Beachcomber... By the Way

Beachcomber... By the Way was a radio programme that aired from March 1989 to December 1994. There were 18 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and was later rerun on BBC Radio 7. It starred Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and Brian Perkins.

Beachcomber... By the Way

Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Starring	Richard Ingrams John Wells Patricia Routledge John Sessions Brian Perkins
Original release	18 March 1989 (1989-03-18) – 14 December 1994 (1994-12-15)
No. of episodes	18

The programme was based on the long-running humorous column "By the Way" in the Daily Express, written by J. B. Morton under the pseudonym "Beachcomber".

Episodes

Series one

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Episode 1"	18 March 1989 (1989-03-18)
2	2	"Episode 2"	25 March 1989 (1989-03-25)
3	3	"Episode 3"	1 April 1989 (1989-04-01)
4	4	"Episode 4"	8 April 1989 (1989-04-08)
5	5	"Episode 5"	15 April 1989 (1989-04-15)
6	6	"Episode 6"	22 April 1989 (1989-04-22)

Series two

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
7	1	"Episode 1"	13 July 1991 (1991-07-13)
8	2	"Episode 2"	20 July 1991 (1991-07-20)
9	3	"Episode 3"	27 July 1991 (1991-07-27)
10	4	"Episode 4"	3 August 1991 (1991-08-03)
11	5	"Episode 5"	10 August 1991 (1991-08-10)
12	6	"Episode 6"	17 August 1991 (1991-08-17)

Series three

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
13	1	"Episode 1"	9 November 1994 (1994-11-09)
14	2	"Episode 2"	16 November 1994 (1994-11-16)
15	3	"Episode 3"	23 November 1994 (1994-11-23)
16	4	"Episode 4"	30 November 1994 (1994-11-30)
17	5	"Episode 5"	7 December 1994 (1994-12-07)
18	6	"Episode 6"	14 December 1994 (1994-12-14)

Notes and references

• Lavalie, John. "Beachcomber By the Way." EpGuides. 21 Jul 2005. 29 Jul 2005.
• BBC Radio programme website