialIan's Socials:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ianstonecomedyTwitter: https://x.com/iandstoneFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ian.stone.52090Produced by Steve Otis Gunn for Jilted Maggotwww.jiltedmaggot.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, to Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost, and Granville in Open All Hours – Sir David Jason has been a staple of British television since the 1970s, ranging everything from slapstick comedy, to police drama, and animated hits. Speaking about a life of Plot Twists on screen, he pays tribute to his mentor Ronnie Barker and shares how “The Guv'nor” ceremoniously passed on the baton. David also talks about his enduring love for creating characters (think of the voices of Dangerous, or Mr. Toad) and pitches a new Mission Impossible spin-off to Tom Cruise, in response to the fact that Hollywood is the last thing on his list to conquer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "The Navy Lark" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and naval antics. Join us as we explore the world of HMS Troutbridge and its lovable but hapless crew. Welcome to "The Navy Lark," a classic Radio Comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1959. This beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of the crew of HMS Troutbridge, a fictional Royal Navy frigate based in Portsmouth. The show is known for its witty humor, engaging characters, and hilarious situations, making it a must-listen for both avid fans and newcomers alike. The Story Behind The Navy Lark"The Navy Lark" was created by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans, and it originally aired on the BBC Light Programme. The show was inspired by the real-life experiences of sailors in the Royal Navy and features a talented cast, including Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, and Stephen Murray. Over its 15-series run, the show became the second-longest-running radio program produced by the BBC. Key Characters and Voices The main cast includes: Leslie Phillips as Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, and The Master Stephen Murray as Lieutenant Commander Stephen Murray (from Series 2 onwards) Dennis Price as Lieutenant Commander Dennis Price (Series 1) Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Jeremiah (Fatso) Johnson, Commander Stanton, Commander Bell, Mr. Queeg, Mr. Merryvale, and Able Seaman Bright (Dumbo) Heather Chasen as Wren Heather Chasen, Ramona Povey, Rita Ffont-Bittocks/Murray, and Lady Amelia Todhunter Brown Richard Caldicot as Commander/Captain Henry Povey Tenniel Evans as Able/Leading Seaman Goldstein, The Admiral Ffont-Bittocks, Nunkie Ebeneezer Pertwee, Lord Willoughby/Willerby Todhunter Brown, and Admiral Superintendent
Welcome to "The Navy Lark," a classic Radio Comedy that has been entertaining audiences since 1959. This beloved sitcom follows the misadventures of the crew of HMS Troutbridge, a fictional Royal Navy frigate based in Portsmouth. The show is known for its witty humor, engaging characters, and hilarious situations, making it a must-listen for both avid fans and newcomers alike. The Story Behind The Navy Lark"The Navy Lark" was created by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans, and it originally aired on the BBC Light Programme. The show was inspired by the real-life experiences of sailors in the Royal Navy and features a talented cast, including Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, and Stephen Murray. Over its 15-series run, the show became the second-longest-running radio program produced by the BBC. Key Characters and Voices The main cast includes: Leslie Phillips as Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, Commander Weatherby, and The Master Stephen Murray as Lieutenant Commander Stephen Murray (from Series 2 onwards) Dennis Price as Lieutenant Commander Dennis Price (Series 1) Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Jeremiah (Fatso) Johnson, Commander Stanton, Commander Bell, Mr. Queeg, Mr. Merryvale, and Able Seaman Bright (Dumbo) Heather Chasen as Wren Heather Chasen, Ramona Povey, Rita Ffont-Bittocks/Murray, and Lady Amelia Todhunter Brown Richard Caldicot as Commander/Captain Henry Povey Tenniel Evans as Able/Leading Seaman Goldstein, The Admiral Ffont-Bittocks, Nunkie Ebeneezer Pertwee, Lord Willoughby/Willerby Todhunter Brown, and Admiral Superintendent Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, "The Navy Lark" offers a delightful blend of humor, camaraderie, and naval antics. Join us as we explore the world of HMS Troutbridge and its lovable but hapless crew.
Send us a Text Message.It's the battle of the double acts, no doubt icons of British Comedy but which two deserve a place in the Elimination Season 4 Semi Final??Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.
After a short break.....OK its been a long time I admit it!!We are back with two heavy hitters Mr Gervias Vs Mr Barker but who will be going through to the next round??Support the Show.Get in touch at...Email us podcastelimination@gmail.comText or send a voice message to 07713163065 and get played on the showThanks for listening.
We're back for our difficult second series. Guy and Rob carefully curated a list of films that span eight decades and showcase all manner of British comedy....or we just picked some random films from the long list. I forget now. Series two begins with a classic sitcom spin-off. The seventh favourite British sitcom of all time (as recorded in 2004 in a BBC light entertainment list show, so legally binding) the Ronnie Barker vehicle Porridge! Lots to get through for our intrepid hosts, including pondering the likely career trajectory of Richard Beckinsale (had he not been taken from us so early), the likelihood of being able to stand a 12 month stretch of Norman Stanley Fletcher's wise cracks without lamping him and the continued quest to ascertain exactly what makes the comedy transfer from small to big screen, such a difficult process. Our master league table continues from series one, but the quiz scores are reset with Rob having narrowly taken victory in series one. So nerks and nerkettes, enjoy Porridge! Porridge Intro https://youtu.be/nvmYfcQB5HY?si=FOcKacUB1h08h0_E Porridge Medical Scene https://youtu.be/VEsxfpK_8L0?si=_SctuVtow7vzyks2 Porridge Movie Trailer https://youtu.be/XVaZJEEXUh0?si=KNnpqzUd8oRsNoBp Two Ronnies - Mastermind https://youtu.be/QRhyc56aVb0?si=ZlWUwn9i_9_bBFpN Not the Nine O Clock News - The Two Ninnies https://youtu.be/IbC3Fdv5wKU?si=Wed25oMahFl1T_qm
This week we look at the issue of creating a brave new world - through transhumanism. Belgium's deputy PM argues for Brave New World; Argentina - country of the week; Pierre Polievre schools a journalist; Bill Maher on elitist US universities; Pauline Hanson goes progressive on SSM; Bobby Charlton; the one day cricket world cup; Ronnie Barker; Ben Shapiro and the 'A-woman' congressman; SEEK 13 - The Good Lie - and the Hiding Place; Here we Stand...With music from Lindisfarne; David Essex and Jeff Wayne; Iron Maiden; Dave Whitcroft.....
This podcast episode is about Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn and various other Looney Tunes cartoon characters trying hard to practice social distancing and wear masks in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. They are being joined by other characters from America and across the pond such as former U.S president Barack Obama, Inspector Clouseau of the French Surete, Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and his brother Rodney Trotter of Trotters Independent from the famous British sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The episode is being hosted by Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett from The Two Ronnies.
After a short hiatus the Elimination podcast is back, send an email to podcastelimination@gmail.com or send a whatsapp voice message to 07713163065.Join inSupport the show
It's two on one this time with Corbett & Barker up against Dave.Send us a 'That don't impress me much' voice message on whatsapp to 07713163065.Tell us who you are and where your from.Support the show
"He opened the door and there he was standing in just a pair of gold boxer shorts..." This was how a young BBC Radio producer named Griff Rhys Jones met Frankie Howerd for the first time! Sometimes on this podcast we like to open it up and talk more generally about comedy - and especially when we get a special guest of Griff's calibre! Rude not to. Griff - who will be touring his new show from May and filming Griff's Vietnam Adventure this year - joined Tyler to talk about his career (which does include a prominent role in the film adaptation of Spike Milligan's Puckoon) and was more than happy to reminisce about his time on the likes of Not The Nine O'Clock News, Alas Smith & Jones and The Young Ones, as well as university revues, radio, plays and his subsequent documentaries and travel shows over the last twenty years. Includes chat about: * Mel Smith and their long comedy partnership * Some favourite S&J sketches (including Porno & Bribeasy) * The Homemade Xmas Video * The Two Ninnies and Ronnie Barker's reaction to it * Being Bambi * Alexei Sayle * Douglas Adams * John Lloyd * Chris Langham * Beryl Reid flirting with him * The post-war generation of comedians * Almost appearing in Blackadder the Third * Restoration * Cleaning skyscraper windows in New York * Performing in Australia and New Zealand * The television landscape * Reacting to critics * And working with Frankie of course! As well as his thoughts and observations on Spike and the Goons in general. Griff was extremely generous with his time and tickets for his forthcoming tour are available here: https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/g/34307/griff_rhys_jones
This week have chat about the cla,cla,classic comedy shopping sitcom that is Open All Hours starring the maestros of comedy, Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Plus, we have a quick wee chat about other random crap Deano has found online. - Don't forget to share, like, subscribe and all that bollocks. "Tell your friends about me!" - "Well, us!" ALSO, don't forget to check out our back catalogue. There's something there to tickle everyone's fancy. Oi oi! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and, Twitter.
This week have chat about the cla,cla,classic comedy shopping sitcom that is Open All Hours starring the maestros of comedy, Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Plus, we have a quick wee chat about other random crap Deano has found online. - Don't forget to share, like, subscribe and all that bollocks. "Tell your friends about me!" - "Well, us!" ALSO, don't forget to check out our back catalogue. There's something there to tickle everyone's fancy. Oi oi! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and, Twitter.
"The Good Listening To" Podcast with me Chris Grimes! (aka a "GLT with me CG!")
Ladies n' Genminminmin (er, min...) please welcome Actor, TV Personality, Pantomime Dame, Celebrity & Legend, Christopher Biggins aka "The Biggins" to the show!An absolute delight & pleasure to welcome a real live "National Treasure" to the Good Listening To 'Clearing'! Biggins (as we well know!) is a British Actor, Media Celebrity, Compere & 'Grand Dame' of Pantomime. He officially achieved 'National Treasure' status when he won, as the Nation's favourite, "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!" in 2007.I refer to him here in this episode very affectionately as being a veritable 'sofa cushion' as Biggins has been a 'happy appendage' to all the sofas of all of our favourite TV programme that you'd care to mention over many many years - and long may that continue!Listen with glee in true pantomime style, as Biggins explains how he has managed to get 54" in the bedroom ("Oh yes he has!) with his obsession with Television. "Is that a Plasma Screen you have in your bedroom?" Erm etc... There is nothing like a Dame and in the world of pantomime, there is no Dame quite like Christopher Biggins! He has a Lifetime Achievement Award to prove it. "Oh yes he does!" Now in his early 70s, Christopher has been performing in pantomime for 50 years. When he first entered Dame land in Darlington all those years ago, the ticket price was under two bob (less than 8p in today's currency). However Biggins as the star of the show was rewarded more like a professional footballer!Perhaps that's why Christopher Biggins' dream car and 'Clearing' is riding around in a Bentley Continental convertible! Indeed this podcast is conducted with Christopher Biggins in the back and with me Chris Grimes as his imaginary Chauffeur!Biggins is inspired by the wit and wisdom of the late Oscar Wilde. One particular Wilde quote springs to mind after listening to this particular conversation: “I have the simplest of tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” Christopher Biggins has had a truly fabulous life and he appreciates it wholeheartedly. His parents made sacrifices to send him to private school where Mrs Christian's elocution lessons smoothed out his West Country burr and prepared him vocally for a travelling actor's life. Whether in Birmingham or Barbados, our Christopher has worked virtually nonstop ever since. A potential petrolhead and pyromaniac, he played Nero in "I Claudius". He played the sex-crazed Vicar in Poldark. He played Lukewarm in Porridge, with Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. In Rep, in Salisbury and in Bristol, he played umpteen different characters - that was the beauty of Repertory theatre. For London Weekend Television, Biggins was co-compère with Cilla Black in ‘Surprise! Surprise!' Over the years, he has worked with many of the greatest names in the theatre, TV and film - including Cameron Macintosh, John Gielgud, Ralph RichardsTune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'. If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening To Show' website. Show Website: https://www.thegoodlisteningtoshow.com You can email me about the Show: chris@secondcurve.uk Twitter thatchrisgrimes LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-grimes-actor-broadcaster-facilitator-coach/ FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/842056403204860 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW wherever you get your Podcasts :) Thanks for listening!
We're back and we're starting the new series with an absolute classic. Clement and La Frenais' Porridge was a vehicle designed for Ronnie Barker but is just as well remembered for its stellar supporting cast. Part one takes a look at the careers of Barker and Fulton Mackay and we start to comb through one of the episodes.
Actor, writer and director Lee Moone joins Tyler this week to talk about the history of Spike Milligan's The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town and how he brought it to the stage in 2015 with 'Guest Phantoms' Jon Culshaw, Danny Baker and John Challis. Following on from last week's chat with Joel Morris, Lee and Tyler look at the genesis of the original script and dig a bit deeper into its intended purpose: to be a one hour television special for Milligan, Sellers and Secombe that never came off. They talk about its subsequent seventies versions with Ronnie Barker solo and then, more famously, as part of The Two Ronnies. Lee tells Tyler how challenging it was adapting the script for the stage production. The biggest obstacle to its success would have been the non-cooperation of Norma Farnes, Milligan's agent, but thankfully she was supportive of the project and gave it her blessing. A major turning point was enlisting the services of Dirk Maggs as director and with him on board it all began to come together. Lee explains how it could have gone on with an extended series of shows but various factors conspired to prevent this happening - however, Lee is hoping to bring the show back. It's a great conversation with a really interesting guy and we wish Lee all the best in his endeavours to revive the show and keep alive the memory of The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town!
Comedy writer, author, podcaster and musician Joel Morris is our special guest this week and what could be more Christmassy than a chat about The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town? (Plenty - Ed.) Originally conceived by Spike Milligan as a vehicle for him, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe, this proposed Goons special was stymied early on by Sellers' filming commitments elsewhere. A couple of years later Milligan dusted off the script and repurposed it for an episode of Six Dates With Barker, Ronnie Barker's 1971 series of one-off plays (similar to the Comedy Playhouse format which spawned a number of sitcoms) and if it had been left at that then it's highly likely that few people would remember it today. However, in 1976 Ronnie Barker collaborated with Milligan to expand the length of the play and serialise it in weekly episodes for the fifth series of The Two Ronnies. It is this version that is most fondly remembered by the public and is generally considered to be the strongest of the Ronnies' serials. Joel joins Tyler to laud the lost art of the comic play and talks about Milligan's genius, with a few caveats (Joel presents a strong argument that when writing without the grounding influence of collaborators Spike's ideas were often in danger of becoming loosed from their moorings) and there's also plenty of time to talk about other comedy too, including Peter Cook, The Office and Python. Joel is currently writing a book about comedy and is the host of the podcast Comfort Blanket: https://pod.link/1614879928
RB Vs RB bur which RB deserves a place in round 2??Bob is making his own sitcom called DUSTY, click the link and join the Dusty family.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dusty-sitcom-by-robert-rivett/x/26898052#/Thanks for listeningSupport the show
Our guest this week is podcaster and producer Tilt Araiza, who joins Tyler to talk about Michael Bentine and his ground-breaking television series It's A Square World. Written by Bentine and John Law, It's A Square World ran on the BBC from 1960-64 totalling 57 episodes and was a clear influence on later comedy series, notably Monty Python's Flying Circus. As well as Bentine the programme featured the likes of Clive Dunn, Frank Thornton, Deryck Guyler, John Bluthal, Benny Lee, Dick Emery, Ronnie Barker and Sherie Winton. It won the Press Prize at the Rose d'Or Festival in Montreux in 1963 and scooped a Light Entertainment BAFTA award the year before. This week's show is roughly divided into two parts: the second half mainly focuses on It's A Square World but firstly Tilt & Tyler talk more generally about Bentine's extraordinary life. Having grown up enjoying many of the trappings of privilege his early years were marked by an inability to communicate properly, thanks to some avoidable home-surgery on his tonsils. Later he faced innumerable barriers to entry into the Second World War due to his Peruvian roots and when he finally did enter the services he was almost killed due to a mistake during a routine typhoid vaccination and was in a coma for several weeks. He later recovered and joined Military Intelligence and was among those who helped liberate Bergen-Belsen. Despite all this he retained an optimistic, positive disposition and swept away on the currents of his imagination and facility for invention he found success as a comedian and performer in the late nineteen-forties. He met Harry Secombe who in turn introduced him to some friends of his, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, and the seeds of The Goon Show were planted. Bentine would later go on to find fame on television with shows like It's A Square World and also his childrens' series such as the much-loved Potty Time in the seventies. A committed believer in the paranormal he became President of the Association For the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena and somehow found time to sail yachts, shoot, practise archery and go on hovercraft expeditions up the Amazon. As for It's A Square World, producer Barry Lupino told the Radio Times in 1961: “It has been called a diversion for the low in brow – but I wonder? The topics are lofty enough. What could be more uplifting than the opening of the Royal Academy?... Nor of course shall we overlook the situation in Volcania, of the effects of children's television on the adult viewer, and the arrival and departure of distinguished personages in the great metropolis.” The series also has the distinction of likely producing the first Dr Who parody – with Clive Dunn turning up barely a month after DW began dressed in an unmistakably Hartnellesque fashion. All this and more is up for discussion in what is likely to be the first of a two part Bentine retrospective (Tilt will return next year).
Fork handles Vs Sarah Millican!!Bob is making his own sitcom called DUSTY, click the link and join the Dusty family.https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dusty-sitcom-by-robert-rivett/x/26898052#/Thanks for listeningBounce to the RhythmPodcast about independent music artists who are worthy of a bigger audience and deserve...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Maggie Ollerenshaw is best known for playing Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours with Ronnie Barker and David Jason, and it's sequel, Still Open All Hours. She was in the films, A private Function with Michael Palin and Maggie Smith, played Mary Pierrepoint in in Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman with Timothy Spall as well as the film of War Horse. On TV, she's been in The Little Match Girl, the lovely BBC sitcom Scarborough, in which she played Geraldine the owner of the hair salon, Last of the Summer Wine, All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo, Victoria Wood, Coronation Street, One Foot in the Grave, The House of Elliott, Lovejoy, Holby city, Midsomer Murders and was the voice of Henrietta in Thomas & Friends. Her one woman show, Yours Sincerely, is a musical play about dame vera Lynn, which she's performed all over the world. Maggie Ollerenshaw is guest number 228 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Maggie Ollerenshaw on Twitter @maggieoll .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms. Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they head for HMP Slade to discuss Dick Clement & Ian la Frenais' 1970s BBC sitcom, PORRIDGE. Starring the great Ronnie Barker as seasoned lag Norman Stanley Fletcher, wheeling, dealing and conniving his way in stir as he plans to 'go straight', Porridge has gone down in sitcom history as one of the greats. But has it stood the test of time? What about the legacy of its sequels and revivals? And what impact did it have on shows to come? In two weeks time, join Tony & Rob as they head back to 1999 (or maybe 1999) to discuss Arthur Mathews' short-lived BBC series, HIPPIES... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they head for HMP Slade to discuss Dick Clement & Ian la Frenais' 1970s BBC sitcom, PORRIDGE.Starring the great Ronnie Barker as seasoned lag Norman Stanley Fletcher, wheeling, dealing and conniving his way in stir as he plans to 'go straight', Porridge has gone down in sitcom history as one of the greats. But has it stood the test of time? What about the legacy of its sequels and revivals? And what impact did it have on shows to come?In two weeks time, join Tony & Rob as they head back to 1999 (or maybe 1999) to discuss Arthur Mathews' short-lived BBC series, HIPPIES...Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisTwitter: @yhbwatchingpodWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms. Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull for a sadly unexpected tribute episode to the great Bernard Cribbins, who passed away July 27th, 2022, at the age of 93. They take a whistle stop tour through his long career discussing his early CARRY ON movies, his legendary TV appearances such as voicing THE WOMBLES and playing Mr Hutchinson in FAWLTY TOWERS' 'The Hotel Inspectors', all the way through to his late in life famed role in DOCTOR WHO, and with a special focus on 1983's CUFFY, one of the few sitcoms he had a starring role in... Next time, join Tony & Rob as they head to do some stir at HMP Slade as they deep dive into the classic mid-70's Ronnie Barker vehicle, PORRIDGE... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com
Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull for a sadly unexpected tribute episode to the great Bernard Cribbins, who passed away July 27th, 2022, at the age of 93.They take a whistle stop tour through his long career discussing his early CARRY ON movies, his legendary TV appearances such as voicing THE WOMBLES and playing Mr Hutchinson in FAWLTY TOWERS' 'The Hotel Inspectors', all the way through to his late in life famed role in DOCTOR WHO, and with a special focus on 1983's CUFFY, one of the few sitcoms he had a starring role in...Next time, join Tony & Rob as they head to do some stir at HMP Slade as they deep dive into the classic mid-70's Ronnie Barker vehicle, PORRIDGE...Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisTwitter: @yhbwatchingpodWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com
Joining Tyler this week is Jon Auty from Behind the Stunts to talk about a 1971 British comedy film featuring some of the biggest names in comedy and light entertainment at the time. The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins was conceived, directed and produced by Graham Stark and he managed to bring together the likes of Bruce Forsyth, Harry H Corbett, Leslie Phillips, Alfie Bass, June Whitfield, Ronnie Barker and others to appear in a series of interlinked sketches illustrating the titular sins. Notably, it also featured two Goons - Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe - the former writing and appearing in a standout sequence called 'Sloth' while his erstwhile colleague adopts a series of desperate disguises to hoodwink Geoffrey Bayldon in 'Envy'. Things discussed include: On The Buses, recasting with Terry Scott, Paul Hardcastle's The Wizard, walnuts, Keith Flint from The Prodigy, 'Boob Coverage', Bert Kwouk's stunt double, the extremely talented Madeline Smith, the mystery of DB Cooper and much much more! Check out Jon's work: linktr.ee/behindthestunts
Actores o fri, adnabyddus a thalentog, SHARON MORGAN, yw fy ngwraig gwadd wythnos hon ar y podlediad, ac anrhydedd oedd cael sgwrsio gyda hi am ei bywyd, gyrfa, actio, ennill 3 Bafta, Grand Slam, Ronnie Barker a llawer mwy!
How about taking a little look at a classic 70s sitcom Xmas episode about life in prison with Ronnie Barker in Porridge, the merry joy of ex-footballer Chris Kamara singing some classic holiday songs, & the difficulties of Xmas during bombing raids in WWII. Chris Kamara - Here's To Christmas
Delighted to be talking to Marneta Viegas who is the founder of Relax Kids Ltd - the UK's leading expert on children's relaxation. She is the author of 13 books and has produced a range of relaxation CDs and has appeared on BBC Dragons' Den. Marneta has over 40 years of experience in meditation and relaxation and runs a training programme where she has trained over 5,000 franchisees from 50 countries in her unique award-winning method of relaxation. She lives in Oxford, UK, with her dog Ronnie Barker. For more information on Marneta and other Relax Kids products visit: www.relaxkids.com Facebook @relaxkidsofficial Insta @relax_kids Twitter @relaxkids Insta @divorcegoddess Book a FREE 15min chat to see if we are a coaching 'fit' 10 Questions to Empower Your Day! (with BONUS "Everyday Mantras to Live By") and 20 Ways to be More Confident Through Your Divorce divorcegoddess.com
Marneta Viegas is the founder of Relax Kids Ltd - the UK's leading expert on children's relaxation. She set up her revolutionary relaxation program in 2000 and is the author of 13 books and has produced a range of over 25 relaxation CDs/MP3s. Marneta has over 40 years of experience in meditation and relaxation and runs a training program where she has trained over 5,000 franchisees from 50 countries in her unique award-winning method of relaxation. She lives in Oxford, UK, with her dog Ronnie Barker. In this episode Marneta shares what it was like being a meditating vegetarian way before it was trendy, why she shifted her focus from being on TV to performing for children, and what led her to teach meditation to children. Ahead of her time, Marneta is an amazing example of following your own inner voice even when those around you don't understand. An uplifting and fascinating conversation- Listen in NOW!
Robert Gillespie starred in sitcom after sitcom in the 70s and 80s - and beyond. He's one of our most prolific comedy actors. He's worked with everyone - from Ronnie Barker and Leonard Rossiter to Tony Britton, Yootha Joyce and June Whitfield. And he has a story to tell about almost all of them. Robert was in Rising Damp, Porridge, Dad's Army, Robin's Nest and George and Mildred to name but a few. He also played the lead in the Thames TV hit Keep it in the Family which was never out of the top 5 in the tv ratings. He's just written a new book charting his long career and in this interview with Ashley he gives us a taster. In a feature length interview, Ashley explores Robert's career over 7 decades. Robert's new book 'Are You Going to Do That Little Jump: The Adventure Continues' is available here https://littlejump.co.uk/book-purchase/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and one Derry Girls favourite is busy stocking up on presents for Protestants. The iconic Derry Man talks all things Dennis, putting the fizz into Holy Communion and just how difficult it is to live in the shadow of his super talented and successful "cousin”… Will the TDG's be a match for the force of nature and his 10p mixes or will they be sent out into the wilds of Derry without so much as a cola cube between them. Sure Dennis is a pussycat really… isn't he??? Quality Street v Roses https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/quality-street-vs-cadbury-roses-we-investigate-which-tin-trumps-this-christmas-35287316.html Paul Mallon - aka Dennis https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/paul-mallon/cv Sitcom "Open All Hours" starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007h8hp Strabane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabane http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/strabanebypass.html#:~:text=The%20Strabane%20Bypass%20as%20originally,bridge%20over%20the%20River%20Mourne Strabane By Pass Episode 5 "London Irish" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6jKs5_auKU. Celebrity Siblings The Cusacks - an Irish acting dynasty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ojSPY32Fy8 The IMDB profile where it says Paul and Lisa McGee are "cousins". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2546951/ The Wiki page Jeanie found where it says Paul has a "towering frame”. https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/paul-mallon-646646 This is the opposite to the Wee Man from Strabane Hugo Duncan https://sharpemusic.com/product/hugo-duncan-the-wee-man-from-strabane/ Where Marie-Louise asks Paul about him being a writer now - Paul has co-written a play with his partner Eléonore Maudet https://lyrictheatre.co.uk/bios/paul-mallon-playwright Paul and Eleanor talking to Marie-Louise in her proper job on The Culture Cafe BBC Radio Ulster https://www.facebook.com/BBCRadioUlster/videos/el%C3%A9onore-maudet-and-paul-mallon-are-part-of-the-2021-new-playwrights-programme-a/160855852596356/ Dalgleish - Channel 5 https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/filming-in-northern-ireland/dalgliesh-airs-channel-5-thursday/ Stacey Gregg - writer of "Ballywalter" https://womenandhollywood.com/sxsw-2021-women-directors-meet-stacey-gregg-here-before/ https://www.empirestreetproductions.com/ballywalter Patrick Kielty https://www.patrickkielty.com/ https://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/performing-arts/night-november https://opencomedy.com/paulmallon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Tower Madonna is the first pop star to use a wireless mic on her "Vogue" tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAKj2Maa1gY Jonathan Harden is part of the fateful Hallowe'en story where Paul borrows Lisa McGee's Madonna hat https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325042/ (side bar - Jonathan is married to Bronagh Taggart who was the waitress in Series 1 Ep 5 Derry Girls who Gerry makes cry https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/derry_girls/videos/15480/bad_customer_service/ Madonna's cowboy hat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdz2oW0NMFk Derry Hallowe'en https://derryhalloween.com/ The film "Brokeback Mountain" that Paul went as for Hallowe'en https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/ Des Kennedy https://au.harrypottertheplay.com/creative/des-kennedy/ The art of self taping - the new way to do auditions https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/tips-and-advice/how-to-self-tape/ For more information about Talking Derry Girls, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkingderrygirls
Andy and Verso discuss the sitcom career of Nicholas Lyndhurst, from his sitcom debut in 1978's Going Straight, where he played Ronnie Barker's on-screen son in a spin off of Porridge, through to more career defining roles.Shows discussed are Going Straight, Butterflies, Only Fools and Horses, Just The Two of Us, The Piglet Files, Goodnight Sweetheart, After You've Gone, Rock and Chips.The year in the spotlight is 2001, find out why Andy and Verso both have favourite shows launched that year, and of course, they are different shows.
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (From 15th March 1971) Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, is a British comedy radio sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1971. Two series of eight episodes were broadcast and in addition, there were two special episodes. A Christmas special, entitled Lines From My Grandfather Christmas's Forehead and a compilation of selected items from past editions, under the title Just A Few Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead.The show was created by BBC Radio producer John Fawcett Wilson and Ronnie Barker and featured Barker together with Terence Brady and Pauline Yates and Gordon Langford at the piano. Some editions also featured guitarist Dick Abell.Each programme was a sequence of comedy sketches, monologues and comic songs. The writers were credited on each recording but the items they wrote were not named, so identifying the author of a particular item is difficult. Among the writers was Gerald Wiley, which was a pseudonym used by Ronnie Barker to submit material without using his own name whilst other writers included Jim Eldridge, Spike Milligan and Harold Pinter.The then director of programmes for BBC Radio, Gerard Mansell, described the show as having a "very individual type of humour, quite unlike that of any other TV or radio programme".Written by Terence Brady, Donald Churchill, David Climie, John Graham, Charles McKay, Spike Milligan, Peter Spence, Roger Till & Gerald Wiley.Produced by John Fawcett WilsonA BBC Radio Production.Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead is available here: https://amzn.to/2YlosEb The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube. Subscribe for a new episode each Monday. Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.
Adam Daye had a lovely start to his career knocking on the door and taking mail to the Delfont family at the Palace theatre in London to treading the boards at Butlins where he started his impressions at Minehead. Taking on his TV debut in Who do you do.We talk about Andrew O Connor, Derren Brown, Ronnie Barker, Jimmy Cricket, Michael Sheen, Victoria Wood, Chubby Oates, Duggie Chapman, Ray Alan, Roger De Courcey & Keith Harris. Adam married to the lovely Marilyn Hill Smith of Friday Night is Music Night is now retired but pops out to see friends and support shows now and again and it has been nice catching up with them both. You can hear some of our catch up here on the penultimate edition of Season 9 Eyes & teeth Voices of variety welcome Adam Daye
On this episode, The Barretta Brothers welcome actor, comedian, Kevin Bishop. ABOUT OUR GUEST: Kevin Bishop Kevin Bishop is a stalwart of the contemporary British TV comedy scene. He is best known for Star Stories on Channel 4; his own series The Kevin Bishop Show (Channel 4); The Tracey Ullman Show; and the BBC1 reboot of Porridge, playing Ronnie Barker's grandson, Nigel Fletcher AKA “Fletch”. Kevin starred as Nigel Farage in the BBC2 mockumentary "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back," and played Barry Hearn in the critically acclaimed "Rack Pack.” Kevin is soon to appear in the new series of Inside No. 9; and the movie, Kung Fury II alongside Michael Fassbender and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
We go back in time to the 1970s to explore this classic, and rather dated, British sitcom starring Ronnie Barker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imaginarymoviepodcast/message
'I love this book. It is wise, funny, surprising, touching, and wonderful company.' Jonathan Safran Foer 'A comic and poignant memoir about growing up in the suburbs, fandom, stalking Ronnie Barker, and much more. A funny, moving read.' Zadie Smith 'At times hilarious, at others heartbreaking, Andrusier's memoir provides a fascinating insight into obsession.' John Boyne 'Hilarious and moving.' David Baddiel "I'd managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived." Adam Andrusier spent his childhood in pursuit of autographs. After writing to every famous person he could think of, from Frank Sinatra to Colonel Gaddafi, he soon jostled with the paparazzi at stage doors and came face-to-face with the most famous people on the planet. For young Adam, autographs were a backstage pass to a world beyond his chaotic family home in Pinner, and his Holocaust-obsessed father. They provided a special connection to a world of glamour and significance lying just beyond his reach. But as Adam turned from collector to dealer, learning how to spot a fake from the real deal, he discovered that in life, as in autographs, not everything is as it first appears. When your obsession is a search for the authentic, what happens when you discover fraudulence in your own family? Two Hitlers and a Marilyn is a hilarious and moving account of discovering that idols are mortals. It's a story of growing up, forgiveness and discovering a place in the world. 'Madcap and thoroughly engaging, Adam Andrusier's vivid memoir brings to mind the early Philip Roth. This is a book of antic comedy that resonates and intrigues.' Lisa Appignanesi 'A fabulously interesting book and incredibly pleasurable to read. Very funny and strangely entrancing. It is about so much, but effortlessly.' Adam Phillips 'Adam Andrusier has created that rare thing: a memoir which delivers the coming-of-age but also reaches far beyond. The writing here about family is excellent, the characters and scenes memorable, but from the first they're engaged also in a history. Two Hitlers and a Marilyn takes in the world as widely as possible, always searching for significance and connection.' David Vann 'Beautifully written.' Maureen Lipman
'I love this book. It is wise, funny, surprising, touching, and wonderful company.' Jonathan Safran Foer 'A comic and poignant memoir about growing up in the suburbs, fandom, stalking Ronnie Barker, and much more. A funny, moving read.' Zadie Smith 'At times hilarious, at others heartbreaking, Andrusier's memoir provides a fascinating insight into obsession.' John Boyne 'Hilarious and moving.' David Baddiel "I'd managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived." Adam Andrusier spent his childhood in pursuit of autographs. After writing to every famous person he could think of, from Frank Sinatra to Colonel Gaddafi, he soon jostled with the paparazzi at stage doors and came face-to-face with the most famous people on the planet. For young Adam, autographs were a backstage pass to a world beyond his chaotic family home in Pinner, and his Holocaust-obsessed father. They provided a special connection to a world of glamour and significance lying just beyond his reach. But as Adam turned from collector to dealer, learning how to spot a fake from the real deal, he discovered that in life, as in autographs, not everything is as it first appears. When your obsession is a search for the authentic, what happens when you discover fraudulence in your own family? Two Hitlers and a Marilyn is a hilarious and moving account of discovering that idols are mortals. It's a story of growing up, forgiveness and discovering a place in the world. 'Madcap and thoroughly engaging, Adam Andrusier's vivid memoir brings to mind the early Philip Roth. This is a book of antic comedy that resonates and intrigues.' Lisa Appignanesi 'A fabulously interesting book and incredibly pleasurable to read. Very funny and strangely entrancing. It is about so much, but effortlessly.' Adam Phillips 'Adam Andrusier has created that rare thing: a memoir which delivers the coming-of-age but also reaches far beyond. The writing here about family is excellent, the characters and scenes memorable, but from the first they're engaged also in a history. Two Hitlers and a Marilyn takes in the world as widely as possible, always searching for significance and connection.' David Vann 'Beautifully written.' Maureen Lipman
Simon began his career working on TV shows including, Hollyoaks but was drawn to travel and to discover the teachings of old. Learning yoga in the Himalayas, to being arrested in Bangkok and being WRONGLY imprisoned for a month, the journey Simon took was colourful, and full of life lessons. Simon's dog “Ronnie Barker” joined us on the podcast - that's a first! NO CENSORSHIP HERE FOLKS! It's a motivational podcast - a funny podcast to listen to. If you are fans of the Joe Rogan Podcast or The James English Podcast or the Joey Diaz Podcast then you might well enjoy this NEW UK podcast. #yoga #travel #chewthechatpodcast Enjoy this guys. LIKE SUBSCRIBE RATE REVIEW and tell a friend and our luck will never end. Thank you everyone x SHOW LINKS • Simon Cowling website • 'World Looking In' Morcheeba - Spotify • Join The CTC Family - www.chewthechat.com • Find Out Whats Actually Happening in the Uk - UK COLUMN • Podbible - Podbible Magazine SHOW SPONSORS • Go Deep Flotation - 10% discount code (Chew) • Lincoln Cryo Lab - 10% discount code (Chew) • Anchor Podcast Hosts CHEW THE CHAT PODCAST • Chew The Chat on Web • Chew The Chat on YouTube • Chew The Chat on Instagram PRODUCTION • Aidan Turner inceres PRIVACY • For information regarding your data privacy please visit: Privacy
The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth. Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Classic Old Radio Show Comedy , In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". Staring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Judy Cornwell, Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Dennis Price, Stephen Murray, Richard Caldicot ,Michael Bates
The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth. Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Classic Old Radio Show Comedy , In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". Staring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Judy Cornwell, Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Dennis Price, Stephen Murray, Richard Caldicot ,Michael Bates
The Navy Lark is a radio sitcom about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge based in HMNB Portsmouth. Visit our store for more shows Audioshows.e-junkie.com Classic Old Radio Show Comedy , In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island". Staring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Judy Cornwell, Heather Chasen, Ronnie Barker, Dennis Price, Stephen Murray, Richard Caldicot ,Michael Bates
Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Lukewarm in the BBC sitcom Porridge, one of the most famous British comedy series starring Ronnie Barker.Born on 16th December 1948 in Oldham in Lancashire, Christopher was raised in Salisbury in Wiltshire. He started his training at Salisbury Repertory Theatre and later at Bristol Old Vic as a prelude to his first West End appearance – creating the role of Head Jumbly in The Owl and The Pussycat Went to Sea.Christopher has also taken part in a successful run of The Play What I Wrote; directed by Kenneth Branagh; and as a regular guest as The Narrator in the National Tour of The Rocky Horror Show.Since the 70s, he has been an ever-present feature of TV output. From television comedy dramas such as Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, to BBC’s Poldark (1977), Nero and, I Claudius.On children's television, he had a regular role as department store owner Adam Painting in the children's televisionprogramme Rentaghost (1978–1983) and also played Reverend Whiting in Southern Television's Brendon Chase, produced in 1980.In the early 1980s he hosted children's game show On Safari, which had a jungle-themed studio set. He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1999, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at the Theatre Royal, Brighton.Christopher also managed to fit in a year with The Royal Shakespeare Company appearing in London Assurance with Judi Dench and Donald Sinden. Other theatre work includes a National tour of Side by Side BY Sondheim, Beyond The Fringe, A Touch of Spring and more recently Cluedo and On Approval. In the summer of 1990 Christopher played and sang the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar at London’s Barbican Theatre.The public crowned him King Of The Jungle in the seventh series of I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here.He’s an expert in the history of pantomime and his career has seen him playing dames, loveable rogues, and of course,himself!The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show.If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @Twiggy LawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Look up! Look down! Look all around! Even an national lockdown can't dampen Liz's enthusiasm for Come Outside! Join us as we watch Auntie Mabel exercise a flagrant disregard for the environment by flying her spotty plane everywhere for minor errands and general exploration. Plus we discuss rapping in sex education, drugging wild animals and Ronnie Barker. Want to get involved in the show? Follow us on twitter (@HDYLMN1) and Instagram (@howdyalikeme) for polls, trailers, sneak peeks and more!
For comedian Dom Joly, travel is in the blood. Born in Beirut he had what in his recent book, The Hezbollah Hiking Club, he describes as a curiously paradoxical childhood between a posh Oxford boarding school and a warzone. He dreamt of being a foreign correspondent, for his first travel book investigated ‘dark tourism’ and the world’s most unlikely holiday destinations and travelled the globe in search of mythical monsters such as Bigfoot and the Yeti, notching up almost 100 countries in the process. Not one to do things in any conventional manner, for this episode Lisa gets a tour around Oxford in Dom Joly’s car. On this episode we cover: Travelling through Oxford Emulating James Corden Dom not looking like a Goth Being a Goth in a hot country, melting by the beach Wanting to make a documentary about Goths Getting beaten up in Beirut because of wearing make up The Civil War starting in Beirut Being at the same school as Osama Bin Laden Moving to the Dragon School in Oxford Beirut being exciting and amazing and a warzone His new book The Hezbollah Hiking Club being a love-letter to Lebanon Periods where his family had to leave by boat Being bombed at home and having to hide in the garden Being half an hour from the beach and the ski zone Never enjoying living anywhere else more Loving the perceived danger of Lebanon (when he really just had a lovely holiday) No-one writing anything good about Lebanon The vastly different topographic landscape of Lebanon People think Lebanon is desert but a lot looks like Switzerland His family partly coming from Lausanne, Huguenots that ended up in London The family moving to Turkey then Beirut How Dom should do Who Do You Think You Are? Finding a bullet hole ridden bus in the middle of beautiful countryside Lebanon having a litter problem leaving bloody buses around the joint Driving into the heart of Oxford City near the Sheldonian Lisa doing travel news in Oxford The contrast of living in Oxford and then going home to a warzone Being at school with most of the Tory Cabinet, Radiohead and Tim Henman Getting caned for showing off his collection of shrapnel Writing a great ‘what I did in the holidays’ Syria being his favourite country on earth Going to Syria to get away from the war – Damascus and Palmyra (with correct pronunciation) One million Syrian refugees currently in Lebanon Syrian refugee camps now all over Lebanon Travelling to the Jordanian border as an Ambassador for Save the Children Growing up with Palestinian refugee camps around His book The Dark Tourist Netflix stealing his idea of him! Failing his interview for Oxford University SOAS School of African Oriental Studies being great for diplomats and potential spies Finding London wasn’t a university experience Japanese announcements on the train from Bicester Village Is Bicester Village as bad as the Tuol Seng Priosn...? Being obsessed with Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge and other dark tourist destinations Finding Cambodia’s similarities to Lebanon fascinating The whole generation that just disappeared Falling into being a good travel writer by reading The Bridge Stumbling across the war crimes trial Swapping shorts with the trousers of the Cambodian guard Having an incredible Adolf Eichmann moment, his eyes meeting the banality of evil across the room Lisa feeling scared in the Cambodian jungle at Sihanoukville The weird journey of visiting the Killing Fields People who lie on a beach in Cuba and don’t do the culture Dom watching the Kardashians Suicidal pilots flying into mountains Visiting Chernobyl before it was trendy Worrying about nuclear war and acid runs growing up When the Wind Blows, the Snowman and Fungus the Bogeyman Reading so much about Chernobyl that he almost knew his way around How Call of Duty is a great tour guide for a visit to Chernobyl The kid that’s just won a million pounds playing Fornite Driving past a massive mosque in Oxford Hating tour guides His mum saying ‘we’re not tourist, we’re travellers’ Being massively uniformed in his travel books Lisa liking the Lonely Planet Living in Prague in the 90s Instagram and Trip Advisor influencing travel Dom inter-railing after he just left school Scary Monsters and Super Beasts – in homage to David Bowie The ‘amazing’ Coop and Betfreds on the outside of Oxford Reading Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World age 8 Being fascinating by stories of Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster Wanting to go to all the places Tin Tin went to Tin Tin writer, Hergé, never leaving Belgium Tin Tin in the Congo being racist Belgians being ‘cool French” The monster that blocks the rivers in the north of the Congo Colonies being angry they didn’t get Tin Tinned Tin Tin killed 400 animals in that book The Belgians being a repulsively awful colonial power Enid Blyton being a right old racist too Becoming a Monster Hunter Arriving at Vancouver to track down Canada’s Nessie Whether he believes in Big Foot 200 miles of Lost Coast in California The Yeti being the most believable one due to the Sherpas The Hoopa Indians talking about a lost tribe of hairy people Living in a ‘Brexity area’ Lisa writing guide books for Thomas Cook about the Cotswolds Cream teas being a good indicator of being in a Brexit area Going to Raymond Blanc’s first restaurant in Summertown, Oxford Having travelled to 93 countries Wanting to visit Algeria, Libya and Yemen Being more a travel writer and always fascinated by travel writers Wanting to be a foreign correspondent Being a big fan of John Simpson, Robert Fisk, Jim Muir Hostage journalist John McCarthy staying with the family the night before he got kidnapped His family being part of the Levant Trading Company for three generations His family being moved to a crusader castle on the Syrian-Turkish border His great-granddad writing a debriefing note for the authorities His Canadian wife travelling around the world Driving from the Cotswolds to Istanbul and back with his wife and kids The joy and useless skills of memorising capital cities Dom’s experience on The Island with Bear Grylls (off Panama) being the hardest thing he’s ever done Losing almost 3 stone in 14 days Getting eaten alive by sand flies (buried into his leg!) Is Bear Grylls a Ronnie Barker or a Ronnie Corbett What’s real and what’s for TV Bear Grylls getting his kit off and doing ‘the Bear Prayer’ Sarajevo being his top travel recommendation Sarajevo and the (initially) botched assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Going to Vienna to see Franz Ferdinand’s car and the astounding number plate coincidence The story behind the Hezbollah Hiking Club on the Lebanon mountain trail 27 day walking trail from Syria to Israel Returning to Lebanon and facing some demons Growing old disgracefully Walking to his gig at the Cheltenham Literature festival Lisa expecting Dom to be dressed as a squirrel Listeners questions! Whether his Trigger Happy TV big mobile gets him in trouble on trips Loving guns but not going to shoot up a McDonalds Driving through Utah and hitting on a gun range Bourton on the Water being a cxxt magnet (!) as well as the Venice of the Cotswolds People shouting his catchphrases at him in North Korea Cycling into the library in Brighton The big snail sketch in Trigger Happy TV being one of his favourite Nearly getting beaten up by a Nun in a Londis in Notting Hill Lisa and Dom’s coincidental Candid Camera box set Racist hidden camera shows in South Africa Benny Hill having Arabic and French subtitles in Lebanon Music being Dom’s big love John Simpson’s perfect answer to the music questions His first TV travel show (for Sky) Wish You Were Here on an 8 track in the middle of the Syrian desert Driving into caves outside Palmyra, camping under the full moon and the stars
This episode features part two of a conversation with activist, writer, and speaker Robyn Ochs in honor of Bisexual Awareness Month. Part one is featured in last week's episode. Robyn is known worldwide for her work on LGBTQ issues with a focus on bisexual+ identities. She is the editor of two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World (with co-editor Sarah Rowley) and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men (with co-editor H. Sharif Williams). She also edits the Bi Women Quarterly, which will soon begin its 38th year of publication. This time the conversation addresses shifting perspectives about labels (the word "heterosexible" is accidentally invented), gathering the diverse voices included in the RECOGNIZE anthology, and ways to be a good ally to bisexual+ people. Later, for Podcast Appreciation Month, co-hosts Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée talk up their favorites. The friendly feature conversation raises the mood from the week's News segment, which includes major cases reaching the Supreme Court on October 8th regarding whether Title VII protects LGBTQ+ people, an ICE training facility, and the loss of rock musicians Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek. Notable days mentioned at the top of the show: National Women's Health & Fitness Day (September 25th), National Shamu the Whale Day (September 26th), Drink Beer Day, Save Your Photos Day, and National Public Lands Day (September 28th), and National Love People Day (September 30th). Birthday shout outs go to Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, Will Smith, Mark Hamill, Barbara Walters,Ronnie Barker, Olivia Newton-John, Serena Williams, Brigitte Bardot, Halsey, Elie Weisel, T-Pain, and Jimmy Carter. Things to do: Follow Robyn Ochs on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check Robyn Ochs' calendar and hear her speak. Buy BiProducts on Etsy! Support bi+ organizations like BiNetUSA and Bisexual Resource Center Celebrate Podcast Appreciation Month: Tell a friend about The Leftscape and give us a good review wherever you get your podcasts! Explore podcasts Mary, Robin, & Wendy are listening to: Mueller, She Wrote / The Daily Beans Dumb People Town Hysteria Invisibilia Pod Save America Lovett or Leave It Welcome to Night Vale History Chicks Two Bi Guys 2 Dope Queens With Friends Like These The Bowery Boys Watch "Shakin'" by Eddie Money httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcD_dVcXE4 Watch "Magic" by The Cars httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8 Featured image of WeHo Bi Pride 2019 by Cedric Maurice
Welcome to the Spring podcast of _T__he Oldie_ magazine. Harry Mount speaks to the great Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who have written a terrific cover piece about Ronnie Barker, who would have been 90 this year, and _Porridge_. Other great news is that two lost episodes of The _Likely Lads_ have been rediscovered along with the feature film _The Likely Lads_ from 1976.
The mighty Nick Stringer (PC Ron Smollett) shares memories of his early life and illustrious career in this fascinating chat. Stand by for memories of working with the likes of Morecambe & Wise, Bob Hoskins, Ronnie Barker, Sir David Jason, Rik Mayall and many more... plus being the landlord of the Rovers Return and joining the cast of "The Bill". Loads more gold dust to follow in Part 2.
Floggits ran for three series in 1957, 1958 and 1959, with a Christmas Special between Series 2 & 3. Gert & Daisy inherit a General Store in the country from a relative and head down to run it in this BBC Light Programme sitcom. Many familiar names starred alongside them in this series including Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Ron Moody and Hugh Paddick. Scripts were by Terry Nation, John Junkin & Dave Freeman.
Floggits ran for three series in 1957, 1958 and 1959, with a Christmas Special between Series 2 & 3. Gert & Daisy inherit a General Store in the country from a relative and head down to run it in this BBC Light Programme sitcom. Many familiar names starred alongside them in this series including Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Ron Moody and Hugh Paddick. Scripts were by Terry Nation, John Junkin & Dave Freeman.
Floggits ran for three series in 1957, 1958 and 1959, with a Christmas Special between Series 2 & 3. Gert & Daisy inherit a General Store in the country from a relative and head down to run it in this BBC Light Programme sitcom. Many familiar names starred alongside them in this series including Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Ron Moody and Hugh Paddick. Scripts were by Terry Nation, John Junkin & Dave Freeman.
Floggits ran for three series in 1957, 1958 and 1959, with a Christmas Special between Series 2 & 3. Gert & Daisy inherit a General Store in the country from a relative and head down to run it in this BBC Light Programme sitcom. Many familiar names starred alongside them in this series including Ronnie Barker, Joan Sims, Ron Moody and Hugh Paddick. Scripts were by Terry Nation, John Junkin & Dave Freeman.
Time for another stroll through the questionable world of ITV commissioning. In this episode we're enduring a Going Straight knock-off starring British man Brian Conley.As with Ronnie Barker's superior post-prison programme, the star sings the theme tune. So...enjoy that.While Graeme has abandoned his loyalty for his Bobble® bottle, Tom has doubled down and upgraded to a full one litre bottle!Tom gets a postcard from Lyndhurst, either from big Nick himself, or the mayor of Lyndhurst. The signature must be illegible.'Poker' isn't a verb.Time for a quiz, ha. It's about time etc.Keep in touch with us, twitter.com/sparrowtalkpod, or sparrowtalkpod@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
First times, walkouts, David Bowie, and Ronnie Barker's son.
Sofie talks to writer and presenter Danny Wallace about how the Argos stockroom really works, how to avoid confrontation when buying hot dogs, why our brains can't come up with a witty comeback in the moment, a rudeness vaccine, the 'stretch and stroll', trying to write for Hallmark, getting on Richard Whiteley's bad side, a moment in time with Ronnie Barker, starting countries and cults, why people keep stealing his image, Jesusween and weird Belgian chat shows. Artwork by Linda Brinkhaus Jingle by Bailey Lenart Produced by Sarah Garvey A huge thanks to Phoenix Artist Club in London for letting me record my podcast and do my shows with them. Special thanks to Peter Dunbar. Made of Human Podcast online: Twitter: @podmoh Facebook: facebook.com/madeofhumanpodcast Web: madeofhumanpodcast.com Patreon: patreon.com/mohpod Sofie Hagen online: Twitter: @SofieHagen Facebook: facebook.com/sofiehagen.komiker Web: sofiehagen.com Instagram: @sofiehagendk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Inequality makes people anxious. How? Well, according to Kate Pickett, in unequal societies we become more conscious of our position in society, more aware of our status. That creates anxiety. And that in turn is linked to all sorts of bad outcomes, such as obesity, lower life-expectancy, and higher levels of teenage pregnancy. It's also linked, claims Professor Pickett, to consumerism. In unequal societies, she says, we're more likely to want the branded watch or handbag. Then, as you'll hear, there's the weird connection between inequality and female attraction to men…. Presented by David Edmonds Produced by Ben Cooper Image: John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in the Class Sketch from Frost Over England, 1967 (Credit: BBC)
How often do you think about other peoples' opinion of you? In many parts of the world status is something we can change through education, occupation and wealth but what if you come from a culture where the status you are born with is inescapable? We speak to author Sujatha Gidla about growing up as one of India's Untouchables: the outcasts of the country's rigid Caste system. Lifestyle and fashion blogger Sasha Wilson shows us how high the status stakes are in the completive online world of Instagram. And is the pursuit of status bad for our mental health? Professor Richard Wilkinson believes so and argues that the bigger the gap between rich and poor the greater our obsession becomes with it. Finally, is status something we can just buy? Brian Hamilton runs a business selling Scottish noble titles to the highest bidder and so presenter Priscilla Ngethe considers becoming Baroness of Pentland… (Field recordings of the Shuar Ecuadorian Indians thanks to Mike Woloszyn and freesound.org) Image: John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in the Class Sketch from Frost Over England, 1967 (Credit: BBC)
Open All Hours is rightfully nominated by Steve for the hall of fame, hoping that Ronnie Barker's exploits with Jamaican Ginger Cake will go down well with Jeffers. Twitter: @SitcomShowdown Theme tune 'Billy Blues' by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.
O Camilo de Oliveira é o nosso Ronnie Barker no Camilo na Prisão, em que Camilo Libertino, um ladrão incorrigível, é posto na prisão. É uma adaptação do original Porridge, uma criação de Dick Clement e Ian La Frenais, que em Inglaterra se estreou em 1974 e cuja versão chegou cá em 1998. Este episódio … Continue reading Episódio 6: Porridge/Camilo na Prisão →
The song this week is called "On The River" which is where I spent Tuesday afternoon in my Laser Dinghy....I like to get out on the River Dee at West Kirby with just me,the breeze,and the seals....paradise......we are very lucky to have this sailing facility here on Wirral...and if the tide is out we can use the large Marine Lake. This country is becoming like a bad comedy show.......our wonderful Prime Minister calls for a snap general election for no reason whatsoever and falls flat on her face...with a collection of M.P.s seeing their cushy job vanish overnight with Teresa nowhere to be seen....then we have Mr.Corbyn jumping up and down in celebration even though he LOST the election.. I watched a chap called Roy Larmer who was interviewed on the morning news programme....this was the chap who took on the terrorists during the recent London attacks....he was badly injured with wounds to his arms and neck but thankfully survived...he was talking about his experience which was very moving (despite the stupid question from Suzanne Reid)....it turns out that this hero is homeless and has no job....I really felt sorry for him....apparently a fund has been set up and up to now has raised 50 grand....which is all very well but considering this is ONE FIFTH of the fee Tony Blair gets for one after dinner speech.....PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE BECAUSE OF MR.LARMER!!!... Richard Hammond has had another near fatal crash....what an absolute idiot....and has "apologised' to his wife and family...it is...except some of them aren't as lucky as Hammond...and how much is this ego trip going to cost the health service?... There was a memorial service for Ronnie Corbett which was attended by lots of celebrities....to me he was a REAL comedian...and the sketches with Ronnie Barker were pure genius.......and finally Adam West also passed away... the ONLY Batman ... I actually went to his book signing in Liverpool and got the chance to shake his hand and thank him for all the good work he did in Gotham City....cool or what.
The song this week is called "On The River" which is where I spent Tuesday afternoon in my Laser Dinghy....I like to get out on the River Dee at West Kirby with just me,the breeze,and the seals....paradise......we are very lucky to have this sailing facility here on Wirral...and if the tide is out we can use the large Marine Lake. This country is becoming like a bad comedy show.......our wonderful Prime Minister calls for a snap general election for no reason whatsoever and falls flat on her face...with a collection of M.P.s seeing their cushy job vanish overnight with Teresa nowhere to be seen....then we have Mr.Corbyn jumping up and down in celebration even though he LOST the election.. I watched a chap called Roy Larmer who was interviewed on the morning news programme....this was the chap who took on the terrorists during the recent London attacks....he was badly injured with wounds to his arms and neck but thankfully survived...he was talking about his experience which was very moving (despite the stupid question from Suzanne Reid)....it turns out that this hero is homeless and has no job....I really felt sorry for him....apparently a fund has been set up and up to now has raised 50 grand....which is all very well but considering this is ONE FIFTH of the fee Tony Blair gets for one after dinner speech.....PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE BECAUSE OF MR.LARMER!!!... Richard Hammond has had another near fatal crash....what an absolute idiot....and has "apologised' to his wife and family...it is...except some of them aren't as lucky as Hammond...and how much is this ego trip going to cost the health service?... There was a memorial service for Ronnie Corbett which was attended by lots of celebrities....to me he was a REAL comedian...and the sketches with Ronnie Barker were pure genius.......and finally Adam West also passed away... the ONLY Batman ... I actually went to his book signing in Liverpool and got the chance to shake his hand and thank him for all the good work he did in Gotham City....cool or what.
The song this week is a tribute to Johnny King…the most successful manager of Tranmere Rovers…who sadly died this week. wrote the song in the late seventies when he was manager…with the idea of getting the players to record it…however there weren’t many of the lads who could sing in tune so my version…which was originally the demo…was put out and it was played over the speakers at the home games and on the coaches for the away game……I had the pleasure of visiting Johnny at his home…up until then I had sampled the odd whisky…when I left his house I had sampled a lot more…great guy..sad loss….there is a statue of him outside the ground. On the football front Leicester City are still top of the league and virtually everyone is supporting them….even inJapan…they had a programme on TV where they had sold out of Leicester football shirts in some town in the Far East…..it’s always nice to see the underdog coming through…I hope they win the premiership….and England are in the final of the 20/20 cricket world cup…the slogging one…much better than the drawn out 5– dayers…here we go…here we go…here we go. On the entertainment front Jeremy Kyle has replaced Piers Morgan on the morning breakfast news show….and I hate to admit it but he is very good…much better than Piers…which isn’t hard….I’m amazed Ant and Dec aren’t on there…. And we have had the sad news of the passing away of the great Ronnie Corbett…to me he was a comedy genius and together with Ronnie Barker produced some of the best comedy ever…those were the years when comedy was FUNNY unlike today…they have been showing some of his classic sketches which never date. And also Brian Conley is back in the afternoon with special guests who recall their favourite TV….I am a big fan o fBrian Conley..he is a huge talent which seems to go un-noticed. There has been a programme about our Queen at 90….it wasn’t very exciting as it was basically clips we’ve seen before…it simply displays the ridiculous pomp and ceremony surrounding various events…even the making sure that knives and forks are EXACTLY in the right place at Palace functions…and how much does all this nonsense cost?….I’m sure the homeless are delighted for them. .And finally….our southern shores have been battered by storms of late…100 mph gales…caused by “Storm Katie”….but it is a strange situation as we in the North West got away scot free…missed us completely which makes a change….no doubt the blame will rest firmly on global warming or diesel cars….as SOMETHING has to be blamed.
The song this week is a tribute to Johnny King…the most successful manager of Tranmere Rovers…who sadly died this week. wrote the song in the late seventies when he was manager…with the idea of getting the players to record it…however there weren’t many of the lads who could sing in tune so my version…which was originally the demo…was put out and it was played over the speakers at the home games and on the coaches for the away game……I had the pleasure of visiting Johnny at his home…up until then I had sampled the odd whisky…when I left his house I had sampled a lot more…great guy..sad loss….there is a statue of him outside the ground. On the football front Leicester City are still top of the league and virtually everyone is supporting them….even inJapan…they had a programme on TV where they had sold out of Leicester football shirts in some town in the Far East…..it’s always nice to see the underdog coming through…I hope they win the premiership….and England are in the final of the 20/20 cricket world cup…the slogging one…much better than the drawn out 5– dayers…here we go…here we go…here we go. On the entertainment front Jeremy Kyle has replaced Piers Morgan on the morning breakfast news show….and I hate to admit it but he is very good…much better than Piers…which isn’t hard….I’m amazed Ant and Dec aren’t on there…. And we have had the sad news of the passing away of the great Ronnie Corbett…to me he was a comedy genius and together with Ronnie Barker produced some of the best comedy ever…those were the years when comedy was FUNNY unlike today…they have been showing some of his classic sketches which never date. And also Brian Conley is back in the afternoon with special guests who recall their favourite TV….I am a big fan o fBrian Conley..he is a huge talent which seems to go un-noticed. There has been a programme about our Queen at 90….it wasn’t very exciting as it was basically clips we’ve seen before…it simply displays the ridiculous pomp and ceremony surrounding various events…even the making sure that knives and forks are EXACTLY in the right place at Palace functions…and how much does all this nonsense cost?….I’m sure the homeless are delighted for them. .And finally….our southern shores have been battered by storms of late…100 mph gales…caused by “Storm Katie”….but it is a strange situation as we in the North West got away scot free…missed us completely which makes a change….no doubt the blame will rest firmly on global warming or diesel cars….as SOMETHING has to be blamed.
Matthew Bannister on The internationally acclaimed architect Dame Zaha Hadid, known to some as "the queen of the curve". Ronnie Corbett, whose partnership with Ronnie Barker made him one of the UK's best loved comedians. General Meir Dagan, head of the Israeli secret service Mossad when it was credited with carrying out the assassination of five Iranian nuclear scientists. Joan Loraine who created a much admired garden at Greencombe in Somerset And Gary Shandling who satirised the vanities and insecurities of celebrity in his fictional TV chat show.
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Political books are the starting point for this week's episode as Josie and Robin are joined by author and political activist Owen Jones to talk of everything from Naomi Klein and Ronnie Barker to Howard Zinn and the poetry of Louise Mensch.
This week, Mooncat and Ocho discuss Ronnie Barker's 1973 series of pilots - Seven Of One.
Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, upgraded, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, Nightmare in Silver, and spout our usual nonsense! Porridge isn’t Ronnie Barker, Clara isn’t a soldier (though no one has told her or the writer), The Doctor isn’t moving the plot along and Mr Clever […]
With Mark Lawson Two decades after the last series of Only Fools and Horses, Sir David Jason returns to BBC One as the star of a new comedy series. He discusses his role as the incompetent bodyguard of the Queen, his close relationship with Ronnie Barker, and whether he can predict which lines will get the best laugh. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law have joined forces again for a second Sherlock Holmes film, directed by Guy Ritchie. In A Game of Shadows, Holmes and Dr. Watson take on their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Crime writer Natasha Cooper reviews. Hit or miss? The Front Row Jukebox Jury delivers its verdict on a sackful of this year's festive releases. Music critics David Hepworth and Rosie Swash discuss songs from Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber, the cast of The Only Way Is Essex, Michael Buble, The Killers and many more. Producer Claire Bartleet.
Porridge Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais Porridge notched up 18 episodes, two Christmas specials and a film and never have a bad patch. Starting with the pilot 'Prisoner and Escort' in April 1973 Porridge boosted character actor Ronnie Barker out of the role of sketch comedian and into the world as a serious comedy actor. Joined by the talents of Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde Porridge entertained the British public for four years. Set in the fictional Slade prison in Cumberland Norman Stanley Fletcher is sentenced to five years. He is joined by first time criminal Leonard Godber and the two are paired off together in a cell much to Fletchers annoyance. Slowly the two become good friends and Godber learns that little victories are what can keep a man sane in prison. Keeping an eye on the inmates is ex drill sergeant Mr Mackay who rules the block with a rod of iron. Second to Mackay is the ever pondering Mr Barrowclough who Fletcher easily wraps round his finger. Join Meds and Kell for an hour long chat all about this classic 70's comedy, and listen at the end of the podcast for some promos of other podcasts that you may find interesting.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is an entertainer so central to British popular culture he can be identified by the outline of his glasses alone - Ronnie Corbett. For more than 50 years, from late night reviews to prime-time sit-coms, his comic talents have made us laugh and made us love him; a nattily turned out national treasure with a quick wit and a ready smile. His success is due, of course, to his own ability but also to two enduring and remarkable partnerships. Along with Ronnie Barker, he formed one of the great TV duos of all time whilst his 40-year marriage to his wife Ann saw her abandon her flourishing entertainment career to sustain him through the vicissitudes of fame and family life. Ronnie Corbett looks back over his life and career, from his days in review at Danny La Rue's club to his last ever programme with Ronnie Barker - a moment that brought them both to tears.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Music Maestro Please by Ann Hart Book: Untold Stories by Alan Bennett Luxury: A hammock.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is an entertainer so central to British popular culture he can be identified by the outline of his glasses alone - Ronnie Corbett. For more than 50 years, from late night reviews to prime-time sit-coms, his comic talents have made us laugh and made us love him; a nattily turned out national treasure with a quick wit and a ready smile. His success is due, of course, to his own ability but also to two enduring and remarkable partnerships. Along with Ronnie Barker, he formed one of the great TV duos of all time whilst his 40-year marriage to his wife Ann saw her abandon her flourishing entertainment career to sustain him through the vicissitudes of fame and family life. Ronnie Corbett looks back over his life and career, from his days in review at Danny La Rue's club to his last ever programme with Ronnie Barker - a moment that brought them both to tears. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Music Maestro Please by Ann Hart Book: Untold Stories by Alan Bennett Luxury: A hammock.
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