Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jaye | 20031122 | 20211016 (BBC7) | After leaving school, Bobby Jaye joined the BBC as a studio manager. He went on to become a BBC radio producer of landmark programmes including The Goon Show, Morecambe and Wise, Steptoe and Son and The Ken Dodd Show. He became the BBC's Head of Light Entertainment before retiring in 1985. But Bobby returned in 2003 - as part of a showcase series putting former BBC Radio heads back in charge to make a 3 hour selection from the shows they either produced or commissioned. Interspersed with his own memories, Bobby selects: . • THE KEN DODD SHOW The King of Knotty Ash examines black magic and lands a part in a horror movie. Or does he? With Hugh Paddick and Miriam Margolyes. From August 1972 • STEPTOE AND SON Series 3 (4/8): TB or not TB Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From April 1971. • AFTER HENRY Series 1 (3/8): The Cowboy Sarah's mother and daughter gang up on her when she hires a builder. Stars Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. From May 1985. • RADIO ACTIVE Series 3 (1/6) Euroshow The UK's local national radio station goes continental with reporters in Berlin, Paris and Madrid. Stars Geoffrey Perkins and Angus Deayton. From July 1983. • THE SMALL INTRICATE LIFE OF GERALD C POTTER Series 2 (6/6) The Day The author tries to make amends when he upsets his wife Diana. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From December 1977. • YES MINISTER Series 1 (4/8) The Writing on the Wall MP Jim Hacker's big plans to slim down the Civil Service come home to roost. Stars Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds. From November 1983. Bobby Jaye died aged 84 in 2010. Produced by Sarah Wade and Philippa Law Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in November 2003. The former boss of BBC Radio Light Entertainment chooses his career favourites. Compilation of comedy classics as chosen by senior producers or radio executives |
| Jonathan James Moore | 20031206 | 20141213 (BBC7) | Jonathan James Moore rose from gifted producer to become Head of Light Entertainment for radio from 1991 to 1997. He was also probably one of the hairiest men ever seen at the BBC. Back in 2003, Jonathan sat in the Radio Heads hot-seat and was grilled by Michaela Saunders about his time at the top. He also chose his selection from the many programmes he was involved with: The Million Pound Radio Show Knowing Me Knowing You No Commitments Goodness Gracious Me On the Town with The League of Gentlemen Choice Grenfell Sadly Jonathan James Moore passed away in 2005. Produced by Jayne Gibson. First broadcast on BBC 7 in December 2003. Jonathan's choices include Million Pound Radio Show and Knowing Me Knowing You. Compilation of comedy classics as chosen by senior producers or radio executives |