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- {{short description|British television comedy sketch show}} {{Infobox television4 KB (544 words) - 15:06, 23 January 2023
- |death_place = London, England ...– October 17, 1968) was a Canadian talent scout, impresario and radio and television broadcaster, mainly working in Britain.6 KB (816 words) - 16:09, 26 January 2023
- | birth_place = Wood Green, London, England | death_place = Enfield]], London, England9 KB (1,308 words) - 20:04, 15 January 2023
- | birth_place = [[w:Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]], [[w:London|London]], UK ...was a ventriloquist and a frequent performer on the variety stages around London. Brough senior gave up performing in the early 1920s and concentrated on a7 KB (976 words) - 08:57, 17 January 2023
- | death_place = [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], [[London]], England ...r]] and [[comedian|comedian]], who is best known for his appearances in UK television and radio shows.7 KB (1,060 words) - 18:20, 12 February 2023
- | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_place = [[Greenwich|Greenwich]], London6 KB (979 words) - 20:21, 7 February 2023
- | death_place = London, England ...sing the [[BBC Radio]] series ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', which he hosted from its inception in 1942 until his death.9 KB (1,336 words) - 17:49, 16 January 2023
- | birth_place = [[Metropolitan Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], London, England | death_place = [[Hampstead]], London, England12 KB (1,775 words) - 11:25, 24 August 2024
- | occupation = Television journalist ...19 August 1902 – 4 February 1987) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] television journalist and broadcaster.<ref name=":0">{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxfor6 KB (820 words) - 14:15, 11 March 2023
- | death_place = [[w:London|London]], England ...lingford in the television series ''[[Catweazle]]'' and Mrs. Palmer in the television series ''[[Solo (TV series)|Solo]]'', alongside [[Felicity Kendal]].7 KB (1,066 words) - 18:00, 3 January 2023
- | birth_place = [[Marylebone|Marylebone]], London, United Kingdom | occupation = Film and television screenwriter10 KB (1,398 words) - 23:28, 17 February 2023
- | death_place = [[w:Chelsea, London|Chelsea, London]], England ...on before joining the [[w:BBC|BBC]]. He appeared in a variety of radio and television satirical shows and theatre shows, some of which he also directed.12 KB (1,743 words) - 09:03, 6 February 2023
- | medium={{hlist|[[Film]]|[[television]]|[[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]]|[[music]]|[[book]]s}} ...ng-time-1988413.html|accessdate=4 July 2018 |work=The Independent|location=London|date=1 June 2010}}</ref>5 KB (678 words) - 13:39, 25 August 2024
- | birth_place = [[Kensington]], [[London]], England | death_place = [[London]], England (prostate cancer)8 KB (1,250 words) - 17:37, 3 January 2023
- {{Short description|British radio, television and newsreel announcer}} | occupation = Radio, television and newsreel presenter8 KB (1,130 words) - 13:41, 7 January 2023
- | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> ...924 and was heard on the air frequently, mostly in light entertainment but from time to time in serious drama.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/25 KB (765 words) - 09:02, 17 January 2023
- ...wrote his first novel, a whodunit called ''[[Weekend at Thrackley]]'',<ref>London, Skeffington & Son, 1934: ASIN: B00E7BZG7K</ref> which was accepted and pub ...6 the BBC offered him a job as a scriptwriter in the variety department in London under [[Eric Maschwitz]] at £250 per year. After a three-month training co10 KB (1,382 words) - 16:21, 11 April 2023
- ...ptation of the BBC sitcom ''[[Dad's Army]]''. Following the success of the television programme, the stage show was commissioned by [[Bernard Delfont]] in the sp ...ing. The show was in the style of a [[revue]], with songs, familiar scenes from the show, and individual turns for cast members. It was produced by Roger R7 KB (955 words) - 18:29, 2 September 2024
- ...ued an acting career in London's [[West End theatre|West End theatre]], on television and on film. ...s as host of the [[BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] show ''[[Have A Go]]'', which ran from 1946 to 1967 and launched such catchphrases as "How do, how are yer?", "Are8 KB (1,227 words) - 16:24, 11 April 2023
- | birth_place = [[w:Camberwell|Camberwell]], [[w:London|London]], England | death_place = [[w:Northwood, London|Northwood]], England11 KB (1,733 words) - 23:53, 19 November 2022