Category: The Two Ronnies

  • I’m Sorry?
    I’m Sorry?

    In an article from The Daily Mirror, dated Saturday 1st November 1980, amongst a weirdly braggadoccio puff about The Two Ronnies‘ possible new show in Australia, there’s a brief mention of an upcoming sitcom for Ronnie Corbett. Either the article is just wrong, or at this stage the sitcom was called I’m Sorry. It would…

  • A Comedy Library
    A Comedy Library

    Some sketches on a theme.

  • A Couple Of Boxing Day Specials
    A Couple Of Boxing Day Specials

    You don’t really associate Boxing Day with specials, but by design, there must be plenty of them out there. Take this one for example, which is Dave Allen’s special from Boxing Day in 1984, and opens with a remarkable sketch. The show was written by Dave Allen and Peter Vincent. After Ronnie Barker retired, Auntie…

  • The Ronnie Barker Advertisement Collection
    The Ronnie Barker Advertisement Collection

    In 1978 Ronnie Barker made three adverts for Sekonda. The split screen work in this one is excellent. This one achieves the same effect without any optical work, just good editing, and convincing stand-ins. While this one features Vicki Michelle. A year later, and Ronnie teamed up with Ronnie to flog us badly made motor…

  • The Broom Cupboard, Masterteam, and The Two Ronnies
    The Broom Cupboard, Masterteam, and The Two Ronnies

    It’s always fun to have a look at what was on TV on this day thirty years ago. Perusing the listing on BBC Genome, I was drawn to the Angela Rippon quiz show Masterteam. It say in the slot that would soon be filled by Neighbours, and is not filled by Pointless, and was a…

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  • Nineteen 90s Shows
    Nineteen 90s Shows

    I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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