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A forgetful actor and people who use lots of words but say very little. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker. From August 1972.

A forgetful actor, a grave digger's wedding - and people who use lots of words but say very little.

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.

With:

Terence Brady
Pauline Yates
John Graham

Pianist: Gordon Langford.

Written by Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, Guy Boas, Terence Brady, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Griffin, Kevin Paul and Harold Arkthorp, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley.

Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 1972.

30 minutes

On radio

Fri 13 Jun 2025 07:30

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