• Raymond Glendenning
  ...lendenning''' (25 September 1907 – 23 February 1974) was a [[BBC radio|BBC radio]] [[sport|sport]]s [[Sportscaster|commentator]] and occasional character ac ...nning+chartered+accountant&pg=PA149|title=Historical Dictionary of British Radio|first=Seán|last=Street|date=21 April 2015|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|i
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• Terry Nation
  ...ography |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref> was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in [[British telev ...s]],<ref name="screenonline.org.uk"/> where he collaborated on hundreds of radio plays for comedians such as [[Terry Scott]], [[Eric Sykes]], [[Harry Worth]
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• Doctor in the House (franchise)
  ...haracters completely different from the original book series (the film and radio series would use the characters from the books). * Huw Evans ([[Martin Shaw]]), a Welsh medical student, another friend of the four students. He reappears as a ve
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• Beryl Vertue
  ...iated London Scripts]] (ALS) as a secretary and she began working with the writers' cooperative in 1955.<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news|url=https://www. ...their chief negotiator and agent, almost by accident, representing comedy writers [[Spike Milligan]], [[Eric Sykes]], [[Johnny Speight]], [[Galton and Simpso
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• Victor Spinetti
  {{short description|Welsh actor and theatre director}} .... WalesOnline (15 September 2010). Retrieved 3 September 2013.</ref> was a Welsh<ref name=obit/> actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens o
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• Arthur Askey
  ...ish Empire|CBE]] in 1981; he continued to appear frequently on television, radio and the stage until his death in 1982. ...0s before he rose to stardom in 1938 through his role in the first regular radio comedy series, ''[[Band Waggon]]'' on the [[BBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https
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• Terry Jones
  ...fe of Brian director dies, aged 77|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the [[Monty Pyth ...eb |title=Terry Jones |url=http://welshwriters.co.uk/terry-jones/ |website=Writers of Wales |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="Fantastic Fiction">
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• Ronnie Corbett
  ...s |series-link=Desert Island Discs |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] |airdate=21 October 2007}}</ref> ...first worked with [[Ronnie Barker]] in ''The Frost Report'' (1966–67). The writers and cast were mostly [[w:Oxbridge|Oxbridge]] graduates from the [[w:Footlig
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• The End (Red Dwarf)
  .... A previous collaborator with Grant and Naylor, Chris had worked on their radio show ''Son of Cliché''.<ref name="Interview: Grant Naylor"/> Bigger named ...ociolinguistics)|accent]] and decided to make the character [[Welsh people|Welsh]] instead.<ref name="Episode Guide: Series 1 Episode One: The End"/> The ep
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• The Goon Show series 3
  ...two editions of the show to help Peter out when problems arose with other writers. ...wever, there was an element of negotiation to be taken into account as the writers indicated that ''The Goon Show'' writing process was demanding. ‘It is a
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• I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
  {{Infobox radio show ...<br />[[BBC Light Programme]]<br />{{small|(series 2&ndash;5)}}<br />[[BBC Radio 2]] {{small|(series 6&ndash;9)}}
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• The Goon Show series 1
  ...oduce shows such as ''[[Taxi! (British TV series)|Taxi!]]'', ''[[Hi Gang! (radio series)|Hi Gang!]]'', ''[[Can You Beat It?]]'' and ''[[Oliver’s Twists]]' ...st of his staff who resided near Lower Sagging. The cast comprised some of radio’s newest talent who had been experimenting with a new form of ‘goon’
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• The Goon Show series 2
  ...n was to rename him as ‘Spike’ to identify him closely with his performer. Writers [[Larry Stephens]] and Spike Milligan planned that each edition would close ...alked into the project, feeling it was impractical at the same time as the radio show and was dubious about the availability of Harry who was still in the p
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• Willie Rushton
  ...don, the only child of publisher John Atherton Rushton (1908-1958) and his Welsh wife Veronica (née James, 1910-1977). He was educated at [[Shrewsbury Scho ==Films, television and radio==
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• Comedy Playhouse
  ...years |author=Ian Burrell |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc1-to-revive-comedy-playhouse-after-40-years-in-bid-to-reduce-risk-on-new ...impson|Alan Simpson]], but after that the episodes were written by various writers. In all, 27 series started from a pilot in the ''Comedy Playhouse''. The fi
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• Angela Morley
  ...sic)|conductor]] who became a familiar household name to [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] listeners in the 1950s. She attributed her entry into composing and arran ...raldo (bandleader)|Geraldo]]'s band, which performed for [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] several times a week,<ref name=":5" /> in 1942<ref name=":0" /><ref name=
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• Dad's Army
  [[File:Croft and Perry.jpg|thumb|Co-writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry during a ''Dad's Army'' event at Bressingham St ...Dad's Army (1971 film)|feature film]] released in 1971, a stage show and a radio version based on the television scripts were also produced. The series regu
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• Carry On (franchise)
  ...]], and [[Anthony Waye]]. Between 1958 and 1992, the series employed seven writers, most often [[Norman Hudis]] (1958–1962) and [[Talbot Rothwell]] (1963– ...f> However, this line had originally been used by [[Jimmy Edwards]] in the radio series '' [[Take It From Here]]'' some years previously.
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• Ronnie Barker
  ...he Real Inspector Hound]]''. During this period, he was in the cast of BBC radio and television comedies such as ''[[The Navy Lark]]''. He got his televisio ...mmander Stanton in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'', a navy based sitcom on the [[BBC Radio 2|BBC Light Programme]], which ran from 1959 to 1977, with Barker featuring
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• Paul O'Grady
  ...character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]''. ...ard]], O'Grady attracted mainstream attention and made various television, radio, and theatrical appearances. As Savage, he presented the television shows '
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