Here’s a link to a thoughtful piece from the BBC website by Nicholas Parsons, examining the role of radio comedy in the national discourse.
Radio comedy: all life is here
October 20th, 2008 · No Comments · But is it Art?
Tags: BBC·Goodness Gracious Me·Hancock's Half Hour·Julian and Sandy·Nicholas Parsons·radio comedy·Round the Horne·Sanjeev Bhaskar·Supporting the licence fee·The Goons
What I'm reading: 03/10/2008
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Diigo links
What I’m reading online today – if you like what you see, add me to your Delicious network…
Tags: AD43·BBC·Cold War·Delicious links·nuclear paranoia·Richborough·Roman invasion of Britain
ISIHAC to return – with new chairman
September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · But is it Art?
Huge news from the BBC this morning – I’m Sorry, I Haven’t A Clue is set to return to the schedules. As a long-time fan, I feel ambivalent about this. It’s fantastic to know the show could have a future – but no Humph?
Tags: BBC·Humphrey Lyttelton·I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue·Radio Four
Geoffrey Perkins is killed in a road accident
August 31st, 2008 · Comments Off · But is it Art?
This is a sad post to write – yesterday we heard the news that Geoffrey Perkins, the incredibly talented BBC comedy supremo, had been killed in a road accident.
Tags: BBC·Catherine Tate Show·Father Ted·Geoffrey Perkins·I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue·League Of Gentlemen·Mornington Crescent·Royle Family·sitcoms·The Fast Show·The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
