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  • ...appearances as Mildred Murfin in the 1960s [[w:BBC|BBC]] [[w:radio comedy|radio comedy]] series ''[[The Men from the Ministry]]'', as Miss Ealand, Commande ...1979/1981 BBC radio comedy with [[Victor Spinetti]], set in an [[w:Italian people|Italian]] [[w:hairdresser|hairdresser]]s.
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  • {{short description|English comedian}} ...the 1970s.<ref name=RadioTimes>{{cite book|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|publisher=BBC Books|year=1998|page=816|isbn=978-0-
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  • | occupation = [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] producer ...g the successful ''[[w:twenty questions|twenty questions]]'' format to BBC Radio
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  • '''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[English people|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and His [[BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan
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  • ...rsh]]'', he was later a [[disc jockey|disc jockey]] for [[Radio Luxembourg|Radio Luxembourg]] and the [[BBC|BBC]]. ...ée}} Sawer), and was of [[Sephardic Jewish|Sephardic Jewish]]-[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] ancestry &mdash; ''Costa'' is a Jewish Portuguese surname.<re
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  • The wiki's secondary purpose is to also document classic British radio comedy (with some TV shows and films thrown in for good measure) from, roug Other British Radio Comedy…
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  • | caption = [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] publicity still c.1945 ...n London she was spotted and signed up by the BBC. She was a singer on the radio during the war years, and presented the variety show ''Navy Mixture''. Padd
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  • ...arles Chalmers Maxwell''' (1 September 1910 – 4 August 1998) was a British radio producer who produced shows for the BBC such as ''[[Take It From Here]]'' a ==Independent radio career==
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  • | occupation = [[w:radio|radio]] and [[w:television writer|television writer]] ...Peter Merriman''' (6 December 1924 – 2 June 2003) was a British [[w:radio|radio]] and [[w:television writer|television writer]], who provided material for
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  • | occupation = [[Radio producer]] ...and responsible for producing such programmes as ''[[w:Saturday Club (BBC radio)|Saturday Club]]'' and [[w:John Peel|John Peel]]'s shows.
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  • ...as an English [[w:music hall|music hall]] and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song "[[w:The Laughing Po ==Radio==
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  • {{Short description|English comedian and actor}} ...) was an English comedian and actor. Mennard had a long career in variety, radio and television.
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  • {{short description|British television, radio, and comic strip author}} |occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|radio writer|comic strip writer|soap opera creator|novelist|songwriter}}
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  • ...so compèred the ''Smash Hits'' programme on [[w:Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]]. [[Category:English television writers]]
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  • ...il 1914&nbsp;– 26 June 1997) was an English [[comedian|comedian]], [[radio|radio]] and television presenter and writer, broadcasting almost continuously fro ...rd it.<ref name=gifford>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-charlie-chester-1258200.html|title=Obituary: Charlie Chester |auth
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  • {{Short description|British radio actor and announcer}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
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  • {{Short description|British radio, television and newsreel announcer}} | occupation = Radio, television and newsreel presenter
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  • | occupation = Radio producer ...was a radio producer for the [[w:BBC|BBC]] who was known for producing the radio comedy series ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA) from 1939 to 1949. As a yo
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  • {{short description|English comedian}} | genre = Radio, television
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  • ...=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420052239/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba65cef74|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2018|title=Edwin Styles [[Category:English male stage actors]]
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