Spotlight on the Golden Age of Radio ..

Spotlight on the Golden Age of Radio

for those who like nostalgia...

Let's start with a definition of the Golden Age of Radio: but that in itself seems a point of great controversy with Golden Age Radio fans and scholars alike. Most can agree that it falls somewhere between 1929 and 1957, but many would extend that well into the 1960's. Indeed, some the Radio Drama revivals continued well into the 1980s. Scholars and academics aside, most fans 'know it when we hear it', irrespective of it's chronological date.

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I would have liked to have heard the old Kenneth Williams show Round the Horn first time round. From the clips I've heard on youtube, it sounded hilarious.

 

round the horne and beyond our ken, was a highlight of the week, gordon. great show..I have/had some casettes of it, I'll have a look, and if your able to play the old cassettes, I'll be more than happy to send them up to you, I'll dig around tomorrow.

 

Cheers Ray.

 

BBC iPlayer - Round The Horne: Series 1: Episode 6 enjoy gordon..

http://www.archive.org/details/RoundTheHorne27March1966

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00wbr98/The_Navy_Lark_A_Watch_on_the_Initiative_Testthis was a classic too, gordon...

Captain Povey - Richard Caldicot

WREN Chasen - Heather Chasen

LC Stanton - Ronnie Barker

Commander Murray - Stephen Murray

CPO Pertwee - Jon Pertwee

SL Phillips - Leslie Phillips

Ableseaman Goldstein - Tenniel Evans

Lieutenant Bates - Michael Bates

 

Ray,
It's a pity I can only salute you once for those.

 

if you get a laugh from them. which I'm sure you will, thats reward enough, gordon.

 

BBC iPlayer - Beyond Our Ken: 05/12/2010 found beyond our ken...I don't know how long these are retained by the beeb before removal? gordon..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00whw3w/Im_Sorry_Ill_Read_That_Again_Series_5_Episode_11 another classic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00j1c4f/The_Goon_Show_The_Battle_of_Spion_Kop and these mad hatters, none better..

you've got me going now gordon..I love it...Radio! can't beat it..

Over the years, the BBC radio theme tunes became popular in their own right; do you remember;

1. Music While You Work - Calling All Workers
2. Housewives Choice - In Party Mood
3. Two Way Family Favourites - With A Song In My Heart
4. Children's Favourites - Puffin Billy
5. The Archers - Barwick Green
6. Desert Island Discs - By The Sleepy Lagoon
7. Music In Miniature - Elizabethan Serenade
8. Paul Temple - Coronation Scot
9. In Town Tonight (Introduction) - Knightsbridge March
10. In Town Tonight (Travel Theme) - Holiday Spirit
11. In Town Tonight - Portrait Of A Flirt
12. In Town Tonight - Will O' The Wisp
13. Send For Shiner - Jumping Bean
14. Family Affair
15. Journey Into Melody
16. Melody On The Move
17. Jennings At School - The Old Clockmaker
18. The Barlows Of Beddington - Cavalcade Of Youth
19. Dick Barton Special Agent - Devil's Galop
20. It's That Man Again
21. Meet The Huggets - Horsefeathers
22. The Navy Lark - Trade Wind Hornpipe
23. Down Your Way - Horseguards - Whitehall
24. Queen's Hall Light Orchestra Theme - Voice Of London ----- gordon, remember these..ha! ha!