...he began composing songs for a weekly [[List of satirical television news programs|satirical programme]] on [[Tyne Tees Television]] and then moved to London ...ier that decade they had adapted [[Keith Waterhouse]]'s ''[[Billy Liar]]'' into the stage musical ''[[Billy (musical)|Billy]]'', starring [[Michael Crawfor

...British, is given a tour of the ship, including the shower heads converted into [[Vernier thruster|attitude jets]], and reports back to his bosses that it ...er the wrong ships and then, when they attempt lift-off, both descend deep into the lunar dust. The American and Soviet spacemen have to hitch a ride with

...helon duties, his [[demobilisation|demob]] and early years trying to break into the entertainment industry. In ''[[Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall]]'', ...hotography, excerpts from diaries, letters, rough sketches and performance programs, along with comic sketches and absurd fake memoranda from ranking Nazi offi

...ddition, Albert habitually has better judgement than his son, who blunders into multiple con tricks and blind alleys as a result of his unrealistic, desper ...u goes outside." Social issues and debates were routinely portrayed, woven into the humour. The programme did not abandon the more traditional sources of c

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...later, Prime Minister) Jim Hacker. Several episodes were adapted for [[BBC Radio]]; the series also spawned a 2010 stage play that led to a new television s ...ce that Civil Service tactics are preventing his planned changes being put into practice. As he learns, he becomes more sly and cynical, using some of the