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Have often thought back to radio programs from when I lived in the UK many moons ago.Certain phrases stick in my head,one in particular, which is driving me mad.Can't think of the name of program/serie or actors. The only bit I can recall is a woman with a plummy voice asking her husband "milk Edmond", he says "yes dear, yes dear"..... the woman could possibly have been called Hermione.used to hear people saying this often.Catch phrases seemed to be more popular back then, don't hear so many nowadays.One that I couldn't place for years, until it suddenly dawned on me who it was, was Charlie Drake saying "oooh, he's fallen in the water"...
Can anyone help with the first phrase?

Found on Google...

The programme was an hourly show called "Home At Eight". The first series, which was hosted by Richard Attenborough, began on 21 April 1952. The programme had a number of different segments, including "On Stage Please" featuring RADA students in their last year of study, "Off The Record" showcasing a recording artiste of the day, and "Thanks for the Melody" - hits of today and yesterday played by Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra.with the Ipswich Girls' Choir.

The part of the programme that you recalled was "Mrs Doom's Diary" - a macabre parody of "Mrs Dale's Diary". This, as you rightly say, starred Hermione Gingold and Alfred Marks.

Each week, Hermione Gingold served her witches brew to her doom laden husband (Alfred Marks) with the words:

"Tea, Edmond?"
"Yes Drusilla" came the reply
"Millock?"

The Doom's nasty son was played by Richard Attenborough whilst their butler Trog was heard only as heavy steps.

Jerry Desmonde took over as host of the second series of "Home at Eight" in September 1952 and was joined by the vocal group The Stargazers.

Prickles.

"One episode in which Doom Jr. was playing with his train set. Father asked "Why is your mother lying by the track" and La Gingold replied, in her customary sepulchral tones: "I am a slag heap".

lol x

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My mother used to listen to "Mrs Dale's Diary" and "The Archers".

I don't remember anything about them, except the music from "The Archers".... it's stuck in my head. Dumpty Dumpty Dumpty Dum Dumpty Dumpty Dum Dee Dum Dee Di Do...... that's how I remember it.

If I've now stuck it in your head, my apologies. :-D

For a bit of nastalgia.........check out Hermoine Gingold's clips on YouTube Claddagh.

Doesn't it go like this Scozz .......

Dumpty Dumpty Dumpty Dum
Dumpty Dumpty Dum Dum
Dumpty Dumpty Dumpety Dum
Dumpty Dumpety Dum
Dump Dee Dumpety.....Dump Dee Dumpety.......Dump Dee Dumpety Dum
Dumpty Dumpty Dumpty Dum
Dumpty Dumpety Dum

Eh...?????

Doodle um.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin.

Listen With Mother.

Here you go you dum didly dum along to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNEawM6vZf4

Billy Cotton........

WAKEY WAKEY!

Hahaha, had to smile at your replies.Many thanks PH, I am so pleased to know the name of the program.Didn't know the wife's name was Drusilla...always though the husband said "yes dear" twice. How long did this program go on for, do you know?I will certainly look at YT for this program.
As for the Archers..well, they are still going strong, aren't they?Used to listen the Mrs Dale's Diary way back.
Thanks Lady S, you HAVE stuck the Archer's theme in my head...lol
This is a long shot, hope someone can remember what is was. There was a song,well, if it can be called that, which was a woman sang, no words... it went something like this......dum te dum, te dummpty dump dum dum...or aha, aha etc.Sounds crazy but if you can work this out, I will be grateful.
Oh, I just noticed that funny Gingold "I am a slag heap" bit....haha.

Claddagh as much as i would like to work it out......

Can you please be more specific with your... dummpty dums and aha's?

lol

Sharron, I as actually thinking about Listen With Mother yesterday.I used to love it!Thanks Staff.C, wish I hadn't looked at the link....it is stuck even firmer in my head now...
As for Billy Cotton....that Wakey Wakey brings back a lot of memories.
I rememeber when the Goons were popular, and I was going home on the bus from school, some people where talking about how funny they were...I couldn't resist saying "he's deaded me"(Bluebottle)...I can still laugh just as much at them on YT,as I did many years ago.
PH, wish I could hum the jingle to you, can't think how to put it into writing...maybe it was called The Yawning Song? I can hear it inside my head. Thanks for trying to help me!

Eileen x

I used to love "Round the Horn" and the Ken Dodd show on radio

Here you are Eileen, bit of the 50s nostalgia for you. Have a mosey around the site.

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Shane xx

Ah yes Ann, Round the Horn was a great favourite. It was very amusing.Can't say I ever heard Ken Dodd though.
We can only receive Radio 4 on long wave here now, so probably miss a lot of lighter entertainment.
What about Journey Into Space, we used to be glued to the radio for that, and then Quatermass....both scared me, but couldn't stop listening.

A show I used to enjoy was "The Man In Black" Staring Valentine Dyle.Used to terrify my Sister.:o))))>

Shane, we must have 'sent' at the same moment!!! Many thanks for this long list.......will have a good look, or should I say listen, soon.hank you for going to so much trouble to type this all out!

Eileen x

I remember a television programme where a man was building a model railway on the television.

Round the Horn was filthy, if you knew what they were talking about. Bona to varda you dolly old eke.

Peter Brough, the radio ventriloquist. Now there's a talent!

I can remember the " demonstration" films on black n white telly, on a saturday morning
Educating Archie........Peter Brough and Arfur English

ITMA!!... Tommy Handley and his Mrs Mopp.................can I do yer now sir?


The Navy Lark!....steady on No. 1 'er left hand down a bit........

Sir Wibbely Tobbely Brown.

Bridge 'ere, Goldstein chattin'.