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FAQs about British Sitcom History Podcast:How many episodes does British Sitcom History Podcast have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.
April 08, 2021Series 1 QuizIn this round up of all the shows we looked at in Series One, Allen challenges Gareth with a music quiz and tests his memory on everything we've learned over the last twelve episodes....more59minPlay
March 26, 2021Time Gentlemen Please (Part 2)It's part 2 of our look at Time Gentlemen Please in which we discuss the life and career of Richard Herring and find out what happened to the Pub Landlord after the show....more47minPlay
March 18, 2021Time Gentlemen Please (Part 1)In this episode we're looking at the somewhat ill-fated attempt to convert Al Murray's Pub Landlord character into the medium of sitcom. We're big fans of Murray and fellow writer Richard Herring so this one is a bit of a nostalgia fest for the heyday of the nineties. But how does the show hold up twenty years later?...more47minPlay
March 11, 2021Dear John (Part 2)It's part 2 of our look at eighties sitcom Dear John, starring Ralph Bates as the hapless divorcee surrounded by wacky characters.In this episode we take a look at what the actors did before and after their time with Dear John and attend a party at Mrs. Boyd-Peter's house (don't mention her embarrassing problem)....more43minPlay
March 04, 2021Dear John (Part 1)Not all sitcoms are classics and this week we're going to prove it by looking at the somewhat forgotten Dear John.Running for two series in 1986-87, it was written by John Sullivan (of Only Fools and Horses fame) and starred former Hammer Horror icon Ralph Bates. Over the top characters and pointless plots are all in store....more40minPlay
February 25, 2021Rising Damp (Part 2)Part 2 of our look at Rising Damp sees us delve into the careers of Don Warrington and Richard Beckinsale as well as a pseudo-scientific analysis of who exactly is getting the laughs in this show....more42minPlay
February 18, 2021Rising Damp (Part 1)Centred around one of the greatest performances in sitcom, Leonard Rossiter leads an excellent cast in seventies classic Rising Damp.In this episode we look at Eric Chappell's play The Banana Box, which came to be Rising Damp and we look at the careers of Rossiter and Frances de la Tour....more45minPlay
February 11, 2021One Foot in the Grave (Part 2)In Part 2 of our look at One Foot in the Grave we continue to analyse our specific episode and break down the show as a whole. Eric Idle gets a bit of a bashing and we look at some of the comedy guest stars that turned up on the show....more54minPlay
February 04, 2021One Foot in the Grave (Part 1)Is One Foot in the Grave a timeless classic? We get stuck into the nineties sitcom and discuss who is the bigger git, Richard Wilson or David Renwick?...more54minPlay
January 28, 2021Bread (Part 2)In Part 2 of our discussion of Bread, we try not to go on too much about how much we love Victor McGuire so we can find time to talk about the rest of the cast. We also look at the final episode and decide if the seven years hard work paid off....more46minPlay
FAQs about British Sitcom History Podcast:How many episodes does British Sitcom History Podcast have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.