For Fans Of Vintage Comedy Radio

[Buenchico]

I've seen, on another thread, that there are quite a few people here who appreciate the type of humour found in Round the Horne, The Navy Lark, The Men from the Ministry, Hancock's Half Hour, etc.

For anyone who's unaware of it, they're nearly all available on the internet. The following links might be of interest to some people:

Abacus British Comedy Radio:
http://www.abacus.fm/british-comedy.html
(No published schedule but regular listeners get used to the standard daily pattern. e.g. The Navy Lark can always be found at 2330 and 0230, with different episodes. Similarly, The Men From the Ministry can always be found at 2130 and 0030)

Abacus Goon Show:
http://www.abacus.fm/goonshow.html
(24 hour Goons)

Fabcat GoonShowRadio:
http://goons.fabcat.org/
(24 hour Goons)

ROK Radio British Comedy Channel 1:
http://rokradio.com/program-schedule-british-comedy-channel/
(A wider range of programmes than Abacus British Comedy Radio)

ROK Radio British Comedy Channel 2:
http://rokradio.com/british-comedy-radio/
(As above)

RadioEchoes:
http://www.radioechoes.com/
(A vast library of old radio programmes, which can be streamed directly to your computer or downloaded to play later. They're mainly American but there are 247 episodes of The Navy Lark available as well as 139 episodes of The Clitheroe Kid, 349 episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, 153 episodes of The Men from the Ministry, etc, etc).

Happy listening!

;-)

[tamborine]

I shall enjoy these, as I missed out from living abroad. Is someone speaking with an indian accent.....bit un-pc donchya think - lol. My brother is good at accents & phones me as an indian emgineer to wind me up.

[THECORBYLOON]

I have heard the Men From the Ministry a fair few times and nine times out ten it involves two folk getting things intended for the other or government orders being mixed up,. all with "hilarious" outcomes...

Give me Round The Horne or The Goons any day of the week. I found out only this week that "the dreaded lurgy" originated with The Goons but spelt lurgi. You live and learn, eh?

[jno]

a dialect dictionary of 1906 apparently contains the word lurgy, meaning idleness, and lurgy fever meaning the disease thereof.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dre1.htm

I had wondered if it was a word Milligan brought back from India, but that link says it was actually Eric Sykes who did most of the writing on the relevant episode.

[mikey4444]

Thanks Chris ! I listen to as many of these as I can,, on Radio Four Extra.

[marval]

Thank you Chris, I love all these old comedies. The navy Lark always has me laughing.