Episode 3
JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge, Joan Sims and June Whitfield. From November 1994.
A woman struggles to take off her shoe – and the perils of drinking different types of alcohol.
Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in November 1994.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Next
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Jan 2008 17:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Tue 22 Jan 2008 06:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Fri 24 Jul 2009 09:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Fri 24 Jul 2009 17:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Mon 1 Nov 2010 09:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Mon 1 Nov 2010 17:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Tue 2 Nov 2010 04:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7
- Fri 30 Nov 2012 17:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 1 Dec 2012 05:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Feb 2014 17:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 1 Mar 2014 05:00Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 31 Mar 2016 09:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 31 Mar 2016 16:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 1 Apr 2016 04:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Jun 2020 09:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Jun 2020 14:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 Jun 2020 02:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 7 Jun 2020 09:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra