British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 14th December 1963

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC 1:10pm
30 min
BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC

Crowther's Crowd

Series 1, Episode 13

Comedy looking at a series of different topics, with Leslie Crowther.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:40pm
15 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

The Telegoons

Series 1, Episode 9 - The Mystery of the Marie Celeste - Solved

BBC Radio's world-famous Goons in a new puppet series for television.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:35pm
40 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Comedy Bandbox

Series 2, Episode 12

Hugely successful stand-up and sketch series, starring some of the biggest names of the day as well as upcoming talent.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:10pm
40 min
The Larkins. Image shows from L to R: Ada Larkins (Peggy Mount), Alf Larkins (David Kossoff). Copyright: Associated Television

The Larkins

Series 5, Episode 6 - Trading Stampede

Ada's caught the trading stamp bug despite Alf's attempts to explain how much extra money she's spending in order to claim her 'free' rewards. Vic turns up at the café with an offer to get them involved on the ground floor in a new scheme. Alf is initially wary, but Ada's enthusiasm eventually wears him down.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:35pm
30 min
The Walrus And The Carpenter. Image shows from L to R: Luther Flannery (Hugh Griffith), Gascoigne Quilt (Felix Aylmer). Copyright: BBC

The Walrus And The Carpenter

Episode 1 - Comedy Playhouse

Gascoigne Quilt & Luther Flannery meet in a graveyard. The two old men have little in common but Luther's sense of adventure leads them into scrapes.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
50 min
That Was The Week That Was. Copyright: BBC

That Was The Week That Was

Series 2, Episode 12

Groundbreaking and controversial weekly satire series, fronted by David Frost, Millicent Martin, Ken Cope, Lance Percival, Willie Rushton and others.

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