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The News Huddlines Series 29
1st Broadcast 1991 BBC Radio 2
Thursday's: 10:05pm - 10.30pm
Repeated Saturday's: 1.05pm - 1.30pm
Contents
Producer
Produced for
BBC Radio Light Entertainment BBC Radio 2
Synopsis
Each 30-minute episode featured satirical sketches, songs, one-liners, and impressions poking fun at the week's news headlines, politicians, celebrities, and current events in a traditional, punchline-heavy British comedy style aimed at a broad (often older) audience
Cast
Actor Roy Hudd
Richard Clegg (announcer)
Production Crew
None at this time
Recorded at
Paris Studio, Lower Regent Street, London
Thursday Lunchtimes
Musical Director
Comment by Dirk Maggs
It was the happiest show I ever worked on, it was bloody hard work and a scary learning experience but I'd do it again anytime.
Everything I do is shaped by my background in comedy. I don’t mean always looking to find a gag. I mean learning to use timing to ‘drop the bombs’ in exactly the right places. All through my career I have never turned down the chance to do comedy, and I am very fond of traditional British humour, which usually has a bawdy edge.
The greatest fun I had was on News Huddlines. It was also the scariest and steepest learning curve.
I'll always be grateful to Roy, June and Chris for their 'on the job training'!
Running Time
- Episode 1 No Detail known.
- Episode 2 No Detail known.
- Episode 3 No Detail known.
- Episode 4 No Detail known.
- Episode 5 No Detail known.
- Episode 6 No Detail known.
- Episode 7 No Detail known.
- Episode 8 No Detail known.
- Episode 9 No Detail known.
- Episode 10 No Detail known.
30 Minutes
10 Episodes in series
