British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 1st December 1960

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 12:31pm
29 min
BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC

Workers' Playtime

Episode 96

Long-running lunchtime variety series broadcast live from workplaces across Britain.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:30pm
30 min
Citizen James. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Bill Kerr), Liz (Liz Fraser), Sid James (Sid James). Copyright: BBC

Citizen James

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Elixir

Sid and Bill have brewed their latest batch of Dr Sidney James' Magic Elixir, a foul health potion mimicking a concoction Bill remembers from back home in Australia. Arrested on charges including defrauding the public as soon as they open sales, Sid's got an excuse for every accusation the sergeant throws at him. But his devotion is nothing compared to that of an elderly hospitalised woman who's refusing to take anything else!

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
30 min
The Arthur Haynes Show. Arthur Haynes. Copyright: Associated Television

The Arthur Haynes Show

Series 6, Episode 12

Largely forgotten but hugely popular, long-running sketch show starring Arthur Haynes with support from Nicholas Parsons and scripts by Johnny Speight.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC

Beyond Our Ken

Series 4, Episode 7

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne.

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