Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19740811 | 20141030 (BBC7) 20170808 (BBC7) 20170812 (BBC7) 20190820 (BBC7) | Les Dawson presents the debut of comic discovery Justin Jest and a wonky piano sing-along. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19750626 | 20111002 (BBC7) 20120703 (BBC7) 20120707 (BBC7) 20140317 (BBC7) 20140322 (BBC7) 20190904 (BBC7) 20190907 (BBC7) | Les Dawson presents a duck appeal, Cissie and Ada talk mothers, plus a piano sing-along. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19761017 | 20111009 (BBC7) 20120710 (BBC7) 20140324 (BBC7) 20190911 (BBC7) | Les Dawson shares the tale of a Leonard Shufflebottom – a man so thin he was once used as a dipstick. Plus another unforgettable piano sing-a-long. With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn. Music by Brian Fitzgerald. Scripted and produced by James Casey. First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1976. Sketches and stylish piano playing from Les Dawson. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19791118 | 20111016 (BBC7) 20120717 (BBC7) 20140331 (BBC7) 20140405 (BBC7) 20190918 (BBC7) | Les Dawson with songs and sketches. From 1979. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19801207 | 20111023 (BBC7) 20120724 (BBC7) 20140407 (BBC7) 20170815 (BBC7) 20190925 (BBC7) | Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with Cosmo Smallpiece and a piano sing-along. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19801214 | 20141106 (BBC7) 20170822 (BBC7) 20191002 (BBC7) | Les Dawson pays tribute to the Rochdale Universal Films version of Fu Manchu, plus Cosmo's Corner and the audience battle with another piano sing-along. With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn. Music by Brian Fitzgerald. Scripted and produced by James Casey. First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1980. Les Dawson pays tribute to the Rochdale Universal Films version of Fu Manchu. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19801228 | 20111030 (BBC7) 20120731 (BBC7) 20120804 (BBC7) 20140414 (BBC7) 20170829 (BBC7) 20191009 (BBC7) | Les Dawson welcomes saucy Cosmo Smallpiece and bashes out a classic piano sing-along. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19810104 | 20141113 (BBC7) 20170905 (BBC7) 20191016 (BBC7) | Les Dawson reveals how the mother-in-law joke was invented, and the real Humpty Dumpty. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19810111 | 20111106 (BBC7) 20120807 (BBC7) 20141218 (BBC7) 20170912 (BBC7) 20191023 (BBC7) | Les Dawson presents his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus more piano bashing. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19810118 | 20111120 (BBC7) 20120814 (BBC7) 20120818 (BBC7) 20170919 (BBC7) 20191030 (BBC7) | Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tickling the ivories. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19810125 | 20111113 (BBC7) 20120821 (BBC7) 20170926 (BBC7) 20170930 (BBC7) 20191106 (BBC7) | Les Dawson on the British sense of humour, plus animal noises galore and a piano singalong Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19820131 | 20141120 (BBC7) 20171003 (BBC7) 20191113 (BBC7) | Les Dawson reveals the joy of being a father and how to tackle rising crime rates. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19820314 | 20141127 (BBC7) 20171010 (BBC7) 20191120 (BBC7) | Les Dawson with Noah's story, and Cosmo's guide to the study of moths and butterflies. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19830717 | 20141204 (BBC7) 20171017 (BBC7) 20191127 (BBC7) | Les Dawson reflects on life insurance and what a condemned man's last request might be. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19830724 | 20111127 (BBC7) 20120828 (BBC7) 20140421 (BBC7) 20171024 (BBC7) 20191204 (BBC7) | Housewife Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox hunting. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19830911 | 20111204 (BBC7) 20120904 (BBC7) 20140428 (BBC7) 20171031 (BBC7) 20191211 (BBC7) | Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the ballet. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19830925 | 20141211 (BBC7) 20141213 (BBC7) 20171107 (BBC7) 20191218 (BBC7) | Les Dawson's life as a spy, and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850120 | 20111211 (BBC7) 20120911 (BBC7) 20140505 (BBC7) 20140510 (BBC7) 20160307 (BBC7) 20160312 (BBC7) 20180615 (BBC7) | Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber, Cosmo Smallpiece chairs a chat show and with Les at the piano, the Ink Blots help to murder a song. With Daphne Oxenford, Eli Woods and Colin Edwynn. Music by Brian Fitzgerald. Scripted and produced by James Casey. First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1985. Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber, and Cosmo Smallpiece chairs a chat show. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850127 | 20120918 (BBC7) 20140512 (BBC7) 20160314 (BBC7) 20180622 (BBC7) | Les Dawson is Wotan, Man of Steel and Aunt Ada recalls her wartime adventures. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850203 | 20120925 (BBC7) 20140519 (BBC7) 20160321 (BBC7) 20180629 (BBC7) | Les Dawson pays tribute to a sheep-headed publican, and Cosmo Smallpiece looks at holidays Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850210 | 20121002 (BBC7) 20121006 (BBC7) 20140526 (BBC7) 20160328 (BBC7) 20160402 (BBC7) 20180706 (BBC7) | Lugubrious Les Dawson tells us of thin Albert, and Cosmo discusses modern teenagers. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850217 | 20121009 (BBC7) 20140602 (BBC7) 20160404 (BBC7) 20180713 (BBC7) | Les Dawson and friends end up in a Southfork soap, and a version of Whispering Grass. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850224 | 20121016 (BBC7) 20140609 (BBC7) 20140614 (BBC7) 20160411 (BBC7) 20180720 (BBC7) | Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell, and we hear from an unusual agony uncle. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850310 | 20121023 (BBC7) 20121027 (BBC7) 20140616 (BBC7) 20160418 (BBC7) 20180727 (BBC7) | Les Dawson with tales of Britain's first space hero, and the Cosmo Show discusses birds. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850317 | 20121030 (BBC7) 20140623 (BBC7) 20160425 (BBC7) 20180803 (BBC7) | Lugubrious Les with a tale of when the worm turned, and Cosmo discusses modern art. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |
| 19850324 | 20111218 (BBC7) 20121106 (BBC7) 20140630 (BBC7) 20160502 (BBC7) 20180810 (BBC7) | Les Dawson's topics are marriages and mothers-in-law, plus Wotan, Man of Steel. Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of deadpan humour |