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ATV / 14x30m-e / 1966-67 Writers: Michael Bentine, John Ennis / Producer: Jon Scofield Comedy. A continuation of Michael Bentine's previous madcap sketch series It's A Square World but with a higher budget. Assisting Bentine were:- Derek Guyler, Jo Gibbons, Benny Lee, Alfred Ravel & Leon Thau.
ALL THE FUN OF THE MAYOR BBC2 / 1x30m-e / 2000 4 May - Thursday 9.00pm Producer: Anil Gupta, Adam Tandy A look at the shenanigans surrounding the Lord of London race (eventually won by Ken Livingstone). With Jeremy Hardy and Linda Smith.
THE ALMOST COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY C4/Kudos / 11x15m-e / 1993 6 October - 15 December Wednesday 9.45pm Writer/Producer/Directors: Geoff Atkinson, Kim Fuller / Executive Producer: Stephen Garrett Comedy. Series redubbing old news footage from the archives of MAP TV and British Pathe News. The same team were also behind The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos and Pallas. Voices were provided by Stephen Frost, Jon Glover, Steve Steen, En Reitel and Joanna Brooks.
AL READ SAYS WHAT A LIFE! BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1966 6 April - 11 May Wednesday 7.30pm Producer: Albert Stevenson / Director: William G. Stewart Comedy. Sketch and stand up series with Lancashire comedian Al Read, there were regular slots for pop groups of the time such as Herman's Hermits etc.
THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN BBC2 / 1x30m-e / 1996 8 August - Thursday 6.30pm Writers: Neil Mullarkey, Greg Proops / Producer: Nick Freud Jones Sketch show with Neil Mullarky and Greg Proops taking the Mickey out of Hollywood B Movies of the 1950's.
THE AMNESTY GALAS A series of occasional benefits in aid of Amnesty International featuring the best in comedic talent including Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Billy Connolly, John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Clive James, John Bird, Rory Bremner, Ben Elton, Ade Edmondson, Dawn French, Lenny Henry, Alexei Sayle, Jonathan Ross, Steve Coogan and Frank Skinner. The shows have been:- 1. PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTYS BBC1 29 Dec 1976 - Wed 10.25pm - 1x100m-e 2. THE MERMAID FROLICS ITV 10 Sep 1977 - Sat 10.30pm - 1x60m-e 3. THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL ITV 22 Dec 1979 - Sat 11.15pm - 1x60m-e 4. THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S OTHER BALL (Shown theatrically first) 5. THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S THIRD BALL (Not shown on TV at the time) 6. THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BIGGEST BALL ITV 28 Oct 1989 - Sat 10.20pm - 1x70m-e 7. BARF BITES BACK ITV 24 Aug 1991 1x60m-e 8. AMNESTY INTERNATIONALS BIG 30 ITV 28 Dec 1991 - Sat 10.40pm - 1x120m-e 9. SO YOU THINK YOU'RE IRISH ITV 11 Mar 1997 - Mon 11.35pm - 1x80m-e
AND NOW THE GOOD NEWS BBC2 / 9x25m-e / 1978 30 October - 26 December Mondays 6.50pm Writer: Richard Stilgoe / Producer: Len Stephenson / Director: Tim Gutteridge Series with Richard Stilgoe taking a look at the weeks news stories. See also The Richard Stilgoe Show, A Class By Himself and Psst!
AND SO TO BENTLEY BBC / 5x30m-e 1x45m-e / 1954 1 October - 10 December Fridays 9.00pm shown fortnightly Writers: Frank Muir, Denis Norden / Producer: Brian Tesler, Ernest Maxin Fortnightly sketch show based around the talents of Australian Dick Bentley, also on hand were Peter Sellers and Bill Fraser.
...AND SO TO TED BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1965 18 April - 23 May Sundays 10.20pm Writers: Dick Vosburgh, Ken Hoare, Mike Sharland / Producer: Michael Hurll Sketch series based around the talents of 3-2-1 host Ted Rogers. See also Ted on the Spot.
AND THERES MORE Cenral / 24x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1985-88 Four seasons plus one special Script Editor: Trevor McCallum (seasons 1-2) / Producer/Directors: Tony Wolfe (seasons 1-2), Ken O'Neill (season 3), Tom Poole (season 4) Sketch series featuring the dubious talents of Irish comic Jimmy Cricket - the title of the show was his catchphrase. Rory Bremner featured in the first season whilst Brian Conley featured in the second.
AN HOUR WITH CLIVE DUNN BBC1 / 1x60m-e / 1971 18 August - 9.20pm An interview with the comedy actor as well as a screening of the Dad's Army episode The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones.
ANIMALS DO THE FUNNIEST THINGS London Weekend Television / x60m-e / 1999-continuing Producer/Director: NIgel Lythgoe Occasional specials presented by Michael Barrymore with clips from around the world of animals upto mischief. 1. 12 June 1999 - Saturday 6.50pm / 2. 30 April 2000 - Sunday 6.30pm
ANYONE FOR PENNIS BBC2 / 1x30m-e / 1995 15 September - Friday 9.30pm Writers: Paul Kaye, Anthony Hines / Producer: Lucy Robinson Compilation of clips from The Sunday Show that saw the outrageous Dennis Pennis (aka comic Paul Kaye) pushing his way to the front of the audience at various celebrity premieres and ruthlessly ripping into the celebrities themselves including Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and Madonna amongst others. See also Very Important Pennis.
THE APRIL 8th SHOW (SEVEN DAYS EARLY) BBC / 1x30m-e / 1958 1 April - Tuesday 7.30pm black and white Writers: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, John Antrobus, Johnny Speight Sketch show with a great cast that included Peter Sellers, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Harry Fowler, Mario Fabrizi, David Lodge and The Temperence Seven.
ARDAL O'HANLON LIVE Channel Four / 1x60m-e / 1998 Director: Declan Lowney On off stand up special with Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon recorded live in concert at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.
ARE HUSBAND'S REALLY NECESSARY Associated Rediffusion / 6x5m-e / 1955 27 September - 1 November Tuesdays 11.25am black and white Writer: John Blythe / Director: Joan Kemp-Welch Brief sketches of domestic life with real life husband and wife John and Nan Blythe.
ARKADY RAIKIN BBC2 / 2x45m-e / 1964and 65 black and white Writer: Arkady Raikin / Producers: Joe McGrath (show 1), Ernest Maxin (show 2) Two one off specials featuring Russian comedy artist Arkady Raikin. 1. 21 April 1964 - Tuesday 9.35pm / 2. 19 June 1965 Saturday 9.50pm
AROUND THE TOWN BBC / 1x60m-e / 1955 1 October - Saturday 8.30pm black and white Producer: John Warrington Sketch show with an amazing pairing of Terry-Thomas and Max Miller.
ARMSTRONG AND MILLER Channel 4-Paramount-Absolutely / x30m-e / 1997-continuing Writers: Alexander Armsrong, Ben Miller / Executive producer: Miles Bullough Sketch series featuring the very funny double act Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. Among many notable characters stand outs were the bad rock duo Stryker, the vets of Nude Practice (with strategically placed objects sparing the viewers blushes - Sarah Alexander was a regular on many of these sketches and maverick cop Jack Force). The show's first series was on the satellite only Paramount Comedy Channel and Channel 4 presented a 45 minute special of this material before their first terrestrial series. A highlights special was broadcast 22 Dec 1999 - Wed 11.05pm under the title Armstrong and Miller's Festive Highlights.
THE ARTHUR ASKEY SHOW ATV / 6x60m-e / 1959-60 black and white Writers: Sid Green, Dick Hills, Jimmy Grafton, Dave Freeman / Producers: Brian Tesler, Francis Essex A series of one off Saturday Night extravaganzas, much in the same mould of Big Hearted Arthur's previous sketch series Before Your Very Eyes. There was a 2 edition Arthur Askey variety show for the BBC in 1951 and a 15minute one off in 1955 again for the BBC. See also Before Your Very Eyes, Love and Kisses, Living It Up and Arthur's Treasured Volumes.
THE ARTHUR HAYNES SHOW ITV Network (ATV) / 157x30m-e 1x50m-e / 1957-66 Fifteen seasons + 1 special Writer: (Mostly) Johnny Spieght A series featuring the very popular in his day Arthur Haynes. Haynes was starting to make a name for himself in films when he died suddenly aged fifty two. His most regular foil was Nicholas Parsons but also on hand were Ken Morris, Joan Savage and in later shows Patricia Hayes.
ASSAULTED NUTS Channel Four-Primetime / 7x30m-e / 1985 17 January - 28 February Thursdays 11.15pm Writers: Ray Cameron, Barry Cryer, Andrew Marshall, David Renwick, Terry Ravenscroft, Peter Vincent / Producer/Director: Ray Cameron A manic high speed sketch show featuring most of the people involved in the BBC's Kenny Everett's Television Show. These were:- Barry Cryer, Cleo Rocos, Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Peacock, Wayne Knight and Bill Sadler.
AT HOME BBC / 1x45m-e / 1948 3 June - Thursday 8.45pm Writers: Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne / Producer: Walton Anderson One off comedy special based on the popular radio show Much Binding in the Marsh. With Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne and Sam Costa.
AT HOME WITH DR EVADNE HINGE AND DAME HILDA BRACKET Scottish TV / 1x30m-e / 1977 23 September Friday 12.30pm Writers: George Logan, Patrick Ffyfe / Producer: David Bell A lunch time special for the pair of cross dressing comedians,the pair, Hinge and Bracket also had a bizarre sitcom Dear Ladies.
AT HOME WITH LARRY GRAYSON London Weekend Television / 1x60m-e / 1983 Entertainment. A 60th birthday tribute to Mr Camp himself - Larry Grayson.
AT HOME WITH VIC AND BOB BBC2 / 1993 27 December An evening of programmes (Dad's Army and the like) picked by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, interspersed between the shows were sketches featuring some of their more well known characters.
AT LAST IT'S FRIDAY Granada / x30m-e / 1968 A sketch based series taking a look at the weeks news.
AT LAST...IT'S MIKE ELLIOTT Channel 4-Tyhne Tees / 6x30m-e / 1983 4 June- 9 July Writer: Mike Elliott / Producer: Heather Gang / Director: Tony Bulley Controversial northern stand up with Mike Elliott, originally scheduled for ITV broadcast in 1982 but cancelled by the IBA for being too adult, the IBA relented a year later and the series went out on Channel Four.
AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW Associated Rediffusion / 13x30m-e / 1967 Two seasons Writers: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Marty Feldman / Executive Producer: David Frost / Director: Ian Fordyce Sketch series, a kind of precursor to Monty Python and The Goodies, featuring John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle of Python and Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie of the Goodies. Also featured were Marty Feldman, Aimi MacDonald, Jo Kendall and Barry Cryer. The series went out mainly in the London area, quite a few regions didn't even show it at all.
AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR BBC1 / 10x35m-e / 1967-68 30 Dec 67 - 2 Mar 1968 Producer: Anthony Smith / Director: Peter Chafer Topical and satirical late night Saturday sketch type show and also featuring slots for poetry and pop. The featured players were Jeanie Lambe (who sang a topical song every week written by Ray Davies of The Kinks), Miriam Margoyles, the poet Roger McGough, Richard Neville of the Underground magazine Oz and Alan Shallcross.
AN AUDIENCE WITH JASPER CARROTT London Weekend Television / 6x30m-e / 1978 20 January - 3 March Friday 10.40pm Writer: Jasper Carrott / Producer/Director: Paul Smith A headlining first series for Brummie stand up Jasper Carrott.
BBC1-Celador (-94) / x30m-e / 1991-continuing The BBC version of It'll Be Alright on the Night, featuring outtakes of various BBC shows Presented by Terry Wogan (whose links have been written by Steve Knight and Mike Whitehill and since 1994 by Tom Webber). Since 1994 the shows have been produced by the BBC alone. Current producer is Clare Ragsdale. Spin offs have been Auntie's Natural Bloomers (Wildlife mistakes - 1997) / Auntie's Sporting Bloomers (Three seasons since 1995) / Auntie's Cracking New Bloomers (25 Dec 1999 1x40m-e Sat 6.20pm) / Auntie's Smashing New Bloomers (1 Jan 2000 - 1x40m-e - Sat 7.00pm) / Auntie's Bloomers Best Bits (5 Feb 2000 - 1x10m-e) / Auntie's Eastenders Birthday Bloomers (12 Feb - Sat 5.50pm -1x25m-e An Eastenders special celebrating 15 years of that show) / Auntie's Foreign Antics (5 Mar 2000 Sun 2.55pm - 1x30m-e) / Auntie's Golden Bloomers (6 May 2000 Sat 8.50pm 1x15m-e) / Auntie's Hall of Blame (29 April 2000 2x15m-e Sat 8.50pm and 10.00pm) / Auntie's Soccer Showdown Bloomers (10 June 2000 Sat 6.25pm 1x30m-e ) / Auntie's Shocking Soccer Bloomers (18 June 2000 Sun 7.00pm 1x30m-e) / Auntie's Sizzling New Summer Bloomers (20 August 2000 Sunday 7.20pm 1x40m-e) / Auntie's Olympic Bloomers (16 and 30 September 2000 Saturdays 6.25pm 2x30m-e) Auntie's Sparkling Bloomers (Christmas Special / 1x35m-e / Sunday 24 December 7.55pm)
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