Listening to the Clitheroe Kid on the wireless of a sunday afternoon was a welcome time during an otherwise dull day. Things were very different back then and sunday was a day of peace and leisure. I miss all of that.
@BradBrassman
11 ай бұрын
Aye, him and two-way-family favourites in the morning followed by Sunday dinner, and Fluff Freeman doing the chart rundown in the evenings and then Sing Something Simple, bath and bed ready for school in the morning.
@angelsone-five7912
11 ай бұрын
@@BradBrassman Ha, that sounds just like my old sunday routine.
@mossygreen2790
11 ай бұрын
@@BradBrassman ditto that! Sunday was a family day, quite often we went to Sunday school, unless our aunts, uncles & cousins came over to spend the day with us, or vice versa. The radio would always be on, hence, 2 way "Family Favourites", "The Clitheroe Kid" was our staple! Then, of course a full roast dinner! Us kids would never miss the Top 40 countdown, with "Fluff". Music was a huge thing in our life, not to be missed, probably equivalent of today's social media? Then, when "Sing Some Simple" came on, it was the "signal", to start the rota of baths & hair washes for all & then get into dressing gowns etc, so we were ready for bed after watching something on the TV. We had to bring all our shoes downstairs for my dad to polish, until they were gleaming, doing it the proper, old fashioned way! Hearing the Cliff Adams Singers theme tune, always gave me a feeling of disappointment, as the fun times of the weekend were ending & Monday morning was rolling round again & we had to go back to school, though I liked it in many ways! That often seems not so long ago, but in other ways, it seems a lifetime ago? It was such a slower, gentler time, back then. I appreciate being born a "boomer," = a great time to grow up, regardless of the problems we had back then, = 3 day week; oil shortage, winter of discontent, strikes everywhere, etc. We had such freedoms & were allowed to keep our innocence, for so much longer & that was wonderful to experience. 😊
@davesandall4530
11 ай бұрын
Same , thankfully 200+ of his radio shows can be found on here
@windsorSJ
11 ай бұрын
@@BradBrassman and don't forget David Kossoff's bible stories while eating sandwiches for tea because we had a big roast and apple pie and custard for pudding.
@pennyjaquet8433
11 ай бұрын
The Clitheroe Kid was required listening in our household, along with the Navy Lark, Men from the Ministry etc,and I consider myself priviliged to have been able to listen to the growth of pure British humour. These programmes still entertain, make me laugh and feel good even after so many years. I despair of the 'comedians' of today,
@philb1649
11 ай бұрын
Life was so much simpler then and the radio was a hub much more than the television for us. Do everything on my phone now. Think I'll listen to the Clitheroe Kid now and hope I'm not disappointed!
@AlanBoddy-fl2qp
10 ай бұрын
What about H Hancock's Half hour. Dick Barton Paul Temple
@carolinethompson6592
10 ай бұрын
The fact that you use the word 'despair' to describe comedians today. They entertain people of today like comedians did in ancient times. They progressed to be relevant. So maybe your despair is due to being old hahahaha, it's comedy for goodness sake, unless you're a boomer, then everything that's "not how it was in my day" is wrong. Living in the today's society is not going to do you any favors,but you can moan about it quite easily. That's despair 😂😂😂😂
@kathleensmith644
10 ай бұрын
There is no comedy today.
@JohnDavies-cn3ro
10 ай бұрын
There was an innocence back then which has gone - the humour was simple and straightforward, drawn very much from a life we shared and recognised. And being wireless, it had an element TV doesn't have - imagination, to picture for yourself what was going on. @@carolinethompson6592
@avuncular300
11 ай бұрын
What a pity that the tribute did not include some moments of Jimmy's speaking voice. That would have been such a joy for all of us remembering his many radio shows.
@felixfedre518
11 ай бұрын
Yes his radio shows ran on for years after his death. The video doesn't show his comic genius. I remember his show on TV in the sixties, my parents would roar with laughter at his antics.
@paulnicoll2580
11 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@rw8733
11 ай бұрын
Interesting information, but hearing the clips would've been nice.
@fredaredfern6670
10 ай бұрын
Loved Jimmy Clithero my parents had him on the radio every Sunday he was hilarious bless him xx
As is usual with these stories this is narrated either by a robot, or by someone who couldn't take the time to learn the British pronunciation of Clitheroe and many other words. It really is annoying.
@Glamrockqueen
11 ай бұрын
Totally ruins it for me. They could have also got an English narrator surely?
@VMM34
10 ай бұрын
What are you two going on about. I'm a Lancastrian and I can't find fault. So he's got an American accent, so what
@Fii38
11 ай бұрын
We would be at Nanas, just settled after a roast dinner and rice pudding. You could hear the clock ticking and we had to be quiet cause Grandad was dozing off. Then Clitheroe kid comes on and it's all laughter. It was wonderful.
@stevenedwards2162
11 ай бұрын
Billy Cotten ( wakkey wake ) and Jimmy Clitheroe on Sundays the Sunday dinner cooking, happy childhood family times.
@rogueriderhood1862
11 ай бұрын
You missed out Two-way Family Favourites! 'What's the weather like in Cologne, Bill?[
@stevenedwards2162
11 ай бұрын
With a song in my ❤
@diogenesagogo
11 ай бұрын
@@rogueriderhood1862 Not to mention Edmundo Ross & His Orchestra. And The Navy Lark. And ... Halcyon days ...
@rogueriderhood1862
11 ай бұрын
@@diogenesagogo Beyond Our Ken, or Round The Horne if you're a bit younger!
@Krzyszczynski
11 ай бұрын
@@rogueriderhood1862Beyond Our Ken was the earlier show. Then a new writing team came on board (one of whom was Marty Feldman), and the material became slightly more risque and edgy - this was when the characters of Julian and Sandy were added. The show was renamed as well, but the cast remained largely unchanged.
@robertbills4290
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved jimmy clitheroe as a youth and now I'm in my 60s a magical entertainer and a wonderful Radio show
@FactsVerseUK
11 ай бұрын
We're glad to know that you're a fan of Jimmy. Thank you so much for sharing your life story. What other types of video would you like to see?
@ianleshall4985
11 ай бұрын
Every Sunday @ 2 oclok we settled down to listen to Jimmy, he gave me my lifelong love of comedy. Sleep well young man. Eee, dont some mothers ave em.
@philwilliams2505
10 ай бұрын
Sunday was a day of quiet and smells of Sunday dinner cooking dad back from the pup smelling of beer Billy cotton band show "wakey wakehay" and the clithero kid and the depressing thought of school tomorrow..😂❤❤
@robharding5345
11 ай бұрын
This guy was on my dads wireless every Sunday , without fail, along with sing something simple, both shows were a staple Sunday treat for many families like mine..
@carnbyarst670
11 ай бұрын
Sadly, an overdose of sleeping pills with brandy five days after his mothers death can hardly be called an accident
@johnfitzpatrick6544
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy's mother was hysterically possesive and refused to allow him to lead an independent adult life off stage. He wanted to marry a chorus girl from his stage show,but his mother scared the girl away. When playing in Blackpool for his regular summer season,they lived in a caravan and not in an hotel, which he could well afford. Jimmy died on the day of his mothers funeral, which I think is suggestive.
@bernardrandles8013
11 ай бұрын
He committed suicide, because he couldn't live without mummy
@dwiggi3rd504
11 ай бұрын
I have always thought he committed suicide after his mothers death. He died on the same day day which is far too coincidental. An overdose of sleeping pills was the usual form of taking one's life back then.
@aalexjohna
10 ай бұрын
He was a homosexual, with a small portion.
@DeanJuvenal
5 ай бұрын
@@aalexjohna You’re out of time and out of touch.
@indianatone218
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy certainly cheered my childhood up ,i remember listening to his show on radio , happy days with the likes of Norman wisdom , up pompei etc while my mum and dad believed i was asleep in bed on an evening id be listening on my trusty radio and earphones , kids today miss out on so much not having ths childhood we had in the 60s .
@Joanna-il2ur
11 ай бұрын
I used to work for the Cancer Research Campaign and I met him there once. He was very charming. All the ladies liked him.
@PatrickMcAsey
11 ай бұрын
Not really. You can bet that in 60 years' time somebody will say that 'kids missed out so much not being around in the 2020s'. Every age looks back at a previous age as being something golden - always has been and always will be.
@PatrickMcAsey
11 ай бұрын
It's strange, but when I was a child in the 1960s people said how we missed on so much by not having been a child in the 1920s and 1930s, listening to the radio on crystal sets. Every generation thinks that the best times of all were when they were young, and that the children of today are missing out on so much. They're all wrong, of course.
@dwiggi3rd504
11 ай бұрын
I loved...'Round the Horn'. (''where's me shirt'' ...etc)
@Joanna-il2ur
11 ай бұрын
@@dwiggi3rd504 wasn’t Where’s me shirt? from the Ken Dodd show?
@DannyBhoy88
11 ай бұрын
You have to be a certain age to appreciate his talent. He took weak scripts to a different level. RIP JIMMY.
@CountryLifeEngland
11 ай бұрын
When I was a small child, my family used to sit down for our Sunday lunch together. Dad would switch the radio on for two of our favourite shows, The Clitharo Kid followed by the Goon Show. It was the only time us kids actually sat down ‘quietly’ at the dinner table for more than a few seconds.
@felixfedre518
11 ай бұрын
@@CountryLifeEngland The picture it brings to mind sets a lovely scene. Great days.
@MemoryBook.
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy Clitheroe is the little legend with a big heart!
@snarkfinder2621
11 ай бұрын
I daresay that most British people under the age of 60 would not have a clue who Jimmy Clitheroe was.
@aalexjohna
10 ай бұрын
Unless they bummed him on Brighton Pier.
@spanishpeaches2930
10 ай бұрын
@@aalexjohna not sure what to make of that.
@marybarratt2649
11 ай бұрын
It would have been nice to hear footage of Jimmy instead of so much repetitive narrative.
@stem-gs5st
11 ай бұрын
RIP Jimmy. As they say, gone but never forgotten. 💔💔🥲🥲
@humbledb4jesus
11 ай бұрын
he looks both 50 and 15 at the same time...
@dorothyaxford5293
11 ай бұрын
My favourite line of his radio show: Susan (his sister) “ Move over Jimmy. I want to see myself in the mirror!” Jimmy: “There’s bravery for you!”
@bigblue6917
11 ай бұрын
He was found unconscious at his home and died later in hospital in Blackpool. One of the costars of Jimmy's TV series, Danny Ross, would die of a heart attack in the same hospital less than three years later.
@humbledb4jesus
11 ай бұрын
old people...they seem to drop dead all the time...
@kennethaxe218
11 ай бұрын
Just one question ....'Where's mi shirt!!'
@snarkfinder2621
11 ай бұрын
@@kennethaxe218 That was Ken Dodd. And he's dead too.
@kennethaxe218
11 ай бұрын
@@snarkfinder2621 l thought I recalled Danny shouting 'weirs mi shirt!?' down the stairs to Molly Sugden...his catch phrase in the TV show?
@glennwatson1755
11 ай бұрын
@@kennethaxe218you are correct.
@petejones879
11 ай бұрын
I see Derek Guyler in there . You should do a video on him Facts Verse
@normanby100
11 ай бұрын
There was an ITV show on Saturdays that I recall from the sixties. Then he died and, like Arthur Haynes, seemed to become almost forgotten overnight whereas some like Tony Hancock linger long.
@JeremyVaughanPostcards
11 ай бұрын
I grew up with Jimmy, he was a true rebel RIP
@welshpete12
11 ай бұрын
I remember in a interview on the radio . That he got so tired of being stopped so many times, by the Police . When driving his sports car . Not only did he always carry his license at all times . Something you do not have to do in Britain. But he's birth certificate too !
@Paula-e4h
11 ай бұрын
I'm 63 and still, remember is shows loved it RIP jimmy
@MawieStevens
11 ай бұрын
I remember listening to him on the wireless. A squeeky little voice and cheeky nature...happier days❤❤❤❤❤
@stevedevlin3739
11 ай бұрын
His radio shows are available everywhere and there are lots of them, comedy genius. His battles with horrible higginbottom (his pal Ozzies dad) are legendary. Alf Hall is his sister’s boyfriend and effectively Jimmy’s stooge! There’s some golden comedy moments with Peter Sinclair (his Scottish Grandad) too. Well worth a listen.
@Krzyszczynski
11 ай бұрын
Oh yes, Ossie's dad (played by Tony Melody): COOM 'ERE CLITHEROE! Always enjoyed the occasional baiting of his schoolmasters too (Hum-yah Pete and Whistling Willie).
@JT1358
10 ай бұрын
@@Krzyszczynski Had forgotten Hum-Yah Pete!😂
@BarryRudge
11 ай бұрын
The small Lancashire town of Clitheroe is a lovely place during the summer nestling on the edge of the moors to one side is Accrington with the famous Pendle Hill lying between. Up until 1949 it had its own police force that consisted of 13 officers, one of the smallest forces in the country. It consisted of a Chief Constable a Sergeant and 11 constables.
@cafsixtieslover
11 ай бұрын
I used to love the Clitheroe Kid. So sad.
@SunofYork
11 ай бұрын
So what was the coroner's verdict ? Where is the education content ?
@Walesbornandbred
11 ай бұрын
I listened to him recently on BBC Radio 4 extra, he was a comic genius. His biograohy states he died of an overdose of sleeping pills and brandy, 5 days after his mothers death. Very sad.
@davidwaddington9414
11 ай бұрын
he died on the day of his mothers funeral, so probably committed suicide.
@francesspears8194
11 ай бұрын
i listen to jimmy every night love his fun talent his voice is so boyish a genius- he gets me to sleep the whole show & the artists get me off to sleep- & it seems im ready again the next night- something about his voice - such a sad loss - bless you jimmy
@Tappit333
11 ай бұрын
I remember as a child sitting in front of the wireless listening to his show on a Sunday afternoon with a glass of milk and a slice of angel cake, it's funny when you remember the details whilst listening to wonderful talent.
@barriehutchinson9666
11 ай бұрын
Met Jimmy in 1962 it was in a pub in Sheffield The Barrel Inn on Broad Lane Now called Fagans he was appearing at the Lyceum
@petejones879
11 ай бұрын
I used to watch these programs as a kid.. And the George Formby movies and Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley
@arthurcarter5126
11 ай бұрын
Sunday evening listening par excellence mind you it went downhill when sing something simple came on
@petercooper2387
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Sing Something Simple; our parents loved it but oh, so dreary and it usually meant starting the homework that had to be in by Monday morning.
@neildelaney5199
11 ай бұрын
Christ that brings back memories, "Sing something simple" with the Mike Sam singers, It was always on when us kids had our Sunday bath, ready for school on Monday
@snarkfinder2621
11 ай бұрын
Semprini Serenades was much better.
@tonyknight9912
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy's interaction with Danny Ross who played Alfie Hall, his sister's boyfriend was brilliant. How Danny Ross mangled his words was just amazing !
@etiennedevignolles7538
10 ай бұрын
I named my teddy bear Alfie Hall, I loved his character as a kid.
@PatrickMcAsey
11 ай бұрын
Why didn't you play some of the radio programme'The Clitheroe Kid'? He was far better known for this than for any TV or film performance. And why didn't you let us listen or watch some his comedy in this video? Surely, the whole point of this is for your viewers, some of whom had probably never heard of Jimmy Clitheroe, to hear and watch at least a clip or two? This was on in the background while the voiceover was in the foreground. It should be the opposite.
@bobtudbury8505
11 ай бұрын
how many times can you repeat yourself to stretch out a 30 second video !
@williamf4544
11 ай бұрын
I was young but i remember him - he was must watch tv at the time along with Harry Worth .Charlie Drake ,and Hilda Baker - All very very popular and talented and all just that little bit odd for one reason or another
@stewedfishproductions7959
11 ай бұрын
I answered another comment in a similar way, BUT because I'm actually MORE annoyed that the person doing the 'voiceover' (who sounds VERY American?) is NOT pronouncing the TOWN (placename) of CLITHEROE or Jimmy's chosen surname CORRECTLY, I feel I should point out the following. He keeps pronouncing it - 'ClithROW'... (DUH!), when I grew up listening to Jimmy on the radio and/or TV, it was ALWAYS - 'Clith ERR Row'. I loved watching the 'cheeky chappie' (often referred to as 'The Clitheroe Kid') getting 'one over' on the people he met and interacted with. Happy days and 😎
@Krzyszczynski
11 ай бұрын
Yes, and 'th' in his name is voiced (as in 'there'), not unvoiced (as in "three").
@wirralnomad
11 ай бұрын
At last, it a while for me to find a single comment about the pronunciation of Clitheroe, as well as the extra verbal syllable as in "er" the "th" that precedes it is a much harder sounding "th" than the softer sound this narrator is using.
@philglover2973
10 ай бұрын
Gone but not forgotten rest in peace Jimmy 😢😢😢
@FactsVerseUK
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your beautiful message for Jimmy. May he find peace 🙏
@aalexjohna
10 ай бұрын
Who?
@memyself7413
11 ай бұрын
I well remember the "Clitheroe Kid" on the wireless. It was also a favourite of my nan. To this day, I still listen to audio tapes of his Sunday afternoon programmes of which, I have several, and I never get tired of listening to them. Ah.........those were the days.
@angelamary9493
11 ай бұрын
Loved watching this series ..Nice to see Old Mother Riley 😊
@heli-crewhgs5285
11 ай бұрын
I’ve always found the ‘Old Mother Riley’ character to be really creepy.
@VMM34
10 ай бұрын
I used to love old Mother Riley. When she spun her legs around I can't tell you how much I laughed 😂 I used to wait for that bit every time
@youtubeman5033
11 ай бұрын
Getting his autograph for my cousin, in bispham Blackpool, he was really nice and friendly,
@routeman680
11 ай бұрын
The films with Arthur Lucan, Frank Randle and George Formby were made in the 1940s. The Clitheroe Kid radio series lasted from the 1950s to 1972. The TV shows were 1963-1968. On Sunday afternoons in the late 1960s there used to be an hour of excellent comedy on Radio 4 [corrected, Radio 2!}, two half-hour shows. They would be pairs of, e.g. The Clitheroe Kid, The Navy Lark, Round the Horne or Doddy's Daft Half Hour. This format lasted until the early 1970s. Clitheroe died in 1973.
@jeffreybooth5129
11 ай бұрын
I still enjoy listening to Jimmy's shows on KZitem which take me back to those Sundays many years ago and I still laugh.
@geraldwalsh6489
11 ай бұрын
I think you mean Radio 2.....listening here in ireland it was definitely the Light Programme!!
@snarkfinder2621
11 ай бұрын
That was Sunday straight after two-way family favourites on the Light Programme which became Radio Two when Radio One was introduced.
@routeman680
11 ай бұрын
@@snarkfinder2621 Yes, you're right. It was Radio 2, ex the Light Programme.
@routeman680
11 ай бұрын
@@geraldwalsh6489 You're right. Memory lapse.
@stewartsnape2936
11 ай бұрын
Remember seeing him on telly in just jimmy, he played school boy cus of his small young looks . Mollie Sugden played his mum, you may remember her as Mrs Slocombe in are you being served
@harpersmythe658
11 ай бұрын
I was too young to listen to him on the radio, but I remember watching him in his tv series called Just Jimmy with Mollie Sugden.
@merseydave1
11 ай бұрын
He actively overdosed himself ... it Was Not an accident !.
@pamelagregson6449
11 ай бұрын
My father used to listen to Jimmy clithroe we all enjoyed his programmes then one week the radio blew up smoke bellowing from the back!!! Of the radio old valve I think. And we stopped listening. Recently a few programmes came up on you tube and they were very funny.
@BillDavies-ej6ye
11 ай бұрын
Clitheroe - pronounced 'th' as in 'the' not in 'think.' Missed - a type of entertainer that doesn't exist any more.
@yermais66
11 ай бұрын
Mispronunciation of Clitheroe, the place and the man
@petejones879
11 ай бұрын
I'd almost forgotten about him
@david-pb4bi
11 ай бұрын
I am seventy now, whenever I fondly reminisce about the good old days, only have to think about Jimmy Clitereroe, wow that soon wakes me up.
@jeffreybooth5129
11 ай бұрын
I still listen to Jimmy's radio shows on KZitem remembering those Sundays many years ago,and i still laugh 😅.
@gaynorhawkins5483
10 ай бұрын
I performed with Jimmy at the Royal Court in Liverpool pantomime Tom Thumb. He was a truely amazing person, full of fun on and off stage. R.I.P.
@alanhill769
7 ай бұрын
Oh dear, do I fondly remember those days. The Clitheroe Kid, the Navy Lark and the Billy Cotton Band show. The weather outside did not matter I was not going out anyway.
@maxb9315
11 ай бұрын
As a kid I saw him in a show in Blackpool (in a concert venue on a pier, if I recall rightly) many years ago. Ken Goodwin and Freddy and the Dreamers were on the bill too. It seems an age ago (the past is a foreign country) but I remember enjoying the performance, as did my parents.
@FactsVerseUK
11 ай бұрын
Fun stuff, thanks for sharing! What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?
@paulrobinson8282
10 ай бұрын
Crumbs I must have been there that year do you remember a record shop just a short walk from the north pier going towards the hymn square my mom got Freddie's autograph there I just stood there looking at him it's one of those memories that has stayed with me all this time but I wasn't sure if it was real but you saying that it has come as a relief to know that it was real. Blackpool in those days was a magical place to visit for a kid I miss those days.
@maxb9315
10 ай бұрын
@@paulrobinson8282 I can't say remember the record shop, but, like you, as a kid I loved Blackpool.
@paulrobinson8282
10 ай бұрын
I remember Patrick Troughton was Dr who shows how long ago it was and i remember also the black dalek on the north pier ace memories.
@davidwalton8499
11 ай бұрын
Sunday was not Sunday without the Clitheroe Kid still remember it sixty years on also remember the television spin off which was also on Sundays always recall his sister Susan or Scrggy neck as he called her plus he dumb boyfriend Alfie.
@jerrytracey6602
11 ай бұрын
The "th" in "Clitheroe" is soft, as in "there", not sibilant as in "thin". If you are narrating about somewhere outside your country, please do the research and avoid grating errors...
@JohnDavies-cn3ro
10 ай бұрын
I remember him with great affection - I was about ten at the time of his greatest wireless shows - taunting sister 'scraggy neck' and generally causing havoc. As always, the eyes of a clown are full of tears. Nice to see him, Derek Gyler and some other legends from back then again.
@stevegibson9754
11 ай бұрын
I remember going to the Alhambra Pantomime in Bradford as a kid on Boxing Day with one of my presents which was a pair of Freddie Mills boxing gloves we stood at the stage door after the performance and out came jimmy and spotted me we finished up having a 3 minute sparring session on the pavement much to the amusement of the crowd he was pretending he was scared and i chased him up the road towards the Alexander hotel ….Happy memories.
@mariansheilamansilla6431
11 ай бұрын
Please pronounce his name right. Its Clitheroe, like with, wither, feather. It's not "th" as in Ithaca, apothecary, pith.
@denniscain2983
11 ай бұрын
That great actor Derek Guyler was in the series A face made for radio Wiki him Fascinating acting life From Wallasey but you wouldn't know it
@charlesscott1512
11 ай бұрын
But in the radio version his grandfather was the Scot Peter Sinclair
@davidworsley7969
11 ай бұрын
You'd think they would learn how to pronounce "Clitheroe" before setting out on this endeavour.
@johnmcavoy8229
11 ай бұрын
Loved listening to jimmy on the radio and later in his own TV commaday
@Number26ami
10 ай бұрын
Since you must say it often, what a pity you don't pronounce Clitheroe correctly.
@doug1570
9 ай бұрын
I used to go to piano lessons with my sister on Sunday afternoons. My sister always went first for a lesson and I used to sit in the kitchen, at the teachers house, and listen to the Cliteroe Kid.
@Kotikjeff
11 ай бұрын
In English please.
@theprior46
10 ай бұрын
Why does this say his death was an accident? From the content of this review it seems like he overdosed on purpose.
@wendymudkins8208
10 ай бұрын
Goodness I remember Jimmy from my childhood good memories
@johnanthonyfingleton2954
10 ай бұрын
I am Irish, remember listening to.him on the BBC, Loved it.
@DeltaRana4
11 ай бұрын
All that and no footage of him speaking.... if you can't get copyright clearance don't bother.
@missmerrily4830
10 ай бұрын
Thoughts of Jimmy and Sunday afternoon radio really came back while watching this. The Clitheroe Kid, Round the Horn, Educating Archie, and many others. But I really identified most with Jimmy who portrayed the antics of cheeky youngsters so well. So unsophisticated, but in those more innocent days, so much fun!
@RobertOrgRobert
11 ай бұрын
4:52 pretty sure they borrowed this guy’s voice (Deryck Guyler) for the Churchill adverts !
@SpaceOdditiesLive
11 ай бұрын
Oh yes!
@GatesheadElvis
11 ай бұрын
I believe it Was Vic Reeves doing an impression (or at least inspired by).
@paulnicoll2580
11 ай бұрын
He drove a Bentley car or Rolls Royce (don’t know) car in and around Blackpool and used foot blocks tied to his feet to shift the gears around! He died on the day of his mother’s funeral…
@paulnicoll2580
11 ай бұрын
And he grew up in Blacko - but was born in Clitheroe?
@roydavis5613
11 ай бұрын
His conversations with grandad, and grandad asking him if he has had a bowel movement !!!
@padgepadgham3238
11 ай бұрын
51 was no age to die. He was a staple on the radio and despite his fame, was probably very lonely and as he aged, not really passing as a young boy any more.
@pjmoseley243
11 ай бұрын
I had all but forgotten Jimmy Clitheroe, being so overcome by other events in my liife.
@davidspendlove5900
11 ай бұрын
Fond memories.
@daveshads
11 ай бұрын
Lovely times when radio was king. Also recall Life with the Lyons and Rays a Laugh fondly. Then trying to listent to AFN to hear the latest records from the USA. Workers playtime alsso comes to mind. Also remeber Tony Melody from The Clitheroe Kid. He became a straight actor and was in loads of things including Bergerac
@garyssmith4559
11 ай бұрын
Is the 'th' aspirated? On radio, the listener can imagine the image of Clitheroe to fit the voice. On television, the actual image of a forty something year old man playing a prepubescent schoolboy may have been somewhat disconcerting.
@neiljmacpherson445
11 ай бұрын
I believe he is buried in the beautiful Carleton cemetery by Poulton le field along with other noted celebrators like Violet Carson.
@blackpoolbarmpot
10 ай бұрын
I used to listen to the "Clitheroe Kid" on the radio in the 1960's. I was young then, so I could connect with the school boy humour and the other characters in the show.... "Alfie Hall", his sister "Susan" (who Jimmy used to refer to as "Scraggy-neck"), his stereo-typical 'tight fisted and boozy' Scottish Grandfather, and the grumpy Taxi-Driver, "Mr. Higginbottom" who was the father of Jimmy's best school friend "Ozzie", and of course, not forgetting, "Pat" his 'Mum' in the show. I really used to feel I was part of that family. Now that I am in my 70's, I find I am getting just as confused as "Alfie Hall" used to in the show 🤣😆
@josephambrose2852
11 ай бұрын
Wouldn't know the guy if he fell on me R I P Jimmy
@jeffberesford480
11 ай бұрын
You really do have to be a certain age. The idea of no continuous tv, single channel tv at that (very posh sounding BBC with no political bias) is a bit alien today. Sunday lunch radio had the big shows in the 1950s. Clitheroe Kid, Round the Horne, Navy Lark, Educating Archie et al were all classics in their own different ways, entertaining the nation and making us all laugh. My best memory of Jimmy was in pantomime in Sheffield, Aladdin. Jimmy stole the show of course. RIP
@davidlee6720
11 ай бұрын
'call your sister Jimmy' . 'All right mother - what shall I call her - fish face? '.
@ForceFreeTrainergirl06
9 ай бұрын
I'm wondering why this channel has UK in the title but is an American voice? Also, there's simply a lot of talking with no substance here just to fill out 8 mins or so. Snippets of his distinctive voice etc would have been more fitting then simply showing reels of TV shows and photos and loads of word salad
@WELLBRAN
2 ай бұрын
This does not work with American narration he can't even say his name properly ...and would not understand the accents or humour
@JenniferClarke-v1h
10 ай бұрын
Many years ago I saw Jimmy at Grand Theatre Blackpool . . In one skit he acted out a tantrum . And grabbed a stick and whisked a gold fish around it's bowl. I still laugh whenever I recall those happy hols .
@PamelaGregson
10 ай бұрын
I have asked RETRO magazine if they could do featurs on jimmy clithroe and danny ross they emailed back they seem interested in doing that in future please lookout .
@wirralnomad
11 ай бұрын
Your pronunciation of Clitheroe, needs a much harder sounding "th" than the softer sound that you are using and an extra verbal syllable as in "er" after the "th", that "Clither" pronunciation needs to sound like "Slither"!
@tappym9141
11 ай бұрын
Shame the commentary is given by an American. It detracts from Jimmy's heritage and grates on the ear. This commentary needed a soft spoken Englishman.
@spanishpeaches2930
10 ай бұрын
Nobody under 50 will know of him , to be honest. I'm just old enoughto remember some of his programmes.
@berniewighton1496
11 ай бұрын
why can''t we hear is wonderful voice ?
@harleythebrit6386
11 ай бұрын
Quite a few of his shows are here on you-tube Bernie ...
@dorisedwards6388
23 күн бұрын
His name was not 'Clithroe' it was pronounced Clitheroe
@glen1555
11 ай бұрын
Though he had such a long running radio series on the BBC, the tv show was on ABC, early Saturday evenings. Recognised a couple of scenes you showed - the one where he washed up but created far too many bubbles by using a whole bottle of detergent and getting all dressed up to go to watch Manchester United, but then took it off because a neighbour was taking him and he would be in the seats. Today that distinction is if you go in the hospitality and the ticket says no wearing of replica shirts
@MrBanzoid
10 ай бұрын
I'm 72 now and I remember seeing him in Panto at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle when I wasba nipper.
@TheJfhughes
11 ай бұрын
I wanted to hear something from Jimmy himself rather than a particularly dull commentary.
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