Cryer, Barry (23-Mar-1935 – )
Last Edited: 26-Nov-2013 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.
Date
 		Title
 		Cast
 		Parameters
Broadcast
R7:
27-Dec-2004 to
31-Dec-2004 		You Won’t Believe This But
Written and Read by Barry Cryer
Produced by Richard Edis 		14:25, 6762, m
14:18, 6704, m
14:23, 6749, m
14:02, 6583, m
14:05, 6610, m
1994 Two Old Farts in the Night
Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton
Jackie Cryer, soprano
Colin Sell, piano 		74:37, 34982, M
20-Jul-2003
 Barry Cryer's Pick Of The Week
 Barry Cryer
produced by Kate Murphy
 43:53, 10286, m
Individual Routines
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
  El Chiropodo   2:25, 4320, S
  Pie n Chips for Two   2:16, 2139, S
Barry Cryer's Comedy Greats
A survey of radio comedy featuring complete episodes of the selected shows. Broadcast on BBC R7.
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
BBC R7:
10-May-2003 		The Fifties, Part One
  1. Life with the Lyons
  2. In All Directions
  3. The Al Read Show
  4. A Life of Bliss
  5. Take It From Here
  6. The Goon Show
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 32:17, 15137, M
30:25, 14263, M
30:46, 14423, M
30:27, 14281, M
29:11, 13686, M
27:38, 12955, M
BBC R7:
17-May-2003		 The Fifties, Part Two
  1. Much Binding in the Marsh
  2. Variety Bandbox
  3. Just Fancy
  4. Educating Archie
  5. Meet the Huggetts
  6. Hancock's Half Hour
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 29:34, 13866, S
30:25, 14263, S
30:16, 14195, S
31:02, 14553, S
30:43, 14402, S
27:56, 13102, S
BBC R7:
24-May-2003		 The Sixties, Part One
  1. Beyond Our Ken
  2. It's A Fair Cop
  3. The Navy Lark
  4. Benny Hill Time
  5. The Clitheroe Kid
  6. I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 32:24, 15192, M
30:58, 14523, M
26:41, 12513, M
30:50, 14459, M
29:53, 14014, M
29:54, 14017, M
31-May-2003 The Sixties, Part Two
  1. Whack-O!
  2. The Men from the Ministry
  3. The Ken Dodd Show
  4. Steptoe and Son
  5. Does the Team Think
  6. Round the Horne
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 30:02, 14085, M
31:18, 14673, M
29:45, 13953, M
28:05, 13169, M
30:52, 14476, M
30:37, 14357, M
14-Jun-2003 The Seventies, Part One
  1. The News Huddlines
  2. All Gas and Gaiters
  3. The Frankie Howerd Show
  4. Parsley Sidings
  5. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
  6. Hello Cheeky
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 31:48, 14908, M
30:36, 14347, M
29:37, 13884, M
28:57, 13574, M
30:21, 14233, M
29:23, 13779, M
21-Jun-2003 The Seventies, Part Two
  1. Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
  2. The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
  3. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
  4. The Atkinson People
  5. Just a Minute
  6. Listen to Les
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 34:46, 16299, M
29:13, 13703, M
26:22, 12365, M
30:45, 14421, M
28:56, 13563, M
30:27, 14282, M
28-Jun-2003 The Eighties,  Part One
  1. Radio Active
  2. After Henry
  3. Unnatural Acts
  4. Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
  5. Saturday Night Fry
  6. The Mary Whitehouse Experience
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 31:53, 14950, M
26:59, 12653, M
29:01, 13609, M
29:30, 13835, M
31:06, 14584, M
32:02, 15023, M
12-Jul-2003 The Eighties,  Part Two
  1. Naked Radio
  2. The Grumbleweeds
  3. The Jason Explanation
  4. The Million Pound Radio Show
  5. Frank Muir Goes Into
  6. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 31:22, 14706, M
28:57, 13578, M
29:01, 13605, M
27:47, 13026, M
30:44, 14407, M
31:56, 14975, M
19-Jul-2003 The Nineties, Part One
  1. A Look Back At The Nineties
  2. Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation
  3. The Now Show
  4. Goodness Gracious Me
  5. On The Town With The League of Gentlemen
  6. On The Hour
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 28:25, 13326, M
30:57, 14510, M
29:55, 14028, M
29:51, 13999, M
30:39, 14372, M
30:48, 14445, M
26-Jul-2003 The Nineties, Part Two
  1. Week Ending
  2. People Like Us
  3. Harry Hill's Fruit Corner
  4. Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller
  5. The Mark Steel Solution
  6. Knowing Me, Knowing You
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 29:19, 13744, M
28:19, 13747, M
30:55, 14499, M
29:56, 14034, M
30:04, 14101, M
31:22, 14706, M
09-Aug-2003 The Naughties, Part One
  1. Small World of Dominic Holland
  2. At Home With The Snails
  3. Parsons & Naylor's Pull-Out Section
  4. The Shuttleworths (Radio Shuttleworth)
  5. News Quiz
  6. Little Britain
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 31:48, 14910, M
29:21, 13765, M
30:45, 14415, M
28:58, 13585, M
30:15, 14184, M
29:24, 13789, M
16-Aug-2003 The Naughties, Part Two
  1. Absolute Power
  2. The Boosh
  3. Sean Lock's 15 Stories High
  4. The Sunday Format
  5. Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
  6. Dead Ringers
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade		 32:16, 15131, M
29:29, 13828, M
29:36, 13878, M
29:27, 13811, M
29:10, 13679, M
31:00, 14537, M
R7:
23-Aug-2003
repeated
19-May-2007		 The Listeners' Choice
  1. Lenin of the Rovers (5th place)
  2. Hancock's Half Hour (4th place)
  3. The Goon Show (3rd place)
  4. I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (2nd place)
  5. Hello Cheeky (Barry's choice)
  6. Round the Horne (1st place)
Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed and Sarah Wade
 180:00, 169104, S
R7:
20-Dec-2003		 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box Part 1
  1. Radio Active
  2. Masterson Inheritance
  3. Hinge and Brackett
  4. Round the Horne
  5. Lines from My Grandfather Christmas' Forehead
  6. Goon Show
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed, Sarah Wade, and
Alison Gardner		 179:52, 252944, S
R7:
27-Dec-2003		 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box Part 2
  1. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
  2. Shuttleworths
  3. People Like Us
  4. Dead Ringers
  5. Hello Cheeky
  6. Hancock's Half Hour
 Barry Cryer
produced by Peter Reed, Sarah Wade, and
Alison Gardner		 179:25, 252321, S
R4X:
30-Jun-2012		 The Naughties, Part Three
  1. Cabin Pressure
  2. The Boosh
  3. Flight of the Conchords
  4. Ed Reardon's Week
  5. I've Never Seen Star Wars
  6. Down the Line
 Barry Cryer
[no credits]
 180:34, 169353, S
R4X:
07-Jul-2012		 Overseas (The Transcription Service)
  1. The Clitheroe Kid
  2. Hancock's Half Hour
  3. The Navy Lark
  4. The Men from the Ministry
  5. I'm Sorry I'll Read that Again
  6. Round the Horne
 Barry Cryer
[no credits]		 179:14, 168044, S
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
25-Mar-1999
R7:
27-Aug-2003 		That Reminds Me … Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer 28:04, 26320, S
04-May-2000
R7:
23-Aug-2003 		In Conversation with Barry Cryer
Interviewed by Paul Jackson 27:56, 26198, S