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493: 944: 62: 8684: 860: 8692: 8970: 3375:"achieved a humour of universal appeal and found eager listeners in every rank of society". A 2002 history of Britain in the first half of the 20th century called the show "the most celebrated wartime radio programme ... praised by intellectuals for its surrealism and wordplay, but loved by the mass listening public for its delirious silliness". The size of the audience was unprecedented; one historian records that more than sixteen million people listened to 894:. The show restarted without Train, whose health, which had been worsening for some time, broke down completely; he spent a year in a sanatorium in North Wales recovering. Worsley took the decision to rest Train's characters rather than have another actor portray him; although he was criticised for the decision, he said "any imitation was to my mind as paste to real diamonds". The series included broadcasts for each of the three forces: in January 1944 2111:
Riff-Rafferty, Handley's old nanny, with a fund of embarrassing stories of his early years; Naieve, Major Mundy's old-fashioned daughter; the "pert poppet" Poppy Poopah; Ruby Rockcake who ran the railway buffet: "No cups outside!"; the generously proportioned Ella Phant; and the two unnamed Posh Ladies, whose conversations were strewn with "dahlings" and always ended with the cry, "Taxi!"
3383:: "Why should the producers in the Variety department assume that the listeners are a body of half-wits? The puns served up last night in "ITMA" were an insult to anyone's intelligence" (1939) and "I am constantly amazed by the number of otherwise intelligent people who rave about this programme. I have tried to discover some sort of level of culture or intelligence from which 1522:, she was one of the best-loved characters, and was remembered long after the show finished. She would burst through Handley's door, usually when least convenient, and hoarsely ask, "Can I do you now sir?" She regularly brought Handley peculiar presents, nominally edible as a rule, beginning with some carrot jelly she had sieved through her jumper. In a show recorded before a 2099:, having been a BBC announcer; the American publicity agent, Luke Slippy; Hari Kari, a Japanese caller whose gibberish only Handley could understand, and his compatriots Bowing and Scraping. From the British regions there were the Scottish Tattie Mackintosh (and her mother); the Welsh Sam Fairfechan ("Hello, how are you? As if I cared") and his family; and the 524:". The broadcasts had an average of eighteen-and-a-half minutes of dialogue into which Kavanagh would attempt to write one hundred laughs—an average of a laugh every eleven seconds. Between the comic scenes there were usually two musical interludes in each show: the first purely orchestral and the second featuring a song from the current resident singer. 2140:
characters who were mentioned frequently but were never heard, such as Peter Geekie, or appeared regularly but were not given a name, such as Carleton Hobbs's man whose banal weekly tales began and ended "Ain't it a shame, eh? Ain't it a shame?" and Hugh Morton's speaker whose sentences began softly and ended in a deafening shout.
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s strengths has prevented it from wearing well. Kavanagh himself admitted that reading his old scripts he could not work out what some of the jokes were about. Even while the show was still running, its producer, Worsley, said that recordings of earlier series "seem curiously dusty and faded, like an
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The list is not exhaustive: members of the cast played many other roles, mostly one-off, unnamed, and sometimes not even human; the singers, the orchestra and the musical director, Charles Shadwell, sometimes had lines in the script. From time to time guests appeared on the show. There were recurring
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Among the mock authority figures were Sir Short Supply, a strangulated-voiced bureaucrat; the Town Clerk, a north-country official who would offer "have a cher, Mr Mer", later Mer himself; Fusspot, an official whose name was self-explanatory; two characters with a habit of repeating the ends of their
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There would be a gurgling sound, a few bubbles, and up would bob the Diver. His few words very soon became part of the country's vocabulary, as did so many of our phrases, and it was not long before "Don't forget the Diver" was heard on all sides, in bars, in buses, on stations, even from disembodied
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to get an audience of 2000, and in the studio in Bangor with 200; he also tried with no audience, and settled on 200 as the right number. The premise of the show changed again with Handley ejected as the mayor of Foaming-in-the-Mouth, and now the manager of a munitions factory. Several new characters
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that accompanied the first programme, Worsley described the premise of the show: Handley "gets hold of a ship, equips it with a transmitter and studio, and sails the Seven Seas scattering broadcast culture (Handley brand) and 'commercials' (any brand)". Music was provided by the Jack Harris Band, who
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The following are among the best known of the catchphrases from the show. Some became common currency among the general public for many years; others were more ephemeral. One—"TTFN"—remained in frequent use throughout the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st, latterly being used in chat
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The main character was always Handley's, whether as manager of the pirate radio station, head of the Office of Twerps, Mayor of Foaming-at-the-Mouth, factory manager, Governor of Tomtopia or down-and-out. He remained the fast-talking central figure, around whom all the other characters orbited. Took
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finished in February 1940 and the show went on a nationwide tour that kept it off the air for nearly 18 months, except for one special edition in May 1940. Took notes that the show lacked the impact it had on radio, as Handley's performances were more intimate through a microphone than in a theatre.
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Eccentrics included Basil Backwards ("Sir, morning good! Coffee of cup. Strong too not. Milk have rather I'd"); George Gorge, a champion glutton; Comical Chris, a persistent would-be joker; Mark Time, a nonagenarian whose response to anything was, "I'll have to ask me dad"; Mr Sninch-of-Puff, a man
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Professions and occupations were represented by, among others, the announcer at Radio Fakenburg; Atlas, the hypochondriac strongman; Bookham, a variety agent; Curly Kale, a chef who hated food and loved dreadful old jokes; Dan Dungeon, the jocose tour guide at Castle Weehouse; Farmer Jollop; Lemuel
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team caricatured people of all ages, both sexes, and many nationalities, classes and professions. There were spoofs of national and regional types, including Johann Bull, a conspicuously Teutonic German agent trying to pass himself off as English; Chief Bigga Banga of Tomtopia, who spoke no English
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Series 3 ran for six weeks, ending on 25 July 1941. Series 4 followed two months later, beginning on 26 September. The programme was attracting 16 million listeners by this stage, and was the most popular programme the BBC Variety Department had ever broadcast. During programme five, listeners
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ended, Kavanagh reflected "I myself cannot understand some of the jokes. They were skits on a nine-days wonder—a headline of that day's paper, and dead the following week. Every programme is an accurate reflection of the war situation at the time." Some parts of a script were rewritten in the hours
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Mona Lott (subsequently, after her marriage, Mona Little), the lugubrious laundress, was among the later creations to feature in the show, appearing in the last three series. She would regale Handley with her latest woes, her doleful demeanour in ludicrous contrast with her mantra, "It's being so
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was a character-driven comedy and contained parody and satire, unlike previous British radio comedy. The programme's satirical targets during the war were government departments and the ostensibly petty wartime regulations, although the programme "never challenged authority but instead acted as a
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Sophie Tuckshop was a replacement for a less successful character, Ella Phant. Jokes about the latter's size did not work well on radio because the light and girlish voice of the performer, Hattie Jacques, did not suggest a heavyweight. She described Sophie as "a terrible child who never stopped
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and Lind Joyce; Clarence Wright returned to the programme. The premise of the show changed too: Handley left Foaming-in-the-Mouth and became the governor of the fictional island of Tomtopia. The storyline towards the end of series 9 centred on a government investigation of the administration on
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The storylines for each week were thin, and the programme was written to have Handley at the centre interacting with a cast of recurring characters, all of whom had their own catchphrase or phrases. The catchphrases were used deliberately to help the listening public to identify which of the
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was "entirely new, breaking away from the conventions of both radio and music hall comedy". It relied on Handley's quick-fire delivery of the humour, with his "near-miraculous technique". The writer and producer John Fisher, in his examination of 20th-century comedians and comedy, highlights
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a sound effect was not a shorthand way of setting a scene for a listener, but "as a means of punctuating the rapid progress of events ... doing the work of words, and permitting an extraordinarily economical drama for a medium that relies on words—and sounds", according to the academic
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Leading female characters included three secretaries to Handley in his various capacities: Cilly, Dotty (her sister), and the formidable but soft-hearted Miss Hotchkiss; Mrs Lola Tickle, Handley's first charlady; the shy Lady Sonely; Banjeleo, Bigga Banga's daughter and translator; Nurse
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to the soldiers in North Africa, the first time the show had been transmitted to the troops. The shows became increasingly topical and up-to-the-minute. Worsley began experimenting with the size of the audience to see which worked best. He tried in the theatres and cinemas of Bangor and
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in 1939. On the outbreak of war he returned to South Africa and joined the South African Broadcasting Corporation where he went on to become one of the country’s most popular radio announcers. He is not recorded as having broadcast on the BBC other than in the first four episodes of
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officer, who told him, "I have bought a water heater on a ten-year instalment plan and the devils who are selling it to me don't know I'm dying of drink". The man did not recognise himself in Chinstrap, whom he considered "exactly like a lot of silly chumps I used to know in
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considered it difficult to transpose a radio show format onto a cinema screen, but thought Forde "manages his difficult task extremely well". As a consequence, the reviewer thought the film "achieves at least a partial success through the extravagance of its own craziness".
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leading up to a broadcast as the news changed. Kavanagh visited army camps and factories to listen to the patois and slang, the current jokes doing the rounds, as well as complaints and frustration, and used the material in the show. In this manner, Worsley considers that
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through one of the BBC's regular auditions. He mimicked skidding cars, trains, galloping horses and crowded pubs, but used no dialogue. According to Foster and Furst, "although his skills were considerable, they held up the pace of the show and he didn't stay for long".
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factory in Birmingham, but the show was not well received, and it was decided not to have any further broadcasts away from the studio. Train returned to the cast, but at the end of 1944 Worsley was hospitalised for seven months. The production duties were taken up by
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sentences: the Man from the Ministry and Inspector Squirt: "I'm Inspector Squirt—I said Squirt"; and Percy Palaver, appointed governor of Tomtopia in Handley's absence, and notable for his generally unintelligible speech punctuated with "oomyahs" and "harrumphs".
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There are neither drawling Bayswater millionaires nor drooling Aberdonian wags nor, thank Hackney, any boy Cockney. These characters are novel. They gibber, splutter, stutter, stagger, suffer from amnesia, paranoia, claustrophobia, dyspepsia, dementia, and
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to use sound for all it was worth, the sound of different voices and accents, the use of catchphrases, the impact of funny sounds in words, of grotesque effects to give atmosphere—every device to create the illusion of rather crazy or inverted
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Handley's scatty secretary was planned as an Italian equivalent of Funf, but "his chronic mismanagement of the English tongue proved too endearing and he remained at Handley's side as a well-loved language joke". His incurable tendency to
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at 8.15 pm. The programme was set on a ship able to broadcast radio programmes, with Handley as the station controller and presenter. He was accompanied by Cecilia Eddy, Eric Egan and Sam Heppner. The show included a quiz hosted by
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Pat Rignold was one of the singing trio The Cavendish Three, along with Kay Cavendish (above) and Dorothy Carless. She was also a comedienne, with a style described by the BBC as "dumb and scatty". She was the sister of the conductor
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wrote in December 1939 that amusing as the show could be, "it is beginning to pall by its regularity and its attachment to the same style of humour". By the end of the last series, in 1949, writers in the same paper were comparing
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Military figures in addition to Colonel Chinstrap included his puritanical nephew Brigadier Dear, mortified by his uncle's excesses; and Major Mundy, a British expatriate on Tomtopia with an unreconstructed 19th-century mindset.
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With the idea of a broadcasting ship now too improbable during wartime, the premise of the programme changed to have Handley as the head of the fictional Ministry of Aggravation and Mysteries, where he worked in the Office of
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on later comedy shows by virtue of "its speed of delivery, its quick-fire succession of short scenes and verbal non-sequiturs, its surrealist overtones, all breaking away from the traditional music hall sketch orientation of
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The character reappeared in the fifth series, now identified as Colonel Humphrey Chinstrap; he rapidly became one of the show's most popular features. He would "mishear" an innocent remark as an invitation to a drink:
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Handley's comebacks like this to Mrs Mopp's "TTFN" were his own last-minute inventions, not known to anybody else in advance. His longest is thought to be NKABTYSIRWU—Never Kiss A Baby Till You're Sure It's Right Way
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caused him to address a female character: "Ah, you attract me like a maggot! Let me cuss you on both cheeks". His verbal infelicities became infectious and regularly caused Handley's character to trip over his words:
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comments that it is impossible to put them into order of popularity: "They were all successful. Everyone had their own favourite". Some of the best known are described below, in order of first appearance in the show.
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rooms, emails and newsgroups to sign off a message or posting. "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going" also remains in use, seen in British newspapers many times in the first two decades of the 21st century.
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Funf, "the enemy agent with the feet of sauerkraut", was the earliest of the show's major supporting characters, making his debut in the second programme of the second series. He was an incompetent German agent,
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s innovative structure—a fast-moving half-hour show with musical interludes and a cast of regular characters with popular catchphrases—was successfully continued in comedy shows of the 1950s and 1960s, such as
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Paula Green (6 March 6, 1917 – 4 January 2012) was a popular wartime singer who performed on radio and travelled thousands of miles from Orkney to the Middle East to perform for British troops. Before joining
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The familiar appeal for the one-legged diver ... will no longer be heard by arriving trippers". Handley was not the only Liverpudlian comedian to celebrate the diver: he is mentioned in a 1942 song by
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was a fan of Handley and wrote a script for a comedy sketch for him in 1926. Handley liked the work and bought it; it was the start of a professional relationship that lasted until Handley's death in 1949.
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left to join the armed forces, but made a guest appearance as Lola Tickle in series 4 while on leave, in a confrontation between Handley's two charladies. Later known for playing Dudley Davenport in
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was in place for evenings and nights, and all cinemas and theatres had been closed by the government; such measures provided a boost to the listening figures for the show. The writer and comedian
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A dialect expert, mimic and impressionist, Tony Francis was born in Leicester, and came from a theatrical family. He began as a boy soprano before successfully taking up impressions. He joined
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A prequel programme to series 10, "Whither Tomtopia?", was based in the idea that Handley had "to face an enquiry into his governorship" of the island. He faced questions from, among others,
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Although fünf is the German for "five", the name was not chosen for any association with "fifth column": Worsley, hearing his schoolboy son counting in German, decided that Funf—pronounced
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broke out on 3 September, the remainder of the series was cancelled. The show had been of limited success, and Worsley thought it was likely to have been "another broadcasting flop".
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as "the greatest of all war-time characters", became what Worsley called "a national craze" and helped to make the German propaganda machine a source of public ridicule in Britain.
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historian Roger Wilmut comments, "It is interesting that the character, although from a different show a decade earlier, fits into the Goon Show framework with no sense of strain".
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Mrs Mopp's opening words were originally "Can I do for you now, sir", but the "for" was omitted, at first by accident and then because the line was more effective without it.
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Handley's allusion is to a famous American advertising slogan for mail-order piano lessons, "They all laughed when I sat down at the piano, But oh!, when I began to play".
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every week", and another that "a staggering 40 per cent of the population" regularly tuned in. But the show was not without its critics. Took quotes hostile letters to
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the Diver was what Worsley called a "crossing" character: he would cross a scene for a few seconds, often to interrupt Handley at a particularly inopportune moment:
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As the programme matured, Kavanagh changed the flow of the programme away from the disjointed collection of scenes or sketches and towards a more defined storyline.
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At their last meeting Mrs Mopp bade Handley "TTFN", to which he responded, "NCTWWASBE"—"Never Clean The Window With A Soft-Boiled Egg". After being written out of
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s "speed of delivery, its quick-fire succession of short scenes and verbal non-sequiturs, all breaking away from the traditional music hall sketch orientation of
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Vera Lennox (1903–1984) was a comedienne, singer and dancer. She appeared in many musical comedies and light non-musical plays in the 1920s and 30s, often with
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Mary O'Farrell (1892–1968) was an actress who worked mostly for the BBC. Starting her career in the West End, she first broadcast in 1923 in a production with
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safety valve for the public's irritation with bureaucracy, wartime shortages, queues and the black market", according to the cultural historian Martin Dibbs.
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Sam and Lefty were two American characters, both nominally gangsters, but of a conspicuously uncombative kind. Sam, Handley's bodyguard, was prone to panic:
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For example, at the time BBC Radio used a seagull as a shorthand way of letting listeners know the action was taking place at the seaside or on a cliff top.
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commented that his voice "carried the unmistakeable aroma of vintage port and brandy". An unnamed prototype of the character appeared in the third series:
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cheerful that keeps me going". For Mona, a domestic disaster such as a burst water tank would become increasingly calamitous, until her husband ...
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Edith May Joyce, 1918–1971) was an actress and singer. She sang frequently on BBC radio programmes between 1942 and 1955, and was seen in the 1947 film
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The Commercial Traveller, like the Diver, was a "crossing" character, distracting Handley from the business at hand with his irrelevant sales patter:
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writes that the success also came from the programme's "self-assurance and cheerful optimism a welcome relief in that time of fear and uncertainty".
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audience she brought him "a Bosun's Blancmange". At the end of their scenes together she would bid him "Ta-ta for now", soon abbreviated to "TTFN".
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and then, for 14 years, touring the Commonwealth with various theatrical companies. From 1930 onwards her career was mostly in broadcasting. After
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and the proliferation of minor wartime regulations. Parts of the scripts were rewritten in the hour before the broadcast, to ensure topicality.
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accent, puzzled by some of Handley's longer words ("What's a concentrated cacophony?"), but usually winning their weekly battle of wits.
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Bookham; Bowing; Claude; Colonel Chinstrap; Funf; Fusspot; Farmer Jollop; Hari Kari; Lefty; Prattle; Luke Slippy; Mark Time; Town Clerk
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was planned to be a trial run of six shows of 45-minute duration, broadcast fortnightly. They began on 12 July 1939, performed at a BBC
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Daisy Sarah Summers (1883–1964), was born in Birmingham and as soon as she left school embarked on a show-business career, first in a
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After success in musical comedy in the 1920s the actor Horace Percival (1886–1961) concentrated on radio work, in which, according to
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published Chinstrap's autobiography—ghost-written by Kavanagh, with a foreword by Train. In a 1954 BBC radio programme he featured in
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dates the phrase—"a humorous circumlocution accepting an invitation, esp. the offer of a (usually alcoholic) drink"—to at least 1847.
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Took notes that for decades afterwards, radio and television audiences in the UK all had 200–300 people, based on Worsley's research.
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Among other catastrophes recounted by Mona were her brother-in-law, a champion runner, walking in his sleep and getting half-way to
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The scenario of the programme changed again for series six, when, following a decision to move the munitions factory underground, a
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voices in the black-out, and practically no lift descended without someone saying in those weary tones "I'm going down now, sir!"
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began again in September 1948. On 9 January 1949, three days after the sixteenth episode of the series—the 310th episode of
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Although the BBC featured many comic acts in its variety programmes, it had no regular comedy series until early 1938, when
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Atlas; Bigga Banga; Johann Bull; Norman the Doorman; Andrew Geekie; George Gorge; Mr Grooves; Willy Nilly; Walter Wetwhite
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Canadian actress (1912–1958). She appeared frequently on BBC radio between 1939 and 1946, and on BBC television in 1939 in
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before anyone could catch him, and, when on a train journey, "I put me head out of the window to look at the view, and the
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When Train was ill during series 7, Lefty was temporarily replaced by Butch Scram, Sam's brother, played by Bryan Herbert.
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s, Handley, Kavanagh and Worsley decided to change many of the cast to keep the show fresh; Dorothy Summers, Sydney Keith,
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in the central role, a fast-talking figure, around whom the other characters orbited. The programmes were written by
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Series 5 started in September 1942 and ran for twenty weeks. One of the programmes in November was broadcast on the
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The show presented more than seventy regular characters during its twelve seasons, most of them with his or her own
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caught me. Before I knew where I was I found myself on the platform between a sack of fertiliser and a dead duck".
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was cancelled; Took observes that Handley "was so much the keystone and embodiment of the actual performance that
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called "countless boatloads of people" He would solicit donations with phrases appropriated by his caricature in
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Well, if it isn't Mrs Mopp the vamping vassal with the tousled tassel. I thought you told me you were called up?
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Ali Oop was a caricature of a Middle-Eastern hawker, persistently trying to sell improbable goods to Handley:
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Maurice Denham played a cow, a pig and a duck belonging to Farmer Jollop in one episode in the second series.
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in a novel manner, which, alongside a wide range of voices and accents, created the programme's atmosphere.
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The BBC had planned for the outbreak of war, and once it was declared, the Variety Department was moved to
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Bill Stephens began his career in seaside concert parties and music hall. In 1942 he became a regular in
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The bibulous Colonel Chinstrap was a retired army officer, perpetually on the look-out for a free drink.
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that had been dropped on Bangor, landing half a mile (0.8 km) from the studio, instead of in the
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programme, and sang in many other shows between 1942 and 1948. She later appeared in the West End in
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in two short broadcasts in June 1949; Train, playing Chinstrap, co-starred in the 1950 comedy series
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At the time, the factory was engaged on wartime production of tanks and other vehicles for the army.
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she continued to appear on radio and between 1950 and 1958 she made several television appearances.
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In the latter part of 1943 the Variety Department finished a relocation back to London. Series 7 of
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for a few months, but found out that it was a more serious condition and was quickly hospitalised.
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were introduced, including Colonel Chinstrap, a dipsomaniac retired army officer voiced by Train.
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was recorded at the Criterion in February, and an Army edition from the Garrison Theatre at the
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In the show's early days critical response was not uniformly enthusiastic. The radio critic of
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Described in the press as "An Irishman with many voices at his command", Bryan Herbert came to
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was "the closest radio had come to the everyday jokes that ordinary people have always made".
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A South African actor and broadcaster (1903–1967). He was the physical fitness instructor on
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Took over singing slot from Paula Green in mid-series 8 (March 1945). Also a regular in the
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team in 1942 he appeared in radio plays, operettas, musicals, variety and features like the
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Tomtopia; the series ended in June 1946 with Handley leaving Tomtopia to return to Britain.
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In 1919 Gadsby, known as "Professor" or "Peggy" Gadsby, went one better by diving into the
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The scripts were written during the week of broadcast to ensure topicality. The year after
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Orchestra. She was given her own radio show towards the end of the war. Her recording of "
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began. The former, which ran for three series in 1938 and 1939, was a particular success;
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Handley's words parody the opening and closing announcements of the popular radio show
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broke away from the conventions of previous radio comedies, and from the humour of the
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among many other roles in a stage, screen and radio career lasting from 1934 to 1997.
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the office boy; Norman the Doorman; and Vodkin and Vladivostooge, two mad scientists.
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The actress Diana Morrison (1914–2000) started in show-business in the chorus at the
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Grahame, Charles (27 November 1976). "The master of the rapid-fire radio pun show".
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from 1924. By the end of the 1920s he was, according to the writers Andy Foster and
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was, as Worsley describes it, "Tommy's own private celebration of the great event".
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Grahame, Charles (27 November 1976). "The master of the rapid-fire radio show".
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The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel
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The phrase "It's That Man Again" was originally used by members of the American
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The Diver was drawn from a real-life figure familiar to Handley's generation of
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Miss Hotchkiss's "Doh!" is—with "I don't mind if I do" and "TTFN"—one of three
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ITMA broadcast four series after the war, from September 1945 to January 1949:
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comprised one series with four programmes, from 12 July 1939 to 30 August 1939.
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Lefty was of a nervous disposition. At a fairground shooting gallery with Sam:
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in October 1943 in the seventh series. She had appeared in Shakespeare at the
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Power Without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain
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recalled that Chinstrap was based on an acquaintance of Snagge's, a retired
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programme which ran for twelve series from 1939 to 1949. The shows featured
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In a 2013 study of British comedy, John Fisher emphasises the influence of
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No, sir—I was examined by a lady doctor. She wanted me to remove my bonnet.
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Sam Heppner (1914–1983) was a broadcaster, author, composer and lyricist.
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You don't look a day over sixty-one. I mean, were you passed fit? ...
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had included Bristol, which triggered a move of the Variety Department to
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Blewett, Denis (28 September 1956). "Train takes a sentimental journey".
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broadcast seven series during the war, from September 1939 to June 1945:
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Jean Capra (1916–1991) was an actress who made her broadcasting debut in
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The Labour? That's capital. I'll put you in charge of the sock exchange.
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This article is about the radio programme. For the film adaptation, see
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Historians of the show acknowledge that the topicality that was one of
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Series 11, which began in September 1947, had the final recruit to the
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brought it into widespread popular use. The Colonel had a life beyond
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Although Mrs Mopp, the charlady, was in fewer than half the series of
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Sources: Foster and Furst (1999); Gifford (1985) and Kavanagh (1975).
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could not work without him, and no further series were commissioned.
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The idea for the programme came from a real life lunch given at the
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and Horace Percival were all released from the show and replaced by
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Two ceremonious odd-job men—also broker's men—who talked in rhyme:
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Radio Comedy, 1938–1968: A Guide to 30 Years of Wonderful Wireless
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until Worsley returned in May 1945. His first programme back was
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Nicholas, Siân (2002). "Being British: Creeds and Cultures". In
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Contemporary Drama and the Popular Dramatic Tradition in England
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and Funf could be "painlessly removed" from the BBC's schedules.
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Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment
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Thank you, Mrs M. There'll be an 'otpot in the Old Tom tonight.
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was a character-driven comedy whose satirical targets included
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Series 8 began in September 1944 with a special show from the
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Wintour, Charles (2008). "Gunn, Herbert Smith (1903–1962)".
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Took, Barry (2011). "Handley, Thomas Reginald (1892–1949)".
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in the first decades of the 20th century for high-diving off
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Handley (centre) and Dorothy Summers recording an episode of
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Davalle, Peter (5 September 1988). "Fun and fundamentals".
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Whistling in the Dark: Memory and Culture in Wartime London
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fans are drawn—but in vain" (1944). In 1947 a Scottish MP,
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Frisby Dyke was the name of a Liverpool department store;
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Series 5: 18 September 1942 to 29 January 1943 (20 weeks)
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Series 2: 19 September 1939 to 6 February 1940 (20 weeks)
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he displayed considerable versatility. Before joining the
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Dan Dungeon; Frisby Dyke; Percy Palaver; Sir Short Supply
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The catchphrase, "I don't mind if I do", was not new, but
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was an important contributor to British morale during the
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Series 12: 23 September 1948 to 6 January 1949 (16 weeks)
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Sydney Keith (1900–1982) was born in the US, appeared on
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s response to a national scare in 1940 about a supposed "
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Before the sixth series began recording, a film version,
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Joan Harben (1909–1953) was the daughter of the actress
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Series 11: 25 September 1947 to 10 June 1948 (38 weeks)
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Series 10: 19 September 1946 to 12 June 1947 (39 weeks)
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Series 9: 20 September 1945 to 13 June 1946 (39 weeks)
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Isn't that nice. What is it—an engineer's indiscretion?
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Disgraceful! I expect she wanted to open a false front.
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Handley (centre) introduces Ann Rich, a new singer for
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in January 1949 and campaigned for 25 years to have a
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had been performing at London hotspots, including the
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cast at rehearsal during a visit to the Home Fleet at
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Worsley had been struggling with what he thought was
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Series 4: 26 September 1941 to 1 May 1942 (32 weeks)
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was entirely original and avoided stock characters:
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spring was tapped and Foaming-in-the-Mouth became a
7229:. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. 4387:"Tommy Handley Introduces a Grand 'ITMA' Concert". 4158:, pp. 47 & 54, 73 & 77, 123 & 129. 4042: 4040: 4038: 3565:Series 7: 7 October 1943 to 8 June 1944 (36 weeks) 2823:'s series of radio comedies between 1953 and 1959. 1625:she had her own series of quarter-hour programmes, 274: 263: 238: 200: 190: 180: 170: 144: 123: 115: 107: 97: 79: 8862: 8551: 8240:"Miss Dorothy Summers: 'Can I Do You Now, Sir?'". 7365:Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques 2095:and Wamba M'Boojah who spoke with the grandest of 1927:: Try a gin and turpentine? I don't mind if I do. 1697:: Any helicopters, motor cars or washing machines? 7977:"Tommy Handley Introduces a Grand 'ITMA' Concert" 7253:The Golden Age of Radio: An Illustrated Companion 7161:Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department, 1922–67 3068:placed on the wall of Handley's house in London. 1985:The True Story of Humphrey Chinstrap (Col. Retd.) 1948:: King John signing the Magna Carta at Runnymede. 1914:: A glass of Chablis, sir? I don’t mind if I do. 691:, and the music for the second series was by the 7850:. No. 1147. 21 September 1945. p. 18. 2732:, mostly in the West End, but also on Broadway. 2068:eating, with the inevitable sickening results". 1408:: No, there's a tough-looking guy outside, boss. 463:. "ITMA", or "It's That Man Again", referred to 8063:. No. 1197. 6 September 1946. p. 14. 8043:. No. 1055. 17 December 1943. p. 22. 7899:. No. 1405. 29 September 1950. p. 5. 7810:. No. 1572. 25 December 1953. p. 40. 7715:(2004). "Kavanagh, Henry Edward (1892–1958)". 6045:"The master of the rapid-fire radio pun show". 2046: 2001: 1909:: Colonel, you have been treated most shabbily. 1843: 1780:: Now, So-So, you are an architect, aren't you? 1746: 1637: 1485: 1356: 1283: 1262:: Yes, and merry-go-rounds, you hounds ... 1226:: Cut out the etiquette—you've a big job to do. 1177: 1099: 1057: 7304:. London: Futura Publications. pp. 9–12. 6856:"It's being so cheerful that keeps me going". 1971:colleague Major Mundy offered comments on the 1709:: You can't have them—they're only for export. 1232:: Do you want us to push your chair, Mr Mayor? 8003:. No. 1010. 5 February 1943. p. 7. 7830:. No. 678. 10 October 1936. p. 76. 5786: 5774: 3562:Series 6: 15 April to 29 July 1943 (16 weeks) 2238:In the 1930s Jack Cooper was the singer with 1922:: Why don't you try a swim in the Serpentine? 1473:: Aw—it's me noives, I tell ya—its me noives. 455:Initial plans were to call the new programme 452:, although with a much more English quality. 8: 8729:"It's being so cheerful that keeps me going" 7775:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 7748:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 7721:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 7454:The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations 5174: 4209: 4143: 3254:It's being so cheerful that keeps me going. 1414:: Has he got a broken handcuff on one wrist? 54: 7943:. No. 984. 7 August 1942. p. 11. 6792: 6234: 6156: 6127: 6032: 6001: 5974: 5950: 5843: 5378: 5366: 5342: 5112: 5088: 5064: 5052: 4995: 4971: 4947: 4883: 4798: 4724: 4697: 4646: 4623: 4497: 4459: 4447: 4413: 4401: 4374: 4347: 4320: 4241: 4109: 3981: 3942: 3906: 3543:Series 3: 20 June to 25 July 1941 (6 weeks) 1953:: Rum and mead, sir? I don't mind if I do. 1593:Oh, thank you, sir. I brought this for you. 802:Series 5 and 6: September 1942 to July 1943 528:characters was speaking. The programme was 42:"ITMA" redirects here. For other uses, see 8968: 8426:Harrisson, Tom (9 January 1944). "Radio". 3214:I always do my best for all my gentlemen. 3181:unnamed bossy character, to her small dog 3108: 2811:, and was later a long-time member of the 2556:. She won a scholarship and gold medal at 2142: 2016:It's being so cheerful that keeps me going 1392:: Boss, boss, sumpin' terrible's happened! 679:. Handley was accompanied by Vera Lennox, 53: 8023:. No. 1128. 11 May 1945. p. 6. 7963:. No. 867. 10 May 1940. p. 38. 7879:. No. 823. 7 July 1939. p. 44. 6831:, pp. 1–2, 14, 40, 58, 125–127, 237. 5606: 5429: 5162: 4426:"Tommy Handley in a Grand ITMA Concert". 3128:Boss, boss, sumpin' terrible's happened! 2210:Singer: leader of the Cavendish Three, a 1877:: Didn't I meet you in Rumbellipoor, sir? 1721:: So that I can call again. Good morning. 855:Series 7 and 8: October 1943 to June 1945 663:Series 2: September 1939 to February 1940 536:were done live alongside the actors. For 504:conducts the orchestra in the background. 8206:The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate 7983:. No. 971. 8 May 1942. p. 10. 7367:(Kindle ed.). London: Aurum Press. 6921: 6894: 6882: 6816: 6261: 6207: 6195: 6183: 6139: 6115: 6088: 6076: 6064: 5986: 5962: 5923: 5855: 5831:, Event occurs at 16 minutes 15 seconds. 5814:. Series 10. Episode 19. 23 January 1947 5798: 5747: 5678: 5654: 5618: 5549: 5534: 5522: 5507: 5468:, Event occurs at 29 minutes 12 seconds. 5453: 5417: 5390: 5354: 5225: 5147: 5040: 5028: 4529: 4155: 3930: 3490:as he introduced another element of the 3048:Clarence Wright (1908–1992) was born in 2246:in the London production of the musical 1372:Boss, boss, sumpin' terrible's happened! 1185:Played by Horace Percival and Jack Train 790:on the occasion of the 16th birthday of 8435:Wynn, H. H. (15 January 1949). "ITMA". 8381:"Seeing the fashions at New Brighton". 7997:"Tommy Handley in a Grand ITMA Concert" 7772:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 7745:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 7718:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 7382:Neale, Stephen; Krutnik, Frank (1990). 6804: 6708: 6621: 6579: 6507: 6462: 6375: 6318: 6103: 5829:. Series 12. Episode 4. 14 October 1948 5645:, Event occurs at 9 minutes 30 seconds. 5441: 5315: 5274:"Seeing the Fashions at New Brighton". 5213: 5186: 5124: 5076: 5007: 4983: 4959: 4864: 4849: 4837: 4825: 4682: 4670: 4658: 4604: 4580: 4553: 4541: 4514: 4335: 4276: 4224: 4194: 4167: 4029: 3954: 3896: 3475: 2252:(1948). He was a frequent broadcaster. 1323:: Any other town I peddle where I like. 612:. The shows were broadcast live on the 8630:Encyclopaedia of South African Theatre 7626:(78 rpm record). London: HMV. BD 1002. 7452:Rawson, Hugh; Miner, Margaret (2005). 6871:"doh, int.". Oxford English Dictionary 6750: 5630: 5408:, Event occurs at 1 minute 14 seconds. 5406:. Series 7. Episode 14. 6 January 1944 5306:, Event occurs at 1 minute 14 seconds. 4910: 4813: 4126: 4017: 4005: 2560:in 1927 and took leading roles at the 2289:French actress. A child dancer at the 1883:: You did not, sir. I was never there. 1438:: And crime written all over his face? 1256:: There'll be coconut shies I surmise. 7478:(second ed.). London: Bookmark. 7119:(fifth ed.). London: Routledge. 4592: 4179: 4061: 3557:"A Grand ITMA Concert" on 12 May 1942 3549:"A Grand ITMA Concert" on 12 May 1942 2585:Presenter of "Man Bites Dog" feature 2507:A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1364:Played by Sydney Keith and Jack Train 1329:: Ah, but we're very particular here. 1274:: We'll have a penn'orth Sir Kenneth. 731:Series 3 and 4: June 1941 to May 1942 650:was broadcast on 30 August. When the 406:before becoming a regular feature on 7: 8890:participating institution membership 8579:participating institution membership 8202:"Jean Capra of the B.B.C. ITMA Team" 7520:. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. 7498:. London: Robson Books and the BBC. 7040: 6963:"B.B.C. Comedian Called a 'Twerp'". 6938: 6828: 6222: 6013: 5100: 4736: 4568: 4297: 4046: 3993: 3966: 3918: 3186:Every penny makes the water warmer. 1715:: What have you come here for, then? 8330:"New Voices and Features in ITMA". 7634:(LP record). London: Oriole. 1951. 7276:That Man: A Memory of Tommy Handley 7096:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 6535:"New Voices and Features in ITMA". 3568:"Well for Santa Claus" (as part of 3297:Radio Fakenburg advertising slogan 2859:programmes. After his seasons with 1605:No, sir, it's an overseer's 'otpot. 1366:Series 3–8 (Sam); 3–6 and 8 (Lefty) 1268:: Then we'll have a dekko Sir Echo. 1136:. The one-legged diver and swimmer 699:and supported by the Rhythm Octet. 8109:"B.B.C. Comedian Called a 'Twerp'" 7385:Popular Film and Television Comedy 3879:Another critic hoped in 1940 that 3338:Well, all right, well, all right! 3020:Mrs Mackintosh; Tattie Mackintosh 1250:: Will there be swings and things? 1120:Every penny makes the water warmer 912:Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich 778:provided a command performance at 739:was absent from the airwaves, the 25: 7693:Twentieth Century British History 5667:"mind". Oxford English Dictionary 2572:was only her second comedy role. 1557:Oh no, sir. I'm passed sixty-two. 532:each week and many of the show's 7677:Parliament of the United Kingdom 3534:"Star Variety Special" from the 3322:Notting at all! Notting at all! 3270:I've brought this for you, sir. 3056:. He subsequently played in the 2242:'s band, and later starred with 60: 8394:. 22 November 1982. p. 14. 8355:. 11 February 2012. p. 94. 8334:. 29 September 1943. p. 5. 8307:. 20 December 1966. p. 10. 8298:. 10 November 1961. p. 17. 8289:. 13 December 1982. p. 14. 8271:. 12 February 1968. p. 10. 7917:"Round the Horne ... Revisited" 7672:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 6210:, pp. 46–47, 108, 146–147. 5718:"I want you to meet Gilhooly". 3853:; it appears a few lines above 3054:Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra 1760:Notting at all! Notting at all! 1506:I've brought this for you, sir. 1450:: It's my brother: send him in. 997:; the programme was chaired by 9014:BBC Light Programme programmes 8917:Peters, Kevin (26 July 2002). 8403:. 18 February 1943. p. 6. 8376:. 20 December 1939. p. 8. 8367:. 7 September 1944. p. 4. 8343:. 10 February 1943. p. 6. 8280:. 15 January 1985. p. 16. 8262:. 20 October 1953. p. 10. 8244:. 14 January 1964. p. 11. 8217:. 23 December 1948. p. 6. 8187:. 22 January 1929. p. 10. 8124:. 7 September 1944. p. 4. 8115:. 21 February 1947. p. 1. 8103:. 6 September 1919. p. 4. 7093:The BBC: The First Fifty Years 4749:"It's That Man Again (1943)". 3354:Wish I had as many shillings. 2736:praised her "spirited charm". 2677:Pam Fairfechan (Sam's sister) 2181:Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2060:... but I'm all right now 1889:: Then you must have a double. 1426:: And a bludgeon in the other? 1238:: It'll need a new tyre, sire. 959:For the start of the post-war 867:cast with some of the crew of 508:According to Foster and Furst 275: 264: 1: 8919:"Aylesbury Repertory Company" 8325:. 10 January 1949. p. 7. 8226:. 10 January 1949. p. 4. 8169:. 24 January 1930. p. 5. 7893:"I want you to meet Gilhooly" 7867:. 16 April 1947. p. 192. 7437:. London: Scarborough House. 6795:, pp. 31, 33, 35, 41–46. 3850:The Oxford English Dictionary 3781:The Oxford English Dictionary 2842:Whats'isname; Percy Pintable 1192:After you, Claude. No, after 580:Series 1: July to August 1939 9024:1949 radio programme endings 8751:"It's That Man Again (1943)" 8410:The Aberdeen Evening Express 8253:. 28 August 1946. p. 3. 8222:"The Man Who Was Thursday". 8160:. 28 August 1946. p. 2. 8133:. 21 March 1992. p. 17. 7789:UK public library membership 7762:UK public library membership 7735:UK public library membership 7410:The British Isles, 1901–1951 6993:"The Man Who Was Thursday". 5816:, Event occurs at 7 minutes. 5127:, pp. 19–21, 23–24, 62. 3945:, pp. 14–16, 24–27, 28. 3486:when referring to President 2654:Ella Phant; Sophie Tuckshop 2601:Butch (Sam Scram's brother) 2360:, and in the early 1950s in 1627:The Private Life of Mrs Mopp 1545:Well, sir, I had me medical. 1024:—Handley died suddenly of a 9019:1939 radio programme debuts 9009:BBC Radio comedy programmes 8235:. 26 July 2002. p. 31. 8208:. 12 March 1946. p. 3. 8165:"Don't Forget the Diver!". 7476:Dictionary of Catch Phrases 7434:Dictionary of Catch Phrases 7345:Austerity Britain 1945–1951 5259:"Don't Forget the Diver!". 3433:album of old photographs". 3286:Me? In my state of health? 3136:... but I'm all right now. 2863:he featured prominently in 2318:Announcer, Radio Fakenburg; 2103:Frisby Dyke, with a strong 1935:: Funf ... He's a sly Jerry 763:heard the explosion of two 9040: 8385:. 14 July 1914. p. 4. 8372:"Review of Broadcasting". 8316:. 4 June 1983. p. 10. 8196:. 5 April 1947. p. 4. 8142:. 14 June 1956. p. 4. 8138:"Col Chinstrap Speaking". 7326:. London: Evans Brothers. 7278:. London: Elm Tree Books. 7223:Freedman, Jean R. (2015). 6978:"Review of Broadcasting". 5577:"Col Chinstrap Speaking". 4077:Hendry, "Morale and Music" 3536:Palace Theatre, Manchester 3512:The pre-war broadcasts of 3157:Radio Fakenburg announcer 3084: 3023: 3002: 2782: 2657: 2636: 2529: 2471: 2450: 2335: 2268: 2217: 41: 31: 27:BBC radio show (1939–1949) 8936:. Oxford University Press 8924:. Aylesbury Town Council. 8870:Oxford English Dictionary 8559:Oxford English Dictionary 8419:The Sydney Morning Herald 8176:The Sydney Morning Herald 5787:Wilmut & Grafton 1977 5775:Wilmut & Grafton 1977 5691:British Library Catalogue 3246:I'm going down now, sir. 3238:I'll have to ask me dad. 3114: 3111: 2871:and from 1950 to 1958 in 2764:Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh 2331:Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh 2154: 2151: 2148: 2145: 1645:Played by Clarence Wright 1493:Played by Dorothy Summers 1291:Played by Horace Percival 1107:Played by Horace Percival 875:under four of the ship's 281:310, including 5 specials 59: 8979:: Can I Do You Now, Sir? 8399:"The Tivoli To Reopen". 8332:Aberdeen Evening Express 8192:"Holiday Week Variety". 8158:Birmingham Daily Gazette 8140:Birmingham Daily Gazette 8120:"Buying ITMA a coffee". 7546:. London: Robson Books. 7208:. London: Virgin Books. 6537:Aberdeen Evening Express 6450:Birmingham Daily Gazette 6433:"Holiday Week Variety". 5898:"In Town Tonight 1945". 5883:"In Town Tonight 1936". 5579:Birmingham Daily Gazette 5564:Aberdeen Evening Express 5478:"Buying ITMA a coffee". 5175:Curran & Seaton 2002 4779:"The Tivoli To Reopen". 4472:"Well for Santa Claus". 4210:Neale & Krutnik 1990 4144:Curran & Seaton 2002 3170:Don't forget the diver! 2633:Curly Kale; Major Mundy 2054:Played by Hattie Jacques 1551:And were you passed A.1? 751:, before it reverted to 643:to worry the producers. 292:(commonly contracted to 8989:It's That Man Again 8961:It's That Man Again 8947:(subscription required) 8875:Oxford University Press 8745:(subscription required) 8564:Oxford University Press 8437:The Manchester Guardian 8374:The Manchester Guardian 8358:(subscription required) 8224:The Manchester Guardian 7544:The Goon Show Companion 7363:Merriman, Andy (2007). 7298:The ITMA Years: Scripts 7242:(subscription required) 7013:The Manchester Guardian 6995:The Manchester Guardian 6980:The Manchester Guardian 6793:Foster & Furst 1999 6235:Foster & Furst 1999 6157:Foster & Furst 1999 6128:Foster & Furst 1999 6033:Foster & Furst 1999 6002:Foster & Furst 1999 5975:Foster & Furst 1999 5951:Foster & Furst 1999 5844:Foster & Furst 1999 5379:Rawson & Miner 2005 5367:Foster & Furst 1999 5343:Foster & Furst 1999 5113:Foster & Furst 1999 5089:Foster & Furst 1999 5065:Foster & Furst 1999 5053:Foster & Furst 1999 4996:Foster & Furst 1999 4972:Foster & Furst 1999 4948:Foster & Furst 1999 4884:Foster & Furst 1999 4799:Foster & Furst 1999 4725:Foster & Furst 1999 4698:Foster & Furst 1999 4647:Foster & Furst 1999 4624:Foster & Furst 1999 4498:Foster & Furst 1999 4460:Foster & Furst 1999 4448:Foster & Furst 1999 4414:Foster & Furst 1999 4402:Foster & Furst 1999 4375:Foster & Furst 1999 4348:Foster & Furst 1999 4321:Foster & Furst 1999 4257:"It's That Man Again". 4242:Foster & Furst 1999 4110:Foster & Furst 1999 3982:Foster & Furst 1999 3943:Foster & Furst 1999 3907:Foster & Furst 1999 3717:Don't forget the diver! 3397:The Manchester Guardian 3144:Can I do you now, sir? 1629:, written by Kavanagh. 1125:I'm going down now, sir 989:—the medical spokesman 951:in 1945; the conductor 898:was broadcast from the 741:German bombing campaign 677:Ministry of Information 225:, Wales (s 5, one show) 8843:British Film Institute 8819:British Film Institute 8755:British Film Institute 8685:"I don't mind if I do" 8611:British Film Institute 8037:"Well for Santa Claus" 7781:10.1093/ref:odnb/48275 7754:10.1093/ref:odnb/33682 7727:10.1093/ref:odnb/65823 7348:. London: Bloomsbury. 7296:(1975). Introduction. 7182:Funny Way to Be a Hero 7158:Dibbs, Martin (2019). 5643:"Memories of I.T.M.A." 5466:"Memories of I.T.M.A." 4751:British Film Institute 3222:I don't mind if I do. 3043:Man from the Ministry; 2064: 2020: 1861: 1764: 1754:Played by Dino Galvani 1659: 1533:Can I do you now, sir? 1515: 1501:Can I do you now, sir? 1382: 1301: 1200: 1148:, watched by what the 1129: 1115:Don't forget the diver 1075: 983:—the film critic from 956: 879: 646:The fourth episode of 614:BBC National Programme 593: 552: 505: 131:BBC National Programme 8267:"Miss M. O'Farrell". 8213:"London Hippodrome". 8081:"It's That Man Again" 7873:"It's That Man Again" 7705:10.1093/tcbh/10.4.477 7568:. London: Vox Mundi. 7388:. London: Routledge. 7179:Fisher, John (2013). 7143:. London: Macmillan. 6289:"London Hippodrome". 6047:Sydney Morning Herald 5733:"Colonel Chinstrap". 5304:Askey, "The Flu-Germ" 4974:, pp. 37, 42–43. 4926:"Whither Tomtopia?". 3574:) on 25 December 1943 3488:Franklin D. Roosevelt 3209:Commercial traveller 3085:Further information: 3041:Commercial Traveller; 3024:Further information: 3003:Further information: 2941:The Mad Photographer 2813:BBC Repertory Company 2783:Further information: 2658:Further information: 2637:Further information: 2614:BBC Repertory Company 2608:after working at the 2530:Further information: 2491:Commercial traveller; 2472:Further information: 2451:Further information: 2402:Doing the Daily Dozen 2353:Cilly, the secretary 2336:Further information: 2269:Further information: 2218:Further information: 2009:Played by Joan Harben 1210:: After you, Claude – 1071:This is Funf speaking 946: 862: 722:The second series of 624:In an article in the 587: 547: 495: 44:ITMA (disambiguation) 8994:British Comedy Guide 8321:"Mr Tommy Handley". 8276:"Miss Vera Lennox". 8258:"Miss Joan Harben". 7665:(19 February 1947). 7632:Memories of I.T.M.A. 7256:. London: Batsford. 7164:. London: Springer. 7072:. London: Atlantic. 6807:, pp. 134, 180. 6721:"Our Miss Rignold". 3465:Notes and references 3341:The Cavendish Three 2800:Nurse Riff-Rafferty; 2620:the following year. 2501:she toured with the 1857:I don't mind if I do 1851:Played by Jack Train 1641:Commercial Traveller 1633:Commercial Traveller 1398:: Don't tell me the 1065:Played by Jack Train 1026:cerebral haemorrhage 808:BBC Forces Programme 749:It's That Sand Again 596:The first series of 471:, the editor of the 449:Burns and Allen Show 152:BBC Forces Programme 88:It's That Sand Again 8873:(Online ed.). 8562:(Online ed.). 8512:"Colonel Chinstrap" 8183:"Have a Thought!". 8156:"Dominion Status". 8129:"Clarence Wright". 8057:"Whither Tomtopia?" 7915:(18 January 2019). 7496:Laughter in the Air 7185:. London: Preface. 6778:"Clarence Wright". 6763:"Dorothy Summers", 6711:, pp. 394–395. 6664:"Horace Percival". 6448:"Dominion Status". 6331:"Michelle de Lys". 5609:, pp. 139–140. 5289:"Have a thought!". 3451:, and even more so 3445:, and anticipating 3405:to the comedies of 3346:What a common boy! 3153:Defense de cracher! 3120:After you, Claude. 3062:St Paul's Cathedral 2874:Life with the Lyons 2785:Hugh Morton (actor) 1853:Series 5–6 and 8–12 1798:: Yes—luxury falts. 1360:Sam Scram and Lefty 1352:Sam Scram and Lefty 1347:: I go—I come back. 999:Sir William Darling 827:Howard Irving Young 822:It's That Man Again 782:in the presence of 695:Band, conducted by 431:Danger! Men at Work 289:It's That Man Again 157:BBC Light Programme 56: 55:It's That Man Again 35:It's That Man Again 8646:"Morale and Music" 8339:"Non-Stop Revue". 8312:"Mr Sam Heppner". 8303:"Mr Jack Train'". 8231:"Maurice Denham". 8113:The Canberra Times 8099:"Aeroplane Dive". 7937:"Our Miss Rignold" 7613:Gramophone records 6965:The Canberra Times 6634:"Mary O'Farrell". 6346:"Maurice Denham". 6130:, pp. 31, 33. 5977:, pp. 42, 44. 5777:, pp. 67, 75. 5241:"Aeroplane Dive". 5091:, pp. 36, 41. 4764:"Non-Stop Revue". 3667:Great Queen Street 3294:Mine's a Persico. 3230:I go—I come back. 3225:Colonel Chinstrap 2751:Nanny; Aunt Sally 2511:the Queen Mother's 2370:That's Selling 'Em 2358:Once in a Lifetime 1977:The Great Gilhooly 1402:has come up again? 1140:was well known at 1044:Leading characters 971:, Mary O'Farrell, 957: 880: 792:Princess Elizabeth 673:security clearance 606:Maida Vale Studios 594: 506: 207:London (s 1, 7–12) 8888:(Subscription or 8839:"Michelle de Lys" 8695:on 8 October 2022 8577:(Subscription or 7844:"In Town Tonight" 7824:"In Town Tonight" 7787:(Subscription or 7760:(Subscription or 7733:(Subscription or 7683:. col. 1249. 7675:. Vol. 433. 7553:978-0-7221-9182-8 7527:978-0-8108-9308-5 7505:978-0-86051-149-6 7463:978-0-19-516823-5 7444:978-1-4616-6040-8 7420:978-0-19-873195-5 7395:978-0-415-04691-6 7374:978-1-84513-817-2 7355:978-1-4088-0907-5 7324:Colonel Chinstrap 7311:978-0-86007-245-4 7285:978-0-241-89344-9 7263:978-0-7134-4234-2 7236:978-0-8131-4816-8 7215:978-0-86369-960-3 7192:978-1-84809-313-3 7171:978-3-319-95609-1 7150:978-0-3332-8083-6 7126:978-1-134-82330-7 7103:978-0-1921-2971-0 7079:978-1-8435-4381-7 6907:"Tommy Handley". 6736:"Bill Stephens". 6237:, pp. 46–47. 6079:, pp. 93–94. 5456:, pp. 70–71. 5420:, pp. 59–60. 5393:, pp. 45–46. 5357:, pp. 50–51. 5115:, pp. 32–45. 5010:, pp. 60–61. 4998:, pp. 43–44. 4962:, pp. 52–53. 4852:, pp. 45–46. 4828:, pp. 38–42. 4739:, pp. 23–24. 4700:, pp. 37–38. 4673:, pp. 24–25. 4661:, pp. 21–22. 4626:, pp. 34–35. 4462:, pp. 33–34. 4416:, pp. 31–32. 4404:, pp. 30–31. 4377:, pp. 29–30. 4350:, pp. 27–28. 3909:, pp. 28–29. 3448:Take It From Here 3361: 3360: 3093: 3092: 3045:Inspector Squirt 2974:Dorothy Summers, 2971:Second Posh Lady 2675:Singer; Banjeleo; 2249:High Button Shoes 2090:Kavanagh and the 1993:(1957 and 1959). 1973:Lord's Test Match 1957: 1956: 1895:: Thanks, I will. 1847:Colonel Chinstrap 1839:Colonel Chinstrap 1792:: Bolks of falts? 1030:Sir William Haley 906:, a show for the 892:Piccadilly Circus 888:Criterion Theatre 610:St. George's Hall 375:Take It from Here 339:. 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p. 134. 6052: 6037: 6018: 6006: 5991: 5989:, p. 151. 5979: 5967: 5965:, p. 116. 5955: 5928: 5926:, p. 113. 5905: 5890: 5875: 5860: 5858:, p. 147. 5848: 5833: 5818: 5803: 5801:, p. 149. 5791: 5789:, p. 146. 5779: 5767: 5752: 5740: 5725: 5710: 5695: 5683: 5681:, p. 139. 5671: 5659: 5657:, p. 143. 5647: 5635: 5633:, p. 163. 5623: 5611: 5607:Partridge 1992 5599: 5592:"Jack Train". 5584: 5569: 5554: 5539: 5527: 5512: 5510:, p. 153. 5500: 5485: 5480:Liverpool Echo 5470: 5458: 5446: 5444:, p. 180. 5434: 5430:Partridge 1992 5422: 5410: 5395: 5383: 5371: 5359: 5347: 5320: 5308: 5296: 5291:Liverpool Echo 5281: 5276:Liverpool Echo 5266: 5261:Liverpool Echo 5248: 5243:Liverpool Echo 5230: 5218: 5216:, p. 134. 5191: 5189:, p. 477. 5179: 5177:, p. 135. 5167: 5163:Partridge 1992 5152: 5129: 5117: 5105: 5093: 5081: 5069: 5057: 5045: 5033: 5031:, p. 136. 5012: 5000: 4988: 4976: 4964: 4952: 4933: 4915: 4903: 4888: 4869: 4854: 4842: 4830: 4818: 4803: 4786: 4771: 4756: 4741: 4729: 4702: 4687: 4675: 4663: 4651: 4628: 4609: 4597: 4595:, p. 123. 4585: 4573: 4558: 4546: 4534: 4519: 4502: 4479: 4464: 4452: 4433: 4418: 4406: 4394: 4379: 4367: 4352: 4340: 4325: 4302: 4281: 4264: 4246: 4229: 4214: 4212:, p. 222. 4199: 4184: 4172: 4160: 4148: 4146:, p. 133. 4131: 4129:, p. 167. 4114: 4081: 4066: 4064:, p. 126. 4051: 4034: 4022: 4020:, p. 128. 4010: 3998: 3986: 3971: 3959: 3947: 3935: 3923: 3911: 3895: 3894: 3892: 3889: 3886: 3885: 3872: 3863: 3836: 3827: 3814: 3799: 3786: 3772: 3754: 3744: 3735: 3726: 3692: 3679: 3654: 3652: 3651: 3648: 3645: 3642: 3641: 3640: 3626: 3614: 3601: 3592: 3583: 3581: 3580: 3577: 3576: 3575: 3563: 3560: 3559: 3558: 3552: 3551: 3550: 3544: 3541: 3540: 3539: 3538:on 18 May 1940 3518: 3505: 3496: 3474: 3473: 3471: 3468: 3466: 3463: 3419: 3365: 3362: 3359: 3358: 3355: 3351: 3350: 3347: 3343: 3342: 3339: 3335: 3334: 3331: 3327: 3326: 3323: 3319: 3318: 3315: 3307: 3306: 3303: 3299: 3298: 3295: 3291: 3290: 3287: 3283: 3282: 3279: 3275: 3274: 3271: 3267: 3266: 3263: 3259: 3258: 3255: 3251: 3250: 3247: 3243: 3242: 3239: 3235: 3234: 3231: 3227: 3226: 3223: 3219: 3218: 3215: 3211: 3210: 3207: 3202:Good morning! 3199: 3198: 3195: 3191: 3190: 3187: 3183: 3182: 3179: 3175: 3174: 3171: 3167: 3166: 3163: 3159: 3158: 3155: 3149: 3148: 3145: 3141: 3140: 3137: 3133: 3132: 3129: 3125: 3124: 3121: 3117: 3116: 3113: 3102: 3099: 3098: 3097: 3091: 3090: 3082: 3079: 3076: 3070: 3069: 3058:Savoy Orpheans 3046: 3039: 3036: 3030: 3029: 3021: 3018: 3015: 3009: 3008: 3000: 2997: 2994: 2988: 2987: 2980:Pierrot troupe 2972: 2967: 2964: 2954: 2953: 2942: 2939:Comical Chris; 2935: 2932: 2926: 2925: 2917: 2914: 2911: 2905: 2904: 2891: 2888: 2885: 2879: 2878: 2869:Frankie Howerd 2843: 2834: 2831: 2825: 2824: 2805: 2802:Ruby Rockcake; 2798: 2795: 2793:Mary O'Farrell 2789: 2788: 2780: 2777: 2774: 2768: 2767: 2756:Gaiety Theatre 2752: 2747: 2744: 2742:Diana Morrison 2738: 2737: 2726: 2721: 2718: 2712: 2711: 2704: 2701: 2698: 2692: 2691: 2678: 2673: 2670: 2664: 2663: 2660:Hattie Jacques 2655: 2652: 2649: 2647:Hattie Jacques 2643: 2642: 2639:Carleton Hobbs 2634: 2631: 2628: 2626:Carleton Hobbs 2622: 2621: 2602: 2599: 2596: 2590: 2589: 2586: 2583: 2580: 2574: 2573: 2550: 2549:Upsey's owner 2545: 2542: 2536: 2535: 2527: 2524: 2521: 2515: 2514: 2494: 2487: 2484: 2478: 2477: 2469: 2466: 2463: 2457: 2456: 2448: 2445: 2442: 2436: 2435: 2423: 2422:Reg Raspberry 2420: 2417: 2411: 2410: 2394: 2393:Vladivostooge 2391: 2388: 2382: 2381: 2362:Anne's Arrival 2354: 2351: 2348: 2342: 2341: 2338:Maurice Denham 2326:Maurice Denham 2323: 2316: 2313: 2311:Maurice Denham 2307: 2306: 2287: 2284: 2281: 2275: 2274: 2266: 2263: 2260: 2254: 2253: 2236: 2233: 2230: 2224: 2223: 2215: 2208: 2205: 2199: 2198: 2186:Me and My Girl 2173: 2166: 2163: 2157: 2156: 2153: 2152:Regular roles 2150: 2147: 2136: 2133: 2097:Oxford accents 2087: 2084: 2083: 2082: 2076: 2048: 2045: 2043: 2040: 2026: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1995: 1981:Evans Brothers 1955: 1954: 1943: 1941: 1929: 1928: 1917: 1915: 1897: 1896: 1890: 1884: 1878: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1836: 1835: 1834:: Oka-da-doke. 1829: 1823: 1817: 1811: 1805: 1799: 1793: 1787: 1781: 1748: 1745: 1743: 1740: 1739: 1738: 1728: 1722: 1716: 1710: 1704: 1703:: Yes, please. 1698: 1692: 1686: 1676: 1675:: Good morning 1670: 1651:Good morning! 1639: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1619: 1618: 1617:Ta-ta for now. 1612: 1606: 1600: 1594: 1588: 1582: 1576: 1570: 1564: 1558: 1552: 1546: 1540: 1534: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1475: 1474: 1468: 1462: 1452: 1451: 1445: 1439: 1433: 1427: 1421: 1415: 1409: 1403: 1393: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1349: 1348: 1342: 1336: 1330: 1324: 1318: 1312: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1275: 1269: 1263: 1257: 1251: 1245: 1239: 1233: 1227: 1221: 1211: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1167: 1151:Liverpool Echo 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1045: 1042: 1014:Hattie Jacques 973:Carleton Hobbs 940: 937: 935: 932: 924:Ronnie Waldman 856: 853: 803: 800: 798:had finished. 784:George VI 780:Windsor Castle 774:In April 1942 732: 729: 681:Maurice Denham 664: 661: 659: 656: 602:sound facility 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 530:broadcast live 482: 479: 402:started as in 395: 392: 283: 282: 279: 272: 271: 268: 261: 260: 252:6 January 1949 240: 236: 235: 233: 232: 226: 220: 214: 208: 204: 202: 198: 197: 192: 188: 187: 182: 178: 177: 172: 168: 167: 165: 164: 159: 154: 148: 146: 142: 141: 139: 138: 133: 127: 125: 121: 120: 119:United Kingdom 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 81: 77: 76: 74:, January 1944 65: 50: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9036: 9025: 9022: 9020: 9017: 9015: 9012: 9010: 9007: 9006: 9004: 8995: 8991: 8990: 8986: 8984: 8980: 8978: 8974: 8971: 8967: 8963: 8962: 8958: 8957: 8953: 8935: 8931: 8927: 8920: 8915: 8903: 8899: 8895: 8891: 8876: 8872: 8871: 8865: 8860: 8848: 8844: 8840: 8836: 8824: 8820: 8816: 8812: 8800: 8796: 8792: 8780: 8776: 8775:"Jack Cooper" 8772: 8760: 8756: 8752: 8748: 8734: 8730: 8726: 8714: 8710: 8706: 8694: 8690: 8686: 8682: 8670: 8666: 8662: 8651: 8647: 8642: 8631: 8627: 8623: 8612: 8608: 8604: 8592: 8588: 8584: 8580: 8565: 8561: 8560: 8554: 8549: 8537: 8533: 8529: 8517: 8513: 8509: 8497: 8493: 8489: 8477: 8473: 8469: 8457: 8453: 8449: 8448: 8444: 8438: 8433: 8429: 8424: 8421:. p. 15. 8420: 8415: 8411: 8406: 8402: 8397: 8393: 8388: 8384: 8379: 8375: 8370: 8366: 8361: 8354: 8350: 8349:"Paula Green" 8346: 8342: 8337: 8333: 8328: 8324: 8319: 8315: 8310: 8306: 8301: 8297: 8292: 8288: 8283: 8279: 8274: 8270: 8265: 8261: 8256: 8252: 8247: 8243: 8238: 8234: 8229: 8225: 8220: 8216: 8211: 8207: 8203: 8199: 8195: 8190: 8186: 8181: 8178:. p. 15. 8177: 8172: 8168: 8163: 8159: 8154: 8151:. p. 21. 8150: 8145: 8141: 8136: 8132: 8127: 8123: 8118: 8114: 8110: 8106: 8102: 8097: 8096: 8092: 8087:. p. 10. 8086: 8082: 8078: 8074: 8070: 8066: 8062: 8058: 8054: 8050: 8046: 8042: 8038: 8034: 8030: 8026: 8022: 8018: 8014: 8010: 8006: 8002: 7998: 7994: 7990: 7986: 7982: 7978: 7974: 7970: 7966: 7962: 7958: 7954: 7950: 7946: 7942: 7938: 7934: 7922: 7918: 7914: 7910: 7906: 7902: 7898: 7894: 7890: 7886: 7882: 7878: 7874: 7870: 7866: 7861: 7857: 7853: 7849: 7845: 7841: 7837: 7833: 7829: 7825: 7821: 7817: 7813: 7809: 7805: 7801: 7800: 7796: 7790: 7782: 7778: 7774: 7773: 7767: 7763: 7755: 7751: 7747: 7746: 7740: 7736: 7728: 7724: 7720: 7719: 7714: 7710: 7706: 7702: 7698: 7694: 7690: 7686: 7682: 7678: 7674: 7673: 7668: 7664: 7660: 7656: 7652: 7651: 7647: 7641: 7637: 7633: 7629: 7625: 7621: 7620:Askey, Arthur 7617: 7616: 7612: 7606: 7602: 7598: 7594: 7590: 7586: 7585: 7581: 7575: 7571: 7567: 7563: 7559: 7555: 7549: 7545: 7541: 7537: 7536:Wilmut, Roger 7533: 7529: 7523: 7519: 7515: 7511: 7507: 7501: 7497: 7493: 7489: 7485: 7481: 7477: 7473: 7469: 7465: 7459: 7455: 7450: 7446: 7440: 7436: 7435: 7430: 7426: 7422: 7416: 7412: 7411: 7406: 7401: 7397: 7391: 7387: 7386: 7380: 7376: 7370: 7366: 7361: 7357: 7351: 7347: 7346: 7341: 7337: 7333: 7329: 7325: 7321: 7320:Kavanagh, Ted 7317: 7313: 7307: 7303: 7302:Kavanagh, Ted 7299: 7295: 7291: 7287: 7281: 7277: 7273: 7269: 7265: 7259: 7255: 7254: 7249: 7245: 7238: 7232: 7228: 7227: 7221: 7217: 7211: 7207: 7203: 7198: 7194: 7188: 7184: 7183: 7177: 7173: 7167: 7163: 7162: 7156: 7152: 7146: 7142: 7141: 7136: 7132: 7128: 7122: 7118: 7114: 7109: 7105: 7099: 7095: 7094: 7089: 7085: 7081: 7075: 7071: 7070: 7065: 7061: 7060: 7056: 7050: 7043:, p. 31. 7042: 7037: 7034: 7030: 7029: 7022: 7019: 7015: 7014: 7007: 7005: 7001: 6997: 6996: 6989: 6986: 6982: 6981: 6974: 6971: 6967: 6966: 6959: 6956: 6952: 6947: 6944: 6941:, p. 26. 6940: 6935: 6933: 6931: 6927: 6923: 6922:Nicholas 2002 6918: 6915: 6911: 6910: 6903: 6900: 6897:, p. 42. 6896: 6895:Kavanagh 1975 6891: 6888: 6884: 6883:Kavanagh 1975 6879: 6876: 6872: 6867: 6864: 6860: 6859: 6852: 6849: 6845: 6844: 6837: 6834: 6830: 6825: 6822: 6818: 6817:Kavanagh 1975 6813: 6810: 6806: 6801: 6798: 6794: 6789: 6786: 6782: 6781: 6774: 6771: 6767: 6766: 6759: 6756: 6752: 6747: 6744: 6740: 6739: 6732: 6729: 6725: 6724: 6717: 6714: 6710: 6705: 6702: 6698: 6697: 6690: 6687: 6683: 6682: 6679:"ITMA 1945". 6675: 6672: 6668: 6667: 6660: 6657: 6653: 6652: 6645: 6642: 6638: 6637: 6630: 6627: 6623: 6618: 6615: 6611: 6610: 6603: 6600: 6596: 6595: 6588: 6585: 6582:, p. 99. 6581: 6576: 6573: 6569: 6568: 6561: 6558: 6554: 6553: 6546: 6543: 6539: 6538: 6531: 6528: 6524: 6523: 6516: 6513: 6510:, p. 98. 6509: 6504: 6502: 6498: 6494: 6493: 6486: 6483: 6479: 6478: 6471: 6468: 6465:, p. 97. 6464: 6459: 6456: 6452: 6451: 6444: 6441: 6437: 6436: 6429: 6426: 6422: 6421: 6414: 6411: 6407: 6406: 6403:"Eric Egan". 6399: 6396: 6392: 6391: 6388:"Eric Egan". 6384: 6381: 6378:, p. 71. 6377: 6372: 6369: 6365: 6364: 6357: 6354: 6350: 6349: 6342: 6339: 6335: 6334: 6327: 6324: 6321:, p. 96. 6320: 6315: 6312: 6308: 6307: 6300: 6297: 6293: 6292: 6285: 6282: 6278: 6277: 6276:Dubbo Liberal 6270: 6267: 6263: 6262:Kavanagh 1975 6258: 6255: 6251: 6250: 6243: 6240: 6236: 6231: 6228: 6225:, p. 25. 6224: 6219: 6217: 6213: 6209: 6208:Kavanagh 1975 6204: 6201: 6198:, p. 35. 6197: 6196:Kavanagh 1975 6192: 6189: 6185: 6184:Kavanagh 1975 6180: 6177: 6173: 6172: 6165: 6162: 6159:, p. 44. 6158: 6153: 6151: 6149: 6145: 6141: 6140:Kynaston 2010 6136: 6133: 6129: 6124: 6121: 6117: 6116:Kavanagh 1975 6112: 6109: 6105: 6100: 6098: 6094: 6091:, p. 32. 6090: 6089:Kavanagh 1975 6085: 6082: 6078: 6077:Kavanagh 1975 6073: 6070: 6066: 6065:Kavanagh 1975 6061: 6059: 6057: 6053: 6049: 6048: 6041: 6038: 6035:, p. 42. 6034: 6029: 6027: 6025: 6023: 6019: 6016:, p. 27. 6015: 6010: 6007: 6004:, p. 46. 6003: 5998: 5996: 5992: 5988: 5987:Kavanagh 1975 5983: 5980: 5976: 5971: 5968: 5964: 5963:Kavanagh 1975 5959: 5956: 5953:, p. 35. 5952: 5947: 5945: 5943: 5941: 5939: 5937: 5935: 5933: 5929: 5925: 5924:Kavanagh 1975 5920: 5918: 5916: 5914: 5912: 5910: 5906: 5902: 5901: 5894: 5891: 5887: 5886: 5879: 5876: 5872: 5871: 5868:"Fred Yule", 5864: 5861: 5857: 5856:Kavanagh 1975 5852: 5849: 5846:, p. 45. 5845: 5840: 5838: 5834: 5830: 5828: 5822: 5819: 5815: 5813: 5807: 5804: 5800: 5799:Kavanagh 1975 5795: 5792: 5788: 5783: 5780: 5776: 5771: 5768: 5764: 5763: 5756: 5753: 5749: 5748:Kavanagh 1952 5744: 5741: 5737: 5736: 5729: 5726: 5722: 5721: 5714: 5711: 5707: 5706: 5699: 5696: 5692: 5687: 5684: 5680: 5679:Kavanagh 1975 5675: 5672: 5668: 5663: 5660: 5656: 5655:Kavanagh 1975 5651: 5648: 5644: 5639: 5636: 5632: 5627: 5624: 5620: 5619:Kavanagh 2019 5615: 5612: 5608: 5603: 5600: 5596: 5595: 5588: 5585: 5581: 5580: 5573: 5570: 5566: 5565: 5562:"Chinstrap". 5558: 5555: 5552:, p. 63. 5551: 5550:Kavanagh 1975 5546: 5544: 5540: 5537:, p. 74. 5536: 5535:Kavanagh 1975 5531: 5528: 5525:, p. 37. 5524: 5523:Kavanagh 1975 5519: 5517: 5513: 5509: 5508:Kavanagh 1975 5504: 5501: 5497: 5496: 5489: 5486: 5482: 5481: 5474: 5471: 5467: 5462: 5459: 5455: 5454:Kavanagh 1975 5450: 5447: 5443: 5438: 5435: 5432:, p. 43. 5431: 5426: 5423: 5419: 5418:Kavanagh 1975 5414: 5411: 5407: 5405: 5399: 5396: 5392: 5391:Kavanagh 1975 5387: 5384: 5380: 5375: 5372: 5369:, p. xx. 5368: 5363: 5360: 5356: 5355:Kavanagh 1975 5351: 5348: 5345:, p. 43. 5344: 5339: 5337: 5335: 5333: 5331: 5329: 5327: 5325: 5321: 5318:, p. 19. 5317: 5312: 5309: 5305: 5300: 5297: 5293: 5292: 5285: 5282: 5278: 5277: 5270: 5267: 5263: 5262: 5255: 5253: 5249: 5245: 5244: 5237: 5235: 5231: 5228:, p. 17. 5227: 5226:Kavanagh 1975 5222: 5219: 5215: 5210: 5208: 5206: 5204: 5202: 5200: 5198: 5196: 5192: 5188: 5183: 5180: 5176: 5171: 5168: 5165:, p. 95. 5164: 5159: 5157: 5153: 5150:, p. 49. 5149: 5148:Kavanagh 1975 5144: 5142: 5140: 5138: 5136: 5134: 5130: 5126: 5121: 5118: 5114: 5109: 5106: 5103:, p. 28. 5102: 5097: 5094: 5090: 5085: 5082: 5079:, p. 21. 5078: 5073: 5070: 5067:, p. 47. 5066: 5061: 5058: 5055:, p. 24. 5054: 5049: 5046: 5042: 5041:Merriman 2007 5037: 5034: 5030: 5029:Kavanagh 1975 5025: 5023: 5021: 5019: 5017: 5013: 5009: 5004: 5001: 4997: 4992: 4989: 4986:, p. 56. 4985: 4980: 4977: 4973: 4968: 4965: 4961: 4956: 4953: 4950:, p. 38. 4949: 4944: 4942: 4940: 4938: 4934: 4930: 4929: 4922: 4920: 4916: 4913:, p. 79. 4912: 4907: 4904: 4900: 4899: 4892: 4889: 4886:, p. 41. 4885: 4880: 4878: 4876: 4874: 4870: 4867:, p. 47. 4866: 4861: 4859: 4855: 4851: 4846: 4843: 4840:, p. 45. 4839: 4834: 4831: 4827: 4822: 4819: 4816:, p. 69. 4815: 4810: 4808: 4804: 4801:, p. 39. 4800: 4795: 4793: 4791: 4787: 4783: 4782: 4775: 4772: 4768: 4767: 4760: 4757: 4753: 4752: 4745: 4742: 4738: 4733: 4730: 4727:, p. 37. 4726: 4721: 4719: 4717: 4715: 4713: 4711: 4709: 4707: 4703: 4699: 4694: 4692: 4688: 4685:, p. 15. 4684: 4679: 4676: 4672: 4667: 4664: 4660: 4655: 4652: 4649:, p. 36. 4648: 4643: 4641: 4639: 4637: 4635: 4633: 4629: 4625: 4620: 4618: 4616: 4614: 4610: 4607:, p. 18. 4606: 4601: 4598: 4594: 4589: 4586: 4583:, p. 16. 4582: 4577: 4574: 4571:, p. 24. 4570: 4565: 4563: 4559: 4555: 4550: 4547: 4544:, p. 11. 4543: 4538: 4535: 4532:, p. 67. 4531: 4530:Freedman 2015 4526: 4524: 4520: 4516: 4511: 4509: 4507: 4503: 4500:, p. 34. 4499: 4494: 4492: 4490: 4488: 4486: 4484: 4480: 4476: 4475: 4468: 4465: 4461: 4456: 4453: 4450:, p. 33. 4449: 4444: 4442: 4440: 4438: 4434: 4430: 4429: 4422: 4419: 4415: 4410: 4407: 4403: 4398: 4395: 4391: 4390: 4383: 4380: 4376: 4371: 4368: 4364: 4363: 4356: 4353: 4349: 4344: 4341: 4337: 4332: 4330: 4326: 4323:, p. 32. 4322: 4317: 4315: 4313: 4311: 4309: 4307: 4303: 4300:, p. 23. 4299: 4294: 4292: 4290: 4288: 4286: 4282: 4279:, p. 10. 4278: 4273: 4271: 4269: 4265: 4261: 4260: 4253: 4251: 4247: 4244:, p. 31. 4243: 4238: 4236: 4234: 4230: 4226: 4221: 4219: 4215: 4211: 4206: 4204: 4200: 4197:, p. 57. 4196: 4191: 4189: 4185: 4182:, p. 36. 4181: 4176: 4173: 4170:, p. 35. 4169: 4164: 4161: 4157: 4156:Kavanagh 1975 4152: 4149: 4145: 4140: 4138: 4136: 4132: 4128: 4123: 4121: 4119: 4115: 4112:, p. 28. 4111: 4106: 4104: 4102: 4100: 4098: 4096: 4094: 4092: 4090: 4088: 4086: 4082: 4078: 4073: 4071: 4067: 4063: 4058: 4056: 4052: 4048: 4043: 4041: 4039: 4035: 4031: 4026: 4023: 4019: 4014: 4011: 4008:, p. 43. 4007: 4002: 3999: 3996:, p. 22. 3995: 3990: 3987: 3984:, p. 30. 3983: 3978: 3976: 3972: 3969:, p. 21. 3968: 3963: 3960: 3957:, p. 65. 3956: 3951: 3948: 3944: 3939: 3936: 3933:, p. 10. 3932: 3931:Kavanagh 1975 3927: 3924: 3920: 3915: 3912: 3908: 3903: 3901: 3897: 3890: 3882: 3876: 3873: 3867: 3864: 3860: 3856: 3855:Homer Simpson 3852: 3851: 3847:citations in 3846: 3840: 3837: 3831: 3828: 3824: 3818: 3815: 3811: 3810: 3803: 3800: 3796: 3790: 3787: 3783: 3782: 3776: 3773: 3768: 3764: 3758: 3755: 3748: 3745: 3739: 3736: 3730: 3727: 3723: 3718: 3714: 3710: 3706: 3702: 3696: 3693: 3689: 3683: 3680: 3676: 3672: 3668: 3664: 3658: 3655: 3649: 3646: 3643: 3638: 3637: 3635: 3634: 3630: 3627: 3623: 3618: 3615: 3611: 3605: 3602: 3596: 3593: 3587: 3584: 3578: 3573: 3572: 3567: 3566: 3564: 3561: 3556: 3555: 3553: 3548: 3547: 3545: 3542: 3537: 3533: 3532: 3530: 3529: 3527: 3522: 3519: 3515: 3509: 3506: 3500: 3497: 3493: 3489: 3485: 3479: 3476: 3469: 3464: 3462: 3460: 3459: 3454: 3453:The Goon Show 3450: 3449: 3444: 3439: 3434: 3431: 3424: 3418: 3416: 3412: 3408: 3404: 3399: 3398: 3392: 3390: 3386: 3382: 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Second World War
Take It from Here
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