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Having dug out my copies I find I actually have the first four episodes and the correct order is thus; THIRTY MINUTES WORTH - BBC Light Programme 1963 1. 23/09/1963 The Holiday (adapted from TV ep 2.2 11/05/1961) 2. 30/09/1963 The Request (adapted from TV ep 2.3 18/05/1961) 3. 07/10/1963 The Insuran...

For completions' sake there was also a series of Thirty Minutes Worth on BBC Radio 2 in 1988, also scripted by Vince Powell like the 1963 run, which survives in full. I don't recall if these were further adaptations of 60s scripts or entirely new ones for the 80s as I haven't heard them in a while. ...

The two episodes I have of the radio version are Episodes 3 & 4, The Holiday and The Request (07th & 14th October 1963), adapted from TV Here's Harry episodes of the same names from S2 (2.2 and 2.3 aired 11th and 18th May 1961). Those TV episodes survive which is both good news and something of a lo...

Ye, I've been hoping for the rest of The Two of Us, plus the rest of Shelley and Bootsie & Snudge way up on my list.

Hancock's Half Hour 3.4 - A Holiday In Scotland . Hancock is told by the Doctor he must get fit, but when Hancock takes an unwilling Sid on a hunting holiday to Scotland, they get snowed in. Hugh & I 1.2 A Brace of Peasants sees Terry & Hugh go on a grouse shooting holiday to Scotland where they bu...

The pilot to In Loving Memory was made by Thames in 1969 with Christopher Beeny in the same role but Ivy was played by Marjorie Rhodes and Edward Chapman was Jeremiah. They didn't make a series and when Yorkshire picked it up in 1979 Thora Hird was Ivy and Freddie Jones was Jeremiah in the first ep...

The pilot to In Loving Memory was made by Thames in 1969 with Christopher Beeny in the same role but Ivy was played by Marjorie Rhodes and Edward Chapman was Jeremiah. They didn't make a series and when Yorkshire picked it up in 1979 Thora Hird was Ivy and Freddie Jones was Jeremiah in the first epi...

Yes, I have off-airs of both of these but it's nice to see some Jack & Cis films on DVD, although not in the same films in this case.

Not seen this one but making a point of collecting Nova Pilbeam's films so looking forward to this.

Excellent news, greatly enjoying these, shame about the long gaps of 3-4 months between releases. Pot Luck is particularly good fun.

Two out, It's in the Bag finally made it out April last year after a few delays from Renown;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Miss-McTagg ... in+the+bag

Gert & Daisy Clean Up still straggling though.

Not a particularly funny film, much like the radio original it's very dated, but it has it's charm and great to see it get a DVD release, although I have a copy. Hopefully we'll get the other radio comedy spin-off films too such as Happidrome and the unreleased Gert & Daisy films etc.

I have a ropy off-air of this too, lovely stuff. Definitely worth an upgrade.

It's not always the case. Phil Silvers turned down A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum which went to Zero Mostel (who won a Tony award). Realising his mistake Silvers said yes to the 1972 revival which was also very successful and won him a Tony award. Then there are the many shows where ...

Excellent news, I have ropey off-airs of The Suit, Pity Poor Edie, and An Extra Bunch of Daffodils. Been waiting a long time to see the other three!

Paul Merton also remade The Suit and Don't Dilly Dally On The Way in his Galton & Simpson remake series.

Yes, I fear another Rag Trade situation where we'll never get those last 3/4 episodes if they're missed off, although with that series wasn't it that they thought the episodes left off were of insufficient picture quality? Which isn't the case with Hugh & I, at least Escort Duty is perfectly fine.

JWG wrote:Reminds me of Arthur Askey's Backroom Boy,which is a favourite film.I've only seen PL once.

Yes, Backroom Boy with a considerably less irritating lead! :)

A brilliant film with bags of atmos, a lighthouse, and Gordon Harker. What more could you want?

I emailed Simply on Friday about the odd decision to only release the 20 surviving episodes of Series ! & 2, 8 of nine episodes of Series 1 and all 12 of Series 2) as there were only three other episodes of the 6 series left; (3.7 Escort Duty, 5.3 It Never Rains, & 6.6 Chinese Crackers), plus the on...

Trains go without saying! :)

Anything with Gordon Harker is worth a look.

Great, I was worried the AF collection had stalled at Volume 2 after Jessie Matthews raced ahead to Volume 4. I have these to from VHS but an upgrade will be lovely.

I hope Network won't be leaving out the rarer earliest Aldwych films?

Lovely, I've wanted to see this for years.

I love IAHHM, it's more end-of-the-pier farce than DA's slapstick and character stuff but there still a good bunch of characters in this with some subtler moments, the very last episode is lovely, as is the developing relationship between the SM and Parkin when SM Williams think he is the boys fathe...

I have an off-air of this, a very good film, I'll be upgrading.

Yes, a lovely film. Trying to collect all of Harker's films and although I have an off-air of this a proper release upgrade will be nice.

David Jason went for Corporal Jones in Dad's Army but not sure how close he was to being cast. Lots of people aution for roles without coming that close to actually getting them. On radio Prunella Scales had almost been definitely decided on to replace Joy Nichols in Take It From Here when they audi...

I love I, Claudius but it can be a bit panto with it's larger than life performances and over-sensationalist whereas I thought The Caesars had a more natural tone and an equally interesting cast. I tend to go more for 60s b/w too. But both very fine series and there's not much in it either way, they...

Can't say about any of the above but if you enjoy the subject matter of I Claudius then you may also like The Caesars (1968) which I found better myself.

Another I've not heard of but I do like Thorley Walters and watched him only last week with Adrienne Corri in Hammer's Vampire Circus so it'll be interesting to seem them together younger.