To Town with Terry
To Town with Terry was a 1950s radio programme, broadcast on the BBC Home Service and hosted by Terry-Thomas.
The first episodes of series was broadcast on 12 October 1948 and subsequently ran weekly for 24 episodes until 28 March 1949.[1] Terry-Thomas was unhappy with the series, saying "I was never totally satisfied with [it] ... The perfectionist in me always made me aware of anything that was less than first class".[2]
The programme consisted of a "mixture of sketches, solo routines, musical interludes and a range of popular and topical star guests",[3]
Notes and references
- ^ McCann 2009, pp. 199–200.
- ^ Terry-Thomas & Daum 1990, p. 29.
- ^ McCann 2009, p. 47.
Bibliography
- McCann, Graham (2009). Bounder! The Biography of Terry-Thomas. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-441-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Ross, Robert (2002). The Complete Terry-Thomas. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 978-1-903111-29-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Terry-Thomas; Daum, Terry (1990). Terry-Thomas Tells Tales. London: Robson Books. ISBN 978-0-86051-662-0.
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