British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 9th October 1959

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30pm
25 min
Educating Archie. Image shows from L to R: Brough (Peter Brough), Archie Andrews. Copyright: Associated-Rediffusion Television

Educating Archie

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Man Who Lost His Pants At Monte Carlo

We've all heard of people losing their shirts when they gamble but Archie and Freddie take it a little too far ...

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 7:30pm
30 min
BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC

Variety Ahoy!

1959 Specials, Episode 4

BBC variety series recorded on Royal Navy vessels and bases.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 8pm
30 min
Ray's A Laugh

Ray's A Laugh

Series 11, Episode 5

Classic long-running comedy series starring Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:45pm
30 min
Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC

Hancock's Half Hour

Series 5, Episode 3 - Lord Byron Lived Here

Tony Hancock stars in Galton & Simpson's comic masterpiece, with his delusions of grandeur and acquaintances at the root of his every downfall.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:45pm
30 min
The Army Game. Copyright: Granada Television

The Army Game

Series 3, Episode 1 - Snudge And Jimmy O'Goblin

The boys of Hut 29 concoct a plot involving a lucky charm.

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