Its ratings soared so high that it bumped off the classic radio comedy, the "Fred Allen Show." As television moved into millions of homes in the 1950s, the popular quiz shows followed. Like many ...

Early television in the 1950s was a freewheeling frontier of both live and taped offerings mostly dominated by comedies, game shows ... even offered a companion radio series that aired from ...

The Archers theme tune, "Barwick Green" by Arthur Wood, is instantly recognisable, and it remains the most popular non-news programme on Radio 4 ... of much-loved TV shows such as The Flowerpot ...