Balham - Gateway to the South
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title:
Balham - Gateway to the South
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"Balham, Gateway to the South" is a comedy sketch that parodies cinema travelogues by presenting the South London suburb of Balham as an exotic locale. It was written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden for the short-lived BBC radio series Third Division and featured in the second edition broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 2 February 1949. The sketch's depiction of Balham as a faraway, desirable location contrasted with the real area during postwar austerity. One memorable part of the sketch is
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1949 radio sketch
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham_-_Gateway_to_the_South
date created:
2009-05-14T23:52:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:25:14Z
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