Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 19800415 | 20221110 (BBC7) 20221112 (BBC7) 20221113 (BBC7) | How do you make a tool shed into a meal for five? What do you say to a human cannonball on your first date in mid-air? How do you apologise to someone you buried by mistake? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1980. | |
| 01 | 02 | 19800422 | 20221117 (BBC7) | Are cats colour-fast? How do you prepare fruit salad without any fruit? Should a talking dog be forced to give back his OBE? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. Produced by Mike Craig, BBC Manchester First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1980. | |
| 01 | 03 | 19800429 | 20221124 (BBC7) | How does a dog train its master to fetch sticks? What do you say to a violin to reduce it to tears? How do you steal half-a-million peas and never get caught? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. Produced by Mike Craig, BBC Manchester First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1980. | |
| 01 | 04 | 19800506 | 20221201 (BBC7) | How do you stop being absent-minded? How can you stop being absent-minded? And how can you stop being absent-minded? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Arnold.......Gordon Salkilld Produced by Mike Craig, BBC Manchester First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May1980. | |
| 01 | 05 | 19800513 | 20221208 (BBC7) | How do you stop your dog from being sarcastic? What is the world record for running three lengths of an empty swimming pool? Is silent radio one of the new BBC cutbacks? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1980. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. From 1980. | |
| 01 | 06 LAST | 19800520 | 20221215 (BBC7) | How do you knit Boeuf Stroganoff without a recipe? Can you use a chicken bone as an alternator in your car? How do you defend yourself when you're attacked by a wall? Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1980. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. From 1980. | |
| 02 | 01 | Mr P Can Seriously Damage Your Health | 19811110 | 20240201/02 (BBC7) | The six-part mad-cap sit-com is back. Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Arnold .....Gordon Salkilld Lewis.........Nick Maloney and special guest appearance of Candice Barker (age 7 3/4) Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1981. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |
| 02 | 02 | In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning | 19811117 | 20240208/09 (BBC7) | The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home. Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Arnold .....Gordon Salkilld Lewis.........Nick Maloney Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |
| 02 | 03 | The Dog Who Laughed | 19811124 | 20240215/16 (BBC7) | The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home. Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |
| 02 | 04 | Night And Day | 19811201 | 20240222/23 (BBC7) | The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home. Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Arnold .....Gordon Salkilld Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |
| 02 | 05 | Swept Away | 19811209 | 20240229 (BBC7) 20240301 (BBC7) | The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home. Winston........Ballard Berkeley Mr Pettigrew....David Ross Arnold .....Gordon Salkilld Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Dear Lillian ... | 19811215 | 20240307/08 (BBC7) | The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home. Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981. 1980s comedy set in an old people's home. Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked. Stars Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey. From 1981. |