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  • ...'' (1940) and notably ''Something in the Air'' (1943–44). He had a popular radio segment ''Home Town''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-arti ...e55456297 |title=Australian's play is big hit in West End |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=18 |issue=38 |date=24 February 1951 |access-date=
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  • ==Radio and television== Buchanan was a frequent broadcaster on British radio, especially during the Second World War. Programs included ''The Jack Bucha
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  • ...d a long career in acting and [[voice-over]] work for television, film and radio. He was successful well into his eighties, with roles in numerous films suc ...ew_hospital_restaurant|title=Make a meal of it! Fawlty Towers actor in BBC Radio 2 row opens brand new hospital restaurant|last=Osley|first=Richard|date=30
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  • ...987)<br />''Cilla's Celebration'' (1993)<br />''For Better Or For Worse'' (Radio 2, 1993–1996) ...news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5888240/Vince-Powell.html|title=Vince Powell|work=The Daily Tele
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  • .../nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47510109 |title=Did You Know? |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=30 |issue=50 |date=15 May 1963 |access-date=23 Nov ...ABC-3 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=38 |issue=10,925 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=15 August 1964 |access-date=23 November
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  • ...so appeared as an actor in various [[sitcom]]s, and was a panellist on BBC Radio's ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' for almost 50 years. ...nt.co.uk/news/obituaries/tim-brooke-taylor-death-comedian-tv-radio-goodies-radio-4-age-cause-coronavirus-a9473956.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=
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  • In the 1950s, Mitchell appeared on the radio programmes ''[[Educating Archie]]'' and ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]''. He als ...]]'' (1969) and ''[[Norman Loves Rose]]'' (1982). He held both British and Australian citizenship<ref name=obrien>[http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2004/s10524
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  • ...ry 2013) was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, [[radio]], [[Stage combat|stage]] and [[television]]. ...<ref name="Coveney">{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/18/richard-briers | work = The Guardian | title = Richard Briers o
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  • ...f name="theguardian.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/nov/07/clive-dunn|title=Clive Dunn obituary|author=Dennis Barker|work= ..."Tel o">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9662584/Clive-Dunn.html Clive Dunn]. Telegraph (7 November 2012)
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  • ...nd they began writing routines together. With Sykes, he also developed the radio show ''[[Educating Archie]]'', starring [[ventriloquist]] [[Peter Brough]] ...ves dies at Australian home aged 89 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/sep/01/max-bygraves-dies-aged-89 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=the
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  • ...ttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-affairs/ve-day-tv-schedules/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> ...nd ''[[Doctor in the House]]'' film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Navy Lark]]''.
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  • ...r inspired Sellers's character [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne]] in the [[BBC]] radio comedy series ''[[The Goon Show]]'' (1951–60).<ref name=Goon>{{cite book ...dead |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=46 |issue=13,109 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=27 April 1972 |access-date=1 September 2
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  • {{Infobox radio show | producer = [[Dennis Main Wilson]]<br />Tom Ronald<br />(''radio'')<br />[[Duncan Wood]]<br />(''television'')
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  • | medium = Radio, television ...DJs to join [[w:BBC radio|BBC radio]]'s newly-created [[w:BBC Radio 1|BBC Radio 1]] in 1967. It was here he developed his trademark voices and surreal char
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  • ....gov.au/nla.news-article44803823|title=New deal for star. |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |date=4 April 1956 |access-date=10 July 2012 |page=52 |via ...vals|Present Laughter]]'' (1981); ''[[The School for Scandal#Later notable actors|The School for Scandal]]'' (1983); ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'' (1985); ''
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  • {{Short description|Australian entertainer and sex offender (born 1930)}} '''Rolf Harris''' (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian entertainer whose career has encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwri
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  • ...e involves situations of school life, uncaring school staff, friendship, [[male bonding]], [[lad culture]] and [[adolescent sexuality]]. ...fwends-reunited-on-tv/ When is The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited on TV?] ''Radio Times''. Published 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.</ref>
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  • | [[British Comedy Awards#1999|Best Male Comedy Newcomer]] | [[Television and Radio Industries Club|TRIC Awards]]
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  • ...hree other roles) in the sitcom ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' on [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituar ...last1=Foster |first1=Chuck |title=Jon Pertwee centenary celebration on BBC Radio 4 Extra |url=http://m.doctorwhonews.net/2019/06/jon-pertwee-celebration-290
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  • ...ries''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AO|CBE}} (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian [[comedian]], [[actor]], [[author]] and [[satirist]]. He is best known for ...a dowdy [[Moonee Ponds, Victoria|Moonee Ponds]] housewife who caricatured Australian suburban complacency and insularity, Dame Edna Everage has evolved over fou
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