The World of Beachcomber (1968)

The World of Beachcomber was a surreal television comedy show produced by the BBC, inspired by the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper. The show, like the column, consisted of a series of unrelated pieces of humour. Links between the items were provided by Spike Milligan, dressed in a smoking jacket and cap, as in the cartoon logo above the newspaper column. The other actors were a Who's Who of British comedy of the time, encompassing almost every supporting player seen or heard in comedy, not excluding people of diminutive stature.

• First Air Date: 1968-01-22
• Last Air Date: 1969-10-27
• Total Seasons: 2
• Total Episodes: 19
• Episode Runtime: 30 min.
• Network: BBC Two
• Creator: Duncan Wood, John Howard Davies