Merry-Go-Round (radio programme) - Revision history

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	'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[~~w:World War II\|~~World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[~~w:Third Doctor\|~~Third Doctor]] in ''[[~~w:Doctor Who\|~~Doctor Who]]''.		'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[~~w:BBC General Forces Programme\|~~BBC General Forces Programme]]		* [[BBC General Forces Programme]]
	* [[~~w:BBC Light Programme\|~~BBC Light Programme]]		* [[BBC Light Programme]]

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[w:World War II\|World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[w:Third Doctor\|Third Doctor]] in ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]''.		'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[w:World War II\|World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[w:Third Doctor\|Third Doctor]] in ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]''.

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	'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.		'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[w:World War II\|World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[w:Third Doctor\|Third Doctor]] in ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]''.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[BBC General Forces Programme]]		* [[w:BBC General Forces Programme\|BBC General Forces Programme]]
	* [[BBC Light Programme]]		* [[w:BBC Light Programme\|BBC Light Programme]]

	==External links==		==External links==
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'''''Merry-Go-Round''''', also known as '''''Mediterranean Merry-Go-Round''''' and '''''Middle East Merry-Go-Round''''', was a BBC comedy-variety radio show introduced as entertainment for British troops during [[World War II]]. It led to several spin-offs, such as ''[[Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh]]'', ''Waterlogged Spa'' and ''Puffney Post Office''. It provided the first major role for [[Jon Pertwee]], who would later star in ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' and as the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

==See also==
* [[BBC General Forces Programme]]
* [[BBC Light Programme]]

==External links==
* [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/545943/index.html Jon Pertwee biography]

[[Category:BBC Radio comedy programmes]]
{{BBC-radio-stub}}