British Sitcom History Podcast

It's part 2 of our look at classic seventies sitcom Fawlty Towers. Here we look at the careers of Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales as well as finding out what became of Basil the Rat.

It's series 2 and we're opening with a true classic. Can farce work on TV? Is it as good as you remember it? Come with us as we check in for a couple of weeks at Fawlty Towers.

As a little aperitif to series 2 of the British Sitcom History Podcast, here are some selected cuts from series 1.

We've got a two for one special today as we look at the office politics of mid seventies Eric Chappell show The Squirrels. And as a cheeky bonus we also look at the remake from the early nineties, Fiddlers Three.

From the creator of Reginald Perrin, Dogfood Dan and Carmarthen Cowboy was a failed sitcom that got one series back in 1988. It follows two lorry drivers who are unknowingly having an affair with the other's wife. Hilarity ensues. Or does it?

The Wackers didn't even complete it's first series back in 1975 before it got cancelled due to poor audience reaction. But why didn't it land with the viewers and how similar is it to Bread?

A little bonus for you between series; here is our tie-in episode with film review podcast Diminishing Returns. We talked about the film spin-off of Steptoe and Son and a bit about sitcom films in general.

Find more from Diminishing Returns at dimreturns.com

Sitcoms come and go but not many of them stand the test of time. We try and celebrate (or denigrate) those that have been forgotten over the years.

Get Well Soon managed one lacklustre series in 1997 but it has an interesting backstory as it is based on the real life experiences of sitcom legends Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

In 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.

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.