Pull the Other One (2)

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(Donovan vies with Gillian Reynolds as the best radio critic in recent history; his assertion is worthy of note, if only to disagree with it.)
 
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== Host ==
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[[David Frost]]
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== Broadcast ==
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BBC Radio 2, 22 January 1987 to 31 January 1991 (40 episodes in 4 series)
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BBC Radio 2, 22 January 1987 to 6 February 1993 (54 episodes in 6 series)
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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

Contents

Host

David Frost

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.

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