Podcasts about Roy Hudd

Welcome to Part 2 of my tribute to Roy Hudd OBE. In this episode I play more clips from Roy's career and include interviews with Chris Emmett, Debbie Hudd, Jimmy Cricket, Rick Wakeman and Mike Craig.My main goal as well as spreading the word of Roy's amazing work and books out there is to make you aware of www.theroyhuddstaatueappeal.co.uk and upcoming events to raise funds for this project. Your help to share and donate is greatly appreciated.Hope you enjoy the show.

Nick and Stephen present… The Chat… The Good Review Guy: Doctor of War - Destiny… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: First Doctor Adventures: Fugitive of the Daleks… Also Available: The Roy Huddlines and Thunderbirds: Danger and Deception.

Roy Hudd, OBE was a comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Roy was a Butlin's Clacton Redcoat but made his name on Radio in many guises including Workers' Playtime, BBC Radio 2's satirical series The News Huddlines which ran from 1975 to 2001.Roy Hudd broke into television in the mid-1960s in sketch series such as The Illustrated Weekly Hudd and The Roy Hudd Show. More TV followed with Lipstick on Your Collar, Common As Muck, a drama about a group of refuse collectors, alongside Edward Woodward, One Foot in the Grave. He appeared as the undertaker Archie Shuttleworth in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He also starred in dramas The Quest, New Tricks, Casualty, The Last Detective, Missing, Ashes to Ashes, Just William, Call the Midwife, Midsomer Murders, Law & Order: UK and Holby City. Benidorm and Broadchurch. Stage appearances include many pantomime and variety performances. Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! Bud Flanagan in Underneath the Arches, Hard Times, The Wizard of Oz, Goodnight Mister Tom, A Woman of No Importance.This episode features Debbie Hudd plus more who adored Roy Hudd OBE.

Debbie Hudd tells TRE's Hannah Murray about the Roy Hudd momument

Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Robert Pearce a pantomime Dame and performer of poems and stories and a wonderful new way of entertaining families in festivals and theatres across the land.In this edition of Eyes & Teeth I talk to Robert about our time together touring with Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee and we talk of our fondness of meeting the late and very great Roy Hudd.We also talk about the wonderful Dame Edna Everage – Barry Humphries and west country comedian the adorable Andy Ford. Listen to the passion of a performer who gives his all to make the world a happier place.Welcome Robert Pearce

Paul Holman is one of the UK's Top Successful Pantomime Producers. Today we talk about his early days and his favourite performers such as Sandy Powell, Jack Tripp, Barbara Windsor and Roy Hudd.There are people we both knew such as the talented Steve & Lisa Bruus of Renleah Experience, Robert Marlowe, Phil Butler AND Paul Eastwood and inspirational people such as Dick Condon from Norfolk. We talk about Eastbourne's Variety Festival day held annually at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre called Day by the sea and we have a moment reminiscing about the stars of Neighbours in panto land.Sit back and enjoy my conversation with Paul Holman

The final real-time episode. Another one-scene classic and a quirky cameo from the late, great, Roy Hudd as the hapless Mr. Smedley. In times like this, super fans like David Friend are urgently required. This chap really helped to breakdown this episode and as ever, was exceptional with conversation and input. So, a quick refresher ahead of listening to the pod: The Meldrews, on the hottest night of the year, are experiencing an endless power cut. You can only imagine how hellish this is for them and how hilarious this is for us! You really are a star for downloading and listening - I don't ask for much in life but I do politely request a review and rating via whichever form of platform you use to listen to your podcasts. Thank you. Email: onefootinthepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @onefootinthepod Facebook: One Foot in the Podcast Instagram: Onefootinthepod

Chris Emmett is a Legend in the World of Stage, Radio & TV Comedy. A successful writer for TV Shows, Radio Shows and Pantomime and a recognisable face from many of our TV favourites. HIs voices on Spitting Image his collaboration on 3,2,1 and many more variety Specials.With his 50 years in Showbusiness you can imagine the stories he can tell, well today you don't have to use your imagination as we are treated to anecdotes and behind the scenes of a Radio performer. I knew of his talents before I became a member of the Water Rats, of course I knew about the Hudd Lines, I had met Roy Hudd, and June Whitfield and Chris made it the hat trick for me.This is a fun insight so relax and enjoy the World of Prince Rat, Chris Emmett.

On this week's This Is Our Everest, your intrepid heroes are at the beach for the BBC's Seaside Special from August 1975. It affords them ample opportunity to explore their relationship with light entertainment, as all the while Tony Blackburn fights for his life against the cruel tides of the English Channel. Fortunately for everyone involved he was rescued by the Royal Navy just in time, allowing the tragic life and death of Lena Zavaroni to test Ian's faith in God and children telling jokes test Edward's, only for a lousy golf-based comedian to challenge him yet further. Roy Hudd chastises the elderly, there's a slightly incongruous appearance by a music hall legend and once again we ask the poignant question: was there any real need for the creation of Orville the duck? If you'd like to watch the programme, you can find it here. There’s a bunch of different ways in which you can subscribe to the 200% podcast. You can do so through Spotify, which you can find right here, whilst the podcast RSS feed is here and you can subscribe through Itunes here. And finally, a humble request. These podcasts take a lot of effort to write, record and release, and we would be extremely grateful for your financial support, in whatever way you can manage. We have our Redbubble shop, for the sartorially minded amongst you, and subscribe through joining us on Patreon. We even now have a Kofi button on the site, so do feel free to send us whatever you’re able to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on January 3rd 2021 SANDY McGREGOR and I have a natter that reflects briefly on watching TV during the Festive Season before moving on to the main topic of the day which involves us reflecting - in no particular order and with no sense of precedence - upon the sad passing of several of the iconic TV performers who we lost over the course of the year just ended. So we cover - perhaps with an astonishing lack of detail - an eclectic list of names such as Terry Jones, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Roy Hudd, Sean Connery, Nicholas Parsons, Michael Angelis, John Sessions, Jill Gascoigne, Heather Couper, Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Geoffrey Palmer, Bobby Ball, Eddie Large, Earl Cameron, Derek Fowldes, and Dave Prowse. PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Author and playwright David Slattery Christy, talks to us about his grandfather, Reg Pratley.Reg's story shines a light on the social history of the early 20th Century. From growing up in a sleepy Oxfordshire village via a short spell in the Royal Navy, Reg Pratley ended up managing one of the largest and most prestigious travelling fairgrounds in England. His story is part Mills and Boon romance, part Boy's Own Adventure and part historical drama. We also learn about David's new play about Ivor Novello and his leading ladies discussing the closure of the theatres - in 1939! Who better to document this episode than David, the man who was the Novello advisor to the Gosford Park movie? And all sorts of other topics are also covered, from the design of a department store to the Music Hall life of Dan Leno and the late Roy Hudd.Mainly, though, this episode is about Reg Pratley, a remarkable character who literally ran away to join the fair and never looked back. We hope you enjoy Reg's story and that you'll share, rate and review us so that more people can "meet" him.For additional information :https://www.carterssteamfair.co.uk/:https://www.londonsongfestival.org/concerts-1https://www.christyplays.co.uk/https://www.bookdepository.comhttps://twitter.com/DSCAuthorhttps://twitter.com/CartersFairhttps://www.facebook.com/danlenoaroyaljesterWe'd love you to keep in touch with us, too:https://www.instagram.com/bluefire_tc/https://twitter.com/bluefire_tchttps://www.facebook.com/bluefiretheatrehttps://www.bluefiretheatre.co.uk/And if you'd like to support us in our work and receive our undying gratitude, just please click here:https://www.patreon.com/bluefiretheatreMusic:Additional Music and SFX from https://www.zapsplat.comMusic composed by Adam A. JohnsonEpisode Produced By: Jacob Taylor

Dennis Potter's Karaoke was the first of two linked dramas written as he was dying and produced posthumously after his death. Starring Albert Finney as dying writer Daniel Feeld, the series is a kind of Dennis Potter's greatest hits with references aplenty to his previous works and a self-aware storyline that reflects on the blurring of lines between reality and fiction when people starting behaving like Feeld's characters and speaking the lines he has written. A stellar guest cast includes Hywel Bennett, Richard E. Grant, Alison Steadman, Roy Hudd, Liz Smith, Saffron Burrows and Keeley Hawes. Martin also watched and reflects upon its sequel Cold Lazarus and its links with Karaoke. Is this Dennis Potter at its finest or simply one of his last works? Join Andy and Martin as they go back to examine a TV series that had been long-awaited when it debuted in 1996. Next Time: London's Burning (the Jack Rosenthal pilot not the more run-of-the-mill TV series that followed it!)

Roy Hudd and Christopher Green discover the perils of applause in a comic conversation at Wilton's Music Hall, where they tell the lost story of music hall idol Fred Barnes. Fred was a queer icon and music hall star 'in the Greek style', who topped the national circuit in 1911. At the height of his fame, he would be seen about town in his trademark white suit and hat, with a pet marmoset on his shoulder. But Fred's tragic family history, sudden success and enormous wealth were too hard to handle. His addictions and flamboyant offstage adventures proved his ruin, and after being branded 'a menace to His Majesty's fighting forces', Fred was banned from the stage by his employers. He sold his memoir 'How Success Ruined Me' to the papers, but was last seen in Southend pubs, singing any song for a drink - now with a chicken perched on his shoulder. Chris and Roy play out (and argue about, and rewrite) the vital moments from Fred's private and public life, while reflecting frankly on the perils of applause, addiction and identity in their own performing lives - with jokes, chat and songs. Roy Hudd, OBE, died in March 2020. Words and music by Christopher Green Christopher Green ..... himself Roy Hudd ..... himself Matthew Todd ..... himself with John Orchard on the piano Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. This was originally aired on Radio 4.

The final 'View from the Boundary' conducted by the legendary Brian Johnston as he's joined by comedian Roy Hudd in 1993.

Pets and Covid-19; The Bluebell Railway during lockdown; Time management; Covid-19 scams; Roy Hudd interview

Roy Hudd was a comedian, actor and music-hall veteran whose career spanned seven decades. He sadly passed away in March. Starting out as a redcoat at Butlins in the 1950s, Roy became one the UK's best-loved entertainers. His show The News Huddlines ran for 26 years on Radio 2. When Samira spoke to Roy in 2015, he was approaching his 80th birthday, and was about to play Dame for the first time in panto, in Dick Whittington at Wilton's Music Hall. He discussed a lifetime of entertaining audiences, his close relationship with Dennis Potter, who left Hudd a role in his will, and his grandmother, who raised him, and to whom he owed his passion for variety and music hall. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser

With fascinating stories of his time working with some of the icons of British Comedy including Frankie Howerd, Peter Cook and Roy Hudd, Writer and comedian Julian Dutton reflects on his career in comedy. To find out more information about this and my other interviews, please go to my website: www.beyondthetitle.co.uk www.facebook.com/beyondthetitle

This week, we learned the sad news of beloved entertainer Roy Hudd's death, so in tribute, our bonus material for Episode 410 is a character profile of Archie Shuttleworth, Corrie's merry mortician. Despite only being a prominent feature of Corrie for a year or so in the early 2000s, Archie's big personality and even bigger heart made him a real favourite for many viewers - and his role in uncovering the truth about dastardly Richard Hillman didn't hurt either! Archie Shuttleworth, a true Corrie legend - we're not wrong!

Pictured: Michel Roux Matthew Bannister on Michel Roux, the French chef who, with his brother Albert, transformed the British restaurant scene in the 1970s Sammy McCarthy, the British featherweight champion boxer who became an armed robber. Lilian Mohin, the lesbian feminist activist who co founded the OnlyWomen Press. Roy Hudd, the versatile entertainer whose career took him from the music hall stage to TV and radio stardom. Interviewed guest: William Sitwell Interviewed guest: John McDonald Interviewed guest: Anna Marslen -Wilson Interviewed guest: Tim Mohin Producer: Neil George

John celebrates the life of ROY HUDD with a Hannam Archive from 2014, recorded at the home of the Water Rats

American author Jenny Offill discusses her highly anticipated new novel, Weather, about a female librarian struggling to cope with a domestic life haunted by the growing awareness of catastrophic climate change. Actor and comic Roy Hudd has died at the age of 83. We speak to producer and writer John Lloyd - who was also a friend - about Roy's career. The English Game, a new Netflix drama written by Julian "Downton Abbey" Fellowes charts the formative years of football in late 19th century England. The six-part series which follows two sportsmen on opposite sides of the class divide, begins streaming this week. Actor Kevin Guthrie, talks about taking on the role of Fergus Suter, the man considered to be the first professional footballer. The Prime Minister has announced that - among other precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus - the public should 'avoid pubs clubs theatres and other social venues'. How is this likley to affect arts venues? Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Oliver Jones

Comic cons, book launches, interviews in Radio Times - former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston is everywhere right now, opening up and talking honestly for the first time ever. So it should come as no surprise that this brand new Kasterborous PodKast is almost entirely about him. Oh, and Brian A. Terranova - he's back as well... Shownotes Christopher Eccleston's thoughts on the Doctor Who 50th anniversary (https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-10-05/christopher-eccleston-doctor-who-50th/) Eccleston's would have liked a second series (https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-10-04/christopher-eccleston-doctor-who-exit-series-2/) Eccleston loves Doctor Who fans (https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-09-20/christopher-eccleston-doctor-who-fans/) Clayton Hickman shares Roy Hudd as Ken Dodd as the Doctor photo (https://twitter.com/claytonhickman/status/1180897442801299463) Mission to the Unknown recreation on YouTube (https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2019/10/02/recreation-of-missing-episode-mission-to-the-unknown-to-be-released-on-youtube/) Don't forget you can follow us on Twitter @kasterbeyond (http://www.twitter.com/kasterbeyond) !

Roy Hudd chose 'While London Sleeps' and Harry Was A Champion' by Chas & Dave

Martine McCutcheon, real life east ender, became famous as a TV Eastender in the 90s playing Tiffany, on off love interest for hi-maintenance Grant Mitchell, until she was squished by Frank Butcher outside the Queen Vic on Christmas Eve. She reinvented herself as a pop star - having a Perfect Moment in 1999 with the chart topping song of that name - and then another perfect moment co-starring with Hugh Grant in the Richard Curtis romcom, Love Actually. Off screen life, however, was complicated and after an award winning but stormy run in My Fair Lady in the West End, things went Pete Tong. Illness, bankruptcy, time to regroup - but now, fighting fit, she's back with a new album. When Benjamin Mee's dad died, he persuaded his mum to buy a zoo so that the whole family could live together. Of course it wasn't as easy as that - there were plenty of challenges along the way. But his story was made into a film starring Matt Damon in 2013. With the thank you slot, when we offer you the opportunity to thank someone for a good deed done by left unthanked, we're especially delighted on the rare occasion when a thanker is reunited with a thankee. But, people of Britain, today we reunite two of them live in the studio. Rabia Dignam and Sir Harold Walker, who met in a crowded and extremely tense Baghdad airport during the Iraqi Invasion of 1990. There's not much Gabe Cook doesn't know about cider. He's made cider for big name companies and small breweries. He's done the PR for the UK cider industry. And now he is his own man - a ciderologist and Britain's first 'pommelier'. The adorable and thoroughly cherished Roy Hudd was on Saturday Live a while ago with tales of his six decades in showbiz. He started as a redcoat, has appeared in everything from panto to Broadchurch, presented the News Huddlines here on Radio Four for a quarter of a century, and is today a custodian of anecdotes to the platinum standard of Ned Sherrin. Heritage on legs, people, and we thought we'd be unforgivably remiss if we didn't get him to surrender his Inheritance Tracks. Cally Beaton has done alright. She worked her way up to senior Vice President at the media company Viacom International. Then inexplicably at the age of 45 she decided to get into stand-up comedy. Her show Super Cally Fragile Lipstick will be in Edinburgh from August 5th And as you know we always want to hear from you - the listener. This week's Call Out is asking 'what unusual job do you do and how did you get into it'? In fact do you have such an unusual job most people wouldn't even know it exists? We have heard of people who are professional mourners. One person even told us they had a job as a professional 'cuddler'. We want to hear from you. Get in touch and don't forget to leave a number in case JP Devlin wants to call you back EMAIL: saturdaylive@bbc.co.uk TEXT: 84844 TWEET: #bbcsaturdaylive Presenters: Aasmah Mir & the Rev. Richard Coles Producer: Maire Devine.

Roy Hudd is a national treasure. He's been entertaining, acting and generally having fun on TV, the stage and wireless for many decades. Next month he'll be 81 years old and he's still working. Imelda May grew up in the Liberties, once the toughest slum in Dublin, where she learned the art of song and acquired a noble quiff, which made her the Rockabilly queen of the Dublin scene. Her breakthrough came on Jools Holland's 'Later' (she also supported his band on tour) and was snapped up by the likes of Bono and The Chieftains, who know a proper voice when they hear one. The quiff is no more, to mark a change of emphasis and tone, I guess, and her new album, Life Love Flesh Blood is produced by T Bone Burnett, does what it says on the tin. . New Zealander Stuart Barnes started working as a shepherd when he was just 11. He now spends his time travelling and running a Dog and Duck Show. He talks about his lifelong love of animals, developing his knowledge of animal behaviour and ways to communicate with dogs Hard to get a page from the flimsiest of manifestos between politics and comedy these days, some have said, so it must be a fertile opportunity for Ayesha Hazaroka, who was a special adviser to Labour politicians both in government before reinventing herself as a commentator and a comedian, and a grave disappointment to her mother who still really really wants her to be a doctor. Her new show State of the Nation was obliged to undergo a hurried rewrite after elevenses last Tuesday, when the Prime Minister surprised us all by calling a general election. This weeks Inheritance Tracks comes from humanitarian and ex-hostage Terry Waite And much much more We want to hear from you so EMAIL: saturdaylive@bbc.co.uk TEXT: 84844 TWEET: #bbcsaturdaylive (LEAVE A PHONE NUMBER) The programme is presented by Kate Silverton & the Rev. Richard Coles and the producer is Maire Devine.

Samira Ahmed talks to the comedian, actor and music hall veteran Roy Hudd, whose career spans seven decades.Starting out as a redcoat at Butlins in the 1950s, Roy became one the UK's best-loved entertainers. His show The News Huddlines ran for 26 years on Radio 2.As he approaches his 80th birthday, Hudd is playing a Dame for the first time in Panto, in Dick Whittington at Wilton's Music Hall.He talks about his close relationship with Dennis Potter, who left Hudd a role in his will, and his grandmother, who raised him, and to whom he owes his passion for variety and music hall.Producer: Timothy Prosser.

PODCAST: 27 Sep 2015  01 Diggin’ My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan - This Record Is Not To Be Broadcast 02 Cold Blow and The Rainy Night - Planxty - Cold Blow and The Rainy Night 03 Eggs In Her Basket  - Susan McKeown - Sweet Liberty 04 While Cruising Round Yarmouth - Ewan MacColl and A L Lloyd - Blow Boys Blow 05 Yarmouth Town - Nic Jones - Nic Jones Unearthed 06 The End Of My Old Cigar - Roy Hudd - Those Music Hall Days 07 The Trooper’s Nag - Maddy Prior - Seven For Old England 08 The Foggy Foggy Dew  - Tim O’Brien - Cornbread Nation 09 Bonny Black Hare - Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick - Byker Hill 10 Navvy Boots - The Dubliners - Original Dubliners 11 German Clockmender - George Spicer - Blackberry Fold 12 Jolly Tinker - Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Greatest Hits 13 Candy Man - Steve Earle - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt 14 With My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock - George Formby - With My Little Ukulele In My Hand 3 15 Little Ball Of Yarn - Jim Causley - Dumnonia 16 The Molecatcher - Peter Bellamy - Fair Annie 17 The Crayfish - John Roberts and Tony Barrand - Across The Western Ocean 18 The Widow’s Promise - Crows - No Bones Or Grease 19 Isabel Makes Love Upon National Monuments - Jake Thackray - Jake In A Box 20 Take Your Fingers Off It - The Even Dozen Jug Band - The Even Dozen Jug Band 21 My Husband’s Got No Courage In Him - The Once - Row Upon Row Of The People They Know

Libby Purves meets actor and comedian Roy Hudd; writer David Harris-Gershon; community reform campaigner Baroness Helen Newlove and cruise ship chaplain Reverend Colin Still. Roy Hudd OBE is an actor, comedian and president of the British Music Hall Society. He narrates a film, Variety of Memories, about Brinsworth House - a nursing home for retired variety performers. Variety of Memories will be screened at Wilton's Music Hall in London as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the British Music Hall Society. Helen Newlove, now Baroness Newlove of Warrington, is a community reform campaigner. Her late husband Garry Newlove was attacked and killed outside their home in Warrington by a gang of youths in 2007. Since his death, she has fought against anti-social behaviour and for the rights of victims and witnesses. In 2010 she took her seat in the House of Lords and later she was appointed Victims Commissioner by Prime Minister David Cameron. Her book, It Could Happen to You, is published by Mainstream Publishing. David Harris-Gershon is a columnist and writer. In the summer of 2002, during historic ceasefire negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, a bomb was detonated in a cafeteria at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The blast left David's wife with severe injuries and killed two of the friends who were with her. The experience sent David on a psychological journey which eventually led him to the family home of the man responsible. What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist who Tried to Kill Your Wife is published by One World Publications. Reverend Colin Still is a retired Anglican vicar who travels the world as a cruise ship chaplain with the Mission to Seafarers charity. He was recently the focus of a BBC documentary series, The Cruise, in which he travelled on the Balmoral on a 112-day world cruise with 1,700 passengers and crew, taking ninety-two services along the way. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Robert Ross is “the top chronicler of British comedy” (Howard Maxford, Film Review). Robert has written best-selling books such as the Monty Python Encyclopedia, Last of the Summer Wine the Finest Vintage and The Complete Goodies. As a consultant, researcher, writer and audio commentary moderator, Robert has worked on many dvd releases, recording with the likes of Jim Dale, Leslie Phillips, Norman Wisdom and June Whitfield. Robert has narrated documentaries for several Minder releases and was thrilled to re-live one of his childhood television memories when Fabulous Films dubbed the thirteen ‘lost’ episodes of Monkey! into English for the first time. He wrote the narration for the behind-the-scenes documentary Monkey Nuts and interviewed voice-over artistes including Andrew Sachs, Miriam Margolyes, David Collings and Burt Kwouk. Robert has also written sleeve notes for several compact disc collections of comedy tunes and songs, worked on interactive dvd quiz releases and acted as consultant for various Carry On franchise releases, including the most recent Slowdazzle calendars and a collection of Royal Doulton Character Toby Jugs! He was also the consultant for the official 31st anniversary Slowdazzle Monty Python and the Holy Grail calendar of 2005. Inaugurating the popular Carry On events at Pinewood Studios that reunited cast and crew alongside devoted fans of the series, Robert interviewed writer Norman Hudis, Liz Fraser, Patsy Rowlands and other stars of the series. Robert has also hosted sell-out events at the National Film Theatre, interviewing The Goodies and the League of Gentlemen on stage, as well as attending the Edinburgh Festival and interviewing classic comedy stars like Terry Jones and Melvyn Hayes. Robert was a regular guest at the Cult TV conventions from 2000 until 2004, interviewing such heroes as Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Jack Douglas, Bill Oddie, Don Estelle, Nicholas Courtney and Colin Baker. He is now proud to be involved with the Telly Nation charity festivals as well as the signing conventions run by Showmasters. He was a judge, in the Best Comedy category, for the 2004 British Animation Awards and sat on the committee for the first Best of British Comedy luncheon at B.A.F.T.A. in aide of The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. His passion for the best in British comedy also saw Robert contribute heavily to the best-selling part work The Classic Carry On Collection, as well as the part-work devoted to the popular situation comedy Dad’s Army. Robert co-wrote the television documentary, What’s A Carry On? and the radio special, Thou Art Awful?, a celebration of bawdy British humour through the centuries. More recently he has turned his attention to drama, writing Doctor Who for Big Finish; his star casts including sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, Leslie Phillips, Roy Hudd, Doug Bradley and David Tennant who thrilled as the Doctor from 2005 to 2010. He is a frequent guest on radio, taking part in hundreds of broadcasts and often being assigned a mammoth talkathon by the BBC during promotions for their latest dvd and cd releases. His many television credits include interviews for What’s A Carry On?, Top Ten: Comedy Records, Will the Real Basil Fawlty Please Stand Up?, Legends: Hattie Jacques, Legends: Terry-Thomas, What the Pythons Did Next, Richard & Judy and the BBC News. As an ‘actor’ he has made several appearances in perennial sitcom favourite, Last of the Summer Wine, playing a pub customer in ‘Last Post and Pigeon’ and a mourner at Compo’s funeral in ‘Just a Small Funeral’. Read about Robert’s latest project “The Forgotten Heroes of Comedy”: http://unbound.co.uk/books/forgotten-heroes-of-comedy www.robertross.co.uk @RobertWRossEsq - Sara Shulman is the Founder and Editor of Comedy Blogedy, TEDxUCL speaker on 'The Power of Funny', former Head of Comedy at UCLU Rare FM and produces the Humour Me Comedy Podcast. Sara is also a Classics Undergraduate at UCL and occasionally gigs on the comedy circuit. www.comedyblogedy.com www.twitter.com/comedyblog 
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Sir John Major talks to Matthew Sweet and is joined by comedian Roy Hudd to discuss the performers and history of the quintessentially British Music Hall. Salman Rushdie talks about his life as Joseph Anton in his new autobiographical novel. And Susan Hitch reviews the ENO's new opera; Julietta.

This week David and Milt presents "Mad Dog Englishmen" by Noel Coward, "30 Thirsty Throats" by Jessie O'Shea, "Can't We Meet Again/ Under The Arches" medley by Flannagan & Allen, "Rol 'em Girls" by Salt & Pepper,and Father Papered The Parlour" by Roy Hudd. The Music Museum hosted by Milt Larsen and David Berger  is another one of the great Yesterday USA Old Time Radio Show Programs.After being broadcast on YUSA, this famous program is now available thanks to a special arrangement between Radio Nostalgia  Network and Yesterday USA. Listen Live to YESTEDAY USA,  http://yesterdayusa.com