Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Laugh
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 2
- 2007
- 3 episodes (1 series)
In three one-hour episodes, Rob Brydon traces the origins and development of the sitcom and the themes it often tackles.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Attitudes To Work
Looking at our 'love' of work and how we cope with its madness in all its forms. Featuring the likes of Steptoe & Son, The Phil Silvers Show, Are You Being Served?, Dad's Army, Hi-De-Hi!, On The Buses, Fawlty Towers, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, Yes Minister, Porridge, Father Ted and The Office.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 1st May 2007
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rob Brydon | Host / Presenter |
| Paul Jackson | Self |
| Bill Cotton (as Sir Bill Cotton) | Self |
| John Lloyd | Self |
| Sioned Wiliam | Self |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Self |
| Wendy Craig | Self |
| Jon Plowman | Self |
| Jimmy Perry | Self |
| David Croft | Self |
| Ian Lavender | Self |
| Philip Madoc | Self |
| Richard Briers | Self |
| Laurence Marks | Self |
| Maurice Gran | Self |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Self |
| Eric Sykes | Self |
| Kathy Burke | Self |
| Dick Clement | Self |
| Ian La Frenais | Self |
| Andrew Sachs | Self |
| Prunella Scales | Self |
| Antony Jay | Self |
| Ronnie Barker | Self (Archive Material) |
| Paul Kobrak | Producer |