In this week’s episode, Tony Nicholson takes us Behind the Scenes of his 40 year show business career, writing, researching and producing some of the most entertaining shows on TV, and penning the best-selling biographies of comedy icons Larry Grayson and Sir Ken Dodd.

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This week on the podcast, Colin chats with one of entertainment’s hardest-working, most experienced stand-up comics, Jeff Stevenson, who takes us Behind The Scenes talking about his incredible career in comedy; his early TV success, changing with the times and how a return to acting (45 years after his screen debut in ‘Bugsy Malone’) has recently won him international film awards and serious critical acclaim.

Touching the Blue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBIi7-aD4M

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In this milestone episode, Mark Edmonds returns to prompt Colin to share more recollections of Bob Monkhouse, reflect on the BTS stories so far and remember the fun times with the great Tom O’Connor.

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In this week’s episode, Scala Radio’s brilliant breakfast show host and former BBC Radio 2 broadcasting stalwart Charles Nove takes us Behind The Scenes on Wake Up To Wogan, The National Lottery Live, the famous tongue-twisting Radio 4 Shipping Forecast and a whole lot more.

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This week on the podcast, Colin chats with former ballet dancer and award-winning restaurateur turned television director/ producer Charles Garland, discussing the magician Paul Daniels, TV game shows, “Oh, Dr. Beeching!”, editing “Dad’s Army” and why he left the BBC to became a novelist.

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In this week’s episode, former L.E. Controller at I.T.V. Mark Wells picks up from where we left off: working with Princes Charles, Harry and William, getting a ‘put down’ from Prince Philip, and moving on to definitive documentaries featuring many of the best-loved stars in British comedy.

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This week on the podcast, Colin’s on the dais with the Maestro, top Musical Director Mike Dixon, talking about “We Will Rock You” and “Aspects of Love”, playing Glastonbury, and rubbing shoulders with Patrick Stewart, Leslie Bricusse and Dame Julie Andrews.

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In this week’s episode, former Controller of Entertainment at Carlton and ITV Mark Wells takes us on a Behind the Scenes tour of his remarkable 30-year television career. From his first role a researcher on Gloria Hunniford’s LWT series Sunday Sunday, to heading up the biggest entertainment department in TV, and prompting memories of the brilliant Paul O'Grady, Michael Parkinson, Des O’Connor, Jeremy Beadle, Cilla Black, The National Lottery and Top of the Pops.

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This week on the podcast, Colin chats with multi award-winning situation comedy creator Brian Leveson – for thirty years one of the leading laughter makers Behind the Scenes on British television.

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In this week’s episode, Colin welcomes back Roger Edwards, with more hilarious anecdotes about his life and times, the showbiz characters he encountered - and how his work for charity took him to Her Majesty The Queen’s Buckingham Palace garden party.

Sgt Pepper's Friends - https://www.sgtpeppersfriends.co.uk/

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