Buckeridge, Anthony (1912-2004)

Last Edited: 15-Mar-2017 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.

Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
Publ. c. 1950
Broadcast R7:
02-Aug-2004 to
06-Aug-2004
Jennings Goes to School
  1. Jennings Gets a Reputation
  2. Suspense and Suspension
  3. The Literary Masterpiece
  4. Beware of the Thing
  5. Jennings Uses His Head
Read by Stephen Fry
Adapted by Ed Thomason
Produced by Anne Hines
14:34, 6833, m
14:33, 6828, m
14:33, 6818, m
14:34, 6835, m
14:34, 6832, m
Publ. 1991
Broadcast R7:
09-Aug-2004 to
13-Aug-2004
Jennings Again
  1. The Aim of the Game
  2. Marina Gardens Gets the Message
  3. The Niggling Doubt
  4. Underground
  5. Photo Finish
Read by Stephen Fry
Adapted by Anthony Buckeridge
Produced by Anne Hines
14:12, 6665, m
14:08, 6626, m
14:24, 6754, m
14:27, 6777, m
14:16, 6690, m
Publ. ??
Broadcast 1973
R7:
15-Aug-2004
24-Dec-2004
Jennings at School –
Happy Christmas Jennings
Mark Hatfield, Stephen Jenkins, Nigel Macon,
Jonathan Carp, John Dalgliesh, David Marlowe, Juliet Cook,
Geoffrey Banks, Jeremy Clarkson, Anthony Buckeridge
Choir of Cheatham School, Manchester
Produced by Herbert Smith
53:34, 50221, S
Broadcast R4:
23-May-2005
Baggy Trousers – Jennings and Darbishire
Felix Still, Luke Newberry, Ben Borowiecki, Rebecca
Front, Alex Lowe
Directed by Elizabeth Freestone
27:38, 25914, S
Broadcast
18-Mar-1985
R7:
09-Jan-2005 to
06-Mar-2005
Jennings in Particular
Read by Anthony Buckeridge
Produced by Graham Gould
20:06, 18858, S
19:21, 18153, S
19:31, 18304, S
19:42, 18480, S
18:48, 17634, S
19:14, 18038, S
19:35, 18362, S
19:11, 17994, S
18:59, 17812, S
12-May-2008 to
16-May-2008
Jennings’ Little Hut
  1. The Squatters
  2. The Kettle of Fish
  3. General Sir Melville Merridew
  4. Shortage of Glass
  5. The Difficult Guest
Mark Willams
abridged by Roy Apps
Producer David Blount
13:38, 12789, S
13:34, 12729, S
13:21, 12527, S
13:52, 13004, S
13:47, 12931, S

Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
Broadcast R4:
1997
06-Jul-2004
According to Buckeridge
Presented by Anthony Buckeridge
Read by David Bannerman
Music composed and performed by Corin Buckeridge
Conceived and compiled by Fellicity Hays-Macauley
Produced by Pete Harjines
27:53, 26157, S
Broadcast R4:
22-Oct-2005
Archive Hour –
Fossilised Fish Hooks! Jennings at the BBC
Miles Kington, with Michael Palin, Simon Hoggart, Alan
Ayckbourn, Jonathan Coe, Michael Crick, Denis Norden
57:36, 54015, S