Screenshot: Latitude Festival 2023. Image shows left to right: Mark Kermode, Ellen E Jones. Credit: BBC
Screenshot: Double Acts
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4
- 2023
- 1 episode
The film and TV programme presented by Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examines the history of comedy double acts. Also features Stephen Fry, Bruce Dessau, Kerry Howard, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise and more.
Screenshot: Latitude Festival 2023. Image shows left to right: Mark Kermode, Ellen E Jones. Credit: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Ellen E Jones, Mark Kermode, Stephen Fry, Bruce Dessau, Kerry Howard, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Stan Laurel and more
- Producers
- Tom Whalley
- Company
At the festive time of year it's hard to escape those classic double acts and their equally classic Christmas specials. Think Morecambe & Wise, the Two Ronnies, French & Saunders.
In this episode Ellen E Jones & Mark Kermode explore the origins, legacy, and evolution of the double act across film and TV, both in front of and behind the camera. Guests include one half of a double act whose members have both gone on to have successful careers beyond the partnership - Stephen Fry, once of Fry & Laurie.
Catch-up
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 22nd December 2023 at 7:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 45 minutes