Heroes of Comedy

Last Edited: 09-Mar-2015 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

This was a BBC Television Channel 4 program produced by John Fisher. TV soundtracks only.


Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
01-Jan-1995
pilot
Frankie Howerd
  49;47, 11672, M
13-Oct-1995
1-1
Tommy Cooper


20-Oct-1995
1-2
Joyce Grenfell


27-Oct-1995
1-3
Max Miller

50:43, 11888, M
03-Nov-1995
1-4
Arthur Haynes

50:30, 11838, M
17-Nov-1995
1-5
Terry Thomas

59:55, 11936, M
16-Apr-1997
2-1
Les Dawson

49:37, 11631, M
23-Apr-1997
2-2
Kenny Everett


30-Apr-1997
2-3
Alastair Sim


07-May-1997
2-4
The Goons

51:00, 11955, M
12-Jan-1998
3-1
Benny Hill

50:24, 11815, M
19-Jan-1998
3-2
Peter Cook


26-Jan-1998 3-3 Arthur Askey no credits 49:29, 11598, M
02-Feb-1998  3-4
Tony Hancock
  50:44, 11892, M
25-Sep-1999  4-1
Norman Wisdom
  49:18, 11557, M
02-Oct-1999
4-2
Ken Dodd


09-Oct-1999
4-3
Eric Sykes


16-Oct-1999
4-4
Thora Hird

49:56, 11704, M
30-Oct-1999
4-5
Barry Humphries


07-Oct-2000
5-1
Kenneth Williams

50:03, 11732, M
11-Nov-2000
5-2
Bernard Manning


28-Dec-2000 5-3 Ronnie Barker
no credits 49:59, 11716, M
27-Dec-2001  5-4
Leonard Rossiter
   
16-Feb-2002
6-1
Mike Yarwood


23-Feb-2002
6-2
Sid James


02-Mar-2002
6-3
Spike Milligan

48:51, 11452, M
09-Mar-2002
6-4
Hattie Jacques

48:49, 11445, M
16-Mar-2002
6-5
Ronnie Corbett

47:49, 11208, M
13-Apr-2002
6-6
Dick Emery

48:59, 11482, M
02-Jan-2003
7-1
Max Wall








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