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'''''To Town with Terry''''' was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the [[w:BBC Home Service|BBC Home Service]] and hosted by [[Terry-Thomas]]. | |||
'''''To Town with Terry''''' was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the [[BBC Home Service]] and hosted by [[Terry-Thomas]]. | |||
The first episodes of series was broadcast on 12 October 1948 and subsequently ran weekly for 24 episodes until 28 March 1949.{{sfn|McCann|2009|pp=199-200}} Terry-Thomas was unhappy with the series, saying "I was never totally satisfied with [it] ... The perfectionist in me always made me aware of anything that was less than first class".{{sfn|Terry-Thomas|Daum|1990|p=29}} | The first episodes of series was broadcast on 12 October 1948 and subsequently ran weekly for 24 episodes until 28 March 1949.{{sfn|McCann|2009|pp=199-200}} Terry-Thomas was unhappy with the series, saying "I was never totally satisfied with [it] ... The perfectionist in me always made me aware of anything that was less than first class".{{sfn|Terry-Thomas|Daum|1990|p=29}} | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{cite book|last=McCann|first=Graham|title=Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas|year=2009|publisher=[[Aurum Press]]|location=London|isbn=978-1-84513-441-9}} | *{{cite book|last=McCann|first=Graham|title=Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas|year=2009|publisher=[[w:Aurum Press|Aurum Press]]|location=London|isbn=978-1-84513-441-9}} | ||
*{{cite book|last=Ross|first=Robert|title=The Complete Terry-Thomas|year=2002|publisher=Reynolds & Hearn|location=London|isbn=978-1-903111-29-1}} | *{{cite book|last=Ross|first=Robert|title=The Complete Terry-Thomas|year=2002|publisher=Reynolds & Hearn|location=London|isbn=978-1-903111-29-1}} | ||
*{{cite book|last1=Terry-Thomas|authorlink1=Terry-Thomas|last2=Daum|first2=Terry|title=Terry-Thomas Tells Tales|year=1990|publisher=Robson Books|location=London|isbn=978-0-86051-662-0}} | *{{cite book|last1=Terry-Thomas|authorlink1=Terry-Thomas|last2=Daum|first2=Terry|title=Terry-Thomas Tells Tales|year=1990|publisher=Robson Books|location=London|isbn=978-0-86051-662-0}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 8 January 2023
To Town with Terry was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the BBC Home Service and hosted by Terry-Thomas.
The first episodes of series was broadcast on 12 October 1948 and subsequently ran weekly for 24 episodes until 28 March 1949.[1] Terry-Thomas was unhappy with the series, saying "I was never totally satisfied with [it] ... The perfectionist in me always made me aware of anything that was less than first class".[2]
The programme consisted of a "mixture of sketches, solo routines, musical interludes and a range of popular and topical star guests",[3]
Notes and references
- ^ McCann 2009, pp. 199–200.
- ^ Terry-Thomas & Daum 1990, p. 29.
- ^ McCann 2009, p. 47.
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.
- Terry-Thomas; Daum, Terry (1990). Terry-Thomas Tells Tales. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-0-86051-662-0.
