Muir, Frank

Last Edited: 12-Oct-2016 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.

As a Writer
A Kentish Lad (see below)
Brothers-in-Law
In All Directioms
Take It from Here
Whack-O
What-a-Mess children's books (see below)
As a Performer
Call My Bluff
Frank Muir Goes Into
Frank Muir Presents 500 Years of Humourous Prose
The Frost Report
My Music
My Word
That Was the Week that Was
There Was an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scot
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
1983
The Hunt for the Wild Guffaw
(broadcast as episodes 5-6 of A Kentish Lad)
 Frank Muir 28:12, 12226, s
28:07, 13181, s
1997
A Kentish Lad written and read by Frank Muir
 from cassettes?
44:29, 20852, S
42:40, 20006, S
45:50, 21484, S
44:18, 20765, S


Wonderful What a Mess
SIDE A Four Seasons
  1. What-a-Mess in Spring
  2. What-a-Mess in Summer
  3. What-a-Mess in Autumn
  4. What-a-Mess in Winter
SIDE B Four Square Meals
  1. What-a-Mess Has Breakfast
  2. What-a-Mess Has Lunch
  3. What-a-Mess Has Tea
  4. What-a-Mess Has Supper
 written and read by Frank Muir
 LP?
28:57, 27147, M
28:55, 27108, M
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
Transcription Service
04-Jun-1958 		The Laughter Makers
BBC presents A Portrait of Muir and Norden		 Ted Kavanaugh, Frank Muir, Denis Norden
written by Gayle Pedrick
produced by John Browell
 TS (KW)
LP 24143/24144
29:32, 27620, s
1971
 Why Are You Laughing --
The BBC Light Entertainment Department
 Frank Muir, Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall

 27:42, 16229, M
off air interface
1972
 Frank Muir's Personal Selection
from the Sound Archive
 Frank Muir
produced by Helen Frye
 28:49, 27020, M
02-Oct-1976
 Desert Island Discs
 Frank Muir
Roy Plomley
 reconstructed from
archives
35:18, 41411, S
BBC WS
13-Dec-1990
10-Jan-1991
 Meridian -- Muir on Humour
 Frank Muir, Judi Dench, Michael Williams

 27:45, 26078, S
28:35, 26852, S
08-May-1995 Fighting for a Laugh Frank Muir
produced by Richard Edis		 28:31, 26740, S
22-Sep-1997 Interview Frank Muir, interviewed by John Dunn 24:15, 22746, S
18-Oct-1997
 Interview Frank Muir, interviewed by Ned Sherrin 8:52, 8320, S
26-Oct-1997
 Funny Old Auntie
 Frank Muir and Denis Norden
Producer Richard Edis
 59:14, 55539, S
24-Jun-1998 to
29-Jul-1998
 A Kentish Lad Remembered
  1. Tribute in the Radio Theatre at
    Broadcasting House (part 1)
  2. Tribute in the Radio Theatre at
    Broadcasting House (part 2)
  3. Bedtime with Braden and
    Breakfast with Braden
  4. In All Directions
  5. The Hunt for the Wild Guffaw (part 1)
    (from 1993)
  6. The Hunt for the Wild Guffaw (part 2)
    (from 1993)
  1. Simon Brett
    Denis Norden, Bill Cotton,
    Patrick Garland, Robert Robinson
    and John Amis
    Producer Richard Edis
  2. Simon Brett
    Denis Norden, Bill Cotton,
    Patrick Garland, Robert Robinson
    and John Amis
    Producer Richard Edis
  3. Simon Brett
    Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
  4. Simon Brett
    Producer Richard Edis
  5. Frank Muir
    Producer Pete Atkin
  6. Frank Muir
    Producer Pete Atkin
  1. 27:34, 12927, S
  2. 27:32, 12908, S
  3. missing
  4. missing
  5. 27:35, 12929, S
  6. 27:29, 12887, S
BBC WS S/W
11-Jan-1999
 Frank Muir Remembered -- My Word Stories
 Simon Brett
Producer Richard Edis		 shortware broadcast
27:50, 26145, s
27-Mar-2007
 The Original Godfathers --
Tribute to Denis Norden and Frank Muir
 Paul Jackson
 28:02, 26262, S