Frank Muir Goes Into...
1971 - 1972 Frank Muir Goes Into...
starring & written by Frank Muir
co-starring Alfred Marks
produced by Simon Brett.
Frank was asked by BBC to compile a Christmas program for Children,  tracing the 
development of radio comedy since the war years. Material was sourced from BBC's 
considerable radio archive. The program was called "Why Are You Laughing?" and 
was produced by David Hatch and Simon Brett. The show had potential for a series. 
The show became Frank Muir Goes Into... and each week looked at a different theme; 
sport, home, the workplace etc. Alfred Marks joined the show as a general purpose 
joke teller, actor and fine reader of poetry. Marks also had a great ear for accents and 
could produce anything from cockney doggerel to Dr Johnson's fine Lichfield accent. 
One time, Alfred Marks was reading some verse when Simon Brett decided the accent 
needed adjustment. "I'd like it a bit nearer Streatham than Bermondsey," he advised. 
Marks hit his mark! To illustrate the point in comic fashion Frank played clips of many 
comics of the day including Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, Shelly Berman, Tony 
Hancock, John Cleese, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Peter Sellers,  Kenneth Williams, 
Peter Cooke, Dudley Moore, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbet and many others. They also 
quote from many dramatists and philosophers on the subject of the day. This is a very funny series.
 

 73/04/02  101  The Law
 73/04/16  103  Medicine
 73/04/23  104  The Theatre
 73/04/30  105  Advertising
 73/05/07  106  The Church
 73/05/14  107  The Office
 73/05/21  108  Government
 73/09/10  201  The Home
 73/09/17  202  Marriage
 73/09/24  203  The Family
 73/10/01  204  Class
 73/10/08  205  Food
 73/10/15  206  Parties
 73/10/22  207  Hobbies
 73/11/05  209  Pets
 73/11/12  210  Holidays
 74/09/29  301  Nostalgia
 74/10/06  302  Heroism
 74/10/13  303  Optimism
 74/10/20  304  Pessimism
 74/10/27  305  Superstition
 74/11/03  306  Boredom
 74/11/10  307  Pride
 74/11/17  308  Jealousy
 74/11/24  309  Fear
 74/12/01  310  Lust
 77/12/31  501  Money 
 78/01/21  504  Air Travel
 78/01/28  505  Consumer Affairs
 78/02/04  506  The Post Office 
 78/02/18  508  The Environment
 78/02/25  509  The Army
 78/03/04  510  The Navy
 79/04/01  601  Teaching
 79/04/08  602  Public School
 79/04/15  603  University
 79/04/22  604  Languages
 79/04/29  605  Mathematics
 79/05/06  606  Science
 79/05/20  608  History
 79/05/27  609  Politics
 79/09/09  697  Festivals
 80/01/01  698  Celebrations