'Antidote to panel games’ tops poll

I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue has been voted the greatest radio comedy of all time.

A panel  of expert judges said put Radio 4’s  48-year-old ‘antidote to panel games’ in the top spot for a Radio Times poll.

Hancock’s Half Hour was second and Round the Horne third, showing a distinct preference for older programmes.

But  John Finnemore has two shows in the top ten - airline sitcom Cabin Pressure at No 8 and his Souvenir Programme sketch show at No 10.

Radio Times editor Jane Anderson said   I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue may have remained so remained so popular because it did not have a political edge commenting that the pandemic was a ‘time for love, life and lots of laughter’.

Here’s the full top 20:

1) I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue
2) Hancock’s Half Hour
3) Round the Horne
4) On the Hour
5) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
6) The Goon Show
7) Mark Steel’s in Town
8) Cabin Pressure
9) Blue Jam
10) John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme
11) Ed Reardon’s Week
12) Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show!
13) The Shuttleworths
14) The Kenny Everett Show
15) The News Quiz
16) Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge
17) Dead Ringers
18) Hello Cheeky
19) Ladies of Letters
20) The Ricky Gervais Show (with Karl Pilkington)

Published: 17 Nov 2020