Top 5 British sitcoms of the 1980s
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Jon Bounds rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 80s sitcoms from the UK. There is a very long long-list.
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Jon Bounds rejoins Mark to discuss their top-5 80s sitcoms from the UK. There is a very long long-list.
- (00:00) - Jon moved Dead Elvis
- (00:07) - Introduction
- (00:53) - What makes a sitcom?
- (02:27) - Jon’s pick: Only Fools and Horses
- (07:19) - Mark’s pick: The Young Ones
- (11:29) - Jon’s pick: Hi-de-Hi
- (15:08) - Mark’s pick: Blackadder
- (21:15) - Jon’s pick: Yes Minister
- (26:49) - Mark’s pick: Red Dwarf
- (31:15) - Jon’s pick: Colin’s Sandwich
- (33:54) - Mark’s pick: Auf Wiedersehen Pet
- (37:27) - You have been watching
- (38:18) - Get List Envy +
- (40:10) - Coming up
- (41:19) - Building the final list
- (43:06) - Honourable mentions
- (47:18) - Trigger’s Broom
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Keep up with Jon via his website, and to know when his new podcast Trigger’s Broom drops.
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