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All Round Bob Monkhouse
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 2
- 2010
- 1 episode
Barry Cryer celebrates the fascinating life of his friend Bob Monkhouse. Features Barry Cryer, Denis Norden, Bradley Walsh, Anita Harris, Ted Robbins and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Barry Cryer, Denis Norden, Bradley Walsh, Anita Harris, Ted Robbins, Sheila Steafel, Jimmy Cricket, Tom Edwards and more
- Writers
- Phil Collinge
- Producers
- Phil Collinge and Ashley Byrne
- Company
Barry Cryer celebrates the fascinating life of his friend Bob Monkhouse, a consummate professional, whose public persona never once revealed his private heartaches.
Star of film, TV and radio, stand-up comedian, game show presenter, joke writer for Bob Hope - the list goes on and in this programme Barry profiles Bob's remarkable career and contrasts it with his personal problems off stage and screen.
Bob was one of the best stand-up comedians of his generation, but to many he was king of the game show. Along with Bruce Forsyth, he made the genre his own. He had a gift for putting people at their ease while remaining completely in control.
The programme examines Bob the actor, noting his appearances in everything from the very first Carry On film, through sitcom, to an episode of Jonathan Creek. Barry also recalls how in 1979, Bob's classic comedy film collection landed him in court and how he made the news again, a few years later, when his joke books were stolen!
Behind the famous smile, Bob's private life was sometimes turbulent and this programme traces his off-screen tribulations, and examines, with some of those who worked with him at the time, his bravery in front of the cameras.
All Round Bob Monkhouse includes classic clips and interviews with Bob himself from the BBC's extensive archive collection. Contributors including Denis Norden, Bradley Walsh, Anita Harris, Ted Robbins, Sheila Steafel, Jimmy Cricket and Tom Edwards (Bob's friend and voiceover man on Wipeout) are united by one word throughout - "genius".
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 27th July 2010 at 10pm on BBC Radio 2
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- All previous repeats
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- Saturday 26th February 2011 at 10:00pm on Radio 2