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Beachcomber… By The Way

Several series on Radios 2 and 4, 1989 onwards

Whimsical series based on JB Morton’s Daily Express column ‘By The Way’, appearing between the wars, for which he adopted the guise of Beachcomber.  Bringing to life such characters as Prodnose, Mr Justice Cocklecarrot and Dr Strabismus of Utrecht (whom God preserve) were a team including Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions.


© JB Sumner 1998