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From 09/10/1957

Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab. Radio ventriloquism. With Dick Emery. From October 1957.

Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.

Radio ventriloquism with:

Dick Emery
Warren Mitchell
Pearl Johnson
Ronald Chesney

Music by from the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Written by Ronald Wolfe, George Wadmore and David Climie.

Running from 1950-1958, Educating Archie introduced a number of soon-to-be household names to listeners, including Tony Hancock, Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Dick Emery, Hattie Jacques, Bruce Forsyth and Max Bygraves - all taking a turn in tutoring Archie.

Producer: Roy Speer

From a series made by ABC in Australia and also first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1957.

30 minutes

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