Hello Cheeky - Revision history

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	'''''Hello Cheeky''''' is a comedy series starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], broadcast on [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]] between 1973 and 1979,<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Hello+Cheeky%22#search ''Radio Times'' at BBC Genome, Hello Cheeky]</ref> and also broadcast on television - on the ITV network - in 1976. The format was short comedy sketches, often as short as one line, with occasional longer sketches.		'''''Hello Cheeky''''' is a comedy series starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], broadcast on [[w:BBC Radio 2\|BBC Radio 2]] between 1973 and 1979,<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Hello+Cheeky%22#search ''Radio Times'' at BBC Genome, Hello Cheeky]</ref> and also broadcast on television - on the ITV network - in 1976. The format was short comedy sketches, often as short as one line, with occasional longer sketches.

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	The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[w:Gardeners' Question Time\|Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[w:Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.		The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[w:Gardeners' Question Time\|Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[w:Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.

	Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[w:Martin Peters\|Martin Peters]]; more [[Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[w:Sylvia Peters\|Sylvia Peters]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[w:The Six Million Dollar Man\|The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''		Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[w:Martin Peters\|Martin Peters]]; more [[w:Patrick Moore\|Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[w:Sylvia Peters\|Sylvia Peters]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[w:The Six Million Dollar Man\|The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''

	In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].		In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].

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	The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[w:Gardeners' Question Time\|Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[w:Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.		The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[w:Gardeners' Question Time\|Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[w:Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.

	Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[w:Martin Peters\|Martin Peters]]; more [[Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[w\|Sylvia Peters\|]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[w:The Six Million Dollar Man\|The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''		Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[w:Martin Peters\|Martin Peters]]; more [[Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[w:Sylvia Peters\|Sylvia Peters]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[w:The Six Million Dollar Man\|The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''

	In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].		In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].

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	\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 25 December 197		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 25 December 197
	\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Christmas Special: ''Cheeky Whittington''<br />Guests:<br />[[Marti Caine]], [[Peggy Mount]] and [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)\|David Jacobs]]		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Christmas Special: ''Cheeky Whittington and his Magic Ballpoint''<br />Guests:<br />[[Marti Caine]], [[Peggy Mount]] and [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)\|David Jacobs]]
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	Many of the jokes were topical, featuring references to well-known personalities of the day: not only showbusiness celebrities (everyone from comedian Ken Dodd to actor Roger Moore), but also BBC presenters (including Michael Aspel, Frank Bough, Nicholas Parsons and Terry Wogan), politicians (especially the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Thatcher), sportsmen (such as England international footballer Martin Peters), and prominent personalities of the day (the inevitable references to clean-up-TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse, and the anti-immigration MP, Enoch Powell).		Many of the jokes were topical, featuring references to well-known personalities of the day: not only showbusiness celebrities (everyone from comedian Ken Dodd to actor Roger Moore), but also BBC presenters (including Michael Aspel, Frank Bough, Nicholas Parsons and Terry Wogan), politicians (especially the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Thatcher), sportsmen (such as England international footballer Martin Peters), and prominent personalities of the day (the inevitable references to clean-up-TV campaigner Mary Whitehouse, and the anti-immigration MP, Enoch Powell).

	The show gained a reputation for its puns. Two examples: "I once spent an evening with twelve Benedictines". "What happened?" "I drank them all, and fell over"; and "[[Enoch Powell]] sent me a [[draughts\|draught]] board for Christmas. Trouble is, all the squares are white."		The show gained a reputation for its puns. Two examples: "I once spent an evening with twelve Benedictines". "What happened?" "I drank them all, and fell over"; and "[[w:Enoch Powell\|Enoch Powell]] sent me a [[w:draughts\|draught]] board for Christmas. Trouble is, all the squares are white."

	The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.		The final item each week, which was typically the longest item in the show, often featured a comic amalgam of three ostensibly serious broadcasts (e.g. [[Z-Cars]], [[w:Gardeners' Question Time\|Gardeners' Question Time]] and [[w:Book at Bedtime\|A Book At Bedtime]]<ref>[http://megasoundbest.info/mp3s_hello_cheeky_mp3.html LP, ''The Least Worst of Hello Cheeky'' (1975)]</ref>), with one of the cast changing channels on his TV or radio, such that a line from one programme (the ''feed'' line) was followed by one from a very different type of programme (the ''punchline''), to get a laugh.

	Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films.~~<ref>[ftp://seagoon.ixp.jp/archive/hello_cheeky/s3/Hello%20Cheeky%20-%20s3e09%20-%201975-05-04.mp3 Hello Cheeky - s3e09 - 1975-05-04]</ref>~~ These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[Martin Peters]]; more [[Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[Sylvia Peters]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''		Occasionally, the final sketch was a film spoof. For instance, secret agent Jim Bellybutton appeared in an espionage sketch spoofing the [[James Bond]] films. These sketches tended to lampoon famous celebrities of the day. For example: ''Agent Bellybutton, not so much [[Roger Moore]] with the stamina of [[w:Martin Peters\|Martin Peters]]; more [[Patrick Moore]], with the stamina of [[w\|Sylvia Peters\|]].'' A mad scientist has to rebuild him after an accident (spoofing [[w:The Six Million Dollar Man\|The Six Million Dollar Man]] TV series): ''Six Pounds 37 New P? We couldn't even rebuild [[Ronnie Corbett]] for that.''

	In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].		In later series the celebrities who were the butt of the jokes were invited onto the show, to be lampooned to their faces. Famous stars of the day who put themselves through this treatment included chat show host [[Michael Aspel]], BBC TV sports presenter [[Frank Bough]], and radio DJ [[Terry Wogan]].

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 '''''Hello Cheeky''''' is a comedy series starring [[Barry Cryer]], [[John Junkin]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], broadcast on [[w:BBC Radio 2|BBC Radio 2]] between 1973 and 1979,<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=%22Hello+Cheeky%22#search ''Radio Times'' at BBC Genome, Hello Cheeky]</ref> and also broadcast on television - on the ITV network - in 1976. The format was short comedy sketches, often as short as one line, with occasional longer sketches.

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	\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 4 November 1979		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 4 November 1979
	\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| (Guest [[Terry Wogan]])		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Guest: [[Terry Wogan]]
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	\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 9 June 1973		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 9 June 1973
	\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| The Gang That Stole Michael Aspel (Guest [[Michael Aspel]])		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| The Gang That Stole Michael Aspel<br />Guest: [[Michael Aspel]]
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	\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 12 May 1974		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 12 May 1974
	\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| (Guest [[Aimi MacDonald]])		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Guest: [[Aimi MacDonald]])
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	\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 1 June 1975		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 1 June 1975
	\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| The 6 Wives of [[w:Henry VIII\|Henry VIII]] (Guest [[Joan Bakewell]])		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| The 6 Wives of [[w:Henry VIII\|Henry VIII]]<br />Guest: [[Joan Bakewell]]
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	===Series 4===		===Series 4===
	*S04 E01 (16 May 1976~~) (~~Guest [[Frank Bough]])		{\| class="wikitable"
	*S04 E02 (23 May 1976)		\|+ Series 4
	*S04 E03 (30 May 1976)		\|-
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	*S04 E05 (13 June 1976)		!style="width: 150px; padding: 0.75em;"\| Broadcast
	*S04 E06 (20 June 1976)		!style="width: 350px; padding: 0.75em;"\| Title
	*S04 E07 (27 June 1976)		\|-
	*S04 E08 (4 July 1976)		!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 1
	*S04 E09 (11 July 1976)		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 16 May 1976
	*S04 E10 (18 July 1976)		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Sport with Frank Bough<br />Guest: [[Frank Bough]]
	*S04 E11 (25 July 1976)		\|-
	*S04 E12 (1 August 1976)		!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 2
	*S04 E13 (8 August 1976)		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 23 May 1976
	*S04 E14 (15 August 1976)		\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\|
	*S04 E15 (22 August 1976)		\|-
	*S04 E16 (29 August 1976)		!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 3
	*S04 Christmas Special ~~(25 Dec 1976) (~~Guests: [[Marti Caine]], [[Peggy Mount]] and [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)\|David Jacobs]])<ref>[http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/C%20Series/Cabin%20B-13/Christmas%20Broadcasts/1976-12-25%20-%20Pantomine%20-%20Cheeky%20Whittington%20and%20His%20Magic%20Ballpoint.mp3 Pantomime - ''Cheeky Whittington and His Magic Ballpoint'']</ref>		\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 30 May 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 4
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 6 June 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 5
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 13 June 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 6
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 20 June 1976
			\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| If Music be the Food of Love
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			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 27 June 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 8
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 4 July 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 9
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 11 July 1976
			\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Hail Caesar! Beware the Ides of March
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			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 18 July 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 11
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 25 July 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 12
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 1 August 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 13
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 8 August 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 14
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 15 August 1976
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 15
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 22 August 1976
			\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Ladies and Gentlemen to get this Particular Show
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			!style="padding: 0.75em;"\| 16
			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 29 August 1976
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			\|style="text-align: center; padding: 0.75em;"\| 25 December 197
			\|style="padding: 0.75em;"\| Christmas Special: ''Cheeky Whittington''<br />Guests:<br />[[Marti Caine]], [[Peggy Mount]] and [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)\|David Jacobs]]
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	===Series 5===		===Series 5===

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-*S05 E01 (7 October 1979)
+{| class="wikitable"
-*S05 E02 (14 October 1979)
+|+ Series 5
-*S05 E03 (21 October 1979)
+|-
-*S05 E04 (28 October 1979)
+!style="padding: 0.75em;"| Episode
-*S05 E05 (4 November 1979) (Guest [[Terry Wogan]])
+!style="width: 150px; padding: 0.75em;"| Broadcast
-*S05 E06 (11 November 1979)
+!style="width: 350px; padding: 0.75em;"| Title / Note
 ==References==