Al Read Show, The

Last Edited: 30-Jul-2012 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

See also Read, Al.
Below:
Al Read Expo
Al Read Classics


Date
Episode Title - First Topic
Cast
Parameters
25-Nov1954 unknown Nobody Knows What I've Been Through
Will
Al Read
John Horvell, Revitch and Landau
The Tune Smiths
Alan Ainsworth, BBC Augmented North Variety Orch.
produced by Ronnie Taylor
29:36, 13876, m
15-Nov-1955
R7
unknown Food Al Read
Louise Trail
The Silver Tones, Alan Ainsworth, BBC North Variety Orch.
produced by Ronnie Taylor
29:18, 13672, m
06-Feb-1966
R7
unknown Hospitals Al Read
Susan Morne?
The Countrymen, Wolf Phillips and his orchestra
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by Bill Worsley
30:07, 14121, m
unknown
1964? ("Al Read 64")
unknown All Hands on Deck (intro)
No Day Like Sunday
Al Read
Ronnie Carroll
The Seekers, Wolf Phillips and his orchestra
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by Bill Worsley
29:22, 27546, m
unknown
1964? ("Al Read 64")
unknown Anyone for the Second Floor (intro)
Working Majority
Al Read
June Marlowe
The Seekers, Wolf Phillips and his orchestra
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by Bill Worsley
30:18, 28418, m
unknown unknown Hello, Is that the TUC? Al Read
Helen Shapiro
George Bradley and his orchestra
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:08, 26390, m
unknown unknown Never Teach Your Wife To Drive Al Read
no credits
22:58, 21538, m
unknown unknown So She Said as Good as You Al Read
no credits
23:06, 21662 , m
unknown (early) unknown Have You Ever Thought Where We'd All Be Al Read
Frank Cook, John Horvell
The Chordites, Alan Ainsworth,
BBC Augmented North Variety Orch.
produced by Ronnie Taylor
27:06, 25419 , m
unknown (1955?)
R7
unknown Fire Brigade Al Read
Louise Trail
The Silver Tones, Alan Ainsworth,
BBC North Variety Orch.
produced by Ronnie Taylor
26:52, 25194, m2 

Al Read Expo
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
unknown 1970-1971 The Generation Gap Al Read
Peter Rostand, Paul Shaeffer
Max Harris Group
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
29:04, 27263, m
16-Aug-1970 The Cost of Living Al Read
Julie Rogers
Max Harris Group
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:49, 27018, m
23-Aug-1970 The Nationalised Industries Al Read
Julie Rogers
Max Harris Group
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:21, 26588, m
15-Aug-1971 The Car Industry Al Read
Peter Rostand, Paul Shaeffer
Max Harris Group
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:44, 26943, m
29-Aug-1971 The Roof over Your Head Al Read
Max Harris Group
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:44, 26947, m

Al Read Classics
Six episodes
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
04-Apr-1976 I Said Just Stare Her Out Al Read
Kenny Ball Jazzmen
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
25:27, 23863, m
11-Apr-1976 Well You Can Go Back to Your Mother Al Read
Kenny Ball Jazzmen
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
27:45, 26032, m
18-Apr-1976 So Anyway as I Say Al Read
Alex Walsh Band
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
27:03, 25369, m
25-Apr-1976 I Said You Can Sit There All Night Al Read
Alex Walsh Band
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
26:19, 24679, m
02-May-1976 I Said Betty I Said Al Read
The Settlers
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
28:07, 26372, m
TS5 version
27:00, 63283, S
09-May-1976 Life Is What You Make It Al Read
The Settlers
script by Ronnie Taylor
produced by John Brower
26:51, 25187, m
TS6 version
27:04, 63439, S

Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
BBC R2
14-Oct-1995
21-Oct-1995
28-Oct-1995
R7
Compilations
  1. What's This about Our Eunice?
  2. Food
  3. I'd Just Sat Down Reading You Know
Al Read
compiled by Mike Craig
27:09, 25466, m2
27:00, 25328, m2
27:01, 25340, m2