tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post5734200002710824462..comments2024-03-18T20:52:42.375+01:00Comments on Random radio jottings: Something to Shout AboutAndy Walmsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647763223166778941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-8457588827069603802023-04-29T22:13:48.895+02:002023-04-29T22:13:48.895+02:00It sounds interesting to hear of a UK advertising ...It sounds interesting to hear of a UK advertising comedy that was contemporary to the same era the later fictional Mad Men in set. Although UK advertising hadn't yet gone through the same creative forces of change that the US world had at that time.Memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478732420616799567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-86018040351256263692021-01-07T15:41:11.751+01:002021-01-07T15:41:11.751+01:00Alan - we have all episodes (except for the missin...Alan - we have all episodes (except for the missing 3). How can we contact you? CJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642713674198532647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-33778879994155411472020-10-16T15:53:01.099+02:002020-10-16T15:53:01.099+02:00R4X repeated series 3 - but missed out 3 eps: 11, ...R4X repeated series 3 - but missed out 3 eps: 11, 12, 14 - if anyone has archival recordings leave a message here please!!!CJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642713674198532647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-88509954103564620602020-08-19T09:11:11.883+02:002020-08-19T09:11:11.883+02:00I really loved this show when it first went out in...I really loved this show when it first went out in the 1960s and I could never understand why it wasn't repeated later in the decade. When R4Extra broadcast it they seemed to dosoalmost apologetically, and there was a hiatus during series 3 when it was taken off air for several weeks to re-repeat some Men From The Ministry episodes.Sadly the shows last survivor, Michael Medwin (1923-2020) died during the greak in transmissions, though Shiela Hancock, who took over from Joan Sims for the last few shows is still with us. In Fenella Fielding and Eleanor Summerfield you had two wonderful unique voices. <br /><br />I suspect they won't broadcast them again, as the R4Extra love doesn't seem to be the same for the show as it is for the numerous re-runs of The Navy Lark, for example. At the moment, with all due respect to him, they are repeating loads of 1949 Ted Ray "Rays A Laugh" episodes,, which got better as the years went on, after they got rid of the frowsy Bob & Alf Pearson vocal spots ("we bring you mel-o-dies on high, from out of the sky, my brother and I"). <br /><br />I had recorded all the repeats of the 1960 and 1961 series on my TV recorder, but sadly the box gave up the ghost last year, but I have retained it just in case some way the recordings can be rescued. I have recorded the final series but sadly during this run, the shows started late (because they broadcast long slabs of Desert Island Discs, A Good Read, or trailers for The Comedy Club) and the TV recording box starts dead on the hour and only lasts 30 minutes so I lost the last two, three sometimes 4 minutes of each episode. 4Extra is getting very much worse at these late starts. Sorry for the moaning, but this series was underrated in the 60s and even more so on it's repeats. AlanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807343852325140490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744024699281834535.post-45364272305975252162016-07-06T11:39:12.677+02:002016-07-06T11:39:12.677+02:00Radio Times says this show goes out at 8am on Frid...Radio Times says this show goes out at 8am on Fridays.<br />Best wishes. SimonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871948052516538511noreply@blogger.com