6. Alas Smith and Jones
Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman are joined by Griff Rhys Jones to hear the inside story of how he and his partner, the late Mel Smith, made their sketch show, Smith and Jones
in this episode Griff reveals how the Smith and Jones double act was born at the end of Not The Nine O’Clock News. He tells the story of how the famous Head to Head sketches evolved. And he pays tribute to the brilliance of his much-missed friend, Mel Smith.
Alas Smith and Jones is BBC production.
Smith and Jones is a TalkBack production for the BBC
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- Fri 6 Oct 202311:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 22 Aug 202423:30BBC Radio 4 FM
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