Beachcomber... By the Way
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringRichard Ingrams
John Wells
Patricia Routledge
John Sessions
Brian Perkins
Original release18 March 1989 (1989-03-18) 
14 December 1994 (1994-12-15)
No. of episodes18

Beachcomber... By the Way was a radio programme that aired from March 1989 to December 1994. There were 18 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and was later rerun on BBC Radio 7. It starred Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and Brian Perkins.

The programme was based on the long-running humorous column "By the Way" in the Daily Express, written by J. B. Morton under the pseudonym "Beachcomber".

Episodes

Series one

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"18 March 1989 (1989-03-18)
22"Episode 2"25 March 1989 (1989-03-25)
33"Episode 3"1 April 1989 (1989-04-01)
44"Episode 4"8 April 1989 (1989-04-08)
55"Episode 5"15 April 1989 (1989-04-15)
66"Episode 6"22 April 1989 (1989-04-22)

Series two

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
71"Episode 1"13 July 1991 (1991-07-13)
82"Episode 2"20 July 1991 (1991-07-20)
93"Episode 3"27 July 1991 (1991-07-27)
104"Episode 4"3 August 1991 (1991-08-03)
115"Episode 5"10 August 1991 (1991-08-10)
126"Episode 6"17 August 1991 (1991-08-17)

Series three

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
131"Episode 1"9 November 1994 (1994-11-09)
142"Episode 2"16 November 1994 (1994-11-16)
153"Episode 3"23 November 1994 (1994-11-23)
164"Episode 4"30 November 1994 (1994-11-30)
175"Episode 5"7 December 1994 (1994-12-07)
186"Episode 6"14 December 1994 (1994-12-14)

Notes and references

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