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- Julia McKenzie, Commissioning Editor, Comedy and Entertainment Radio 4 is the home of audio comedy, with a renowned legacy. We’re the largest commissioner of the genre in the world. Our output features a range of formats from stand-up to sitcom, panel to sketch.
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Oct 13, 2018 · Julia McKenzie is Head of Radio Comedy for BBC Studios. She oversees a team of producers who work with a range of talent on shows that include stand up, sketch, satire and panel as well as sitcoms and comedy drama for Radio 4, Radio 2 and some commercial outlets.
Radio comedy in Britain has been almost exclusively the preserve of the BBC. In the 1940s and 1950s, variety dominated the schedules, and popular series included It's That Man Again and Much Binding in the Marsh. In the 1950s, the BBC was running Hancock's Half Hour starring Tony Hancock.
Oct 2, 2024 · Sitcom about a family who go back in time for a TV show, which can barely afford it. Browse all sitcoms radio shows, podcasts and mixes in BBC Sounds. See what's new, what's popular, or browse...
Radio 4, which has been broadcasting comedy ever since it took over from the BBC Home Service in 1967, has launched hundreds of comedy shows. Popular R4 comedies series include The News Quiz, The Now Show, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Just A Minute, Old Harry's Game and Ed Reardon's Week.
Feb 11, 2016 · The BBC has announced that Julia McKenzie has been appointed as Executive Editor of BBC Radio Comedy. Going forward, she will be responsible for overseeing in-house radio comedy at the BBC, as the corporation's comedy department moves into the new BBC Studios division.
