Radio Spawned a Monster

Episode image for Radio Spawned a Monster

Duration: 5 hours, 15 minutes

TV and Radio producer Colin Gilbert celebrates the medium of radio as the starting point for some of comedy's best loved shows and performers.

On the way we'll hear from the stars and the stories behind many famous shows including Miranda Hart discussing making Miranda for TV, Armando Iannucci looking back on his success as a fledgling radio producer and we hear from the friends and family of all four original members of the Goon Show.

Last on

BBC Radio Scotland

Sat 4 Feb 2012 00:45 BBC Radio Scotland

See all previous episodes for Comedy Zone

More episodes

Previous

1990s Special

Next

American Comedy Special

View more episodes

Gregor Fisher – The Slice

The Rab C Nesbitt actor looks back on his long and illustrious career with Edi Stark in this programme from 1996.
Miranda Hart – Janice Forsyth Show

The six foot star joins Janice Forsyth to discuss her self-titled show’s success and to describe how much her on screen persona reflects the real life Miranda.
Norma Farnes on Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan’s legendary agent chats to Brian Donaldson about her life working with the maverick comedy star.
Armando Iannucci – The Radio Scotland Years

The Glaswegian TV and Radio producer sits down with his former colleague Dave Batchelor, to pick through some of his earliest radio sketches.
Michael Sellers on Peter Sellers

In this edition of Dad Made Me Laugh, Peter Seller’s son explains how his father turned playing a Goon into a glittering Hollywood career.
Galton and Simpson – Laughed Off The Page

Lynn Ferguson meets up with the writers of Steptoe and Son and Hancock’s Half Hour to look back on their successful comedy careers.
Jenny Secombe on Harry Secombe

Sally Magnusson meets Harry Secombe’s daughter Jenny, to discuss growing up with a larger than life father and an extended family of Goons.
Steve Coogan – Janice Forsyth Show

The man behind the monster Steve Coogan, discusses where Alan’s voice comes from and who exactly is responsible for legendary lines like “Smell My Cheese”.
Stephen Fry – The Usual Suspects

Siobhan Synnot sits down with the TV, radio and writer to remember success with the Cambridge Footlights and to discuss why the British public will always trust a well-spoken gent.
Jon Culshaw – Janice Forsyth Show

The impressionist chats to Janice Forsyth about his life as the man of a million voices.
Michael Bentine – Queen Street Gardens

Neville Garden chats to the “forgotten” Goon in 1992 about his incredibly diverse career.

BBC Radio ScotlandSat 4 Feb 2012 00:45 BBC Radio Scotland

Scotland's Funny Bits

Bringing you the funny bits from the last week on BBC Radio Scotland.

More …

Full A-Z of BBC sites

BBC links

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.