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Johnny Speight

Johnny Speight

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Till Death Us Do Part. Image shows left to right: Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), Arthur Blenkinsopp (Eric Sykes). Credit: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Up the polls! - Election campaigns and comedy

Sunday 30th June 2024

Comedy and politics regularly mix, but there has long been a significant hesitation amongst television broadcasters to poke fun during election campaign periods.

Till Death Us Do Part. Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell). Credit: BBC TV

Till Death Us Do Part's tumultuous Series 3

Tuesday 14th November 2023

Till Death Us Do Part is one of the all-time great cultural institutions of British television comedy. After the recovery of two lost episodes last month, show historian Mark Ward looks at the hugely impactful third series.

Sid James Features

Comedy Chronicles: The ITV Job - The day when the BBC almost lost British comedy

Sunday 26th June 2022

Graham McCann's column charts a fascinating 'what if' moment in British television comedy history: a fork in the road that had consequences of epic proportions in either direction.

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