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Steptoe & Son: The BBC Radio Collection

Series 1 & 2: 21 Episodes of the Classic BBC Radio Sitcom

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Steptoe & Son: The BBC Radio Collection

By: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrated by: Harry H. Corbett, Wilfred Brambell
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About this listen

Series 1 and 2 of the hilarious radio sitcom starring Harry H. Corbett and Wilfred Brambell, adapted from the much-loved TV series.

Steptoe and Son ran for eight series on BBC TV and even spawned two feature films. Such was the series' popularity in the mid-1960s that the cast specially recorded several episodes for BBC radio.

Here, collected together for the first time, are all 21 episodes from the first and second radio series, scripted by Hancock's Half Hour creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson and adapted by Gale Pedrick. Among the classic comic incidents in these timeless episodes, Albert's 65th birthday turns into a disaster; Harold finds love with a French girl; Albert is upset by Harold's plans for a proper bathroom; and the duo get an irresistible offer. Plus, Albert and Harold's creditors arrive seeking payment; two coffins lead to a burst of superstition; Harold regrets taking Albert to the cinema; and Albert disrupts Harold's Labour Party meeting.

The episodes included are 'The Offer'; 'The Bird'; 'Sixty-Five Today'; 'The Stepmother'; 'The Economist'; 'Wallah-Wallah Catsmeat'; 'The Diploma'; 'Steptoe à la Cart'; 'The Holiday'; 'The Bath'; 'The Lead Man Cometh'; 'A Musical Evening'; 'The Bonds That Bind Us'; 'The Siege of Steptoe Street'; 'Pilgrim's Progress'; 'The Wooden Overcoats'; 'Sunday for Seven Days'; 'The Piano'; 'My Old Man's a Tory'; 'Homes Fit for Heroes'; 'Crossed Swords'. Also included are two bonus features: a short 1966 Steptoe & Son sketch from The Ken Dodd Show and a selection of trailers prepared for overseas broadcast. Duration: 11 hours approx.

©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Love this show, however the sound quality is poor/inaudible at times. I wonder if this is to do with age. Other than that, very entertaining.

Shame about sound

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Brilliance personified absolute exceptional stuff a true classical series of how Galton and Simpson team wrote this amazing stuff.

Steptoe and Son

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I have listened to this over the course of January while on my evening dog walks with headphones in. The amount of times I’ve laughed out loud to receive some strange looks off fellow dog walkers has been too many! But what an excellent series to lift the spirits in a full time of year! Loved it, some great memories of watching the TV show with my Dad when I was a kid. Highly recommend.

Excellent series full of giggles

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My great grandfather knew Harry H Corbett well and whenever I listen to this series it evokes a period in time stored forever in comedy and humour, when people eeked a living.

Brilliant vintage comedy, can tirelessly listen

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If you could sum up Steptoe & Son: The BBC Radio Collection in three words, what would they be?

Classic; Nostalgic; Excellent

What other book might you compare Steptoe & Son: The BBC Radio Collection to, and why?

Dad's Army

Which character – as performed by Harry H. Corbett and Wilfred Brambell – was your favourite?

The show doesn't work without both of them. So impossible to say

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Really well crafted. Like many of this era, the timing is impeccable. It's the original RADIO series rather than TV adaptation so no issues with visual jokes missed. Great collection and well worth a download

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