Bob Block
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Bob Block | |
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| Born | Timothy Robert William Block 20 July 1921[1] |
| Died | 17 April 2011 (aged 89) [1][2] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Comedy scriptwriter |
| Years active | 1950–1986[3] |
| Known for | Life 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 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
- Variety Bandbox (1940s–1950s)
- Radio Rinso (1950)
- The Starlight Hour (1950)
- Life with the Lyons (1951–1961)
- Festival of Britain (1951)
- Arthur's Inn (1952)
- Discord in Three Flats (1962)
Television
- Our House (1960)
- That's My Boy (1963)
- Crackerjack (1964–1973)
- Hey Presto it’s Rolf (1966)
- Broaden Your Mind (1968–1969)
- Ken Dodd and the Diddymen (1969–1970)
- The Dave King Show (1969–1970)
- Dave Allen At Large (1970–1979)
- Pardon My Genie (1972–1973)
- Roberts Robots (1973–1974)
- Truscott's Luck
- Rentaghost (1975–1984)
- Grandad (1979–1984)
- Galloping Galaxies! (1985–1986)
Music hall
- Kindly Leave the Stage (1968)
External links
References
- ^ a b "Bob Block, comedy scriptwriter". Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Bob Block: Life with the Lyons on 4 Extra". Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ a b "Bob Block Writing C.V." Retrieved 2011-05-04.
