The Story of Light Entertainment Radio Stars (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 90 min | Documentary

The Story of Light Entertainment

Radio Stars (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 90 min | Documentary

In the 1930s and 1940s the biggest names in entertainment were the stars of the radio and over 60 years later it is still home to some of the biggest names around.

Director

Elaine Shepherd

Producer

Elaine Shepherd

Editor

Anna Gien

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Updated Aug 5, 2006

Release date

Aug 5, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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55 cast members

Name	Known for
Stephen Fry Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Arthur Askey Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Love Match (1955)
Beatrice Ballard Self Self See fewer	Parkinson (1971)
Jeremy Beadle Self Self See fewer	Ultra Quiz (1983)
Johnny Beerling Self Self See fewer	Radio 1 Night Special (1997)
Tony Benn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Folk Britannia (2006)
Tony Blackburn Self Self See fewer	Kill Keith (2011)
David Briggs Self Self See fewer	¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (2020)
Charles Chilton Self Self See fewer	Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Terry Christian Self Self See fewer	Membrane (1983)
Andrew Collins Self Self See fewer	Not Going Out (2006)
Bill Cotton Self Self See fewer	Play Your Hunch (1961)
Chris Cowey Self Self See fewer	Soundtrack to My Life (2001)
Barry Cryer Self Self See fewer	The Stanley Baxter Show (1963)
Jon Culshaw Self Self See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Andy Davies Self Self See fewer	Sunday Service (1997)
Simon Dee Self Self See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Greg Dyke Self Self See fewer	6 O'Clock Show (1982)
Kenny Everett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
Ray Galton Self Self See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
Paul Gambaccini Self Self See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Tommy Handley Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Time Flies (1944)
Charlie Higson Self Self See fewer	The Fast Show (1994)
David Jacobs Self Self See fewer	Little Women (1950)
Clive James Self Self See fewer	Collins and Maconie's Movie Club (1997)
Kid Jensen Self (as David Jensen) Self (as David Jensen) See fewer	The Mind of David Berglas (1986)
Michael Leggo Self Self See fewer	Noel's House Party (1991)
David Liddiment Self Self See fewer	Families (1990)
Bill Lyon-Shaw Self Self See fewer	Variety Parade (1953)
Humphrey Lyttelton Self Self See fewer	It's Great to Be Young! (1956)
Brian Matthew Self Self See fewer	Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961)
Simon Mayo Self Self See fewer	Kermode & Mayo's Take (2022)
Royston Mayoh Self Self See fewer	The Kenny Everett Video Cassette (1978)
Myfanwy Moore Self Self See fewer	Little Britain (2003)
Pete Murray Self Self See fewer	My Brother Jonathan (1948)
Anne Nightingale Self (as Annie Nightingale) Self (as Annie Nightingale) See fewer	The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014)
Christian O'Connell Self Self See fewer	Neighbours (1985)
Bill Pertwee Self Self See fewer	Dad's Army (1968)
Tony Prince Self Self See fewer	The History of the DJ
Steve Punt Self Self See fewer	Carrott Confidential (1987)
Mark Radcliffe Self Self See fewer	God Help the Girl (2014)
Claudia Rosencrantz Self Self See fewer	The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
Rosko Self (as Emperor Rosko) Self (as Emperor Rosko) See fewer	Whatever Next? (1968)
Gaby Roslin Self Self See fewer	The Lily Savage Show (1997)
Holly Samos Self Self See fewer	Formula 1: 2010 (2010)
Jimmy Savile Self (as Sir Jimmy Savile) Self (as Sir Jimmy Savile) See fewer	When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
Alan Simpson Self Self See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
Mike Smith Self Self See fewer	The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Ed Stewart Self Self See fewer	Moonbase 3 (1973)
Eric Sykes Self Self See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Dave Lee Travis Self Self See fewer	Harry's Mad (1993)
Johnnie Walker Self Self See fewer	Radio Caroline
Dale Winton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Trainspotting (1996)
Terry Wogan Self (as Sir Terry Wogan) Self (as Sir Terry Wogan) See fewer	Screen One (1985)
Alan Yentob Self Self See fewer	Imagine (2003)