Timeshift: Gagging For It - TV's Hunger For Radio Comedy - BBC4 Documentary - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Since its earliest days, television has looked to radio comedy for the 'next big thing'. Radio hits from Hancock's Half Hour to Little Britain have become TV classics. But other long-running radio favourites have died a death on the screen. So what makes for a sure-fire transfer? Time Shift investigates, with the help of favourite clips from the archive and insights offered by Jon Culshaw, Clive Anderson, Barry Cryer, Marcus Brigstocke, and Mitchell & Webb.
Featured programmes:
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge
This is an episode from the long-running BBC Four documentary series Timeshift. It is Series 7, Episode 18.