The film that Yvonne Whalley remembers, starring Arthur Askey as the BBC’s operator of the pips (Letters, 9 February), is 1942’s Back-Room Boy. Askey plays a…
Given the current interest in the birth of the BBC pips, the time signal that was first broadcast a century ago on 5 February 1924, I have been reminded of a…
Letter: <strong>Yvonne Whalley</strong> recalls a film in which Arthur Askey played the BBC’s operator of the pips, and took the responsibility of pressing the button very seriously
The Ghost Train: Comedy, starring Arthur Askey. The Ghost Train airs on Talking Pictures TV at 5:10 PM, Thursday 8 February. Comedy, starring Arthur Askey