Part of the special "Wogan's Radio Fun" program broadcast on 28 December 1987. Terry Wogan interviews Jimmy Edwards (plus trombone playing) about The Glums.
Mandeley100 Amazing! Didn't know THAT. That is very good news to learn! Wonder if he ever met Colonel Chin Strap, not in the Officer's Mess but the BBC's Green Room? Yes, Know Alls, I know that Colonel Chin Strap would be Army and not RAF.
Harry Stoneham (Michael Parkinson's long time MD) conducting the band. Edwards died at the relatively young age of 68 shortly after this recording. Talented man. The comedy even in 1987 was rooted in a much earlier time.
I am enjoying "Take It From Here" ,( repeats, naturally : and n.b., the amazing June Whitfield is still with us...a great record of decades of solid, reliable good work, to all our benefit ), Sundays, on BBC radio 4 extra (this is Nov. 2018). ( You can get it online) I am 70 and remember this show from childhood. "Mr. Glum" , " Ron", " Eth" ...."classic !" : gentle humour , very entertaining for those of us who regret the modern tendency to crudity to get laughs.... Jimmy Edwards is so funny ; clear diction, several credible accents, and his humour doesn't "date ". I remember him mostly as "Mr. Glum", and many other characters, including the headmaster in " Whacko!" His musical humour here is a bit like the wonderful Victor Borge. ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
Rosemarie Mann Great comment, Rosemarie. Sorry that I get to give you only 1 thumbs-up. Consider it to be 25 at no extra charge. Teaser: Who was Slim Whitman?
I've only recently become a huge fan of The Glums. I've only been aware of Jimmy Edwards body of work thru listening to them + absolutely adoring all his characters. He was a huge talent. Thx. From down under. 👇💜🙃
My father took two of us to see him do this act at one of the London theatres in pantomime about 1960. Surprise afterwards when invited back stage to Jimmy's dressing room for autographs, etc. Turned out he flew the Wellington bombers that towed the gliders that my father was piloting in WW2.
Great comedian from the days when comedians WERE comedians and not foul mouthed yobs, extracting a cheap, shocked laugh from the crowd... Capable, competent trombone player if no virtuoso but how many of us ARE virtuosi? Would love to know his musical back ground! I suspect that I might be agreeably surprised.
