Pull the Other One (2)
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| + | BBC Radio 2, 22 January 1987 to 6 February 1993 (54 episodes in 6 series) | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Three guests are given unusual news stories and were asked to tell the future Sir David what happened. | Three guests are given unusual news stories and were asked to tell the future Sir David what happened. | ||
There was also a Christmas Special called ''Pull The Other Cracker'' in 1987. | There was also a Christmas Special called ''Pull The Other Cracker'' in 1987. | ||
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| + | Produced by Edward Taylor, who had previously made [[Does the Team Think?]]; the two shows were both improvisation comedies with arbitrary scoring. Paul Donovan, the influential radio critic, argues in his book ''The Radio Companion'' that ''Pull the Other One'' was a full revival of ''Does the Team Think?''; this opinion is not shared by other radio historians. | ||
== Inventor == | == Inventor == | ||
Current revision as of 20:10, 16 July 2024
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Host
Co-hosts
Regulars: Ken Dodd, Leslie Crowther, Frank Carson, John Martin, Bernie Clifton
Broadcast
BBC Radio 2, 22 January 1987 to 6 February 1993 (54 episodes in 6 series)
Synopsis
Three guests are given unusual news stories and were asked to tell the future Sir David what happened.
There was also a Christmas Special called Pull The Other Cracker in 1987.
Produced by Edward Taylor, who had previously made Does the Team Think?; the two shows were both improvisation comedies with arbitrary scoring. Paul Donovan, the influential radio critic, argues in his book The Radio Companion that Pull the Other One was a full revival of Does the Team Think?; this opinion is not shared by other radio historians.
Inventor
Devised and researched by Andrew Palmer and Nell Brennan.
