Comedy Greats The Fifties

Comic legend Barry Cryer discovers the best of BBC radio's comedy goldmine, decade by decade.

The Fifties, Part One
Barry Cryer plunders the BBC archives across the decades. Featuring Life with the Lyons, In All Directions, The Al Read Show, A Life of Bliss, Take It From Here and The Goon Show.

The Fifties, Part two
The Fifties, Part Two: Barry Cryer with archive treasures from the decade of rock 'n' roll: Much Binding in the Marsh, Variety Bandbox, Just Fancy, Hancock's Half Hour and more.

File Information:
First Broadcast BBC-R7: 10 & 17 May 2003
Repeated BBC-R4X: 14 Jan & 21 2012
MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 - 128 kbps mp3 – 44 khz - Joint Stereo
Duration: 2 X 182 minute episodes
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