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April 29, 2012

Hallelujah! Lost episode of Our Man at St. Mark’s recovered

A LOST episode of Our Man at St. Mark’s — the ’60s ecclesiastical comedy starring Leslie Philips — has been recovered after being bought on internet auction site eBay. Continue reading →

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Filed under BBC, Comedy, Finds, Kaleidoscope, Television

Tagged as A Previous Conviction, A-R show, Associated Rediffusion, Donald Sinden, Frank Tregear, Freddie Jones, Kaleidoscope, Leslie Phillips, Our Man at St. Mark's, The Tim Disney Archive, Warren Mitchell

May 8, 2011

BBC Radio 4 Extra to air long-lost episodes of Life with The Lyons

A MASSIVE collection of Life with The Lyons episodes has come to light, with select shows set to be broadcast as a tribute to late series writer Bob Block. A Scottish collector and fan recently contacted the BBC after hearing … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Barbara Lyon, BBC Archive, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Bob Block, comedy, domestic sit-coms of the 1950s, early British radio comedy shows, early sit-coms, Life with the Lyons, Radio 4 Extra, Richard Lyon, Scottish collection

January 1, 2011

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

A NEW documentary on Bob Monkhouse featuring a wealth of archive material the performer himself rescued from destruction is to be screened on TV. The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse tells the “extraordinary story” of comedian Bob Monkhouse’s life and … Continue reading →

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Filed under BBC, Comedy, Kaleidoscope, Programmes of Interest, Television

Tagged as BBC Four, Bob Monkhouse, Bob's Full House, Celebrity Squares, Chris Perry, Denis Goodwin, Kaleidoscope, Mad Movies, My Pal Bob, The Golden Shot, The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

November 20, 2010

Son Of Comic Kenny Windsor Locates Missing TV Debut on New Faces

A RETIRED comedian is set to receive an extra special Christmas present this year after his son tracked down a recording of his one and only TV appearance. Kenneth Elcocks went under the stage name of ‘Kenny Windsor’ when he … Continue reading →

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Filed under Appeals, Comedy, Discoveries, Finds, Interview, ITV, Television

Tagged as ATV, ATV Network, Bernie Lee, Dennis D'ell, Dry Ice, Farmer George, Kenneth Elcocks, Kenny Windsor, Lee Elcocks, Lenny Henry, Lost New Faces appearance, Lost New Faces shows, Marti Caine, New Faces, Phillips N1500 tape, Seventies talent shows, The Honeycombs, the Shropshire Lad, Tony Hatch, TV talent shows of the 70s, Victoria Wood, Video99

November 2, 2010

Audio Recordings of Not Only But Also Episodes Found

Reel-to-reel audio recordings of lost episodes of Not Only… But Also have been discovered at a house in Kent. They were recorded at time of transmission by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore fan, Graham Webb. Continue reading →

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Filed under Audio, BBC, BFI, Clips, Comedy, Episode Hunting, Finds, Interview, Television

Tagged as audio, BFI, bootlegs, British Film Institute, But Also, Charles Norton, copies, Dudley Moore, Dudley Moore Trio, Ed Doolan, Graham Webb, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, Matthew North, Missing Believed Wiped, NOBA, Not Only, Not Only But Also, Not Only But Also audio recordings, Not Only But Also found, Not Only But Also soundtracks, Peter Cook, Poets Cornered. Pete and Dud, reel-to-reel recordings, Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling

October 24, 2010

Kaleidoscope Raiders of the Lost Archives list 2009 – 2010

CLASSIC TV organisation Kaleidoscope has revealed its annual Raiders of the Lost Archives list for 2009 – 2010, detailing all the missing material located in the last 12 months by the group along with the BBC, ITV, BFI and missing … Continue reading →

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Filed under Radio, Television, Audio, Telesnaps, Clips, Comedy, Finds, BFI, Kaleidoscope, BBC, Top of the Pops, Episode Hunting, Lists

Tagged as Patrick Troughton, BBC, Kaleidoscope, Gerald Flood, Michael Gough, Thora Hird, BFI, Raiders of the Lost Archive, ITV, Ronnie Barker, Alan Bennett, Bob Monkhouse, Patrick Macnee, The Goodies, Top of the Pops, BSB, Up Yer News, I Love Keith Allen, Noel Gay TV, Guys n' Dolls, The Troubleshooters, Robert Hardy, At Last the 1948 Show, Marty Feldman, Frankie Howerd, The Arrows, The Rolf Harris Show, Sean Connery, Oliver Postgate, Smallfilms, Ivor the Engine, Raiders of the Lost Archives, Raiders of the Lost Archives 2009 - 2010, Chris Perry, Library of Congress discoveries, Library of Congress drama shows, David McCallum, Charles Gray, Susannah York, William Gaunt, Norman Rossington, Ron Moody, Derek Jacobi, Maggie Smith, Ronald Pickup, Nerys Hughes, Patricia Routledge, David Hemmings, Kevin Stoney, Hywel Bennett, John Gielgud, Michael Gambon, Hugh Paddick, Peggy Ashcroft, Leonard Rossiter, John Le Mesurier, Patrick Stewart, Brian Rawlinson, Bernard Horsfall, Michael Hordern, Jeremy Brett, Patrick Wymark, Bernard Cribbins, Betty Marsden, Edward De Souza, Patsy Rowlands, Donald Wolfit, Philip Madoc, Geoffrey Bayldon, Frank Finlay, Henry McGee, Jane Asher, Graham Crowden, Benny Hill, Dick Emery, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, the Monty Python team, Denis Goodwin, Willie Rushton, Frank Muir, Denis Norden, Hattie Jacques, NOBA, Not Only But Also, No Hiding Place, The Happening, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Cliff Richard, Library of Congress BFI finds

June 13, 2010

Unknown Chaplin Film Discovered

A LOST Charlie Chaplin film has been discovered at an antiques show in America. The 10-minute silent film – a Keystone comedy called A Thief Catcher – features the English comic actor in a cameo role. It is reckoned to … Continue reading →

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Filed under Cinema, Comedy, Discoveries, Screenings, Silent Era

Tagged as "The Tramp", A Thief Catcher, Charlie Chaplin, Keystone Kops, Keystone Studios, Kid Auto Races at Venice, Mabel's Strange Predicament, Paul Gierucki, Richard Roberts, Slapstickon, The Little Tramp

June 6, 2010

I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again Restoration

Wiped catches up with Keith Wickham, whose restored episodes of pre-Python radio show I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again have recently been lighting up the BBC Radio 7 schedule. Keith has also worked on restoring such shows as The Goon … Continue reading →

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Filed under Audio, Comedy, Interview, Site Updates

Tagged as BBC Radio 7, Bill Oddie, Cambridge Circus, David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Humphrey Barclay, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, ISIRTA, Jo Kendall, John Cleese, Keith Wickham, Steptoe and Son, Take It From Here, The Big Business Lark, The Embassy Lark, The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Tim Brooke-Taylor

June 2, 2010

At Last… Another Episode of 1948 Show Recovered

COMEDY sketches featuring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman and Frankie Howerd have come to light after being missing for over 40 years. The long-lost material, dubbed “comedy gold dust”, also features early appearances by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Arthur Mullard and … Continue reading →

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Filed under BFI, Comedy, Finds, Kaleidoscope, Television

Tagged as Aimi Macdonald, Alan Simpson, Arthur Mullard., Associated Rediffusion, At Last the 1948 Show, BFI, British Film Institute, Felix Bowness, Four Yorkshiremen, Frankie Howerd, Galton and Simpson, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Julian Orchard, Kaleidoscope, Marty Feldman, Monty Python, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Ray Galton, The Frankie Howerd Show, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Yootha Joyce

May 2, 2010

Morecambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes

PREVIOUSLY lost recordings featuring celebrated comedy duo Morcambe and Wise are to be aired for the first time in over 50 years. Morcambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes documents the rediscovery of 45 hours’ worth of material – including episodes … Continue reading →

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Tagged as David Prest, Doreen Wise, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Morcambe and Wise, Morcambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes, Variety Bandbox, Variety Fanfare, Whistledown, You're Only Young Once

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Category Archives: Comedy

Hallelujah! Lost episode of Our Man at St. Mark’s recovered

BBC Radio 4 Extra to air long-lost episodes of Life with The Lyons

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

Son Of Comic Kenny Windsor Locates Missing TV Debut on New Faces

Audio Recordings of Not Only But Also Episodes Found

Kaleidoscope Raiders of the Lost Archives list 2009 – 2010

Unknown Chaplin Film Discovered

I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again Restoration

At Last… Another Episode of 1948 Show Recovered

Morecambe and Wise: The Garage Tapes

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