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Galton & Simpson's Half Hour

Galton & Simpson's Half Hour

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 2009
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

A series of half-hour comedies from the writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Stars Frank Skinner, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Radio 2
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Frank Skinner, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton
Writers
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Producers
Carol Smith, Tessa Le Bars and Trevor McCallum
Company

The legendary writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson began in 1949, when the pair met whilst undergoing treatment for TB at Milford Sanitorium. By 1951, they were writing professionally for the BBC and they have since written over 600 scripts and won numerous awards for their work on radio, TV and film, including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son.

BBC Radio 2 marks the 60th anniversary of their writing partnership with a series of half-hour comedies, starring Frank Skinner, Mitchell & Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton. The four episodes were originally written for television by Ray and Alan and especially adapted by them for this Radio 2 series.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 7th March 2009 at 1:30pm on BBC Radio 2
Most recent repeats
  • Friday 25th December 2009 at 11:30pm on Radio 2 - Episode 4
  • Friday 25th December 2009 at 10:00pm on Radio 2 - Episode 3
  • Thursday 24th December 2009 at 10:30pm on Radio 2 - Episode 2

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