The Grumbleweeds: Ho-Di-Ho
The Grumbleweeds go on holiday - to Maplins in the TV comedy land of Hi-Di-Hi. With Paul Shane and Ruth Madoc. From 1986.
**** This programme was suggested by Neil Thomas, Mairtin Coss, Maggie Anderson, Paul Newman and Andrew Parr as part of 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra鈥檚 All Request Weekend ****
Stand by for 30 more minutes of Grumbleweed fun!
Even the Grumbleweeds go on holiday. They've looked at everything from the Seychelles to Sardinia to Skegness.
But they鈥檝e chosen MAPLINS holiday camp 鈥 from 麻豆社 TV鈥檚 comedy land of 鈥淗i-Di-Hi鈥 鈥 but for them its more "Ho-Di-Ho"!
The Grumbleweeds are:
* Robin Colvill
* Graham Walker
* Maurice Lee
* Albert Sutcliffe
* Carl Sutcliffe
And the Grumbleweeds鈥 special guests:
* Ruth Madoc
* Paul Shane
The Grumbleweeds ran from 1979 to 1988 and won the best radio show prize at The TV and Radio Industries Awards in 1983.
Written and produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 2 in November 1986.
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