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25. Up Pompeii! (1969-1970, 1975, 1991)

You Have Been Watching: A British Sitcom Podcast

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Episode  ·  1:22:25  ·  Mar 23, 2023

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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-watchingNew episodes of YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING drop every two weeks on Thursdays...Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullYou Have Been Watching on social media:Twitter: @yhbwatchingpodSubscribe to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: EXTRA LAUGHS:https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watchingSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite:www.wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 22m 25s  ·  Mar 23, 2023

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