Wogan's Radio Fun 05 - Jimmy Edwards interview 1987

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.

[@msoz887]

I met him once and found him to be very pleasant and generous with his time and conversation.

[@Mandeley100]

Superb comedian, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II.

[@MauriatOttolink]

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.

[@leehallam9365]

I saw him as a wonderful Mr Bumble in Oliver at The Palace, Manchester a few years before this.

[@phillipecook3227]

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.

[@E171955]

Great improviser whose work is sadly overlooked nowadays.

[@rosemariemann1719]

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. ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@MauriatOttolink]

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?

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

[@cousinsister69]

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. 👇💜🙃

[@dieselfan7406]

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.

[@matthewlacey5307]

Lovely Edwards love all his work

[@jrgboy]

He was great on the radio in Does the Team Think, a programme he thought up himself, sadly they are rarely repeated, far too unPC for this age..

[@winifredatwell3982]

A master comic. As funny and spontaneous as Wogan is unamusing and confected.

[@philmcdonald4778]

Terry got better and better with age.

[@juliamcintyre5012]

Fantastic!

[@Jeffybonbon]

Ex RAF

[@Ian-gw2vx]

He witnessed my great grandfather's death at Richmond park and mentioned it in his book "Take It From Me"

[@MauriatOttolink]

Ian Hey.. You gotta tell us more about that story. Can't just come in with a remark like that and leave us dangling!! At least tell ME! PLEASE!

[@Sam-gw5pl]

@@MauriatOttolinkhe never did

[@MauriatOttolink]

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.

[@MrGranfield]

Jimmy died of pneumonia the following July aged 68.

[@feenix8461]

"Bend over Wendover!"

[@Jeffybonbon]

Arnhem vet

[@Steve20127]

bRILLIANT MAN AND A BRAVE ONE TOO.

[@nicolaryan1992]

I love Jimmy edwards. I always thought he was funny.

[@Penfold-zr2be]

Whack-O!