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'''''Top of the Town''''' was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the [[BBC Light Programme]] and hosted by [[Terry-Thomas]]. | '''''Top of the Town''''' was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|BBC Light Programme]] and hosted by [[Terry-Thomas]]. | ||
The pilot episode was broadcast on 5 June 1953 on the [[BBC Home Service]];{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=202}} the first series started shortly afterwards, on 1 November 1953, and was broadcast weekly on the [[BBC Light Programme]] for sixteen episodes, until 21 February 1954.{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=203}} A second series was commissioned and ran in weekly episodes for 16 weeks between 31 October 1954 and 27 February 1955.{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=204}} | The pilot episode was broadcast on 5 June 1953 on the [[w:BBC Home Service|BBC Home Service]];{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=202}} the first series started shortly afterwards, on 1 November 1953, and was broadcast weekly on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|BBC Light Programme]] for sixteen episodes, until 21 February 1954.{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=203}} A second series was commissioned and ran in weekly episodes for 16 weeks between 31 October 1954 and 27 February 1955.{{sfn|McCann|2009|p=204}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:03, 20 October 2022
Top of the Town was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the BBC Light Programme and hosted by Terry-Thomas.
The pilot episode was broadcast on 5 June 1953 on the BBC Home Service;[1] the first series started shortly afterwards, on 1 November 1953, and was broadcast weekly on the BBC Light Programme for sixteen episodes, until 21 February 1954.[2] A second series was commissioned and ran in weekly episodes for 16 weeks between 31 October 1954 and 27 February 1955.[3]
References
- ^ McCann 2009, p. 202.
- ^ McCann 2009, p. 203.
- ^ McCann 2009, p. 204.
Bibliography
- McCann, Graham (2009). Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-441-9.
- Ross, Robert (2002). The Complete Terry-Thomas. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 978-1-903111-29-1.
