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	~~[[File:~~Peter Brough and Archie Andrews.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|Peter Brough and his doll Archie Andrews]]		{{Infobox radio show
	~~'''~~''Educating Archie''~~''' was a~~ [[~~BBC Light Programme~~]] ~~comedy show which was broadcast for nearly ten years between June 1950 and February 1960, mostly at lunchtime on Sundays. The programme featured~~ [[~~ventriloquist~~]] [[Peter Brough]] ~~and his doll~~ [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]].<~~ref~~>~~[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/entries/796be208~~-~~0b9a~~-~~4111~~-~~b249~~-~~13d630cb017e The Sunday Post: Ventriloquism.] Andrew Martin, ''BBC Genome Blog'', 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.</ref~~> The show was very popular, despite its unlikely central premise of a ventriloquist act on radio. ''Educating Archie'' averaged 15 million listeners, and a fan club boasted 250,000 members. It was so successful that in 1950, after only four months on the air, it won the ''[[~~Daily Mail~~]]''{{'}}~~s Variety Award.~~{{~~sfnp~~\|~~Briggs\|1979\|p=714\|ps=~~}}		\| name = Educating Archie
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	~~The programme introduced comedians who later became well known, including [[Tony Hancock]] as~~ Archie'~~s tutor, who would greet Archie with~~ a ~~weary "Oh, it's you again" and always replied to any put-down from him with "flipping kids". Other "tutors" included~~ [[~~Benny Hill~~]], [[~~Harry Secombe~~]], [[~~Dick Emery~~]], [[~~Bernard Bresslaw~~]], [~~[Hattie Jacques]~~], ~~and [[Bruce Forsyth]] – together with~~ a ~~young [[Julie Andrews]] as~~ Archie'~~s girlfriend~~. ~~Later~~, ~~[[Beryl Reid]] took this role~~, ~~playing~~ the ~~[[St Trinian~~'~~s School]]-esque Monica with such~~ [[~~catchphrase~~]]s ~~as "jolly hockey sticks" and "as the art mistress said to the gardener". Reid also played young [[Brummie]] girl Marleen, whose catchphrase was "Good evening, each"~~.		'''''Educating Archie''''' was a [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]] comedy show which was broadcast for nearly ten years between June 1950 and February 1960, mostly at lunchtime on Sundays. The programme featured [[w:ventriloquist\|ventriloquist]] [[Peter Brough]] and his doll [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/entries/796be208-0b9a-4111-b249-13d630cb017e The Sunday Post: Ventriloquism.] Andrew Martin, ''BBC Genome Blog'', 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.</ref> The show was very popular, despite its unlikely central premise of a ventriloquist act on radio. ''Educating Archie'' averaged 15 million listeners, and a fan club boasted 250,000 members. It was so successful that in 1950, after only four months on the air, it won the ''[[w:Daily Mail\|Daily Mail]]''{{'}}s Variety Award.{{sfnp\|Briggs\|1979\|p=714\|ps=}}

	[[~~Max Bygraves~~]] ~~later played~~ Archie's tutor, with ~~the catchphrases~~ "~~I've arrived~~, ~~and to prove~~ it~~, I~~'~~m here~~" and "~~That~~'s ~~a good idea ~~.~~.. son!". The duo recorded two songs from the show on~~ the [[~~HMV~~]] ~~label~~: "~~The Dummy Song~~" and "~~Lovely Dollar Lolly~~".		The programme introduced comedians who later became well known, including [[Tony Hancock]] as Archie's tutor, who would greet Archie with a weary "Oh, it's you again" and always replied to any put-down from him with "flipping kids". Other "tutors" included [[Benny Hill]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Dick Emery]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Hattie Jacques]], and [[Bruce Forsyth]] – together with a young [[w:Julie Andrews\|Julie Andrews]] as Archie's girlfriend. Later, [[Beryl Reid]] took this role, playing the [[St Trinian's School]]-esque Monica with such [[w:catchphrase\|catchphrase]]s as "jolly hockey sticks" and "as the art mistress said to the gardener". Reid also played young [[w:Brummie\|Brummie]] girl Marleen, whose catchphrase was "Good evening, each".

	''Archie's the Boy'' was a spin-off series that aired from November 1954 to March 1955. The series ran for twenty half-hour episodes broadcast on the [[BBC Light Programme]]. It starred [[Peter Brough]], [[Beryl Reid]], [[Benny Hill]], and [[Graham Stark]].<ref>Lavalie, John. ''Archie's the Boy''. EpGuides. 21 Jul 2005. 29 Jul 2005 <https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001624/http://epguides.com/ArchiestheBoy/%3E.{{broken link\|date=January 2022}}</ref>		[[Max Bygraves]] later played Archie's tutor, with the catchphrases "I've arrived, and to prove it, I'm here" and "That's a good idea ... son!". The duo recorded two songs from the show on the [[w:HMV\|HMV]] label: "The Dummy Song" and "Lovely Dollar Lolly".

			''Archie's the Boy'' was a spin-off series that aired from November 1954 to March 1955. The series ran for twenty half-hour episodes broadcast on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]]. It starred [[Peter Brough]], [[Beryl Reid]], [[Benny Hill]], and [[Graham Stark]].<ref>Lavalie, John. ''Archie's the Boy''. EpGuides. 21 Jul 2005. 29 Jul 2005 <https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001624/http://epguides.com/ArchiestheBoy/%3E.{{broken link\|date=January 2022}}</ref>

	== ITV sitcom adaptation ==		== ITV sitcom adaptation ==

	In 1958, ''Educating Archie'' was adapted as a television sitcom produced by the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] company [[Associated-Rediffusion]] and broadcast under the same name. This version, which was broadcast in 1958–9, featured the ventriloquist's dummy Archie Andrews taking on a life of its own, talking and walking all over its creator [[Peter Brough]], aided and abetted by a housekeeper played by [[Irene Handl]], a non-paying lodger played by [[Freddie Sales]] (later [[Ray Barrett]]), and a jack-of-all-trades played by [[Dick Emery]].		In 1958, ''Educating Archie'' was adapted as a television sitcom produced by the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] company [[w:Associated-Rediffusion\|Associated-Rediffusion]] and broadcast under the same name. This version, which was broadcast in 1958–9, featured the ventriloquist's dummy Archie Andrews taking on a life of its own, talking and walking all over its creator [[Peter Brough]], aided and abetted by a housekeeper played by [[Irene Handl]], a non-paying lodger played by [[Freddie Sales]] (later [[Ray Barrett]]), and a jack-of-all-trades played by [[Dick Emery]].

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	*{{citation \|last=Briggs \|first=Asa \|authorlink = Asa Briggs\|title=The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Volume IV: Sound & Vision \|year=1979 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=0-19-212967-8}}		*{{citation \|last=Briggs \|first=Asa \|authorlink = w:Asa Briggs\|title=The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Volume IV: Sound & Vision \|year=1979 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=0-19-212967-8}}
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	* {{BBC Online\|comedy/guide/articles/e/educatingarchie_1299001017.shtml\|''Educating Archie''}}		* {{BBC Online\|comedy/guide/articles/e/educatingarchie_1299001017.shtml\|''Educating Archie''}}
	* {{British Comedy Guide\|tv\|educating_archie}}.		* {{British Comedy Guide\|radio\|educating_archie}}.

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{{Short description|British comedy show}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Educating Archie''}}
[[File:Peter Brough and Archie Andrews.jpg|thumb|Peter Brough and his doll Archie Andrews]]
'''''Educating Archie''''' was a [[BBC Light Programme]] comedy show which was broadcast for nearly ten years between June 1950 and February 1960, mostly at lunchtime on Sundays. The programme featured [[ventriloquist]] [[Peter Brough]] and his doll [[Archie Andrews (puppet)|Archie Andrews]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/genome/entries/796be208-0b9a-4111-b249-13d630cb017e The Sunday Post: Ventriloquism.] Andrew Martin, ''BBC Genome Blog'', 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.</ref> The show was very popular, despite its unlikely central premise of a ventriloquist act on radio. ''Educating Archie'' averaged 15 million listeners, and a fan club boasted 250,000 members. It was so successful that in 1950, after only four months on the air, it won the ''[[Daily Mail]]''{{'}}s Variety Award.{{sfnp|Briggs|1979|p=714|ps=}}

The programme introduced comedians who later became well known, including [[Tony Hancock]] as Archie's tutor, who would greet Archie with a weary "Oh, it's you again" and always replied to any put-down from him with "flipping kids". Other "tutors" included [[Benny Hill]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Dick Emery]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]], [[Hattie Jacques]], and [[Bruce Forsyth]] – together with a young [[Julie Andrews]] as Archie's girlfriend. Later, [[Beryl Reid]] took this role, playing the [[St Trinian's School]]-esque Monica with such [[catchphrase]]s as "jolly hockey sticks" and "as the art mistress said to the gardener". Reid also played young [[Brummie]] girl Marleen, whose catchphrase was "Good evening, each".

[[Max Bygraves]] later played Archie's tutor, with the catchphrases "I've arrived, and to prove it, I'm here" and "That's a good idea ... son!". The duo recorded two songs from the show on the [[HMV]] label: "The Dummy Song" and "Lovely Dollar Lolly".

''Archie's the Boy'' was a spin-off series that aired from November 1954 to March 1955. The series ran for twenty half-hour episodes broadcast on the [[BBC Light Programme]]. It starred [[Peter Brough]], [[Beryl Reid]], [[Benny Hill]], and [[Graham Stark]].<ref>Lavalie, John. ''Archie's the Boy''. EpGuides. 21 Jul 2005. 29 Jul 2005 <https://web.archive.org/web/20071012001624/http://epguides.com/ArchiestheBoy/%3E.{{broken link|date=January 2022}}</ref>

== ITV sitcom adaptation ==

In 1958, ''Educating Archie'' was adapted as a television sitcom produced by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] company [[Associated-Rediffusion]] and broadcast under the same name. This version, which was broadcast in 1958–9, featured the ventriloquist's dummy Archie Andrews taking on a life of its own, talking and walking all over its creator [[Peter Brough]], aided and abetted by a housekeeper played by [[Irene Handl]], a non-paying lodger played by [[Freddie Sales]] (later [[Ray Barrett]]), and a jack-of-all-trades played by [[Dick Emery]].

== References ==
'''Notes'''
{{reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
{{refbegin}}
*{{citation |last=Briggs |first=Asa |authorlink = Asa Briggs|title=The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Volume IV: Sound & Vision |year=1979 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-212967-8}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==

* {{BBC Online|comedy/guide/articles/e/educatingarchie_1299001017.shtml|''Educating Archie''}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|educating_archie}}.

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