A Good Bit Of Howerd
- Radio chat show
- BBC Light Programme
- 1963
- 1 pilot (1 series)
Frankie Howerd tells Pete Murray some of his secrets in this one-off programme from 1963.
Key details
- Genre
- Chat Show
- Broadcast
- 1963
- Channel
- BBC Light Programme
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Star
- Pete Murray
- Producer
- Bill Worsley
- Company
Frankie Howerd tells Pete Murray some of his secrets, with excerpts from some of Frankie's broadcasts. Describing himself as "the sex kitten of the BBC", Frankie is lightly grilled by DJ Pete.
Frankie gives full credit for his success to his writers up to then, including Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Explaining that he never ad-libs, they touch on his singing abilities and Frankie's approach to performing in front of an audience.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 5th August 1963 at 11:31am on BBC Light Programme
- Episode length
- 29 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Friday 21st April 2017 at 12:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Thursday 20th April 2017 at 6:30pm on Radio 4 Extra