Morecambe and Wise - Christmas Special

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Morecambe and Wise - Christmas Special

‘The greatest double act in the history of British television… ‘ — The Independent

Morecambe and Wise are one of the most popular and enduring double acts from the golden age of television. With viewing figures constantly in the millions, their Christmas specials became a national Institution.

These classic television sketches from the years 1969 to 1975 feature a host of guest stars including Eric Porter, Fenella Fielding, Ann Hamilton, Peter Gushing, Glenda Jackson and Des O’Connor (who else?). There is the classic Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Eric as soloist, conducted by Mr Andre Previn/Preview, and also Eric turning up at the flat with a giant Christmas tree taken from Trafalgar Square (’we were very lucky, there was only one left’).

With the duo’s inimitable style of delivery and repartee, it’s not surprising that a BBC poll saw Morecambe and Wise voted ‘Best Light Entertainment Performers of All Time’.

This is the very best of Eric and Ernie’s festive fun.


Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
Narrator: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
ISBN: 0563536837
Download Price: $13.99

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Round the Horne - Volume 16

Monday, May 12th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Round the Horne - Volume 16

Series One: Episode 5 (4 April 1965)
Series One: Episode 10 (9 May 1965)
Series One: Episode 12 (23 May 1965)
Series Two: Episode 12 (29 May 1966)

How lovely it is to once again vada the dolly old eel of Round the Home, the radio comedy series which ventured where few had gone before in the late 1960s. For four series, suave and unruffled host Kenneth Home battled manfully with a marauding parade of characters, from enterprising chorus boys Julian & Sandy and warbling songsmith Rambling Syd Rumpo to booming Daphne Whitethigh and breathless thespians Charles & Fiona.

In this latest collection of episodes, we listen in to an interview at the BBC personnel department. Kenneth Home, master spy, has serious trouble when the evil Ginsberg causes people to assume the characters of animals, Julian & Sandy suggest something decadent for the garden, and, in a wartime drama, Fiona finds something lacking in her marriage to Charles.

Written By
Barry Took and Marty Feldman

First Broadcast
The Light Programme
7 March 1965

Number of Series
Four: March -June 1965 (16 episodes)
March -June 1966 (13 episodes)
February-June 1967 (20 episodes)
February -June 1968 (16 episodes)

Christmas specials:
25 December 1966
24 December 1967

Last Broadcast
BBC Radio 2
9 June 1968


Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Barry Took and Marty Feldman
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563524367
Download Price: $18.99

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