25. Up Pompeii! (1969-1970, 1975, 1991)
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Greetings citizens and welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms. In this episode, Tony Black & Robert Turnbull travel back to ancient Pompeii--or should that be the very early 1970s--to discuss bawdy Frankie Howerd-starring sitcom UP POMPEII!, which ran through the 1970s and was rebooted briefly in the early 1990s. Along the way they discuss Howerd's career, stage musicals, Carry On films, proto-Blackadders and the fascinating history of one of British comedy's cheekiest sitcoms... - Remember: subscribe to EXTRA LAUGHS for early access to episodes, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners. Support the show here: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watching New episodes of YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING drop every two weeks on Thursdays... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull You Have Been Watching on social media: Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod Subscribe to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: EXTRA LAUGHS: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watching Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis Website: www.wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com
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