Broadcasting

Last Edited: 19-Oct-2019
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.

History, Retrospectives

Archive Hour/Archive on Four
BBC At War 1938-45, The
Date Title Cast Parameters
BBC Records
1972
BBC at 50
2 LP commemorative issue

produced by Alan Burgess and
Stephen Williams
4 sides/files
1:49:48, 152 MB, M
BBC R4
25-Nov-1992 to
05-Jan-1993
The Friend in the Corner
  1. 1936
  2. 1943
  3. 1947
  4. 1956
  5. 1962
  6. 1967
Daphne Oxenford.
Producer: Alastair Wilson, Lucy Bartley
30:08, 28251, S
29:24, 27570, S
29:33, 27708, S
29:11, 27372, S
29:25, 27579, S
29:12, 27389, S
BBC R2
11-Mar-1995
Bob Holness Presents.... Farewell to the Paris
June Whitfield, Frank Muir, Denis Norden, Johnny More,
Molly Weir, Maurice Denham, Humphrey Lyttelton, John
Barnes, Pete Strange, Kenny Baker, Bill Pertwee, Betty
Marsden, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Goodwright, Pete
Murray, Cliff Bennett, Lyn Paul, Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee,
Roy Hudd, Chris Emmett. Barry Took, Michael Dines
Producers Richard Willcox and Aled Evans
59:09, 13864, m
59:44, 14001, m
BBC R4
05-Sep-2006 to
26-Sep-2006
The Frost Years
David Frost
Producer Paul Bajoria
28:09, 26394, S
28:07, 26361, S
27:56, 26190, S
28:05, 26334, S



13-May-2008 to
27-May-2008




24-Dec-2009 to
28-Jan-2009
The Frost Collection
First Series
  1. Heroes and Villains
  2. Religion and Morality
  3. War and Peace


Second Series

David Frost
  1. Joanna Lumley, Joan Bakewell,
    Charles Kennedy, Tim Vine
  2. Billy Graham, Baldur von Schirach,
    Max Hastings, Joan Bakewell
  3. Max Hastings and Charles Kennedy

  4. Sir Tim Rice, Imogen Stubbs,
    Anne Atkins
  5. Sir Tim Rice, Imogen Stubbs,
    Anne Atkins
  6. Esther Rantzen, Peter Kellner
    Joan Bakewell
  7. Esther Rantzen, Peter Kellner
    Joan Bakewell
  8. many
  9. many



27:46, 39053, S
27:26, 38600, S
27:41, 39938, S



6 files
2:47:48, 153 MB, S
CBC R1
Oct-2006
Tribute to Lister Sinclair
CBC News and IDEAS special

4 files
2:46:21, 152 MB, S
18-Feb-2011
Not Just Funny Animal Voices
Presenter: Terry Nutkins
Producer: Karen Gregor
27:34, 25845, S
CBC R1 IDEAS
21-Jul-2011

At The Feet Of The Master --
100th Birthday of Marshall McLuhan

Paul Kennedy
produced by Dave Field

53:54, 50426, S
CBC R1 IDEAS
31-Oct-2011 to
04-Nov-2011

The CBC At 75:
Turning Points In Public Broadcasting


David Cayley


53:54, 50433, S
53:50, 50374, S
53:41, 50222, S
53:44, 50268, S
53:55, 50441, S

ABC RN
29-Jul-2012
80 years of the ABC: from Wireless to Wi-Fi
  1. Part One - On the air: voices, music,
    news and views
  2. Part Two - Telling it how it is: truth,
    taste and testimony
  3. Part Three - An open window:
    bringing the world to you
  4. Part Four - Your ABC: heritage,
    change, convergence, and the
    road ahead
Sarah Konowsky 53:58, 50496, S
53:50, 50364, S
53:49, 50358, S
53:49, 50361, S
25-Feb-2013 to
06-Mar-2013
Battle for the Airwaves Nick Robinson
Producer: Rob Shepherd
8 files 1:50:35, 101 MB, S
23-Nov-2012
30-Nov-2012

The BBC and All That by Roger Eckersley
read by James Fleet
Abridged and Produced by Neil Cargill

13:38, 12767, S
13:39, 12781, S

07-Jun-2013 New Broadcasting House Sian Williams, Jim Naughtie, Jean Seaton,
Robert Seatter, Robert Hardman
Producers: Peter Hanington, Dixi Stewart
42:53, 40181, S
28-Oct-2013 to
01-Nov-2013
Getting on Air: The Female Pioneers
  1. The Female Pioneers
  2. The Voice of Authority
  3. Upping the Tempo
  4. Prime Time Women
  5. A Level Playing Field
Jane Garvey
Producer: Jane Reck
5 files
1:07:08, 61.5 MB, S

Radio
Date Title Cast Parameters
1999
They Made Our World -- Marconi
no credits
8:46, 12350, S
BBC R3
23-Feb-2002

Between the Ears: The Silent Key
David Ellis
produced by Jeremy Mortimer

44:29, 58873, S
05-Jun-2003
The Forgotten Broadcaster -- Howard Marshall
David Raven Allen
27:42, 6493, m
07-Feb-2005 to
11-Feb-2005
Radio Rage
  1. Teacup in a Storm
  2. Holy Cow
  3. Radio Recall
  4. Cheaters
  5. Parda Faash
Lucy Ash
Producer: Lucy Ash
5 files
1:10:37, 64.6 MB, S
23-Apr-2005
Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher
Shortwave number stations

Simon Fanshawe
produced by Simon Hollis
28:10, 26407, S
11-Jul-2006
18-Jul-2006
American Forces Network
  1. Born on the Fourth of July
  2. The Road to Berlin
Humphrey Lyttelton.
Producer: Stephen Garner
28:15, 26486, S
28:21, 26590, S
22-Aug-2006
29-Aug-2006
Either Too Young or Too Old
Morwenna Banks
Producer: Angela Sherwin
28:06, 26345, S
28:07, 26371, S
10-Nov-2006
When CB Ruled the Waves
Dominic Arkwright
Produced by John Byrne

27:51, 26120, S
22-Mar-2008
29-Mar-2008
Border Blaster: In Search of the Wolf
Nick Barraclough
Producer: Sarah Cuddon
28:05, 26329, S
28:02, 26296, S
15-Jul-2008
Before Your Very Ears
Grant Gordon
Producer: Roger Elsgood
28:16, 26513, S
31-Aug-2008
The ABC of the BBC
Eleanor Farjeon 's alphabet of poems
Wendy Cope
Producer Julian May
25:25, 23840, S
21-Jul-2010
Do Pirates Rule the Air Waves?
Trevor Nelson
produced by James Hale

28:01, 26267, S
27-Oct-2011
Jack Jackson: Rhythm and Radio Fun Remembered

27:47, 26067, S
16-Jan-2012
I'm Rather Worried about Jim
Presenter: Penelope Keith
Producer: Angela Hind
27:51, 26125, S
26-Jan-2012
Vic Oliver -- The First Castaway Remembered
David Baddiel
produced by Stephen Garner
27:36, 25896, S
BBC R4X
21-Apr-2012
Charles Parker Prize 2012
Simon Elmes, Sarah Parker
produced by Andy Cartwright

58:56, 55255, S
21-Jun-2012
Staff No Fee -- The Other Life of Brian
Barry Johnston
Produced by Stephen Garner
27:39, 25942, S
12-Jul-2012
World Service Writers
Razia Iqbal
produced by Helen Lee

27:51, 26065, S
15-Jul-2012
Goodbye to Bush House
John Tusa
produced by Anna Horsburgh-Porter

27:45, 25970, S
04-Sep-2012
And Now an Urgent SOS Message
Eddie Mair
Producers: Jo Coombs and Stewart Henderson

37:04, 34684, S
19-Nov-2012
Revolutionary Radio
Fi Glover
Producer: Kate Lamble

27:38, 25868, S

Television

Britain in a Box
Date Title Cast Parameters
BBC R2
27-Frb-2001 to
03-Apr-2001
It'll Never Last....
Seventy Years of British Television
  1. A Lovely Piece of Furniture
  2. The  1950s Coming to You Live
  3. And Now in Colour
  4. The Big Show Hits the Small Screen
  5. And Then We Were Four
  6. Multi-choice and Multi-channel
Alan Whicker, Sue Cook
Producer: Simon Elmes
6 files
5:42:01, 39.1 MB, m
18-Oct-2005
Crackerjack!
Janet Ellis
Producer: Angela Sherwin
28:11, 26436, S
BBC R4
13-May-2006 to
27-May-2006
LA Stories
  1. The Pitch
  2. The Pilot
  3. Programmes and Profits
Paul Jackson
Producer: Paul Kobrak
28:20, 26567, S
28:17, 26527, S
28:10, 26413, S
31-Aug-2007
Trouble in Tots' TV Land
Nick Baker
Producer Brian King
28:01, 26276, S
01-Jan-2009
Talk to the Hand: the History of Puppets on TV
Phil Jupitus, Phil Cornwell,
Ronnie Le Drew
Producer: Helen Lee
27:54, 26167, S
12-Dec-2009
Shelved
How the politics of the late 1970s affected the most
popular UK TV series
Shaun Ley, Tom Baker
Producer: Jane Ashley
28:06, 26346, S
13-Apr-2010
OedipusEnders
Natalie Haynes
Producer: Phil Tinline
28:00, 26251, S
2010
The Goodies - Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
Ross Noble
Producer: Simon Barnard
28:23, 26618, S
26-Dec-2011
Goodnight John Boy
Frank Cottrell Boyce
27:45, 26025, S
26-Jul-2012
Raising a Glass to Cheers
Stephen Merchant
Produced By: James Crawford

27:50, 26044, S
01-Oct-2012
Duration, Duration, Duration
Grace Dent
Produced by Sue Clark

27:41, 25911, S
04-Oct-2012
Happy Days: The Children of the Stones
Stewart Lee
produced by Stephen Garner

28:26, 26603, S