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...ruary 2015</ref> Her recording of the song "[[Spread a Little Happiness]]" from that musical is possibly her best remembered recording. ''Mr. Cinders'' was From 1933 to 1937, Hale made five films. On stage during these years, she played

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...]]'' (1950) and Police Sergeant Ruby Gates in the [[St Trinian's]] series (from 1954). She was a well-known broadcaster on radio and television. As a write ...e,'' Spring 2010, p. 11</ref> and lived in a cottage on the estate, a mile from the main house, in the early years of her marriage.<ref>Hampton (2002), p.

...f the four writer-performers in the comedy revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy, and with a member of that team, ...a Francis (née Hughes), a secretary, and John Moore, a railway electrician from Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/13

From 3.30pm to 4.15pm on Wednesday 26 April 1949, a trial recording of a new BBC ...[[Robert Moreton]], plus [[Doris Nichol]] (a colleague of Jacques Brown’s from Danger – Men at Work!) and [[Bob Bain]]. Peter was Lord Peter, the twenty

...5|fifth season]] at 7.30pm on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] from late April 1955 through to the end of June, with around four million listen ...06}}, with a deal covering thirteen shows to be recorded at 9pm on Sundays from 18 September to 11 December, and broadcast two days later at 8.30pm on Tues

...e ukulele to his performance. He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the la ...|George Formby]] (he is now known as George Formby Sr). Formby Sr suffered from a chest ailment, identified variously as [[bronchitis]], [[asthma]] or [[tu

| location = [[Acton, London|Acton]]<br />[[Bristol]]<br />[[Margate]]<br />[[Weston-super-Mare]]<br />[[Malmesbury, Wiltshire] ...arly acclaimed, the series received numerous awards, including recognition from [[BAFTA]], the [[National Television Awards]] and the [[Royal Television So

...Arthur Askey]], [[Robb Wilton]], [[Tommy Handley]] and the "cheeky chappy" from [[Brighton]], [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http ...]], who had appeared in his stage act, were often played by local children from stage schools, and were revealed never to have been paid. Dodd was also rev

...st a mere £23,000 to produce, it was a hit at the box office, with profits from its Australian release alone being £150,000.<ref name="bfireleases">[https ...as ''The Show Goes On''. The film, with a script featuring a contribution from [[Herman J. Mankiewicz]] (later to co-write ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' with [[Ors

...-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and influence, includi ...th America, it has coloured the work of [[cult following|cult]] performers from the early editions of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' through to more recent [[