蜜芽传媒

From the dawn of broadcast comedy, women played a vital but largely overlooked role; more in the background rather than the forefront.

What impact did the sisters of satire from the 60鈥檚 and 70鈥檚 have on the comedy we know today and what was their cultural influence?

Just because they weren鈥檛 the stars of the show didn鈥檛 mean their influence wasn鈥檛 felt. June Whitfield, Eleanor Bron and Miriam Margolyes were all quietly but firmly making their name in comedies such as The Glums, The Establishment Club and The Betty Witherspoon Show.

These women paved the way for comedians and actors such as Jan Ravens, Meera Syal and Linda Smith.

In the second of three programmes, Samira Ahmed is joined by actor/director Arabella Weir, former radio producer and novelist Lissa Evan and actress Tiffany Stevenson.

They discuss some of the best sitcoms from the 蜜芽传媒 archives and listen again to the joys of:

WEEK ENDING
GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME WASTING

They assess the impact these funny women have had on contemporary comedy and the extent of their satirical legacy.

Join them on a comic journey from the early 1970鈥檚 to the present day in a celebration of women in satire.

Producer: Belinda Naylor

Made for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2019.

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