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Gagging For It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy

Timeshift · Season 7 · Episode 3
Since its earliest days, television has looked to radio comedy for the 'next big thing'. Radio hits from Hancock's Half-Hour to Little Britain have become TV classics. But other long-running radio favourites have died a death on the screen. So what makes for a sure-fire transfer?

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Season
7
Episode
3
Air Date
01/Oct/2007
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
60 min

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Since its earliest days, television has looked to radio comedy for the 'next big thing'. Radio hits from Hancock's Half-Hour to Little Britain have become TV classics. But other long-running radio favourites have died a death on the screen. So what makes for a sure-fire transfer?

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