Radio 2's History Of British Comedy
Four part series in which David Mitchell traces the history of British humour, from 1913 to the present day
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Episodes
- 4 (1 series)
- Features
- David Mitchell
- Writer
- Phil Collinge
- Producer
- Phil Collinge
In a landmark Radio 2 series, David Mitchell traces the history of British comedy from Music Hall to the modern day.
Featuring a host of all-new interviews with performers, agents, producers, academics and comedy writers - plus some of the funniest archive ever brought together in the name of entertainment.
Each episode focuses on a different period of comedy history - see our episode guides for more information.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 5th March 2013 on BBC Radio 2 at 10pm
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 26th March 2013 on BBC Radio 2 at 10pm
- Length of episodes
- 1 hour
- Last repeat
- Thursday 18th December 2014 at 10:00pm