Sunday 27 May 2018

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Witty Article Title Referring to the Radio Times


Well, having just covered a history of The News Quiz and Just a Minute in Radio Times listings, it seems only natural that we wrap up Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show Listings Month with I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. (It's a real shame The Unbelievable Truth only arrived on the scene long after the custom of specially-written listings had stopped.)

Sunday 20 May 2018

Just a Minute: Deviation of a Listing


When Just a Minute began on 22 December 1967, its very first Radio Times listing described it as "a panel game controlled by Nicholas Parsons".

By the time of its very next billing, on 29 December, the RT had seen fit to add "(!)" after the word "controlled", perhaps indicating sarcasm or disbelief at the choice of words.

Sunday 13 May 2018

"Put In A Questionable Way..."


For this week: anomalies and points of interest I have found whilst looking at old Radio Times listings for The News Quiz.

Sunday 6 May 2018

Broken Gamebooks #5 ½: Return to the Crown of Kings


Steve Jackson's Sorcery! has received a bit of an errata from the blog in the past. But here's something I missed out on the first time round, and I think is worthy of a post in its own right. (It would help to read the original article if you haven't already, naturally.)