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January 2017
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I have an offbeat sense of fun, and I just have to laugh at whatever tickles my funnybone. Without trying to judge, or ask questions of why it's funny.

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Barry Cross's Wishlist

The Now Show - Series 62 - 64

The Now Show - Series 62 - 64 Audio Download

Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years - 1927

Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years - 1927 Blu-ray

Dip My Brain In Joy: A Life With Neil Innes: The Official Biography

Dip My Brain In Joy: A Life With Neil Innes: The Official Biography Hardback

The Norman Conquests - The Complete Trilogy

The Norman Conquests - The Complete Trilogy DVD

Victor Borge In Concert & Encore!

Victor Borge In Concert & Encore! DVD

Jam & Jerusalem - The Complete Collection

Jam & Jerusalem - The Complete Collection DVD

David Nixon's Christmas Magic

David Nixon's Christmas Magic DVD

Tim Vine - Breeeep!

Tim Vine - Breeeep! DVD

Barry Cross's Likes

Television, radio, film and online

Fairly Secret Army TV
Fairly Secret Army
Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV
Drop The Dead Donkey
Going Straight. Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC TV
Going Straight
Who Dares Wins.... Image shows from L to R: Tony Robinson, Julia Hills, Jimmy Mulville, Philip Pope, Rory McGrath TV
Who Dares Wins...
Alas Smith & Jones. Image shows left to right: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones TV
Alas Smith & Jones
Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC Radio
Round The Horne
The Two Ronnies. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker. Copyright: BBC TV
The Two Ronnies
The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC TV
The Fast Show
Spitting Image TV
Spitting Image
Rutland Weekend Television. Copyright: BBC TV
Rutland Weekend Television
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. Victoria Wood. Copyright: BBC TV
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
Not The Nine O'Clock News. Image shows from L to R: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones. Copyright: Getty Images TV
Not The Nine O'Clock News
A Bit Of Fry & Laurie. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie TV
A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
The Dick Emery Show. Dick Emery. Copyright: BBC TV
The Dick Emery Show
Goodness Gracious Me. Image shows from L to R: Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir, Dave Lamb, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal. Copyright: BBC TV
Goodness Gracious Me
Harry & Paul. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions TV
Harry & Paul
Naked Video TV
Naked Video
Saturday Live. Ben Elton. Credit: London Weekend Television TV
Saturday Live
Alexei Sayle's Stuff. Credit: BBC TV
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
Frankie Howerd. Frankie Howerd. Copyright: BBC TV
Frankie Howerd
Silhouette of the BCG Crown TV
The Paul Merton Show
Stanley Baxter: Now & Then. Stanley Baxter. Copyright: Granada Productions TV
Stanley Baxter: Now & Then
The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel, Steve Punt, Rob Newman. Copyright: BBC TV
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC Radio
Beyond Our Ken
Harry Enfield's Television Programme. Harry Enfield. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Hale And Pace. Image shows from L to R: Norman Pace, Gareth Hale. Copyright: London Weekend Television TV
Hale And Pace
As Seen On TV. Image shows from L to R: Fern Britton, Steve Jones, Jason Manford. Copyright: Shine TV
As Seen On TV
George & Mildred. Image shows from L to R: Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce), George Roper (Brian Murphy). Copyright: Thames Television TV
George & Mildred
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Image shows from L to R: Terry Collier (James Bolam), Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes). Copyright: BBC TV
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender) TV
Dad's Army
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC Radio
The Now Show
When The Dog Dies. Sandy Hopper (Ronnie Corbett). Copyright: CPL Productions Radio
When The Dog Dies
Whack-O!. Professor James Edwards (Headmaster) (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC TV
Whack-O!
Man About The House. Image shows from L to R: Chrissy Plummer (Paula Wilcox), Robin Tripp (Richard O'Sullivan), Jo (Sally Thomsett). Copyright: Thames Television TV
Man About The House
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: UKTV TV
Red Dwarf
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC TV
Hancock's Half Hour
The Windsors. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Harry Enfield), Camilla (Haydn Gwynne). Copyright: Noho Film and TV TV
The Windsors
Marriage Lines. Image shows from L to R: George Starling (Richard Briers), Kate Starling (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC TV
Marriage Lines
Silhouette of the BCG Crown TV
Brothers In Law
The Punch And Judy Man. Image shows from L to R: Charles Arthur Ford the Sandman (John Le Mesurier), Wally Pinner (Tony Hancock). Copyright: MacConkey Productions Film
The Punch And Judy Man
The Rebel. Anthony Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL Film
The Rebel
Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Lance Stater (Toby Jones), Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: BBC TV
Detectorists
The Rag Trade. Image shows from L to R: Harold Fenner (Peter Jones), Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin). Copyright: BBC TV
The Rag Trade
The cast of the radio series. Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions Radio
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC Radio
Old Harry's Game
Revolting People. Copyright: BBC Radio
Revolting People
Trevor's World Of Sport. Image shows from L to R: Trevor Heslop (Neil Pearson), Sammy (Paul Reynolds). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions Radio
Trevor's World Of Sport
Rab C. Nesbitt. Rab C. Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: The Comedy Unit TV
Rab C. Nesbitt
Lenin Of The Rovers Radio
Lenin Of The Rovers
Doctor At Large Radio
Doctor At Large
Carry On Sergeant. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Sage (Bob Monkhouse), Sergeant Grimshawe (William Hartnell). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions Film
Carry On Sergeant
As Time Goes By. Image shows from L to R: Jean (Judi Dench), Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer). Copyright: DLT Entertainment Ltd. TV
As Time Goes By
Doc Martin. Image shows from L to R: Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz), Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes). Copyright: ITV TV
Doc Martin
I Think I've Got A Problem. Image shows from L to R: Dr Boone (Bob Monkhouse), Tom Caine (Graham McPherson). Copyright: BBC Radio
I Think I've Got A Problem
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC Radio
The Men From The Ministry

People

John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
An Evening With Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse. Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield
Crackanory. Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Paul Whitehouse
Dick Emery
Dick Emery
Peter Jones. Copyright: BBC
Peter Jones
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Tony Hancock
Peter Sellers. Copyright: BBC
Peter Sellers
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams
Silhouette of a person
Kenneth Horne
Steptoe And Son. Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell). Copyright: BBC
Wilfrid Brambell
The Bargee. Hemel Pike (Harry H. Corbett). Copyright: Associated British Picture Corporation
Harry H. Corbett
Carry On, Constable. Sgt. Frank Wilkins (Sid James). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions
Sid James
My Name Is Harry Worth. Harry Worth (Harry Worth). Copyright: Thames Television
Harry Worth
Spike Milligan
Spike Milligan
It's A Square World. Michael Bentine. Copyright: BBC
Michael Bentine
Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC
Harry Secombe
Silhouette of a person
Fred Emney
Photograph courtesy of Revelation Films. Inspector Rhubarb (Eric Sykes). Copyright: Thames Television
Eric Sykes
Hattie Jacques. Copyright: ITV Studios
Hattie Jacques
Innes Own World. Neil Innes
Neil Innes
Silhouette of a person
Victor Borge

Barry Cross's recent posts

  1. The Rebel or The Punch and Judy Man?

    Posted on 28th November 2020 at 3:41pm

  2. The Rag Trade

    Posted on 28th November 2020 at 3:29pm

  3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Posted on 27th November 2020 at 11:14pm

  4. The Rag Trade

    Posted on 27th November 2020 at 10:24pm

  5. Detectorists - Series 1

    Posted on 27th November 2020 at 9:53pm

  6. The Rebel or The Punch and Judy Man?

    Posted on 27th November 2020 at 7:31pm

  7. Upstart Crow - Series 1

    Posted on 27th November 2020 at 1:25am

  8. Rick and Morty

    Posted on 26th November 2020 at 11:52pm

  9. Reggie Perrin - Series 1

    Posted on 5th October 2017 at 5:04pm

  10. Underrated, undervalued or forgotten gems

    Posted on 5th October 2017 at 4:54pm

  11. Bread vs. Porridge

    Posted on 5th October 2017 at 4:36pm

  12. Dirk Gently - Series 1

    Posted on 5th October 2017 at 4:28pm

  13. Greatest episode of Steptoe and Son

    Posted on 13th February 2017 at 6:44pm

  14. Gregor Fisher's best role

    Posted on 8th February 2017 at 7:02pm

  15. Hancock's Half Hour

    Posted on 8th February 2017 at 6:31pm

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