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Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

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1974081120141030 (BBC7)
20170808 (BBC7)
20170812 (BBC7)
20190820 (BBC7)
Les Dawson presents the debut of comic discovery Justin Jest and a wonky piano sing-along.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1975062620111002 (BBC7)
20120703 (BBC7)
20120707 (BBC7)
20140317 (BBC7)
20140322 (BBC7)
20190904 (BBC7)
20190907 (BBC7)
Les Dawson presents a duck appeal, Cissie and Ada talk mothers, plus a piano sing-along.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1976101720111009 (BBC7)
20120710 (BBC7)
20140324 (BBC7)
20190911 (BBC7)
Les Dawson shares the tale of a Leonard Shufflebottom – a man so thin he was once used as a dipstick. Plus another unforgettable piano sing-a-long.

With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Scripted and produced by James Casey.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1976.

Sketches and stylish piano playing from Les Dawson.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1979111820111016 (BBC7)
20120717 (BBC7)
20140331 (BBC7)
20140405 (BBC7)
20190918 (BBC7)
Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1980120720111023 (BBC7)
20120724 (BBC7)
20140407 (BBC7)
20170815 (BBC7)
20190925 (BBC7)
Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with Cosmo Smallpiece and a piano sing-along.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1980121420141106 (BBC7)
20170822 (BBC7)
20191002 (BBC7)
Les Dawson pays tribute to the Rochdale Universal Films version of Fu Manchu, plus Cosmo's Corner and the audience battle with another piano sing-along.

With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Scripted and produced by James Casey.

Les Dawson pays tribute to the Rochdale Universal Films version of Fu Manchu.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1980122820111030 (BBC7)
20120731 (BBC7)
20120804 (BBC7)
20140414 (BBC7)
20170829 (BBC7)
20191009 (BBC7)
Les Dawson welcomes saucy Cosmo Smallpiece and bashes out a classic piano sing-along.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1981010420141113 (BBC7)
20170905 (BBC7)
20191016 (BBC7)
Les Dawson reveals how the mother-in-law joke was invented, and the real Humpty Dumpty.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1981011120111106 (BBC7)
20120807 (BBC7)
20141218 (BBC7)
20170912 (BBC7)
20191023 (BBC7)
Les Dawson presents his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus more piano bashing.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1981011820111120 (BBC7)
20120814 (BBC7)
20120818 (BBC7)
20170919 (BBC7)
20191030 (BBC7)
Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tickling the ivories.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1981012520111113 (BBC7)
20120821 (BBC7)
20170926 (BBC7)
20170930 (BBC7)
20191106 (BBC7)
Les Dawson on the British sense of humour, plus animal noises galore and a piano singalong

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1982013120141120 (BBC7)
20171003 (BBC7)
20191113 (BBC7)
Les Dawson reveals the joy of being a father and how to tackle rising crime rates.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1982031420141127 (BBC7)
20171010 (BBC7)
20191120 (BBC7)
Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1983071720141204 (BBC7)
20171017 (BBC7)
20191127 (BBC7)
Les Dawson reflects on life insurance and what a condemned man's last request might be.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1983072420111127 (BBC7)
20120828 (BBC7)
20140421 (BBC7)
20171024 (BBC7)
20191204 (BBC7)
Housewife Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox hunting.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1983091120111204 (BBC7)
20120904 (BBC7)
20140428 (BBC7)
20171031 (BBC7)
20191211 (BBC7)
Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1983092520141211 (BBC7)
20141213 (BBC7)
20171107 (BBC7)
20191218 (BBC7)
Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985012020111211 (BBC7)
20120911 (BBC7)
20140505 (BBC7)
20140510 (BBC7)
20160307 (BBC7)
20160312 (BBC7)
20180615 (BBC7)
Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber, Cosmo Smallpiece chairs a chat show and with Les at the piano, the Ink Blots help to murder a song.

With Daphne Oxenford, Eli Woods and Colin Edwynn.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Scripted and produced by James Casey.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1985.

Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber, and Cosmo Smallpiece chairs a chat show.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985012720120918 (BBC7)
20140512 (BBC7)
20160314 (BBC7)
20180622 (BBC7)
Les Dawson is Wotan, Man of Steel and Aunt Ada recalls her wartime adventures.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985020320120925 (BBC7)
20140519 (BBC7)
20160321 (BBC7)
20180629 (BBC7)
Les Dawson pays tribute to a sheep-headed publican, and Cosmo Smallpiece looks at holidays

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985021020121002 (BBC7)
20121006 (BBC7)
20140526 (BBC7)
20160328 (BBC7)
20160402 (BBC7)
20180706 (BBC7)
Lugubrious Les Dawson tells us of thin Albert, and Cosmo discusses modern teenagers.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985021720121009 (BBC7)
20140602 (BBC7)
20160404 (BBC7)
20180713 (BBC7)
Les Dawson and friends end up in a Southfork soap, and a version of Whispering Grass.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985022420121016 (BBC7)
20140609 (BBC7)
20140614 (BBC7)
20160411 (BBC7)
20180720 (BBC7)
Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell, and we hear from an unusual agony uncle.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985031020121023 (BBC7)
20121027 (BBC7)
20140616 (BBC7)
20160418 (BBC7)
20180727 (BBC7)
Les Dawson with tales of Britain's first space hero, and the Cosmo Show discusses birds.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985031720121030 (BBC7)
20140623 (BBC7)
20160425 (BBC7)
20180803 (BBC7)
Lugubrious Les with a tale of when the worm turned, and Cosmo discusses modern art.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour

1985032420111218 (BBC7)
20121106 (BBC7)
20140630 (BBC7)
20160502 (BBC7)
20180810 (BBC7)
Les Dawson's topics are marriages and mothers-in-law, plus Wotan, Man of Steel.

Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour