Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 20080123 BT=1230 (BBC7) 20080123 BT=1930 (BBC7) | "Ronnie Barker stars as, amongst other things, a two headed man in this sketch show. From August 1972." | ||||
| 20080109 BT=1230 (BBC7) 20080109 BT=1930 (BBC7) | "It's July 1972, and Ronnie Barker and the team show you how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on." | ||||
| 20090313 (BBC7) 20120626 (BBC7) 20120630 (BBC7) | A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. | ||||
| 20090306 (BBC7) 20120619 (BBC7) | A forgetful actor and people who use lots of words but say very little. From August 1972. A forgetful actor - and people who use lots of words but say very little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. From August 1972. | ||||
| 20090227 (BBC7) 20120612 (BBC7) 20120616 (BBC7) | A musing pianist and a two headed 'Great Eccentric'. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. A musing pianist and a two headed 'Great Eccentric'. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From August 1972. | ||||
| 20090213 (BBC7) 20120522 (BBC7) | Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy from July 1972. Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. | ||||
| 19720709 | 20080102 (BBC7) 20120515 (BBC7) 20120519 (BBC7) | Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy from July 1972. | |||
| 19720723 | 20090220 (BBC7) 20120529 (BBC7) | A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. Sketch comedy from July 1972. A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. | |||
| 19720806 | 20110216 (BBC7) 20120605 (BBC7) | Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From August 1972. | |||
| 19720806 | 20110216 (BBC7) 20120605 (BBC7) | Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. | |||
| 05/04/1971 | 20090130 | 20120508 | An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From April 1971. An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. From April 1971. | ||
| 06/03/2009 | 20090306 (BBC7) 20160306 (BBC7) | A forgetful actor and people who use lots of words but say very little. From August 1972.
A forgetful actor, a grave digger's wedding - and people who use lots of words but say very little. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Written by Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, Guy Boas, Terence Brady, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Griffin, Kevin Paul and Harold Arkthorp, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972. | |||
| 06/08/1972 | 20110216 (BBC7) 20160221 (BBC7) | Angry antique dealers, a word from the Minister for population - and it's not the end of the world A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Banjo: Dick Abell. Written by Terence Brady, Peter N Christie, Donald Churchill, Bert Fisher, John Graham, Christopher Langham, Roy Lomax, Chris Miller, Katie Moss, Myles Rudge and Gordon Langford, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972. Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. | |||
| 09/07/1972 | 20080102 (BBC7) 20160131 (BBC7) | Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy from July 1972. Reshuffling Patron Saints, the art of piano moving and spoofing 'Under Milk Wood'. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Written by Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, John Graham, Peter Spence, Chris Miller, Chris Allen, Jim Eldridge, Chris Bell and Laurie Holloway and Peter N Christie Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972. | |||
| 13/02/2009 | 20090213 (BBC7) 20160207 (BBC7) | Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy from July 1972. Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. | |||
| 13/03/2009 | 20090313 (BBC7) 20160313 (BBC7) | A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. From August 1972. A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham. Pianist: Gordon Langford and guitarist: Dick Abell. Written by Chris Allen, Peter Campbell, Ted Clayton and Patrick Ennis, John Graham, Roy Lomax, Donald Monat and June Dixon, Frank A Terry and Harold Arpthorp. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972. A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. From August 1972. A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. From August 1972. | |||
| 23/7/1972 | 20090220 (BBC7) 20160214 (BBC7) | A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. Sketch comedy from July 1972. A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. | |||
| 27/02/2009 | 20090227 (BBC7) 20160228 (BBC7) | A musing pianist, a two-headed 'Great Eccentric' and Is the Age of Chivalry dead? A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Written by Chris Allen, David Climie and Gordon Langford, Jim Eldridge, John Graham, Alan Hutchison, Chris Miller, Richard Murdoch, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley and Stan Wootton. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972. A musing pianist and a two headed 'Great Eccentric'. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. | |||
| From 05/04/1971 | 20090130 (BBC7) 20150913 (BBC7) | An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Written by John Graham, David Nobbs, David McKellar and Peter Vincent, Donald Monat and June Dixon, Miles Rudge and Ted Dicks, Pete Spence, Alan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1971. | |||
| From 08/03/1971 | 20090102 (BBC7) 20170321 (BBC7) | A eulogy to Beethoven, and the building of a bus shelter. A eulogy to Beethoven - and the epic tale of the building of a new bus shelter. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon. Pianist: Gordon Langford Written by Chris Allen, JHB Peel, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971. | |||
| From 15/03/1971 | 20090109 (BBC7) 20170328 (BBC7) 20170401 (BBC7) | A rival to the Bard of Avon, and the challenge of buying an antique teaspoon. A rival to the Bard of Avon, the challenge of buying an antique teaspoon and a sleepless night. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Guitarist: Dick Abell. Written by Terence Brady, Donald Churchill, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Mackay, Spike Milligan, Peter Spence, Roger Till, Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971. | |||
| From 22/02/1971 | 20081226 (BBC7) 20170314 (BBC7) |
Trouble at sea, a laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon. Pianist: Gordon Langford Written by Terence Brady, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1971. A laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. | |||
| From 22/03/1971 | 20090116 (BBC7) 20170404 (BBC7) | A struggling vicar, a Welsh birthday card poet and a perplexed psychoanalyst. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Written by Chris Allen, David Climie, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971. A struggling vicar and a Welsh birthday card poet. Sketch comedy from March 1971. | |||
| We Present The Last And Final Episode Of Paul Chappell And The Squalid Affair | 19720723 | 20090220 (BBC7) 20120529 (BBC7) | A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. | ||
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| 01 | 02 | Good Evening - This Is An Announcement From Your Captain * | 19710222 | 20030712 (BBC7) 20030719 (BBC7) 20041130 (BBC7) 20041207 (BBC7) 20060328 (BBC7) 20060329 (BBC7) 20060404 (BBC7) 20060405 (BBC7) 20061228 (BBC7) 20061229 (BBC7) 20070104 (BBC7) 20070105 (BBC7) 20071114 (BBC7) 20071121 (BBC7) 20081226 (BBC7) 20101208 (BBC7) 20120403 (BBC7) 20150809 (BBC7) | A laughing tax inspector - and a right royal surprise. A laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Trouble at sea, a laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon. Pianist: Gordon Langford Written by Terence Brady, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1971.
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| 01 | 02 | Good Evening - This Is An Announcement From Your Captain * | 19710222 | 20030712 (BBC7) 20030719 (BBC7) 20041130 (BBC7) 20041207 (BBC7) 20060328 (BBC7) 20060329 (BBC7) 20060404 (BBC7) 20060405 (BBC7) 20061228 (BBC7) 20061229 (BBC7) 20070104 (BBC7) 20070105 (BBC7) 20071114 (BBC7) 20071121 (BBC7) 20081226 (BBC7) 20101208 (BBC7) 20120403 (BBC7) | A laughing tax inspector - and a right royal surprise. |
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| 01 | 04 | Good Morning Mr Braithwaite, Sit Down Won't You * | 19710308 | 20030719 (BBC7) 20030726 (BBC7) 20041207 (BBC7) 20041214 (BBC7) 20060404 (BBC7) 20060405 (BBC7) 20060411 (BBC7) 20060412 (BBC7) 20070104 (BBC7) 20070105 (BBC7) 20070111 (BBC7) 20070112 (BBC7) 20071121 (BBC7) 20071128 (BBC7) 20090102 (BBC7) 20090921 (BBC7) 20101215 (BBC7) 20120410 (BBC7) 20150816 (BBC7) | A eulogy to Beethoven, and the building of a bus shelter. A eulogy to Beethoven - and the epic tale of the building of a new bus shelter. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon. Pianist: Gordon Langford Written by Chris Allen, JHB Peel, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971. |
| 01 | 05 | Aye, You May Laugh, Master Marlowe * | 19710315 | 20030726 (BBC7) 20030802 (BBC7) 20041214 (BBC7) 20060411 (BBC7) 20060412 (BBC7) 20060418 (BBC7) 20060419 (BBC7) 20070111 (BBC7) 20070112 (BBC7) 20070118 (BBC7) 20070119 (BBC7) 20071128 (BBC7) 20071205 (BBC7) 20090109 (BBC7) 20090928 (BBC7) 20101229 (BBC7) 20120417 (BBC7) 20150823 (BBC7) | A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon. A rival to the Bard of Avon, and the challenge of buying an antique teaspoon.
A rival to the Bard of Avon, the challenge of buying an antique teaspoon and a sleepless night. A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker. With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates. Pianist: Gordon Langford. Guitarist: Dick Abell. Written by Terence Brady, Donald Churchill, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Mackay, Spike Milligan, Peter Spence, Roger Till, Gerald Wiley ( Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford. Producer John Fawcett-Wilson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971. |
| 01 | 06 | Could I Have The Baby, Please * | 19710322 | 20030802 (BBC7) 20060418 (BBC7) 20060419 (BBC7) 20070118 (BBC7) 20070119 (BBC7) 20071205 (BBC7) 20090116 (BBC7) 20091005 (BBC7) 20110105 (BBC7) 20120424 (BBC7) 20150830 (BBC7) | A struggling vicar at a christening and profiling a renowned Welsh birthday card poet. A struggling vicar and a Welsh birthday card poet. Sketch comedy from March 1971. A struggling vicar and a Welsh birthday card poet. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From March 1971. |
| 01 | 06 | Could I Have The Baby, Please * | 19710322 | 20030802 (BBC7) 20060418 (BBC7) 20060419 (BBC7) 20070118 (BBC7) 20070119 (BBC7) 20071205 (BBC7) 20090116 (BBC7) 20091005 (BBC7) 20110105 (BBC7) 20120424 (BBC7) | A struggling vicar at a christening and profiling a renowned Welsh birthday card poet. |
| 01 | 07 | In The House Of Commons Today * | 19710329 | 20030809 (BBC7) 20030823 (BBC7) 20050104 (BBC7) 20050118 (BBC7) 20060425 (BBC7) 20060426 (BBC7) 20060509 (BBC7) 20060510 (BBC7) 20070125 (BBC7) 20070126 (BBC7) 20070202 (BBC7) 20070208 (BBC7) 20070209 (BBC7) 20071212 (BBC7) 20080102 (BBC7) 20090123 (BBC7) 20090206 (BBC7) 20091012 (BBC7) 20091026 (BBC7) 20110112 (BBC7) 20110126 (BBC7) 20120501 (BBC7) 20150906 (BBC7) | A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and a typical Sunday with the Clegworthy family. A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday. A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. From March 1971. |
| 01 | 08 LAST | Ladies And Gentlemen I Have Been Asked * | 19710405 | 20030816 (BBC7) 20050111 (BBC7) 20060502 (BBC7) 20060503 (BBC7) 20070201 (BBC7) 20070202 (BBC7) 20071226 (BBC7) 20090130 (BBC7) 20091019 (BBC7) 20110119 (BBC7) 20120508 (BBC7) | An unusual romantic tryst, a song about blossoms and Sir Arnold Baker is celebrated. For what, we really don't know. An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. From April 1971. An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From April 1971. |
| 02 | 01 | And Now Here At The Albert Hall We Come To The Main Item In Tonight's Concert Program * | 19720721 | 20030823 (BBC7) 20031208 (BBC7) 20050112 (BBC7) 20050118 (BBC7) 20060509 (BBC7) 20060510 (BBC7) 20070208 (BBC7) 20070209 (BBC7) 20080102 (BBC7) 20090206 (BBC7) 20091026 (BBC7) 20110126 (BBC7) | A reshuffle of Patron Saints, a London busker and a new take on 'Under Milk Wood'. |
| 02 | 02 | Good Evening - I Want To Talk To You Tonight About Improvement Grants * * | 19720728 | 20030830 (BBC7) 20031215 (BBC7) 20050119 (BBC7) 20050125 (BBC7) 20060516 (BBC7) 20060517 (BBC7) 20070215 (BBC7) 20070216 (BBC7) 20080109 (BBC7) 20090213 (BBC7) 20091102 (BBC7) 20110202 (BBC7) | Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy from July 1972. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. Improvement grants explained - and how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on. Stars Ronnie Barker. Ronnie Barker and the team show you how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on. Improvement grants explained - and how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on. S tars Ronnie Barker. |
| 02 | 03 | We Present The Last And Final Episode Of Paul Chappell And The Squalid Affair * * | 19720804 | 20031229 (BBC7) 20050126 (BBC7) 20080116 (BBC7) 20090220 (BBC7) 20091109 (BBC7) 20110207 (BBC7) 20110209 (BBC7) | A spoof Paul Temple and wires get crossed on the telephone. Sketch comedy from July 1972. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972. A spoof Paul Temple - and a case of cross-wires on the telephone. Stars Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. Ronnie Barker stars in this classic radio sketch show. First heard in July 1972. A spoof Paul Temple - and a case of cross-wired on the telephone. |
| 02 | 04 | 19720811 | 20040105 (BBC7) 20050201 (BBC7) 20050202 (BBC7) 20060523 (BBC7) 20060524 (BBC7) | ||
| 02 | 05 | And Now Before The Next Programme | 19720818 | 20040112 (BBC7) 20050208 (BBC7) 20050209 (BBC7) 20060530 (BBC7) 20060531 (BBC7) 20110216 (BBC7) | Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From August 1972. Ronnie Barker writes and appears in this seminal sketch show, first broadcast August 1972. Angry antique dealers and it's not the end of the world. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From August 1972. |
| 02 | 06 | Right Lads, I Want You To Go Straight Into The Attack Today... * | 19720825 | 20040119 (BBC7) 20050215 (BBC7) 20050216 (BBC7) 20060606 (BBC7) 20060607 (BBC7) 20080123 (BBC7) 20090227 (BBC7) 20091116 (BBC7) 20110223 (BBC7) | Ronnie Barker stars as, amongst other things, a two headed man in this sketch show from August 1972. A musing pianist and a two headed 'Great Eccentric'. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From August 1972. A musing pianist - and 'Great Eccentrics' introduces a two-headed man. Stars Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. Sketch comedy from August 1972. |
| 02 | 07 | He Seemed To Have So Much To Say Into His Neighbours Ear... * | 19720901 | 20040126 (BBC7) 20050222 (BBC7) 20050223 (BBC7) 20060613 (BBC7) 20060614 (BBC7) 20080130 (BBC7) 20090306 (BBC7) 20091123 (BBC7) 20110302 (BBC7) | The 'One Ronnie' Ronnie Barker, with a collection of sketches, prose, poems and music. From August 1972. Forehead. Ronnie Barker with a collection of sketches, prose, poems and music. A forgetful actor and people who use lots of words but say very little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. A forgetful actor - and a Society for People Who Use a Lot of Words and Say Very Little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. A forgetful actor - and a Society for People Who Use a Lot of Words and Say Very Little. |
| 02 | 07 | He Seemed To Have So Much To Say Into His Neighbours Ear... * | 19720901 | 20040126 (BBC7) 20050222 (BBC7) 20050223 (BBC7) 20060613 (BBC7) 20060614 (BBC7) 20080130 (BBC7) 20090306 (BBC7) 20091123 (BBC7) 20110302 (BBC7) | The 'One Ronnie' Ronnie Barker, with a collection of sketches, prose, poems and music. From August 1972. Forehead. Ronnie Barker with a collection of sketches, prose, poems and music. A forgetful actor and people who use lots of words but say very little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. A forgetful actor - and a Society for People Who Use a Lot of Words and Say Very Little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. A forgetful actor - and a Society for People Who Use a Lot of Words and Say Very Little. |
| 02 | 08 LAST | Come In - Come In Mr Brown... * | 19720908 | 20040202 (BBC7) 20050223 (BBC7) 20050301 (BBC7) 20050302 (BBC7) 20060620 (BBC7) 20060621 (BBC7) 20080206 (BBC7) 20090313 (BBC7) 20091130 (BBC7) 20110309 (BBC7) | Ronnie Barker plays various and sundry characters in this 1970s sketch show. Ronnie Barker plays various and sundry characters in this 1972 sketch show. The 'One Ronnie' Ronnie Barker, with a collection of sketches, prose, poems and music. From August 1972. A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Stars Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. Stars Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. |
