Learning on ScreenClissold Saga, Part 2: The Aviator
- Synopsis
- Classic radio comedy series. In this episode, in a running sketch entitled ‘The Backroom Boys of the BBC’ Bill Pertwee, as a military commander, rallies the backroom boys (the laughmakers) who infiltrate audiences and provide laughter for BBC shows. The troops, exhausted by active service on the JIMMY CLITHEROE SHOW are unwilling - especially the ‘hell out there’ which is ROUND THE HORNE. To a few bars of The DAMBUSTERS Pertwee recites a few garbled lines from Henry V - III, i ‘Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more’ with a bit of Rupert Brooke thrown in as the troops go off to preserve the British values encapsulated in the BILLY COTTON BAND SHOW and TWENTY QUESTIONS.
- Series
- Round the Horne
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 5 Mar 1965
- Transmission details
- 14 Mar 1965 (Channel: BBC Light Programme)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Simmonds
- Writer
- Barry Took; Marty Feldman
- Cast
Betty Marsden Bill Pertwee Hugh Paddick Kenneth Horne Kenneth Williams
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Henry V
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Available as part of ROUND THE HORNE: THE COMPLETE RADIO ARCHIVE.
- History
- First series.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Online Retailer
- Name
bbcshop.com
- Web
- http://www.bbcshop.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0870 241 5490
- Fax
- 01795 414 555
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