Ray's a Laugh

Ray's a Laugh
Genre	Sitcom, variety show
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Home Service; BBC Light Programme;
Syndicates	BBC Radio 4 Extra
Starring	Ted Ray; Kitty Bluett; Fred Yule; Patricia Hayes; Peter Sellers; Kenneth Connor; Laidman Browne;
Written by	Ronnie Hanbury (series 1); Eddie Maguire (series 1-4); Ted Ray (series 1-5); George Wadmore (series 3-6); Sid Colin (series 6); Talbot Rothwell (series 6); Charles Hart and Bernard Botting (series 7-11);
Produced by	George Inns (series 1-5); Roy Speer (series 1, 6); Leslie Bridgmont (series 7-11);
Original release	4 April 1949 –; 13 January 1961
No. of series	11
No. of episodes	361 (including 3 specials)
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snjlj

Ray's a Laugh was a British comedy series starring comedian Ted Ray which ran on BBC Radio from 1949 to 1961. According to latter-day historians of the era, the show was "hugely popular with the British public"^[1] and "one of the major hits of post-war radio comedy".^[2]

^ Bathgate, Gordon (23 November 2020). Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1-5267-6941-1.
^ Barfe, Louis (1 January 2013). Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84887-757-3.

[1] Bathgate, Gordon (23 November 2020). Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1-5267-6941-1.

[2] Barfe, Louis (1 January 2013). Turned Out Nice Again: The Story of British Light Entertainment. Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-1-84887-757-3.

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