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==Career==
==Career==
His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic [[sitcom]] ''[[Life with the Lyons]]'' for [[Ben Lyon]], as well as working with [[Arthur Askey]] and [[Frankie Howerd]].<ref name="bob_block_cv"/>
His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic [[w:sitcom]] ''[[Life with the Lyons]]'' for [[Ben Lyon]], as well as working with [[Arthur Askey]] and [[Frankie Howerd]].<ref name="bob_block_cv"/>


Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including ''[[Pardon My Genie]]'' (1972–73), ''[[Robert's Robots]]'' (1974–75), ''[[Galloping Galaxies]]'' (1985) and the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Rentaghost]]'' (1976–84).
Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including ''[[Pardon My Genie]]'' (1972–73), ''[[Robert's Robots]]'' (1974–75), ''[[Galloping Galaxies]]'' (1985) and the [[w:BBC|BBC]]'s ''[[w:Rentaghost|Rentaghost]]'' (1976–84).


==Notable credits==
==Notable credits==

Revision as of 13:43, 7 September 2022

Bob Block
Bob Block.jpg
Born
Timothy Robert William Block

(1921-07-20)20 July 1921[1]
Plymouth, England
Died17 April 2011(2011-04-17) (aged 89) [1][2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedy scriptwriter
Years active1950–1986[3]
Known forLife with the Lyons, Rentaghost

Bob Block (20 July 1921 – 17 April 2011) was a British radio and television comedy scriptwriter.

Career

His earliest work was for radio, best known for co-writing the domestic w:sitcom Life with the Lyons for Ben Lyon, as well as working with Arthur Askey and Frankie Howerd.[3]

Block was best known for writing television comedy series for children, including Pardon My Genie (1972–73), Robert's Robots (1974–75), Galloping Galaxies (1985) and the BBC's Rentaghost (1976–84).

Notable credits

Radio

Television

Music hall

  • Kindly Leave the Stage (1968)

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Bob Block, comedy scriptwriter". Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Bob Block: Life with the Lyons on 4 Extra". Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bob Block Writing C.V." Retrieved 4 May 2011.

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